Ulan vs Cope
Ulan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Cope. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ulan, most households rent and most households are people living alone. In Cope, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ulan tends to suit people living alone, while Cope suits couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Cope
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 43%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ulan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 37%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cope
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $370/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cope
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ulan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (39.7% vs -11.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ulan and Cope drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Ulan rents higher ($370/wk vs $200/wk); Ulan has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $58,500).
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 81 | 113 +40% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +39.7% | -11.7% |
| Median age | 38 | 43 |
| Median household income | $84,448/yr +31% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk +46% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).
Property market
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,100,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Ulan has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 6%); Cope has more rural and farming land (84% vs 53%).
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 53% | 84% |
| Environmental | 47% | 6% |
| Residential | 0% | 10% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
Liveability
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | High 76/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 40 | 11 |
Mobility
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 318.2 km | 317.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 258 min | 262 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 | 0.1% postcode 2852 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 | 50 postcode 2852 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.7%).
Setting
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 466 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 494 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 21 premises | 0% 53 premises |
Climate
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 669 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ulan | Cope | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.