Wattamondara vs Koorawatha

Wattamondara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Koorawatha. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Koorawatha, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wattamondara: a median of $685,000, against $340,000 in Koorawatha. On these figures, Koorawatha tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wattamondara

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 32/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 41%)
  • But Koorawatha has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Wattamondara leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)
  • Koorawatha has cheaper houses ($340,000 vs $685,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wattamondara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Wattamondara is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • Koorawatha sits closer to the CBD (392.2 km vs 395.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wattamondara

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 32/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wattamondara and Koorawatha drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Walkability 14 / 0
Wattamondara — Walkability: 14/100 Koorawatha — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 68
Wattamondara — Safety: 78/100 Koorawatha — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Wattamondara — Low fire risk: 100/100 Koorawatha — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Koorawatha has more residents (450 vs 214); Wattamondara has higher household incomes ($72,904 vs $41,912).

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Population 214 450
+110% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% +5.4%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $72,904/yr
+43% vs other
 $41,912/yr
Median weekly rent $218/wk $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wattamondara Koorawatha
0-4 7.5% / 2.7%
Wattamondara — 0-4: 7.5% Koorawatha — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 10.3% / 10.9%
Wattamondara — 5-14: 10.3% Koorawatha — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.1% / 4.2%
Wattamondara — 15-19: 5.1% Koorawatha — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 7.5% / 4.2%
Wattamondara — 20-24: 7.5% Koorawatha — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 13.6% / 8.0%
Wattamondara — 25-34: 13.6% Koorawatha — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 5.1% / 9.3%
Wattamondara — 35-44: 5.1% Koorawatha — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 14.5% / 13.8%
Wattamondara — 45-54: 14.5% Koorawatha — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 15.0% / 18.9%
Wattamondara — 55-64: 15.0% Koorawatha — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 14.5% / 17.8%
Wattamondara — 65-74: 14.5% Koorawatha — 65-74: 17.8%
75-84 6.1% / 8.0%
Wattamondara — 75-84: 6.1% Koorawatha — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 4.7% / —
Wattamondara — 85+: 4.7% Koorawatha — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wattamondara 40.0% lone person
Wattamondara — Lone Person: 40.0% Wattamondara — Couple Families: 40.0% Wattamondara — One Parent Families: 15.0% Wattamondara — Group Household: 5.0% Wattamondara — Other Families: 0.0%
Koorawatha 49.6% lone person
Koorawatha — Lone Person: 49.6% Koorawatha — Couple Families: 21.8% Koorawatha — One Parent Families: 19.5% Koorawatha — Group Household: 5.3% Koorawatha — Other Families: 3.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wattamondara 3.7% renting
Wattamondara — Owned Outright: 51.2% Wattamondara — Mortgage: 45.1% Wattamondara — Renting: 3.7%
Koorawatha 13.6% renting
Koorawatha — Owned Outright: 55.7% Koorawatha — Mortgage: 30.7% Koorawatha — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wattamondara 100.0% houses
Wattamondara — Houses: 100.0% Wattamondara — Townhouses: 0.0%
Koorawatha 91.2% houses
Koorawatha — Houses: 91.2% Koorawatha — Townhouses: 8.8%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 14.4%
Wattamondara — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Koorawatha — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 3.8%
Wattamondara — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Koorawatha — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 7.3%
Wattamondara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Koorawatha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Property market

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Median house price $685,000 $340,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $95,000

Zoning mix

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Rural and farming 97% 93%
Environmental 2% 7%
Residential 1% 0%
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

Wattamondara Koorawatha
New dwellings approved 33
across Cowra
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wattamondara Koorawatha
House price Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Income Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Wattamondara is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Koorawatha carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Koorawatha carries more crime risk (32 vs 22).

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
32/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wattamondara

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Koorawatha

  • Koorawatha Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Parks & reserves 1 4
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 11 27

Mobility

Wattamondara sits further from the CBD (395.9 km vs 392.2 km).

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 395.9 km 392.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 267 min 265 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2794
 0.0%
postcode 2807
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2794
 53
postcode 2807

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.

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Car (driver) 85.1% / 70.8%
Wattamondara — Car (driver): 85.1% Koorawatha — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 21.9%
Wattamondara — Worked from Home: 11.5% Koorawatha — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 2.2%
Wattamondara — Car (passenger): 3.4% Koorawatha — Car (passenger): 2.2%
Walked Only — / 5.1%
Wattamondara — Walked Only: not among its largest Koorawatha — Walked Only: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).

Setting

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Elevation 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 346 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
119 premises
 0%
255 premises

Climate

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Annual rainfall 631 mm 651 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C 1.4°C

Council rates

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Average residential rate $583/yr
same for both
Council Cowra
same for both

Federal electorate

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wattamondara Koorawatha
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wattamondara

Affordable Retirees River Rural

Koorawatha

Affordable Retirees Rural

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