# Cootamundra vs Upper Murray — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 157 km apart

Cootamundra and Upper Murray are two regional New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Cootamundra is more concentrated, with 61.2% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 57.3% within a 15-minute walk of health services. Upper Murray is much more spread out, and while it has a larger First Nations population with 1,016 people, its residents are more likely to have finished Year 12 compared to those in Cootamundra.

Both areas share a similar landscape, with almost identical average terrain slopes. This physical commonality exists even though the two places differ in how people get around. Cootamundra is described as somewhat walkable, while Upper Murray is mostly car-dependent. These differences in accessibility are clear, as Cootamundra has far more homes within a short walk of schools, parks, and groceries.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Cootamundra | Upper Murray | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 575 | 1,016 | 441 larger in Upper Murray |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 24 yrs | 3 yrs older in Cootamundra |  |
| Year 12 | 23.1% | 28.2% | 5.1 pts higher in Upper Murray |  |
| Unemployment | 11.8% | 8.4% | 3.4 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Median income | $479 | $552 | $73 higher in Upper Murray |  |
| Household income | $1,141 | $1,372 | $231 higher in Upper Murray |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.4% | 3.3% | 0.9 pts higher in Upper Murray |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Cootamundra | Upper Murray | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.4 | 3.7 | 0.7 higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 more in Cootamundra |  |
| 15-min city | 61.2% | 50.4% | 10.8 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Walk to shops | 50.6% | 45.3% | 5.3 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Walk to transit | 19.0% | 28.6% | 9.6 pts higher in Upper Murray |  |
| Walk to school | 63.9% | 54.1% | 9.8 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Walk to a park | 76.9% | 67.6% | 9.4 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Walk to health | 57.3% | 44.0% | 13.3 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 0 | 0 higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Mean slope | 3.7% | 3.9% | 0.2 pts higher in Upper Murray |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE105008/cootamundra/vs/IARE105020/upper-murray