# Cootamundra vs Southern Tablelands — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 107 km apart

Cootamundra and Southern Tablelands are both regional areas in New South Wales, but they offer very different living patterns. Cootamundra is more walkable, with 61.2% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed and more people within walking distance of health services (57.3%) and schools (63.9%). In contrast, Southern Tablelands has a much larger First Nations population of 3,709 people, where typical household incomes are well higher at $1,736 compared to $1,141 in Cootamundra. First Nations residents in Southern Tablelands also have a far higher rate of Year 12 completion at 35.2%.

Everyday life in both places shares similar levels of First Nations language speakers, at about 2.4% in Cootamundra and 3.0% in Southern Tablelands. Both areas also have the same level of street connectivity. While Cootamundra is described as somewhat walkable, Southern Tablelands is mostly car-dependent, though it has far more homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Cootamundra | Southern Tablelands | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 575 | 3,709 | 3,134 larger in Southern Tablelands |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 23 yrs | 4 yrs older in Cootamundra |  |
| Year 12 | 23.1% | 35.2% | 12.1 pts higher in Southern Tablelands |  |
| Unemployment | 11.8% | 7.7% | 4.1 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Median income | $479 | $613 | $134 higher in Southern Tablelands |  |
| Household income | $1,141 | $1,736 | $595 higher in Southern Tablelands |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.4% | 3.0% | 0.5 pts higher in Southern Tablelands |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Cootamundra | Southern Tablelands | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 more in Cootamundra |  |
| 15-min city | 61.2% | 38.0% | 23.2 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Walk to shops | 50.6% | 35.4% | 15.2 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Walk to transit | 19.0% | 54.4% | 35.4 pts higher in Southern Tablelands |  |
| Walk to school | 63.9% | 44.5% | 19.4 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Walk to a park | 76.9% | 61.6% | 15.4 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Walk to health | 57.3% | 28.3% | 29.0 pts higher in Cootamundra |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 1 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.7% | 6.6% | 2.8 pts higher in Southern Tablelands |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE105008/cootamundra/vs/IARE106005/southern-tablelands