Cootamundra
New South Wales · Wagga Wagga · Riverina
This profile uses the ABS Cootamundra statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Cootamundra is a locality in the Wagga Wagga area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Cootamundra SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Cootamundra SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
E A Southee Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cootamundra.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Cootamundra (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Cootamundra
- Combined · Catholic · Years K-10Enrolment376ICSEA994
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment214ICSEA943
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment203ICSEA902
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment74ICSEA840
- Special · Independent · Years UEnrolment28ICSEA943
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment12ICSEA929
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCootamundra Preschool IncorporatedCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Cootamundra
- Meeting NQSCootamundra Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Cootamundra
- Meeting NQSCreekside Kids Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Cootamundra
- Meeting NQSASPIRE OSHC CootamundraCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Cootamundra
- Working Towards NQSMilestones Early Learning CootamundraCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Cootamundra
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 474
- vs previous year
- -14%
- vs 2021
- 538
- Theft 85
- Against justice procedures 83
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 70
- Malicious damage to property 53
- Assault 52
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 4
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 32
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Cootamundra SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Cootamundra SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $509,000
- House price YoY
- -14.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $525/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+2Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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