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Suburb profile ·Snowy Monaro Regional LGA · NSW ·2631

Mount Cooper NSW 2631

Mount Cooper is in Snowy Monaro Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2631, with population 8.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
8
8 local footprint
D1 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
116
6 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk

Household income

$68K household · yr-17.1% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$104K
Household
$68K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
465
2,086 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,086
Total incidents465· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault14462%
  • Sexual Offences5223%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter3314%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 100.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~100.0%
~100.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~5.2% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Primary Production
Rural / Green wedge 100%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

2,467 people · 20222,618 by 2032 (+6.1%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Bombala SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Mount Cooper NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Mount Cooper is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Snowy Monaro Regional local government area (postcode 2631). It is home to about 8 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 64. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 1.4 people. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English.

The crime rate in the Snowy Monaro Regional LGA is below average at 2,086 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Property investors · Postcode 2631ATO
Negatively geared6.7%
24 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,488/yr
Landlords (rental income)55
Reported capital gains37
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population8
Median age64
Household size1.4
HH income · wk$1,312
Personal income · wk$725
Persons / bedroom0.3
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Snowy Monaro Regional LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Bombala Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Cooma Hospital and Health Servicepublic
Delegate Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Aged care · Snowy Monaro Regional LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places97
Yallambee Lodge40 places
Hudson House37 places
Bombala Multi-Purpose Service10 places
Delegate Multi-Purpose Service10 places
Southern NSW Transitional Aged Care ServiceTransition Care
Childcare · Snowy Monaro Regional LGAACECQA
Services17
Approved places631
Exceeding NQS2
Whispering Gully Jindabyne Child Care92 places
Cooma School for Early Learning81 places
Cooma Lambie Street Preschool60 places
Gidgillys the Jindy Kindy59 places
Milestones Early Learning Cooma46 places
Cooma North Preschool45 places
+11 more in Snowy Monaro Regional LGA
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Mount Cooper is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Mount Cooper is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and population trend data.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Lean on nearby suburbs, rankings, and the state hub for stronger comparables before treating this as a shortlist call.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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Mount Cooper FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mount Cooper in?

    Mount Cooper is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2631. Council-level context for Snowy Monaro Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mount Cooper?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  3. How often is the Mount Cooper data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.