Corowa, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Corowa is a historic town on the Murray River in the Riverina region of New South Wales, facing Wahgunyah in Victoria across the border and about 57 kilometres west of Albury. It is the largest town in the Federation Council area — a name that reflects its place in history, for it was here in the 1890s that a series of conferences helped pave the way to the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901. The district is the country of the Bangarang and Wiradjuri peoples, and the town's name is thought to come from a Wiradjuri word, perhaps meaning 'rocky river crossing'. Settled from the 1840s and proclaimed in 1858, Corowa is known today for its heritage John Foord Bridge and its riverside setting.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Corowa is more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 906, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Corowa a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Corowa from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
13/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (13/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
68/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $230 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 68% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Corowa at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 5,595
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $1,130
- SEIFA score
- 906
- Local government area
- Federation
- Coordinates
- -36.0000, 146.3630
Map of Corowa
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Housing & property in Corowa
What it costs to live in Corowa and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $230
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,213
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 73%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 24%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Corowa demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Corowa demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Corowa using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 32% and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 815 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 538 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 933 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,542 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,764 | 32% |
Share of the 5,592 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,111 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 648 | 27% |
| Rented | 574 | 24% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,006 | 83% |
| Townhouses & semis | 358 | 15% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,404 occupied private dwellings in Corowa.
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,551
- Median weekly personal income
- $634
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 438 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 148 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 136 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,503 (32%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 1,377
- Employed part-time
- 814
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Corowa
Is Corowa a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Corowa rates 31/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Corowa?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Corowa was $230, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,213. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Corowa?
Corowa is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Federation local government area.
What is the population of Corowa?
At the 2021 Census, Corowa had a population of about 5,595.
Is Corowa an advantaged area?
Corowa has an ABS SEIFA score of 906, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 13 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of Australian suburbs.
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