Ariah Park vs Mirrool
Mirrool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Ariah Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ariah Park, about half of households are people living alone. In Mirrool, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Ariah Park: a median of $322,000, against $190,000 in Mirrool, though rent is higher in Mirrool. On these figures, Ariah Park tends to suit older residents, while Mirrool suits buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Ariah Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mirrool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($190,000 vs $322,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Ariah Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Ariah Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (463.4 km vs 483.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (318 min vs 329 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ariah Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 25%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ariah Park and Mirrool drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Ariah Park has more residents (439 vs 79); Mirrool has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $52,520).
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 439 +82% vs other | 79 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.0% | -14.1% |
| Median age | 51 | 44 |
| Median household income | $52,520/yr | $73,632/yr +40% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk | $175/wk +9% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Property market
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $322,500 | $190,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $10,500 |
Zoning mix
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 51 across Temora | 15 across Bland |
| Approvals change year on year | -14% | -100% |
Ranking within NSW
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
Liveability
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Ariah Park carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Ariah Park
- Ariah Park Central School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Mirrool
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 25 | 16 |
Mobility
Mirrool sits further from the CBD (483.5 km vs 463.4 km).
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 463.4 km | 483.5 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 318 min | 329 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2665 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2665 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.3%).
Setting
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 241 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 238 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 277 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 420 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $719/yr | $1,508/yr |
| Council | Temora | Bland |
Federal electorate
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina | Parkes |
| Member | Michael Mccormack | Jamie Chaffey |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ariah Park | Mirrool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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