Ariah Park vs Quandary
Quandary is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 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 Quandary, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ariah Park tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents, while Quandary suits couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Ariah Park has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- Quandary is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Quandary
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 18%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Quandary
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $160/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Quandary
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (303 min vs 318 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (445.9 km vs 463.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Ariah Park has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 23%)
- Quandary is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Quandary
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (29.5% vs -11.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ariah Park and Quandary 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 57); Quandary has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $52,520).
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 439 +87% vs other | 57 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.0% | +29.5% |
| Median age | 51 | 46 |
| Median household income | $52,520/yr | $94,224/yr +79% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk +22% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
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 (16.6%).
Property market
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $322,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 51 across Temora same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -14% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 90% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
Liveability
Quandary is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| 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 | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Quandary
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 25 | 6 |
Mobility
Ariah Park sits further from the CBD (463.4 km vs 445.9 km).
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 463.4 km +4% vs other | 445.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 318 min | 303 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 (61.3%).
Setting
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 241 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 262 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 277 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 420 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $719/yr same for both | |
| Council | Temora same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ariah Park | Quandary | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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