Baan Baa vs Turrawan
Baan Baa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Turrawan. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Turrawan: a median of $460,000, against $200,000 in Baan Baa, though rent is higher in Baan Baa. On these figures, Baan Baa tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Turrawan 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
Turrawan
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 79/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 81%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Baan Baa
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($200,000 vs $460,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Turrawan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Baan Baa
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (491.3 km vs 505.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (347 min vs 356 min)
- But Turrawan is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Turrawan
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 79/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Turrawan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.3% vs 1.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Baan Baa and Turrawan 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
Baan Baa rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Baan Baa has more residents (166 vs 83).
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 166 +50% vs other | 83 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.8% | +15.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 52 |
| Median household income | $92,040/yr +8% vs other | $84,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
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 (21.7%).
Property market
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $200,000 | $460,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $80,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 14 across Narrabri same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
Liveability
Turrawan is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Baan Baa carries more crime risk (79 vs 19); Baan Baa carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 29).
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 76/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Crime | High 79/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 28 | 8 |
Mobility
Turrawan sits further from the CBD (505.1 km vs 491.3 km).
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 491.3 km | 505.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 347 min | 356 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2390 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 84 postcode 2390 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 (79.1%).
Setting
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 241 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 246 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 14 premises |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 3.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 7.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,140/yr same for both | |
| Council | Narrabri same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Baan Baa | Turrawan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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