Bald Blair vs Falconer
Bald Blair is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 46 in Falconer. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bald Blair tends to suit families with children, while Falconer suits older residents.
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
Falconer
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 73/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 77%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Falconer
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Falconer
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (401 min vs 408 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (520.7 km vs 527.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Falconer
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 8%)
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bald Blair
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.8% vs 4.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bald Blair and Falconer 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
Falconer has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $73,632); Falconer skews older (46 vs 34).
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53 +2% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.8% | +4.0% |
| Median age | 34 | 46 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr | $107,224/yr +46% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +17% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).
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 (18.9%).
Property market
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $665,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 77 across Armidale same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -76% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 2% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Falconer carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Bald Blair carries more crime risk (73 vs 31).
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | High 73/100 | Low 31/100 |
| 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
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Bald Blair
- Bald Blair Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Falconer
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Bald Blair sits further from the CBD (527.2 km vs 520.7 km).
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 527.2 km +1% vs other | 520.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 408 min | 401 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2365 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2365 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 (54.2%).
Setting
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,350 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,340 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 32/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 4% 23 premises |
Climate
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 906 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,477/yr same for both | |
| Council | Armidale same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bald Blair | Falconer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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