Baldry vs Cumnock

Baldry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Cumnock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Baldry, most households are couple families. In Cumnock, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Baldry tends to suit couples, while Cumnock 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

Cumnock

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 71/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Baldry is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 60%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Baldry

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($171/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Cumnock

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (328.5 km vs 355.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (268 min vs 287 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cumnock

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 71/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Cumnock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.8% vs -30.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Baldry and Cumnock drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Baldry Cumnock
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Baldry Cumnock
Walkability 0 / 6
Baldry — Walkability: 0/100 Cumnock — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 29 / 77
Baldry — Safety: 29/100 Cumnock — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 35 / 50
Baldry — Low fire risk: 35/100 Cumnock — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Cumnock has more residents (491 vs 67); Baldry has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $61,568).

Baldry Cumnock
Population 67 491
+633% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -30.2% +10.8%
Median age 37 44
Median household income $84,500/yr
+27% vs other
 $61,568/yr
Median weekly rent $171/wk $220/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baldry Cumnock
0-4 7.5% / 6.5%
Baldry — 0-4: 7.5% Cumnock — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 11.9% / 15.5%
Baldry — 5-14: 11.9% Cumnock — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 9.0% / 4.3%
Baldry — 15-19: 9.0% Cumnock — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 — / 4.5%
Baldry — 20-24: not among its largest Cumnock — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.4% / 8.8%
Baldry — 25-34: 10.4% Cumnock — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 4.5% / 11.2%
Baldry — 35-44: 4.5% Cumnock — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 14.9% / 8.6%
Baldry — 45-54: 14.9% Cumnock — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 19.4% / 16.3%
Baldry — 55-64: 19.4% Cumnock — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 9.0% / 13.6%
Baldry — 65-74: 9.0% Cumnock — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 6.0% / 8.1%
Baldry — 75-84: 6.0% Cumnock — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 1.8%
Baldry — 85+: not among its largest Cumnock — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Baldry 66.7% couple families
Baldry — Couple Families: 66.7% Baldry — One Parent Families: 33.3% Baldry — Lone Person: 0.0%
Cumnock 45.2% couple families
Cumnock — Couple Families: 45.2% Cumnock — One Parent Families: 15.3% Cumnock — Lone Person: 39.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Baldry 0.0% renting
Baldry — Owned Outright: 60.0% Baldry — Mortgage: 40.0% Baldry — Renting: 0.0%
Cumnock 15.7% renting
Cumnock — Owned Outright: 56.0% Cumnock — Mortgage: 28.3% Cumnock — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baldry 100.0% houses
Baldry — Houses: 100.0% Baldry — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cumnock 99.4% houses
Cumnock — Houses: 99.4% Cumnock — Townhouses: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Baldry Cumnock
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 12.8%
Baldry — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Cumnock — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.9%
Baldry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Cumnock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 6.3%
Baldry — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Cumnock — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Baldry — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cumnock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Baldry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cumnock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Property market

Baldry Cumnock
Median house price $430,000 $396,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Baldry has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 3%); Cumnock has more rural and farming land (97% vs 66%).

Baldry Cumnock
Rural and farming 66% 97%
Environmental 34% 3%
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

Baldry Cumnock
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Baldry Cumnock
House price Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW

Liveability

Baldry Cumnock
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Baldry carries more crime risk (71 vs 23); Baldry carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 50).

Baldry Cumnock
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime High
71/100
 Low
23/100
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

Baldry Cumnock
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Baldry

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Cumnock

  • Cumnock Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Baldry Cumnock
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 40 39

Mobility

Baldry sits further from the CBD (355.7 km vs 328.5 km).

Baldry Cumnock
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 355.7 km
+8% vs other
 328.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 268 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2867
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2867
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.

Baldry Cumnock
Car (driver) 80.0% / 69.6%
Baldry — Car (driver): 80.0% Cumnock — Car (driver): 69.6%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 22.4%
Baldry — Worked from Home: 20.0% Cumnock — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Baldry — Walked Only: not among its largest Cumnock — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Baldry — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cumnock — Car (passenger): 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Baldry Cumnock
Elevation 462 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 495 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Baldry Cumnock
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
213 premises

Climate

Baldry Cumnock
Annual rainfall 587 mm 692 mm
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C —

Council rates

Baldry Cumnock
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Baldry Cumnock
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Baldry Cumnock
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Baldry

Affordable Rural

Cumnock

Rural

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