Baldry vs Parkes

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Baldry, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Parkes: a median of $470,000, against $430,000 in Baldry, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Baldry tends to suit 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

  • Baldry is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 54%)
  • Parkes has more parks and reserves (32 vs 0)

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 $260/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Baldry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (287 min vs 293 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Parkes

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)
  • But Baldry carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Parkes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.7% vs -30.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Baldry and Parkes 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 Parkes
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 Parkes
Walkability 0 / 0
Baldry — Walkability: 0/100 Parkes — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 11
Baldry — Safety: 29/100 Parkes — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 35 / 53
Baldry — Low fire risk: 35/100 Parkes — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Parkes has more residents (11,324 vs 67); Parkes rents higher ($260/wk vs $171/wk).

Baldry Parkes
Population 67 11,324
+16801% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -30.2% -0.7%
Median age 37 39
Median household income $84,500/yr
+14% vs other
 $72,852/yr
Median weekly rent $171/wk $260/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baldry Parkes
0-4 7.5% / 6.5%
Baldry — 0-4: 7.5% Parkes — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 11.9% / 14.2%
Baldry — 5-14: 11.9% Parkes — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 9.0% / 6.2%
Baldry — 15-19: 9.0% Parkes — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 6.0%
Baldry — 20-24: not among its largest Parkes — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 10.4% / 11.8%
Baldry — 25-34: 10.4% Parkes — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 4.5% / 11.2%
Baldry — 35-44: 4.5% Parkes — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 14.9% / 11.6%
Baldry — 45-54: 14.9% Parkes — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 19.4% / 12.5%
Baldry — 55-64: 19.4% Parkes — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 9.0% / 10.1%
Baldry — 65-74: 9.0% Parkes — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 6.0% / 6.9%
Baldry — 75-84: 6.0% Parkes — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 3.0%
Baldry — 85+: not among its largest Parkes — 85+: 3.0%

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% Baldry — Group Household: 0.0% Baldry — Other Families: 0.0%
Parkes 35.8% couple families
Parkes — Couple Families: 35.8% Parkes — One Parent Families: 17.8% Parkes — Lone Person: 41.7% Parkes — Group Household: 3.4% Parkes — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

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%
Parkes 30.4% renting
Parkes — Owned Outright: 35.3% Parkes — Mortgage: 34.3% Parkes — Renting: 30.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baldry 100.0% houses
Baldry — Houses: 100.0% Baldry — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Baldry — Townhouses: 0.0%
Parkes 88.3% houses
Parkes — Houses: 88.3% Parkes — Flats / Apartments: 7.8% Parkes — Townhouses: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Baldry Parkes
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 17.8%
Baldry — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Parkes — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.4%
Baldry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Parkes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 6.8%
Baldry — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Parkes — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Baldry — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Parkes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Baldry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Parkes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Property market

Baldry Parkes
Median house price $430,000 $470,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $270,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 94 sales

Zoning mix

Baldry has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 12%); Parkes has more rural and farming land (78% vs 66%).

Baldry Parkes
Rural and farming 66% 78%
Environmental 34% 12%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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 Parkes
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
 15
across Parkes
Approvals change year on year -43% -100%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Baldry Parkes
Houses — 4.7%
$450/wk on $495K
Units — 3.6%
$245/wk on $350K

Ranking within NSW

Baldry Parkes
House price Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 83% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 14% of NSW

Liveability

Baldry Parkes
Grade — C
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Baldry carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 47); Parkes carries more crime risk (89 vs 71).

Baldry Parkes
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime High
71/100
 High
89/100
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 Parkes
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Baldry

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

Schools in Parkes

  • Holy Family Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Middleton Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Parkes Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Parkes Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Parkes East Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Parkes High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Baldry Parkes
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 32
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 40 60

Mobility

Baldry Parkes
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 355.7 km 354.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 293 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2867
 0.2%
postcode 2870
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2867
 53
postcode 2870

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 Parkes
Car (driver) 80.0% / 78.9%
Baldry — Car (driver): 80.0% Parkes — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 9.4%
Baldry — Worked from Home: 20.0% Parkes — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Baldry — Car (passenger): not among its largest Parkes — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only — / 4.4%
Baldry — Walked Only: not among its largest Parkes — Walked Only: 4.4%
Bicycle — / 0.3%
Baldry — Bicycle: not among its largest Parkes — Bicycle: 0.3%

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

Setting

Baldry Parkes
Elevation 462 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 342 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Baldry Parkes
Connectivity score 15/100 66/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 43%
6,149 premises

Climate

Baldry Parkes
Annual rainfall 587 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Baldry Parkes
Average residential rate $750/yr $1,146/yr
Council Cabonne Parkes

Federal electorate

Baldry Parkes
Division Calare Parkes
Member Andrew Gee Jamie Chaffey
Party Independent The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Baldry

Affordable Rural

Parkes

Affordable Rural

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