Balladoran vs Collie

Collie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Balladoran. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Balladoran, about half of households are couple families. In Collie, most households are couple families. On these figures, Collie tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and 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

Collie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 72/100)

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

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Balladoran

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (446.7 km vs 473.5 km)
  • But Collie has a shorter drive in (370 min vs 388 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Balladoran

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
  • But Collie carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Balladoran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.6% vs -8.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Balladoran Collie
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.

Balladoran Collie
Walkability 10 / 0
Balladoran — Walkability: 10/100 Collie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 44
Balladoran — Safety: 28/100 Collie — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 88 / 73
Balladoran — Low fire risk: 88/100 Collie — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Collie has more residents (177 vs 140); Balladoran skews older (48 vs 42).

Balladoran Collie
Population 140 177
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.6% -8.8%
Median age 48 42
Median household income $70,200/yr $69,836/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balladoran Collie
0-4 3.6% / 12.4%
Balladoran — 0-4: 3.6% Collie — 0-4: 12.4%
5-14 15.0% / 13.6%
Balladoran — 5-14: 15.0% Collie — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 6.4% / 3.4%
Balladoran — 15-19: 6.4% Collie — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / —
Balladoran — 20-24: not among its largest Collie — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.0% / 13.6%
Balladoran — 25-34: 10.0% Collie — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 7.1% / 12.4%
Balladoran — 35-44: 7.1% Collie — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 15.7% / 11.9%
Balladoran — 45-54: 15.7% Collie — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 16.4% / 19.8%
Balladoran — 55-64: 16.4% Collie — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 17.1% / 6.8%
Balladoran — 65-74: 17.1% Collie — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 2.9% / 8.5%
Balladoran — 75-84: 2.9% Collie — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 3.6% / 2.3%
Balladoran — 85+: 3.6% Collie — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balladoran 48.1% couple families
Balladoran — Couple Families: 48.1% Balladoran — Lone Person: 18.5% Balladoran — One Parent Families: 22.2% Balladoran — Other Families: 11.1%
Collie 68.8% couple families
Collie — Couple Families: 68.8% Collie — Lone Person: 31.2% Collie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Collie — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Balladoran 16.3% renting
Balladoran — Owned Outright: 46.9% Balladoran — Mortgage: 36.7% Balladoran — Renting: 16.3%
Collie 6.7% renting
Collie — Owned Outright: 57.8% Collie — Mortgage: 35.6% Collie — Renting: 6.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balladoran 109.3% houses
Balladoran — Houses: 109.3%
Collie 100.0% houses
Collie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Balladoran Collie
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 13.6%
Balladoran — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Collie — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 10.7%
Balladoran — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Collie — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 5.6%
Balladoran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Collie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Property market

Balladoran Collie
Median house price — $375,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $14,375

Zoning mix

Balladoran Collie
Rural and farming 95% 100%
Environmental 5% 0%
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

Balladoran Collie
New dwellings approved 12
across Gilgandra
 3
across Warren

Ranking within NSW

Balladoran Collie
House price — Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW

Liveability

Balladoran is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Balladoran Collie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Collie carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 12); Balladoran carries more crime risk (72 vs 56).

Balladoran Collie
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Low
27/100
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Balladoran Collie
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

Balladoran Collie
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 24 31

Mobility

Collie sits further from the CBD (473.5 km vs 446.7 km).

Balladoran Collie
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 446.7 km 473.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 388 min 370 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2822
 0.0%
postcode 2827
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 2822
 68
postcode 2827

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.

Balladoran Collie
Car (driver) 68.3% / 50.0%
Balladoran — Car (driver): 68.3% Collie — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 40.0%
Balladoran — Worked from Home: 23.3% Collie — Worked from Home: 40.0%
Walked Only — / 10.0%
Balladoran — Walked Only: not among its largest Collie — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / —
Balladoran — Car (passenger): 8.3% Collie — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.3%).

Setting

Balladoran Collie
Elevation 309 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 232 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Balladoran Collie
Connectivity score 23/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Balladoran Collie
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Balladoran Collie
Average residential rate $800/yr $677/yr
Council Gilgandra Warren

Federal electorate

Balladoran Collie
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Balladoran Collie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Balladoran

Rural

Collie

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

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