Balladoran vs Gilgandra

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Balladoran, about half of households are couple families. In Gilgandra, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Balladoran tends to suit couples, while Gilgandra suits people living alone.

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

Balladoran

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 50%)
  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 91/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (109% vs 91%)
  • But Gilgandra has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Gilgandra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Balladoran

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)
  • But Gilgandra has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Balladoran sits closer to the CBD (446.7 km vs 450.3 km)
  • Gilgandra has a shorter drive in (361 min vs 388 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Balladoran carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 91/100)
  • Gilgandra has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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 -4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Balladoran and Gilgandra 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 Gilgandra
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 Gilgandra
Walkability 10 / 9
Balladoran — Walkability: 10/100 Gilgandra — Walkability: 9/100
Safety 28 / 9
Balladoran — Safety: 28/100 Gilgandra — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 88 / 74
Balladoran — Low fire risk: 88/100 Gilgandra — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Gilgandra has more residents (2,983 vs 140); Gilgandra rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).

Balladoran Gilgandra
Population 140 2,983
+2031% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.6% -4.6%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $70,200/yr
+20% vs other
 $56,316/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $200/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balladoran Gilgandra
0-4 3.6% / 5.1%
Balladoran — 0-4: 3.6% Gilgandra — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.0% / 12.3%
Balladoran — 5-14: 15.0% Gilgandra — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 6.4% / 5.7%
Balladoran — 15-19: 6.4% Gilgandra — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 — / 4.3%
Balladoran — 20-24: not among its largest Gilgandra — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 10.0% / 10.5%
Balladoran — 25-34: 10.0% Gilgandra — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 7.1% / 9.5%
Balladoran — 35-44: 7.1% Gilgandra — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 15.7% / 12.3%
Balladoran — 45-54: 15.7% Gilgandra — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 16.4% / 14.1%
Balladoran — 55-64: 16.4% Gilgandra — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 17.1% / 13.0%
Balladoran — 65-74: 17.1% Gilgandra — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 2.9% / 9.1%
Balladoran — 75-84: 2.9% Gilgandra — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 3.6% / 3.7%
Balladoran — 85+: 3.6% Gilgandra — 85+: 3.7%

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

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% Balladoran — Group Household: 0.0%
Gilgandra 27.2% couple families
Gilgandra — Couple Families: 27.2% Gilgandra — Lone Person: 45.5% Gilgandra — One Parent Families: 22.7% Gilgandra — Other Families: 1.9% Gilgandra — Group Household: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

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%
Gilgandra 31.0% renting
Gilgandra — Owned Outright: 42.8% Gilgandra — Mortgage: 26.1% Gilgandra — Renting: 31.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Balladoran Gilgandra
England 2.9% / 0.9%
Balladoran — England: 2.9% Gilgandra — England: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Balladoran — Philippines: not among its largest Gilgandra — Philippines: 0.5%
India — / 0.4%
Balladoran — India: not among its largest Gilgandra — India: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 0.4%
Balladoran — New Zealand: not among its largest Gilgandra — New Zealand: 0.4%
Taiwan — / 0.2%
Balladoran — Taiwan: not among its largest Gilgandra — Taiwan: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Balladoran Gilgandra
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 16.2%
Balladoran — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Gilgandra — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 5.8%
Balladoran — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Gilgandra — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 4.4%
Balladoran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Gilgandra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Balladoran — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gilgandra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Balladoran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Gilgandra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balladoran 109.3% houses
Balladoran — Houses: 109.3% Balladoran — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Balladoran — Townhouses: 0.0%
Gilgandra 91.0% houses
Gilgandra — Houses: 91.0% Gilgandra — Flats / Apartments: 6.0% Gilgandra — Townhouses: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Balladoran Gilgandra
Median house price — $350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $225,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 80 days
from 27 sales

Zoning mix

Balladoran Gilgandra
Rural and farming 95% 96%
Environmental 5% 0%
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

Balladoran Gilgandra
New dwellings approved 12
across Gilgandra
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Balladoran Gilgandra
House price — Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 91% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Balladoran Gilgandra
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Gilgandra carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 12); Gilgandra carries more crime risk (91 vs 72).

Balladoran Gilgandra
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Low
26/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
91/100
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 Gilgandra
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Balladoran

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

Schools in Gilgandra

  • Gilgandra Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gilgandra Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Gilgandra High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Balladoran Gilgandra
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 24 18

Mobility

Gilgandra sits further from the CBD (450.3 km vs 446.7 km).

Balladoran Gilgandra
Walkability score 10/100 9/100
Distance to Sydney 446.7 km 450.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 388 min 361 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 Gilgandra
Car (driver) 68.3% / 76.1%
Balladoran — Car (driver): 68.3% Gilgandra — Car (driver): 76.1%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 8.5%
Balladoran — Worked from Home: 23.3% Gilgandra — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / 5.8%
Balladoran — Car (passenger): 8.3% Gilgandra — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only — / 7.5%
Balladoran — Walked Only: not among its largest Gilgandra — Walked Only: 7.5%
Bus — / 1.4%
Balladoran — Bus: not among its largest Gilgandra — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.1%).

Setting

Balladoran Gilgandra
Elevation 309 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Balladoran Gilgandra
Connectivity score 23/100 54/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 25%
1,642 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Balladoran Gilgandra
Average residential rate $800/yr
same for both
Council Gilgandra
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Balladoran

Rural

Gilgandra

Affordable Retirees Rural

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