Balldale vs Coreen

Coreen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 47 in Balldale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Balldale, about half of households are people living alone. In Coreen, most households are couple families. On these figures, Balldale tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Coreen suits 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

Coreen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 38/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Coreen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 15%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Balldale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $125/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Balldale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (579.9 km vs 606.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (374 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

  • Balldale has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 11%)
  • Coreen carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Balldale Coreen
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.

Balldale Coreen
Walkability 0 / 0
Balldale — Walkability: 0/100 Coreen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 85
Balldale — Safety: 62/100 Coreen — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 68 / 66
Balldale — Low fire risk: 68/100 Coreen — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Coreen has higher household incomes ($106,548 vs $63,336); Balldale skews older (47 vs 34).

Balldale Coreen
Population 168
+27% vs other
 122
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +11.9%
Median age 47 34
Median household income $63,336/yr $106,548/yr
+68% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $125/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balldale Coreen
0-4 9.5% / 6.6%
Balldale — 0-4: 9.5% Coreen — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 13.1% / 14.8%
Balldale — 5-14: 13.1% Coreen — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 4.2% / 13.1%
Balldale — 15-19: 4.2% Coreen — 15-19: 13.1%
20-24 1.8% / 3.3%
Balldale — 20-24: 1.8% Coreen — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 7.7% / 10.7%
Balldale — 25-34: 7.7% Coreen — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 13.1% / 6.6%
Balldale — 35-44: 13.1% Coreen — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 8.9% / 18.0%
Balldale — 45-54: 8.9% Coreen — 45-54: 18.0%
55-64 12.5% / 12.3%
Balldale — 55-64: 12.5% Coreen — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 23.8% / 8.2%
Balldale — 65-74: 23.8% Coreen — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 8.3% / 2.5%
Balldale — 75-84: 8.3% Coreen — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / —
Balldale — 85+: not among its largest Coreen — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balldale 40.5% couple families
Balldale — Couple Families: 40.5% Balldale — Lone Person: 51.4% Balldale — One Parent Families: 8.1%
Coreen 66.7% couple families
Coreen — Couple Families: 66.7% Coreen — Lone Person: 33.3% Coreen — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Balldale 0.0% renting
Balldale — Owned Outright: 69.8% Balldale — Mortgage: 30.2% Balldale — Renting: 0.0%
Coreen 14.3% renting
Coreen — Owned Outright: 85.7% Coreen — Mortgage: 0.0% Coreen — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balldale 100.0% houses
Balldale — Houses: 100.0%
Coreen 100.0% houses
Coreen — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Balldale Coreen
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 8.2%
Balldale — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Coreen — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 6.6%
Balldale — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Coreen — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 4.9%
Balldale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Coreen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Balldale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Coreen — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

Property market

Balldale Coreen
Median house price $115,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Balldale Coreen
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

Balldale Coreen
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
 47
across Federation
Approvals change year on year +33% +38%

Ranking within NSW

Balldale Coreen
House price Higher than 1% of NSW —
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW

Liveability

Balldale Coreen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Balldale carries more crime risk (38 vs 15).

Balldale Coreen
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
15/100
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

Balldale Coreen
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

Balldale Coreen
Parks & reserves 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 61

Mobility

Coreen sits further from the CBD (606.2 km vs 579.9 km).

Balldale Coreen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 579.9 km 606.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 374 min 388 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2646
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 2646
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.

Balldale Coreen
Car (driver) 78.7% / 45.5%
Balldale — Car (driver): 78.7% Coreen — Car (driver): 45.5%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 34.5%
Balldale — Worked from Home: 21.3% Coreen — Worked from Home: 34.5%
Walked Only — / 12.7%
Balldale — Walked Only: not among its largest Coreen — Walked Only: 12.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.3%
Balldale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coreen — Car (passenger): 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Balldale Coreen
Elevation 164 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Balldale Coreen
Connectivity score 21/100 23/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Balldale Coreen
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Balldale Coreen
Average residential rate $992/yr $951/yr
Council Greater Hume Federation

Federal electorate

Balldale Coreen
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Balldale Coreen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Balldale

Affordable Family Retirees Rural Young Families

Coreen

River Rural

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