Barellan vs Colinroobie
Colinroobie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 48 in Barellan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Barellan, about half of households are people living alone. In Colinroobie, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Barellan tends to suit people living alone, while Colinroobie suits 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
Colinroobie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Barellan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Colinroobie
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Colinroobie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (358 min vs 366 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (532.1 km vs 534.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Barellan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Barellan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-14.7% vs -21.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barellan and Colinroobie drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Barellan has more residents (459 vs 51); Barellan rents higher ($200/wk vs $75/wk).
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 459 +89% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.7% | -21.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 33 |
| Median household income | $65,624/yr | $80,184/yr +22% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +62% vs other | $75/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $175,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 99 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Narrandera same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 96% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
Liveability
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Colinroobie carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 23).
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| 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
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Barellan
- Barellan Central School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Colinroobie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 15 | 1 |
Mobility
Barellan sits further from the CBD (534.7 km vs 532.1 km).
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 534.7 km | 532.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 366 min | 358 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2665 | 0.1% postcode 2700 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2665 | 55 postcode 2700 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).
Setting
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 160 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 204 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 281 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 420 mm | 453 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 33.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.7°C |
Council rates
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $932/yr same for both | |
| Council | Narrandera same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barellan | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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