Barwang vs Young

Young is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Barwang. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Barwang, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Barwang: a median of $1.5 million, against $525,000 in Young. On these figures, Barwang tends to suit couples, while Young suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Young

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (38 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • But Barwang carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Young

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($525,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Barwang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Barwang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (228 min vs 247 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (353.8 km vs 373.3 km)
  • But Young is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Young

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Barwang carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Barwang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (73.8% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Barwang Young
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.

Barwang Young
Walkability 0 / 16
Barwang — Walkability: 0/100 Young — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 90 / 19
Barwang — Safety: 90/100 Young — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 65 / 79
Barwang — Low fire risk: 65/100 Young — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Young has more residents (10,610 vs 139); Barwang has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $60,164).

Barwang Young
Population 139 10,610
+7533% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +73.8% +3.1%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $97,500/yr
+38% vs other
 $60,164/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barwang Young
0-4 2.2% / 6.2%
Barwang — 0-4: 2.2% Young — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 15.1% / 14.0%
Barwang — 5-14: 15.1% Young — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 7.2% / 6.5%
Barwang — 15-19: 7.2% Young — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.3% / 4.9%
Barwang — 20-24: 4.3% Young — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 8.6% / 10.7%
Barwang — 25-34: 8.6% Young — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 7.9% / 11.3%
Barwang — 35-44: 7.9% Young — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 18.0% / 11.1%
Barwang — 45-54: 18.0% Young — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 12.9% / 12.5%
Barwang — 55-64: 12.9% Young — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 10.8% / 12.1%
Barwang — 65-74: 10.8% Young — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 3.6% / 7.5%
Barwang — 75-84: 3.6% Young — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 4.3% / 3.3%
Barwang — 85+: 4.3% Young — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barwang 50.0% lone person
Barwang — Lone Person: 50.0% Barwang — Couple Families: 50.0% Barwang — One Parent Families: 0.0% Barwang — Group Household: 0.0% Barwang — Other Families: 0.0%
Young 42.7% lone person
Young — Lone Person: 42.7% Young — Couple Families: 34.3% Young — One Parent Families: 17.9% Young — Group Household: 3.4% Young — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barwang 24.2% renting
Barwang — Owned Outright: 45.5% Barwang — Mortgage: 30.3% Barwang — Renting: 24.2%
Young 30.8% renting
Young — Owned Outright: 39.5% Young — Mortgage: 29.7% Young — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barwang 100.0% houses
Barwang — Houses: 100.0% Barwang — Townhouses: 0.0% Barwang — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Young 87.3% houses
Young — Houses: 87.3% Young — Townhouses: 9.1% Young — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Barwang Young
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 16.3%
Barwang — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Young — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.4% / 6.4%
Barwang — Bachelor Degree: 14.4% Young — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 5.8%
Barwang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Young — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Barwang — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Young — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Barwang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Young — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Property market

Barwang Young
Median house price $1,500,000 $525,000
Median unit price — $377,000
Median land price — $255,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 54 sales

Zoning mix

Barwang Young
Rural and farming 100% 90%
Residential 0% 5%
Environmental 0% 3%
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

Barwang Young
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

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.

Barwang Young
Houses — 4.1%
$500/wk on $632K
Units — 4.4%
$350/wk on $414K

Ranking within NSW

Barwang Young
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 74% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Young is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Barwang Young
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Young carries more crime risk (81 vs 10); Barwang carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 21).

Barwang Young
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
10/100
 High
81/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Barwang Young
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Barwang

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

Schools in Young

  • Hennessy Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Young Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • New Madinah College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Young High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Young North Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Barwang Young
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 0 38
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 22 105

Mobility

Young sits further from the CBD (373.3 km vs 353.8 km).

Barwang Young
Walkability score 0/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 353.8 km 373.3 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 247 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2594
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2594
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.

Barwang Young
Car (driver) 39.1% / 79.8%
Barwang — Car (driver): 39.1% Young — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 45.3% / 8.1%
Barwang — Worked from Home: 45.3% Young — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Walked Only 15.6% / 4.3%
Barwang — Walked Only: 15.6% Young — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) — / 7.3%
Barwang — Car (passenger): not among its largest Young — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Bus — / 0.3%
Barwang — Bus: not among its largest Young — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Barwang Young
Elevation 515 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Barwang Young
Connectivity score 25/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 28%
5,608 premises

Climate

Barwang Young
Annual rainfall 541 mm 651 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.4°C

Council rates

Barwang Young
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Barwang Young
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Barwang Young
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Barwang

Rural

Young

Acreage Affordable

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