Bectric vs Quandary

Bectric is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Quandary. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bectric tends to suit families with children, while Quandary suits couples and older residents.

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

Quandary

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 56/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 82%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Quandary

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $200/wk)
  • But Bectric has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Quandary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (445.9 km vs 453.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Quandary

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Quandary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.5% vs -1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bectric Quandary
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.

Bectric Quandary
Walkability 5 / 10
Bectric — Walkability: 5/100 Quandary — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 44 / 59
Bectric — Safety: 44/100 Quandary — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 83 / 100
Bectric — Low fire risk: 83/100 Quandary — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bectric rents higher ($200/wk vs $125/wk); Quandary has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $62,816).

Bectric Quandary
Population 53 57
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +29.5%
Median age 41 46
Median household income $62,816/yr $94,224/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+38% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bectric Quandary
0-4 5.7% / —
Bectric — 0-4: 5.7% Quandary — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 22.6% / 10.5%
Bectric — 5-14: 22.6% Quandary — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 7.5% / 12.3%
Bectric — 15-19: 7.5% Quandary — 15-19: 12.3%
20-24 — / —
Bectric — 20-24: not among its largest Quandary — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.3% / —
Bectric — 25-34: 11.3% Quandary — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 18.9% / 12.3%
Bectric — 35-44: 18.9% Quandary — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 15.1% / 14.0%
Bectric — 45-54: 15.1% Quandary — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 5.7% / 8.8%
Bectric — 55-64: 5.7% Quandary — 55-64: 8.8%
65-74 7.5% / 22.8%
Bectric — 65-74: 7.5% Quandary — 65-74: 22.8%
75-84 — / —
Bectric — 75-84: not among its largest Quandary — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Bectric — 85+: not among its largest Quandary — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bectric 57.1% couple families
Bectric — Couple Families: 57.1% Bectric — Lone Person: 21.4% Bectric — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Quandary 72.7% couple families
Quandary — Couple Families: 72.7% Quandary — Lone Person: 27.3% Quandary — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bectric 33.3% renting
Bectric — Owned Outright: 66.7% Bectric — Mortgage: 0.0% Bectric — Renting: 33.3%
Quandary 18.2% renting
Quandary — Owned Outright: 40.9% Quandary — Mortgage: 40.9% Quandary — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bectric 82.4% houses
Bectric — Houses: 82.4% Bectric — Flats / Apartments: 17.6%
Quandary 100.0% houses
Quandary — Houses: 100.0% Quandary — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bectric Quandary
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 14.0%
Bectric — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Quandary — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 10.5%
Bectric — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Quandary — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 12.3%
Bectric — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Quandary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 7.0%
Bectric — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Quandary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

Zoning mix

Bectric Quandary
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

Bectric Quandary
New dwellings approved 51
across Temora
same for both
Approvals change year on year -14%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bectric Quandary
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Bectric Quandary
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bectric carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Bectric carries more crime risk (56 vs 41).

Bectric Quandary
Bushfire Low
17/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
41/100
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

Bectric Quandary
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

Bectric Quandary
Waterways 6
same for both

Mobility

Bectric sits further from the CBD (453.3 km vs 445.9 km).

Bectric Quandary
Walkability score 5/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 453.3 km
+2% vs other
 445.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 307 min 303 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2665
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2665
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.

Bectric Quandary
Car (driver) 52.4% / 61.3%
Bectric — Car (driver): 52.4% Quandary — Car (driver): 61.3%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 38.7%
Bectric — Worked from Home: 33.3% Quandary — Worked from Home: 38.7%
Car (passenger) 14.3% / —
Bectric — Car (passenger): 14.3% Quandary — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.3%).

Setting

Bectric Quandary
Elevation 311 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 262 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bectric Quandary
Connectivity score 28/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Bectric Quandary
Annual rainfall 420 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bectric Quandary
Average residential rate $719/yr
same for both
Council Temora
same for both

Federal electorate

Bectric Quandary
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bectric Quandary
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bectric

Family Rural

Quandary

Rural

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