Bimbi vs Piney Range

Piney Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Bimbi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bimbi, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bimbi tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and couples, while Piney Range suits young adults.

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

Piney Range

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)

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

Bimbi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bimbi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (300 min vs 315 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (433.2 km vs 444.5 km)
  • But Piney Range is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Piney Range

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 74/100)
  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • But Bimbi has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Piney Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-12.5% vs -37.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bimbi Piney Range
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.

Bimbi Piney Range
Walkability 0 / 8
Bimbi — Walkability: 0/100 Piney Range — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 26 / 100
Bimbi — Safety: 26/100 Piney Range — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 40 / 43
Bimbi — Low fire risk: 40/100 Piney Range — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Piney Range rents higher ($250/wk vs $130/wk); Bimbi skews older (49 vs 44).

Bimbi Piney Range
Population 71
+11% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -37.7% -12.5%
Median age 49 44
Median household income $92,612/yr
+5% vs other
 $87,724/yr
Median weekly rent $130/wk $250/wk
+92% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bimbi Piney Range
0-4 — / —
Bimbi — 0-4: not among its largest Piney Range — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 18.3% / 14.3%
Bimbi — 5-14: 18.3% Piney Range — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 — / 7.9%
Bimbi — 15-19: not among its largest Piney Range — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 4.2% / 11.1%
Bimbi — 20-24: 4.2% Piney Range — 20-24: 11.1%
25-34 — / 14.3%
Bimbi — 25-34: not among its largest Piney Range — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 14.1% / 4.8%
Bimbi — 35-44: 14.1% Piney Range — 35-44: 4.8%
45-54 19.7% / 17.5%
Bimbi — 45-54: 19.7% Piney Range — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 16.9% / 25.4%
Bimbi — 55-64: 16.9% Piney Range — 55-64: 25.4%
65-74 16.9% / 9.5%
Bimbi — 65-74: 16.9% Piney Range — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 8.5% / 4.8%
Bimbi — 75-84: 8.5% Piney Range — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 5.6% / —
Bimbi — 85+: 5.6% Piney Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bimbi 58.3% couple families
Bimbi — Couple Families: 58.3% Bimbi — Lone Person: 41.7% Bimbi — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Piney Range 33.3% couple families
Piney Range — Couple Families: 33.3% Piney Range — Lone Person: 33.3% Piney Range — One Parent Families: 33.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bimbi 17.4% renting
Bimbi — Owned Outright: 60.9% Bimbi — Mortgage: 21.7% Bimbi — Renting: 17.4%
Piney Range 13.6% renting
Piney Range — Owned Outright: 68.2% Piney Range — Mortgage: 18.2% Piney Range — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bimbi 100.0% houses
Bimbi — Houses: 100.0%
Piney Range 100.0% houses
Piney Range — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bimbi Piney Range
Certificate III & IV 8.5% / 22.2%
Bimbi — Certificate III & IV: 8.5% Piney Range — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.9%
Bimbi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Piney Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 14.3%
Bimbi — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Piney Range — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.0% / 4.8%
Bimbi — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0% Piney Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Property market

Bimbi Piney Range
Median house price $130,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bimbi has more rural and farming land (93% vs 81%); Piney Range has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 7%).

Bimbi Piney Range
Rural and farming 93% 81%
Environmental 7% 18%
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

Bimbi Piney Range
New dwellings approved 6
across Weddin
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bimbi Piney Range
House price Higher than 2% of NSW —
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 9% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW

Liveability

Piney Range is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Bimbi Piney Range
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bimbi carries more crime risk (74 vs 0).

Bimbi Piney Range
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime High
74/100
 None
0/100
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

Bimbi Piney Range
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

Bimbi Piney Range
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 9 21

Mobility

Piney Range sits further from the CBD (444.5 km vs 433.2 km).

Bimbi Piney Range
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 433.2 km 444.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 300 min 315 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2810
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2810
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.

Bimbi Piney Range
Car (driver) 37.5% / 54.8%
Bimbi — Car (driver): 37.5% Piney Range — Car (driver): 54.8%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 38.1%
Bimbi — Worked from Home: 37.5% Piney Range — Worked from Home: 38.1%
Walked Only 25.0% / 7.1%
Bimbi — Walked Only: 25.0% Piney Range — Walked Only: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).

Setting

Bimbi Piney Range
Elevation 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Bimbi Piney Range
Connectivity score 21/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
11 premises

Climate

Bimbi Piney Range
Annual rainfall 553 mm 631 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.9°C 31.3°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C 3.4°C

Council rates

Bimbi Piney Range
Average residential rate $734/yr
same for both
Council Weddin
same for both

Federal electorate

Bimbi Piney Range
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bimbi Piney Range
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bimbi

Affordable Retirees Rural

Piney Range

Rural

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