Bland vs Caragabal

Bland is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 42 in Caragabal. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bland, most households are couple families. In Caragabal, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bland tends to suit families with children and couples, while Caragabal suits people living alone.

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

Bland

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 51%)
  • But Caragabal has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 79%)

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

First-home buyers

Caragabal

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper land ($4,000 vs $6,516)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $143/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Bland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (453.4 km vs 472.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bland

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 78/100)
  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 3%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.6% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bland Caragabal
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.

Bland Caragabal
Walkability 8 / 0
Bland — Walkability: 8/100 Caragabal — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 22
Bland — Safety: 100/100 Caragabal — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 85 / 86
Bland — Low fire risk: 85/100 Caragabal — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Caragabal rents higher ($143/wk vs $0/wk); Caragabal has more residents (174 vs 61).

Bland Caragabal
Population 61 174
+185% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.6% -5.9%
Median age 29 42
Median household income $74,724/yr
+11% vs other
 $66,872/yr
Median weekly rent — $143/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bland Caragabal
0-4 9.8% / 6.3%
Bland — 0-4: 9.8% Caragabal — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 21.3% / 16.7%
Bland — 5-14: 21.3% Caragabal — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 — / 5.2%
Bland — 15-19: not among its largest Caragabal — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 6.6% / 4.6%
Bland — 20-24: 6.6% Caragabal — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 8.2% / 5.7%
Bland — 25-34: 8.2% Caragabal — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 9.8% / 16.1%
Bland — 35-44: 9.8% Caragabal — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 8.2% / 10.9%
Bland — 45-54: 8.2% Caragabal — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 16.4% / 12.6%
Bland — 55-64: 16.4% Caragabal — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 — / 11.5%
Bland — 65-74: not among its largest Caragabal — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 — / 4.6%
Bland — 75-84: not among its largest Caragabal — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / —
Bland — 85+: not among its largest Caragabal — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bland 62.5% couple families
Bland — Couple Families: 62.5% Bland — Lone Person: 37.5% Bland — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Caragabal 43.9% couple families
Caragabal — Couple Families: 43.9% Caragabal — Lone Person: 48.8% Caragabal — One Parent Families: 7.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bland 0.0% renting
Bland — Owned Outright: 50.0% Bland — Mortgage: 50.0% Bland — Renting: 0.0%
Caragabal 0.0% renting
Caragabal — Owned Outright: 67.3% Caragabal — Mortgage: 32.7% Caragabal — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bland 78.9% houses
Bland — Houses: 78.9% Bland — Flats / Apartments: 21.1%
Caragabal 96.6% houses
Caragabal — Houses: 96.6% Caragabal — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bland Caragabal
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 8.0%
Bland — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Caragabal — Certificate III & IV: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 8.0%
Bland — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Caragabal — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.9%
Bland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Caragabal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Bland — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Caragabal — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Property market

Bland Caragabal
Median house price — $125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $6,516 $4,000

Zoning mix

Bland Caragabal
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Bland Caragabal
New dwellings approved 15
across Bland
 6
across Weddin
Approvals change year on year -100% —

Ranking within NSW

Bland Caragabal
House price — Higher than 2% of NSW
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 99% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

Bland is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Bland Caragabal
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Caragabal carries more crime risk (78 vs 0).

Bland Caragabal
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
14/100
Crime None
0/100
 High
78/100
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

Bland Caragabal
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bland

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

Schools in Caragabal

  • Caragabal Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bland Caragabal
Parks & reserves 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 1 18

Mobility

Caragabal sits further from the CBD (472.6 km vs 453.4 km).

Bland Caragabal
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 453.4 km 472.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 317 min 318 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2721
 0.1%
postcode 2810
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 2721
 55
postcode 2810

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.

Bland Caragabal
Car (driver) 43.5% / 57.7%
Bland — Car (driver): 43.5% Caragabal — Car (driver): 57.7%
Worked from Home 43.5% / 36.6%
Bland — Worked from Home: 43.5% Caragabal — Worked from Home: 36.6%
Walked Only 13.0% / 5.6%
Bland — Walked Only: 13.0% Caragabal — Walked Only: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.7%).

Setting

Bland Caragabal
Elevation 228 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bland Caragabal
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
12 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Bland Caragabal
Annual rainfall 553 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Bland Caragabal
Average residential rate $1,508/yr $734/yr
Council Bland Weddin

Federal electorate

Bland Caragabal
Division Parkes Riverina
Member Jamie Chaffey Michael Mccormack
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bland Caragabal
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bland

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

Caragabal

Affordable Family Rural

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