Blue Vale vs Gunnedah

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blue Vale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Blue Vale tends to suit 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

Gunnedah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (26 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)
  • But Blue Vale has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

Gunnedah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gunnedah

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (312 min vs 325 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (436.1 km vs 450.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gunnedah

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Blue Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.6% vs 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blue Vale Gunnedah
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.

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Walkability 0 / 23
Blue Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Gunnedah — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 17 / 10
Blue Vale — Safety: 17/100 Gunnedah — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 55 / 66
Blue Vale — Low fire risk: 55/100 Gunnedah — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Gunnedah has more residents (10,359 vs 81); Blue Vale has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $81,328).

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Population 81 10,359
+12689% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +30.6% +6.5%
Median age 38 37
Median household income $108,316/yr
+25% vs other
 $81,328/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+8% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blue Vale Gunnedah
0-4 4.9% / 7.4%
Blue Vale — 0-4: 4.9% Gunnedah — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 17.3% / 15.3%
Blue Vale — 5-14: 17.3% Gunnedah — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 4.9% / 5.2%
Blue Vale — 15-19: 4.9% Gunnedah — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.7% / 5.5%
Blue Vale — 20-24: 3.7% Gunnedah — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 12.3% / 13.9%
Blue Vale — 25-34: 12.3% Gunnedah — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 16.0% / 11.7%
Blue Vale — 35-44: 16.0% Gunnedah — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 16.0% / 10.3%
Blue Vale — 45-54: 16.0% Gunnedah — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 7.4% / 11.4%
Blue Vale — 55-64: 7.4% Gunnedah — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 6.2% / 9.6%
Blue Vale — 65-74: 6.2% Gunnedah — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 — / 6.9%
Blue Vale — 75-84: not among its largest Gunnedah — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 2.9%
Blue Vale — 85+: not among its largest Gunnedah — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blue Vale 61.5% couple families
Blue Vale — Couple Families: 61.5% Blue Vale — Lone Person: 38.5% Blue Vale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Blue Vale — Group Household: 0.0% Blue Vale — Other Families: 0.0%
Gunnedah 38.0% couple families
Gunnedah — Couple Families: 38.0% Gunnedah — Lone Person: 39.2% Gunnedah — One Parent Families: 16.5% Gunnedah — Group Household: 4.3% Gunnedah — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blue Vale 29.2% renting
Blue Vale — Owned Outright: 33.3% Blue Vale — Mortgage: 37.5% Blue Vale — Renting: 29.2%
Gunnedah 32.0% renting
Gunnedah — Owned Outright: 33.3% Gunnedah — Mortgage: 34.7% Gunnedah — Renting: 32.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blue Vale 100.0% houses
Blue Vale — Houses: 100.0% Blue Vale — Townhouses: 0.0% Blue Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gunnedah 88.1% houses
Gunnedah — Houses: 88.1% Gunnedah — Townhouses: 9.3% Gunnedah — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 17.5%
Blue Vale — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Gunnedah — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.8%
Blue Vale — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Gunnedah — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.0%
Blue Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Gunnedah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.9% / 1.0%
Blue Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.9% Gunnedah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Blue Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gunnedah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Property market

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Median house price — $570,000
Median unit price — $391,000
Median land price — $1,037,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 79 sales

Zoning mix

Blue Vale has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%).

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Rural and farming 100% 89%
Environmental 0% 5%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Blue Vale Gunnedah
New dwellings approved 25
across Gunnedah
same for both
Approvals change year on year -17%
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.

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Houses — 4.5%
$560/wk on $640K
Units — 4.3%
$425/wk on $518K

Ranking within NSW

Blue Vale Gunnedah
House price — Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 60% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Gunnedah is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Grade — C
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Blue Vale carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 34).

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Low
34/100
Crime High
83/100
 High
90/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Blue Vale

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

Schools in Gunnedah

  • St Mary's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Xavier's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Carinya Christian School Gunnedah Independent · Combined at peers
  • Gunnedah High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Gunnedah Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Gunnedah South Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 26
Childcare 0 10
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 7
Fuel stations 0 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 18

Mobility

Blue Vale sits further from the CBD (450.2 km vs 436.1 km).

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Sydney 450.2 km
+3% vs other
 436.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 325 min 312 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2380
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2380
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.

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Car (driver) 70.7% / 76.8%
Blue Vale — Car (driver): 70.7% Gunnedah — Car (driver): 76.8%
Worked from Home 29.3% / 8.7%
Blue Vale — Worked from Home: 29.3% Gunnedah — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Blue Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Gunnedah — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Bus — / 3.3%
Blue Vale — Bus: not among its largest Gunnedah — Bus: 3.3%
Walked Only — / 3.2%
Blue Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest Gunnedah — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.8%).

Setting

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Elevation 261 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Connectivity score 25/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 31%
5,398 premises

Climate

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Annual rainfall 626 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Blue Vale Gunnedah
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.2 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Average residential rate $1,093/yr
same for both
Council Gunnedah
same for both

Federal electorate

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blue Vale Gunnedah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blue Vale

Family Rural

Gunnedah

Affordable Family Rural

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