Braefield vs Quirindi

Quirindi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Braefield. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Braefield, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Braefield: a median of $760,000, against $455,000 in Quirindi, though rent is higher in Quirindi. On these figures, Braefield tends to suit couples, while Quirindi suits people living alone, families with children, 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

Quirindi

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Braefield carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 78/100)

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

First-home buyers

Quirindi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($455,000 vs $760,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Braefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Braefield

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (245 min vs 258 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (341.6 km vs 354.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Braefield is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • Quirindi has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Braefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.2% vs -2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Braefield Quirindi
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.

Braefield Quirindi
Walkability 12 / 0
Braefield — Walkability: 12/100 Quirindi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 22
Braefield — Safety: 72/100 Quirindi — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 58 / 74
Braefield — Low fire risk: 58/100 Quirindi — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Quirindi rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Quirindi has more residents (3,355 vs 64).

Braefield Quirindi
Population 64 3,355
+5142% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% -2.6%
Median age 52 46
Median household income $84,448/yr
+26% vs other
 $62,296/yr
Median weekly rent — $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Braefield Quirindi
0-4 4.7% / 5.2%
Braefield — 0-4: 4.7% Quirindi — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 4.7% / 13.0%
Braefield — 5-14: 4.7% Quirindi — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.2% / 5.7%
Braefield — 15-19: 6.2% Quirindi — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 — / 4.4%
Braefield — 20-24: not among its largest Quirindi — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 15.6% / 8.8%
Braefield — 25-34: 15.6% Quirindi — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 7.8% / 10.8%
Braefield — 35-44: 7.8% Quirindi — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 10.9% / 12.4%
Braefield — 45-54: 10.9% Quirindi — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 28.1% / 13.5%
Braefield — 55-64: 28.1% Quirindi — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 15.6% / 13.8%
Braefield — 65-74: 15.6% Quirindi — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 — / 8.7%
Braefield — 75-84: not among its largest Quirindi — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 3.6%
Braefield — 85+: not among its largest Quirindi — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Braefield 45.5% couple families
Braefield — Couple Families: 45.5% Braefield — Lone Person: 27.3% Braefield — One Parent Families: 27.3% Braefield — Group Household: 0.0% Braefield — Other Families: 0.0%
Quirindi 32.8% couple families
Quirindi — Couple Families: 32.8% Quirindi — Lone Person: 44.7% Quirindi — One Parent Families: 17.6% Quirindi — Group Household: 3.6% Quirindi — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Braefield 0.0% renting
Braefield — Owned Outright: 68.2% Braefield — Mortgage: 31.8% Braefield — Renting: 0.0%
Quirindi 29.4% renting
Quirindi — Owned Outright: 43.1% Quirindi — Mortgage: 27.5% Quirindi — Renting: 29.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Braefield 93.1% houses
Braefield — Houses: 93.1% Braefield — Flats / Apartments: 6.9% Braefield — Townhouses: 0.0%
Quirindi 93.2% houses
Quirindi — Houses: 93.2% Quirindi — Flats / Apartments: 2.7% Quirindi — Townhouses: 4.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Braefield Quirindi
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 16.5%
Braefield — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Quirindi — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 5.1%
Braefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Quirindi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.5%
Braefield — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Quirindi — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Braefield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Quirindi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Braefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Quirindi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Property market

Braefield Quirindi
Median house price $760,000 $455,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $122,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 43 days
from 47 sales

Zoning mix

Braefield Quirindi
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Residential 0% 5%
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

Braefield Quirindi
New dwellings approved 12
across Liverpool Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
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.

Braefield Quirindi
Houses — 4.3%
$450/wk on $550K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Braefield Quirindi
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 96% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 5% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 84% of NSW

Liveability

Braefield is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Braefield Quirindi
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Quirindi carries more crime risk (78 vs 28); Braefield carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 26).

Braefield Quirindi
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
28/100
 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

Braefield Quirindi
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Braefield

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

Schools in Quirindi

  • Quirindi High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Quirindi Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Braefield Quirindi
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 11
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Quirindi sits further from the CBD (354.7 km vs 341.6 km).

Braefield Quirindi
Walkability score 12/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 341.6 km 354.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 245 min 258 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2339
 0.1%
postcode 2343
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2339
 47
postcode 2343

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.

Braefield Quirindi
Car (driver) 75.0% / 76.2%
Braefield — Car (driver): 75.0% Quirindi — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 12.2%
Braefield — Worked from Home: 10.7% Quirindi — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 14.3% / 4.5%
Braefield — Car (passenger): 14.3% Quirindi — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only — / 5.8%
Braefield — Walked Only: not among its largest Quirindi — Walked Only: 5.8%
Bus — / 0.8%
Braefield — Bus: not among its largest Quirindi — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Braefield Quirindi
Elevation 391 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 384 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Braefield Quirindi
Connectivity score 30/100 52/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 22%
1,834 premises

Climate

Braefield Quirindi
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Braefield Quirindi
Average residential rate $934/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Braefield Quirindi
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Braefield Quirindi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Braefield

Rural

Quirindi

Affordable Retirees Rural

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