Calimo vs Deniliquin
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Calimo, about half of households are couple families. In Deniliquin, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Calimo tends to suit couples, while Deniliquin 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
Deniliquin
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (14 vs 0)
- has more childcare (7 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
- But Calimo is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Deniliquin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 49%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Deniliquin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Deniliquin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (473 min vs 501 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (720.7 km vs 750 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Deniliquin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Calimo and Deniliquin drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Deniliquin has more residents (7,432 vs 71); Calimo has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $63,492).
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 7,432 +10368% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.4% | -5.5% |
| Median age | 45 | 47 |
| Median household income | $80,184/yr +21% vs other | $63,492/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk +12% vs other | $230/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
Property market
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $417,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $332,500 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 42 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
Calimo has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 1%); Deniliquin has more rural and farming land (95% vs 85%).
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 95% |
| Environmental | 15% | 1% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Murray River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -16% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.7% $450/wk on $495K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 94% of NSW |
Liveability
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 24/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Crime | High 85/100 | High 89/100 |
| 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
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 5 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 3 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Calimo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Deniliquin
- St Michael's Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Deniliquin High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Deniliquin North Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Deniliquin South Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Edward Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 14 |
| Childcare | 0 | 7 |
| GPs | 0 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 6 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 5 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 39 | 45 |
Mobility
Calimo sits further from the CBD (750 km vs 720.7 km).
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 750 km +4% vs other | 720.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 501 min | 473 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2710 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2710 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).
Setting
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 82 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 72/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 42% 4,559 premises |
Climate
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 324 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $996/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murray River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Calimo | Deniliquin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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