Caloola vs Triangle Flat

Triangle Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Caloola. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Triangle Flat tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Caloola carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 67/100)
  • Triangle Flat is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Caloola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Caloola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (203 min vs 223 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (239.1 km vs 258.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Caloola carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 67/100)
  • Triangle Flat has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Triangle Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.7% vs -29.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Caloola Triangle Flat
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.

Caloola Triangle Flat
Walkability 0 / 0
Caloola — Walkability: 0/100 Triangle Flat — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 33
Caloola — Safety: 100/100 Triangle Flat — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 73 / 60
Caloola — Low fire risk: 73/100 Triangle Flat — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Caloola skews older (42 vs 37).

Caloola Triangle Flat
Population 62
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -29.5% +10.7%
Median age 42 37
Median household income $75,816/yr
+6% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Caloola Triangle Flat
0-4 6.5% / 12.9%
Caloola — 0-4: 6.5% Triangle Flat — 0-4: 12.9%
5-14 11.3% / 9.7%
Caloola — 5-14: 11.3% Triangle Flat — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 6.5% / —
Caloola — 15-19: 6.5% Triangle Flat — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.8% / —
Caloola — 20-24: 4.8% Triangle Flat — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 19.4% / 11.3%
Caloola — 25-34: 19.4% Triangle Flat — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 14.5% / 16.1%
Caloola — 35-44: 14.5% Triangle Flat — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 21.0% / 4.8%
Caloola — 45-54: 21.0% Triangle Flat — 45-54: 4.8%
55-64 8.1% / 12.9%
Caloola — 55-64: 8.1% Triangle Flat — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 8.1% / 11.3%
Caloola — 65-74: 8.1% Triangle Flat — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 — / 9.7%
Caloola — 75-84: not among its largest Triangle Flat — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ — / —
Caloola — 85+: not among its largest Triangle Flat — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Caloola 63.6% couple families
Caloola — Couple Families: 63.6% Caloola — Lone Person: 36.4% Caloola — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Triangle Flat 66.7% couple families
Triangle Flat — Couple Families: 66.7% Triangle Flat — Lone Person: 0.0% Triangle Flat — One Parent Families: 33.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Caloola 15.8% renting
Caloola — Owned Outright: 63.2% Caloola — Mortgage: 21.1% Caloola — Renting: 15.8%
Triangle Flat 18.8% renting
Triangle Flat — Owned Outright: 50.0% Triangle Flat — Mortgage: 31.2% Triangle Flat — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Caloola 100.0% houses
Caloola — Houses: 100.0%
Triangle Flat 100.0% houses
Triangle Flat — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Caloola Triangle Flat
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 16.1%
Caloola — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Triangle Flat — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.7%
Caloola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Triangle Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 6.5%
Caloola — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Triangle Flat — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 9.7% / —
Caloola — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7% Triangle Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Zoning mix

Caloola Triangle Flat
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Caloola Triangle Flat
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Caloola Triangle Flat
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW

Liveability

Caloola Triangle Flat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Triangle Flat carries more crime risk (67 vs 0); Triangle Flat carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 27).

Caloola Triangle Flat
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Caloola Triangle Flat
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

Caloola Triangle Flat
Waterways 16 21

Mobility

Triangle Flat sits further from the CBD (258.2 km vs 239.1 km).

Caloola Triangle Flat
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 239.1 km 258.2 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 203 min 223 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Caloola Triangle Flat
Car (driver) 63.9% / 58.3%
Caloola — Car (driver): 63.9% Triangle Flat — Car (driver): 58.3%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 41.7%
Caloola — Worked from Home: 36.1% Triangle Flat — Worked from Home: 41.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).

Setting

Caloola Triangle Flat
Elevation 913 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,001 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Caloola Triangle Flat
Connectivity score 24/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Caloola Triangle Flat
Annual rainfall 666 mm 738 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C —

Council rates

Caloola Triangle Flat
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Caloola Triangle Flat
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Caloola Triangle Flat
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Caloola

River Rural

Triangle Flat

Family Rural Young Families

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