Canobolas vs Lidster
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Canobolas: a median of $1.37 million, against $1.2 million in Lidster, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Canobolas tends to suit people living alone, while Lidster suits families with children and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Canobolas has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
- Lidster carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lidster
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
- has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,370,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Lidster
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Canobolas sits closer to the CBD (276.4 km vs 281.8 km)
- Lidster is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lidster
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 53/100)
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
Canobolas and Lidster 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
Canobolas has more residents (481 vs 301); Canobolas rents higher ($330/wk vs $250/wk).
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 481 +37% vs other | 301 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.1% | -1.0% |
| Median age | 48 | 46 |
| Median household income | $118,196/yr +3% vs other | $114,608/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +24% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,370,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Lidster has more rural and farming land (95% vs 61%); Canobolas has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 5%).
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 61% | 95% |
| Environmental | 38% | 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
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Cabonne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 83% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 83% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
Lidster is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Canobolas carries more crime risk (53 vs 24).
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Canobolas
- Canobolas Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Lidster
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 2 |
| Waterways | 19 | 27 |
Mobility
Lidster sits further from the CBD (281.8 km vs 276.4 km).
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 276.4 km | 281.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 241 min | 240 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2800 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2800 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 (66.8%).
Setting
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,044 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 896 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 188 premises | 0% 126 premises |
Climate
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 894 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.4 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cabonne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Canobolas | Lidster | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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