Canowindra vs Toogong

Toogong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Canowindra. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Toogong tends to suit 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

  • Canowindra has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • Toogong carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 75/100)

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

First-home buyers

Canowindra

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 45%)
  • has cheaper land ($197,000 vs $325,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Canowindra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Canowindra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Canowindra

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Toogong carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 75/100)

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

Investors

Canowindra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.9% vs -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Canowindra Toogong
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.

Canowindra Toogong
Walkability 8 / 0
Canowindra — Walkability: 8/100 Toogong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 56
Canowindra — Safety: 25/100 Toogong — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 74 / 79
Canowindra — Low fire risk: 74/100 Toogong — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Canowindra has more residents (2,437 vs 71); Canowindra has higher household incomes ($57,148 vs $46,800).

Canowindra Toogong
Population 2,437
+97% vs other
 71
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.9% -10.1%
Median age 48 41
Median household income $57,148/yr
+18% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $235/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canowindra Toogong
0-4 4.9% / 9.9%
Canowindra — 0-4: 4.9% Toogong — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 12.4% / 12.7%
Canowindra — 5-14: 12.4% Toogong — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 6.0% / 4.2%
Canowindra — 15-19: 6.0% Toogong — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 4.2% / 8.5%
Canowindra — 20-24: 4.2% Toogong — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 8.5% / 11.3%
Canowindra — 25-34: 8.5% Toogong — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 9.4% / 16.9%
Canowindra — 35-44: 9.4% Toogong — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 12.3% / 5.6%
Canowindra — 45-54: 12.3% Toogong — 45-54: 5.6%
55-64 15.0% / 12.7%
Canowindra — 55-64: 15.0% Toogong — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 14.7% / 9.9%
Canowindra — 65-74: 14.7% Toogong — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 9.3% / 7.0%
Canowindra — 75-84: 9.3% Toogong — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 3.0% / 7.0%
Canowindra — 85+: 3.0% Toogong — 85+: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Canowindra 45.0% lone person
Canowindra — Lone Person: 45.0% Canowindra — Couple Families: 34.2% Canowindra — One Parent Families: 15.3% Canowindra — Group Household: 4.6% Canowindra — Other Families: 0.9%
Toogong 50.0% lone person
Toogong — Lone Person: 50.0% Toogong — Couple Families: 50.0% Toogong — One Parent Families: 0.0% Toogong — Group Household: 0.0% Toogong — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Canowindra 23.0% renting
Canowindra — Owned Outright: 48.8% Canowindra — Mortgage: 28.2% Canowindra — Renting: 23.0%
Toogong 15.8% renting
Toogong — Owned Outright: 42.1% Toogong — Mortgage: 42.1% Toogong — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canowindra 94.5% houses
Canowindra — Houses: 94.5% Canowindra — Townhouses: 3.0% Canowindra — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Toogong 130.0% houses
Toogong — Houses: 130.0% Toogong — Townhouses: 0.0% Toogong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Canowindra Toogong
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 18.3%
Canowindra — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Toogong — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 9.9%
Canowindra — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Toogong — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 5.6%
Canowindra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Toogong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 4.2%
Canowindra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Toogong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Canowindra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Toogong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Canowindra Toogong
Median house price $420,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $197,000 $325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 91 days
from 17 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Canowindra Toogong
Rural and farming 89% 99%
Environmental 9% 0%
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

Canowindra Toogong
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Canowindra Toogong
House price Higher than 12% of NSW —
Income Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Schools Higher than 63% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Canowindra is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Canowindra Toogong
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Canowindra carries more crime risk (75 vs 44).

Canowindra Toogong
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
21/100
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
44/100
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

Canowindra Toogong
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Canowindra

  • St Edward's Catholic Primary School Canowindra Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Canowindra High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Canowindra Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Toogong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Canowindra Toogong
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 51 1

Mobility

Canowindra Toogong
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 316.1 km 316 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 263 min 267 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2804
 0.5%
postcode 2864
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2804
 67
postcode 2864

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.

Canowindra Toogong
Car (driver) 70.3% / 33.3%
Canowindra — Car (driver): 70.3% Toogong — Car (driver): 33.3%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 55.6%
Canowindra — Worked from Home: 19.0% Toogong — Worked from Home: 55.6%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 11.1%
Canowindra — Car (passenger): 4.4% Toogong — Car (passenger): 11.1%
Walked Only 6.3% / —
Canowindra — Walked Only: 6.3% Toogong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.3%).

Setting

Canowindra Toogong
Elevation 336 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 377 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Canowindra Toogong
Connectivity score 48/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
1,272 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Canowindra Toogong
Annual rainfall 894 mm 692 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C —

Council rates

Canowindra Toogong
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Canowindra Toogong
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Canowindra Toogong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Canowindra

Affordable Retirees Rural

Toogong

Family Rural Young Families

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