Caragabal vs Piney Range

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Caragabal, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Caragabal tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Piney Range suits young adults.

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

Piney Range

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Caragabal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Caragabal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($143/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Piney Range

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (444.5 km vs 472.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Piney Range

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 78/100)
  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Caragabal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.9% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Caragabal Piney Range
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.

Caragabal Piney Range
Walkability 0 / 8
Caragabal — Walkability: 0/100 Piney Range — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 22 / 100
Caragabal — Safety: 22/100 Piney Range — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 86 / 43
Caragabal — Low fire risk: 86/100 Piney Range — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Caragabal has more residents (174 vs 63); Piney Range rents higher ($250/wk vs $143/wk).

Caragabal Piney Range
Population 174
+64% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% -12.5%
Median age 42 44
Median household income $66,872/yr $87,724/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $143/wk $250/wk
+75% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Caragabal Piney Range
0-4 6.3% / —
Caragabal — 0-4: 6.3% Piney Range — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 16.7% / 14.3%
Caragabal — 5-14: 16.7% Piney Range — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 5.2% / 7.9%
Caragabal — 15-19: 5.2% Piney Range — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 4.6% / 11.1%
Caragabal — 20-24: 4.6% Piney Range — 20-24: 11.1%
25-34 5.7% / 14.3%
Caragabal — 25-34: 5.7% Piney Range — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 16.1% / 4.8%
Caragabal — 35-44: 16.1% Piney Range — 35-44: 4.8%
45-54 10.9% / 17.5%
Caragabal — 45-54: 10.9% Piney Range — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 12.6% / 25.4%
Caragabal — 55-64: 12.6% Piney Range — 55-64: 25.4%
65-74 11.5% / 9.5%
Caragabal — 65-74: 11.5% Piney Range — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 4.6% / 4.8%
Caragabal — 75-84: 4.6% Piney Range — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / —
Caragabal — 85+: not among its largest Piney Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Caragabal 48.8% lone person
Caragabal — Lone Person: 48.8% Caragabal — Couple Families: 43.9% Caragabal — One Parent Families: 7.3%
Piney Range 33.3% lone person
Piney Range — Lone Person: 33.3% Piney Range — Couple Families: 33.3% Piney Range — One Parent Families: 33.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Caragabal 0.0% renting
Caragabal — Owned Outright: 67.3% Caragabal — Mortgage: 32.7% Caragabal — Renting: 0.0%
Piney Range 13.6% renting
Piney Range — Owned Outright: 68.2% Piney Range — Mortgage: 18.2% Piney Range — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Caragabal 96.6% houses
Caragabal — Houses: 96.6% Caragabal — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Piney Range 100.0% houses
Piney Range — Houses: 100.0% Piney Range — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Caragabal Piney Range
Certificate III & IV 8.0% / 22.2%
Caragabal — Certificate III & IV: 8.0% Piney Range — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 14.3%
Caragabal — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Piney Range — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.9%
Caragabal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Piney Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 4.8%
Caragabal — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Piney Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Property market

Caragabal Piney Range
Median house price $125,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $4,000 —

Zoning mix

Piney Range has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 0%); Caragabal has more rural and farming land (99% vs 81%).

Caragabal Piney Range
Rural and farming 99% 81%
Environmental 0% 18%
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

Caragabal Piney Range
New dwellings approved 6
across Weddin
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Caragabal Piney Range
House price Higher than 2% of NSW —
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 9% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW

Liveability

Piney Range is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Caragabal Piney Range
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Caragabal carries more crime risk (78 vs 0); Piney Range carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 14).

Caragabal Piney Range
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime High
78/100
 None
0/100
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

Caragabal Piney Range
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Caragabal

  • Caragabal Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Piney Range

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

Amenities in the suburb

Caragabal Piney Range
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 18 21

Mobility

Caragabal sits further from the CBD (472.6 km vs 444.5 km).

Caragabal Piney Range
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 472.6 km
+6% vs other
 444.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 318 min 315 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2810
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2810
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.

Caragabal Piney Range
Car (driver) 57.7% / 54.8%
Caragabal — Car (driver): 57.7% Piney Range — Car (driver): 54.8%
Worked from Home 36.6% / 38.1%
Caragabal — Worked from Home: 36.6% Piney Range — Worked from Home: 38.1%
Walked Only 5.6% / 7.1%
Caragabal — Walked Only: 5.6% Piney Range — Walked Only: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.7%).

Setting

Caragabal Piney Range
Elevation 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Caragabal Piney Range
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
11 premises

Climate

Caragabal Piney Range
Annual rainfall 553 mm 631 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.9°C 31.3°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C 3.4°C

Council rates

Caragabal Piney Range
Average residential rate $734/yr
same for both
Council Weddin
same for both

Federal electorate

Caragabal Piney Range
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Caragabal Piney Range
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Caragabal

Affordable Family Rural

Piney Range

Rural

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