Carcoar vs Errowanbang
Errowanbang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Carcoar. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carcoar, about half of households are people living alone. In Errowanbang, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Carcoar: a median of $690,000, against $400,000 in Errowanbang, though rent is higher in Errowanbang. On these figures, Carcoar tends to suit older residents, while Errowanbang suits people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Carcoar
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 31%)
- But Errowanbang carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Errowanbang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($400,000 vs $690,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Carcoar has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $215/wk)
- Errowanbang has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Carcoar
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (219 min vs 231 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (260.6 km vs 269.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Carcoar
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 14%)
- But Errowanbang carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Errowanbang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (36.8% vs -10.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carcoar and Errowanbang 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
Carcoar has more residents (271 vs 52); Errowanbang has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $61,724).
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 271 +81% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.0% | +36.8% |
| Median age | 55 | 43 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $95,316/yr +54% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $195/wk | $215/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
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 (14.4%).
Property market
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $690,000 | $400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $145,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 51 across Blayney same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +14% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
Liveability
Carcoar is more walkable (29 vs 0).
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Carcoar carries more crime risk (54 vs 0); Carcoar carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0).
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 10/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | 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
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Carcoar
- Carcoar Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Errowanbang
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 28 | 20 |
Mobility
Errowanbang sits further from the CBD (269.1 km vs 260.6 km).
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 29/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 260.6 km | 269.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 219 min | 231 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2791 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2791 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 (70.6%).
Setting
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 751 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 677 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 169 premises | 0% 14 premises |
Climate
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Council rates
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $925/yr same for both | |
| Council | Blayney same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carcoar | Errowanbang | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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