Carinda vs Brewarrina

Brewarrina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Carinda. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carinda, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Brewarrina, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Brewarrina: a median of $190,000, against $36,000 in Carinda, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Carinda tends to suit couples, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Brewarrina suits renters.

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

  • Carinda carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 98/100)
  • Brewarrina has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Carinda

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($36,000 vs $190,000)
  • has cheaper land ($11,500 vs $30,000)

Weighs house prices and land prices.

Renters

Carinda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($34/wk vs $150/wk)
  • But Brewarrina has a bigger rental market to choose from (63% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Carinda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (710.3 km vs 770.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (548 min vs 567 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carinda

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 98/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 11%)
  • But Brewarrina has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Carinda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.4% vs -18.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carinda Brewarrina
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.

Carinda Brewarrina
Walkability 0 / 4
Carinda — Walkability: 0/100 Brewarrina — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 55 / 2
Carinda — Safety: 55/100 Brewarrina — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 82 / 67
Carinda — Low fire risk: 82/100 Brewarrina — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Brewarrina has more residents (931 vs 165); Brewarrina rents higher ($150/wk vs $34/wk).

Carinda Brewarrina
Population 165 931
+464% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% -18.5%
Median age 37 33
Median household income $69,836/yr
+25% vs other
 $52,208/yr
Median weekly rent $34/wk $150/wk
+341% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carinda Brewarrina
0-4 10.9% / 7.5%
Carinda — 0-4: 10.9% Brewarrina — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 10.3% / 14.1%
Carinda — 5-14: 10.3% Brewarrina — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 — / 6.9%
Carinda — 15-19: not among its largest Brewarrina — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 — / 6.1%
Carinda — 20-24: not among its largest Brewarrina — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 18.2% / 16.8%
Carinda — 25-34: 18.2% Brewarrina — 25-34: 16.8%
35-44 10.9% / 8.8%
Carinda — 35-44: 10.9% Brewarrina — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 10.3% / 12.6%
Carinda — 45-54: 10.3% Brewarrina — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 15.8% / 15.1%
Carinda — 55-64: 15.8% Brewarrina — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 18.2% / 6.6%
Carinda — 65-74: 18.2% Brewarrina — 65-74: 6.6%
75-84 5.5% / 3.2%
Carinda — 75-84: 5.5% Brewarrina — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 1.5%
Carinda — 85+: not among its largest Brewarrina — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carinda 44.7% lone person
Carinda — Lone Person: 44.7% Carinda — Couple Families: 47.4% Carinda — One Parent Families: 0.0% Carinda — Group Household: 7.9% Carinda — Other Families: 0.0%
Brewarrina 47.9% lone person
Brewarrina — Lone Person: 47.9% Brewarrina — Couple Families: 20.0% Brewarrina — One Parent Families: 24.9% Brewarrina — Group Household: 4.9% Brewarrina — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carinda 8.1% renting
Carinda — Owned Outright: 73.0% Carinda — Mortgage: 18.9% Carinda — Renting: 8.1%
Brewarrina 63.0% renting
Brewarrina — Owned Outright: 26.0% Brewarrina — Mortgage: 11.0% Brewarrina — Renting: 63.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carinda 94.3% houses
Carinda — Houses: 94.3% Carinda — Townhouses: 0.0% Carinda — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Brewarrina 88.9% houses
Brewarrina — Houses: 88.9% Brewarrina — Townhouses: 10.8% Brewarrina — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Carinda Brewarrina
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 7.5%
Carinda — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Brewarrina — Certificate III & IV: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 4.9%
Carinda — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Brewarrina — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 4.2%
Carinda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Brewarrina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 0.4%
Carinda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Brewarrina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Carinda — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Brewarrina — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).

Property market

Carinda Brewarrina
Median house price $36,000 $190,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $11,500 $30,000

Zoning mix

Carinda Brewarrina
Rural and farming 97% 100%
Environmental 3% 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

Carinda Brewarrina
New dwellings approved 13
across Walgett
 2
across Brewarrina
Approvals change year on year -100% —

Ranking within NSW

Carinda Brewarrina
House price Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Carinda Brewarrina
Grade — D
Score — 9/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Brewarrina carries more crime risk (98 vs 45); Brewarrina carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 18).

Carinda Brewarrina
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 High
98/100
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

Carinda Brewarrina
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carinda

  • Carinda Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Brewarrina

  • St Patrick's Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Brewarrina Central School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Carinda Brewarrina
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 84 147

Mobility

Brewarrina sits further from the CBD (770.2 km vs 710.3 km).

Carinda Brewarrina
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 710.3 km 770.2 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 548 min 567 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2831
 0.0%
postcode 2839
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 2831
 81
postcode 2839

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.

Carinda Brewarrina
Car (driver) 45.2% / 58.4%
Carinda — Car (driver): 45.2% Brewarrina — Car (driver): 58.4%
Worked from Home 43.5% / 9.5%
Carinda — Worked from Home: 43.5% Brewarrina — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Walked Only — / 27.9%
Carinda — Walked Only: not among its largest Brewarrina — Walked Only: 27.9%
Car (passenger) 11.3% / 4.2%
Carinda — Car (passenger): 11.3% Brewarrina — Car (passenger): 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.4%).

Setting

Carinda Brewarrina
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carinda Brewarrina
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 0%
134 premises

Council rates

Carinda Brewarrina
Average residential rate $445/yr $139/yr
Council Walgett Brewarrina

Federal electorate

Carinda Brewarrina
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carinda Brewarrina
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carinda

Affordable Rural Young Families

Brewarrina

Affordable Rural

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