Carinda vs Quambone

Carinda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Quambone. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Quambone: a median of $40,000, against $36,000 in Carinda, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Carinda tends to suit people living alone, while Quambone suits share households.

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

Quambone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Carinda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($36,000 vs $40,000)

Weighs house prices.

Renters

Carinda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($34/wk vs $80/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Quambone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (601.1 km vs 710.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (475 min vs 548 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Quambone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 45/100)

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 -22.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Carinda and Quambone 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 Quambone
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 Quambone
Walkability 0 / 0
Carinda — Walkability: 0/100 Quambone — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 76
Carinda — Safety: 55/100 Quambone — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 82 / 80
Carinda — Low fire risk: 82/100 Quambone — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Quambone rents higher ($80/wk vs $34/wk); Carinda has more residents (165 vs 128).

Carinda Quambone
Population 165
+22% vs other
 128
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% -22.9%
Median age 37 44
Median household income $69,836/yr
+18% vs other
 $57,200/yr
Median weekly rent $34/wk $80/wk
+135% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carinda Quambone
0-4 10.9% / 11.7%
Carinda — 0-4: 10.9% Quambone — 0-4: 11.7%
5-14 10.3% / 7.0%
Carinda — 5-14: 10.3% Quambone — 5-14: 7.0%
15-19 — / 3.1%
Carinda — 15-19: not among its largest Quambone — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 — / 2.3%
Carinda — 20-24: not among its largest Quambone — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 18.2% / 8.6%
Carinda — 25-34: 18.2% Quambone — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 10.9% / 15.6%
Carinda — 35-44: 10.9% Quambone — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 10.3% / 11.7%
Carinda — 45-54: 10.3% Quambone — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 15.8% / 18.0%
Carinda — 55-64: 15.8% Quambone — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 18.2% / 7.8%
Carinda — 65-74: 18.2% Quambone — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 5.5% / 8.6%
Carinda — 75-84: 5.5% Quambone — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ — / 3.9%
Carinda — 85+: not among its largest Quambone — 85+: 3.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carinda 47.4% couple families
Carinda — Couple Families: 47.4% Carinda — Lone Person: 44.7% Carinda — Group Household: 7.9%
Quambone 52.4% couple families
Quambone — Couple Families: 52.4% Quambone — Lone Person: 33.3% Quambone — Group Household: 14.3%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

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%
Quambone 16.7% renting
Quambone — Owned Outright: 66.7% Quambone — Mortgage: 16.7% Quambone — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carinda 94.3% houses
Carinda — Houses: 94.3% Carinda — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Quambone 97.0% houses
Quambone — Houses: 97.0% Quambone — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Carinda Quambone
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 10.2%
Carinda — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Quambone — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 5.5%
Carinda — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Quambone — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 2.3%
Carinda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Quambone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / —
Carinda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Quambone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Property market

Carinda Quambone
Median house price $36,000 $40,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $11,500 —

Zoning mix

Carinda Quambone
Rural and farming 97% 99%
Environmental 3% 1%
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 Quambone
New dwellings approved 13
across Walgett
 1
across Coonamble
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Carinda Quambone
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Income Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW

Liveability

Carinda Quambone
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Carinda carries more crime risk (45 vs 24).

Carinda Quambone
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 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

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

Schools in Carinda

  • Carinda Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Quambone

  • Quambone Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Carinda Quambone
Parks & reserves 4 3
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 84 21

Mobility

Carinda sits further from the CBD (710.3 km vs 601.1 km).

Carinda Quambone
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 710.3 km
+15% vs other
 601.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 548 min 475 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2831
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.

Carinda Quambone
Car (driver) 45.2% / 51.4%
Carinda — Car (driver): 45.2% Quambone — Car (driver): 51.4%
Worked from Home 43.5% / 35.1%
Carinda — Worked from Home: 43.5% Quambone — Worked from Home: 35.1%
Walked Only — / 13.5%
Carinda — Walked Only: not among its largest Quambone — Walked Only: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 11.3% / —
Carinda — Car (passenger): 11.3% Quambone — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.4%).

Setting

Carinda Quambone
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 148 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Carinda Quambone
Average residential rate $445/yr $578/yr
Council Walgett Coonamble

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Carinda Quambone
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

Quambone

Rural Young Families

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