Carinda vs The Marra

Carinda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 48 in The Marra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carinda, about half of households are couple families. In The Marra, most households are couple families.

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 has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • The Marra is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 47%)

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

Renters

Carinda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($34/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

The Marra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (495 min vs 548 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (653.3 km vs 710.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

The Marra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.0% vs 4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Carinda and The Marra 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 The Marra
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 The Marra
Walkability 0 / 0
Carinda — Walkability: 0/100 The Marra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 49
Carinda — Safety: 55/100 The Marra — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 82 / 68
Carinda — Low fire risk: 82/100 The Marra — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

The Marra rents higher ($150/wk vs $34/wk); Carinda has more residents (165 vs 76).

Carinda The Marra
Population 165
+54% vs other
 76
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% +31.0%
Median age 37 48
Median household income $69,836/yr $108,316/yr
+55% vs other
Median weekly rent $34/wk $150/wk
+341% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carinda The Marra
0-4 10.9% / 11.8%
Carinda — 0-4: 10.9% The Marra — 0-4: 11.8%
5-14 10.3% / 10.5%
Carinda — 5-14: 10.3% The Marra — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 — / 3.9%
Carinda — 15-19: not among its largest The Marra — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 — / 3.9%
Carinda — 20-24: not among its largest The Marra — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 18.2% / 11.8%
Carinda — 25-34: 18.2% The Marra — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 10.9% / 3.9%
Carinda — 35-44: 10.9% The Marra — 35-44: 3.9%
45-54 10.3% / 21.1%
Carinda — 45-54: 10.3% The Marra — 45-54: 21.1%
55-64 15.8% / 14.5%
Carinda — 55-64: 15.8% The Marra — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 18.2% / 10.5%
Carinda — 65-74: 18.2% The Marra — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 5.5% / 11.8%
Carinda — 75-84: 5.5% The Marra — 75-84: 11.8%
85+ — / —
Carinda — 85+: not among its largest The Marra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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%
The Marra 56.2% couple families
The Marra — Couple Families: 56.2% The Marra — Lone Person: 43.8% The Marra — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
The Marra 0.0% renting
The Marra — Owned Outright: 70.6% The Marra — Mortgage: 29.4% The Marra — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carinda 94.3% houses
Carinda — Houses: 94.3% Carinda — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
The Marra 100.0% houses
The Marra — Houses: 100.0% The Marra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Carinda The Marra
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 3.9%
Carinda — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% The Marra — Certificate III & IV: 3.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 7.9%
Carinda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% The Marra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 5.3%
Carinda — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% The Marra — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 6.6%
Carinda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% The Marra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.6%

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

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Carinda The Marra
Rural and farming 97%
same for both
Environmental 3%
same for both
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 The Marra
New dwellings approved 13
across Walgett
 3
across Warren
Approvals change year on year -100% —

Ranking within NSW

Carinda The Marra
House price Higher than 1% of NSW —
Income Higher than 33% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 100% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

Carinda The Marra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

The Marra carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 18).

Carinda The Marra
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
51/100
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 The Marra
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 The Marra

  • Marra Creek Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Carinda The Marra
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 84 43

Mobility

Carinda sits further from the CBD (710.3 km vs 653.3 km).

Carinda The Marra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 710.3 km
+8% vs other
 653.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 548 min 495 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 The Marra
Worked from Home 43.5% / 54.8%
Carinda — Worked from Home: 43.5% The Marra — Worked from Home: 54.8%
Car (driver) 45.2% / 14.3%
Carinda — Car (driver): 45.2% The Marra — Car (driver): 14.3%
Walked Only — / 31.0%
Carinda — Walked Only: not among its largest The Marra — Walked Only: 31.0%
Car (passenger) 11.3% / —
Carinda — Car (passenger): 11.3% The Marra — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).

Setting

Carinda The Marra
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Carinda The Marra
Average residential rate $445/yr $677/yr
Council Walgett Warren

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Carinda The Marra
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

The Marra

Family Rural Young Families

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