Cherry Tree Hill vs Delungra
Delungra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 62 in Cherry Tree Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cherry Tree Hill, most households are couple families. In Delungra, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cherry Tree Hill: a median of $400,000, against $290,000 in Delungra, though rent is higher in Delungra. On these figures, Cherry Tree Hill tends to suit couples and older residents, while Delungra suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Cherry Tree Hill carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 66/100)
- Delungra has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Delungra
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 37%)
- has cheaper houses ($290,000 vs $400,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Cherry Tree Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Cherry Tree Hill sits closer to the CBD (599.6 km vs 604.7 km)
- Delungra has a shorter drive in (441 min vs 460 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cherry Tree Hill
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 66/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Delungra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.4% vs -25.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cherry Tree Hill and Delungra 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
Delungra rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Delungra has more residents (625 vs 51).
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 625 +1125% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -25.0% | -3.4% |
| Median age | 62 | 45 |
| Median household income | $77,948/yr +30% vs other | $54,808/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $200/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
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 (16.6%).
Property market
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400,000 | $290,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Inverell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 93% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
Liveability
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 20/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Delungra carries more crime risk (66 vs 0).
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 41/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Cherry Tree Hill
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Delungra
- Delungra Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 5 |
Mobility
Delungra sits further from the CBD (604.7 km vs 599.6 km).
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 599.6 km | 604.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 460 min | 441 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2360 | 0.0% postcode 2403 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2360 | 62 postcode 2403 |
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 (61.0%).
Setting
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 650 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 575 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 264 premises |
Climate
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 803 mm | 678 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C | — |
Council rates
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,170/yr same for both | |
| Council | Inverell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cherry Tree Hill | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Delungra
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