Colinroobie vs Corbie Hill

Colinroobie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 51 in Corbie Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Colinroobie, the large majority of households are couple families. In Corbie Hill, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Colinroobie tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

  • Colinroobie carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 86/100)
  • Corbie Hill has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Colinroobie

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 13%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Colinroobie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (358 min vs 378 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (532.1 km vs 546.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Colinroobie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
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.

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Walkability 5 / 0
Colinroobie — Walkability: 5/100 Corbie Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 14
Colinroobie — Safety: 42/100 Corbie Hill — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 66 / 72
Colinroobie — Low fire risk: 66/100 Corbie Hill — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Corbie Hill rents higher ($250/wk vs $75/wk); Corbie Hill has more residents (168 vs 51).

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Population 51 168
+229% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.5% -26.3%
Median age 33 51
Median household income $80,184/yr $97,500/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $75/wk $250/wk
+233% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
0-4 17.6% / 1.8%
Colinroobie — 0-4: 17.6% Corbie Hill — 0-4: 1.8%
5-14 21.6% / 10.1%
Colinroobie — 5-14: 21.6% Corbie Hill — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 5.9% / 7.7%
Colinroobie — 15-19: 5.9% Corbie Hill — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Colinroobie — 20-24: not among its largest Corbie Hill — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 5.9% / 4.8%
Colinroobie — 25-34: 5.9% Corbie Hill — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 17.6% / 10.1%
Colinroobie — 35-44: 17.6% Corbie Hill — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 — / 16.7%
Colinroobie — 45-54: not among its largest Corbie Hill — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 7.8% / 21.4%
Colinroobie — 55-64: 7.8% Corbie Hill — 55-64: 21.4%
65-74 7.8% / 12.5%
Colinroobie — 65-74: 7.8% Corbie Hill — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 7.8% / 3.6%
Colinroobie — 75-84: 7.8% Corbie Hill — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 1.8%
Colinroobie — 85+: not among its largest Corbie Hill — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Colinroobie 75.0% couple families
Colinroobie — Couple Families: 75.0% Colinroobie — Lone Person: 25.0% Colinroobie — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Corbie Hill 54.8% couple families
Corbie Hill — Couple Families: 54.8% Corbie Hill — Lone Person: 22.6% Corbie Hill — One Parent Families: 22.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Colinroobie 0.0% renting
Colinroobie — Owned Outright: 35.7% Colinroobie — Mortgage: 64.3% Colinroobie — Renting: 0.0%
Corbie Hill 6.8% renting
Corbie Hill — Owned Outright: 54.2% Corbie Hill — Mortgage: 39.0% Corbie Hill — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 20.2%
Colinroobie — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Corbie Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 19.6% / 6.0%
Colinroobie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 19.6% Corbie Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 7.1%
Colinroobie — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Corbie Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Colinroobie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Corbie Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
China 7.8% / —
Colinroobie — China: 7.8% Corbie Hill — China: not among its largest
Italy — / 5.4%
Colinroobie — Italy: not among its largest Corbie Hill — Italy: 5.4%
New Zealand — / 3.0%
Colinroobie — New Zealand: not among its largest Corbie Hill — New Zealand: 3.0%
England — / 1.8%
Colinroobie — England: not among its largest Corbie Hill — England: 1.8%
Scotland — / 1.8%
Colinroobie — Scotland: not among its largest Corbie Hill — Scotland: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colinroobie 100.0% houses
Colinroobie — Houses: 100.0% Colinroobie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Corbie Hill 98.3% houses
Corbie Hill — Houses: 98.3% Corbie Hill — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Median house price — $630,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
New dwellings approved 15
across Narrandera
 25
across Leeton
Approvals change year on year -100% +0%

Ranking within NSW

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
House price — Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW

Liveability

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Corbie Hill carries more crime risk (86 vs 58).

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
86/100
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

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Corbie Hill sits further from the CBD (546.6 km vs 532.1 km).

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 532.1 km 546.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 358 min 378 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2700
 0.1%
postcode 2705
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2700
 50
postcode 2705

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.

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Car (driver) 66.7% / 80.5%
Colinroobie — Car (driver): 66.7% Corbie Hill — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 19.5%
Colinroobie — Worked from Home: 33.3% Corbie Hill — Worked from Home: 19.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Elevation 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
89 premises

Climate

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Annual rainfall 453 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Average residential rate $932/yr $1,118/yr
Council Narrandera Leeton

Federal electorate

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Colinroobie Corbie Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Colinroobie

Family Professionals Rural Young Families

Corbie Hill

Affordable Rural

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