Collie vs Curban
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Collie, most households are couple families. In Curban, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Collie tends to suit couples, while Curban suits people living alone.
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
Collie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 53%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Collie has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $180/wk)
- Curban has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 7%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Curban
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.6% vs -8.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Collie and Curban 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
Curban has higher household incomes ($91,780 vs $69,836); Collie has more residents (177 vs 137).
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 177 +23% vs other | 137 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.8% | +4.6% |
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Median household income | $69,836/yr | $91,780/yr +31% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $180/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
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 (19.7%).
Property market
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $375,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $14,375 | — |
Zoning mix
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Warren | 12 across Gilgandra |
Ranking within NSW
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 10% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 91% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
Liveability
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Collie carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 15).
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| 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
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 31 | 2 |
Mobility
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 473.5 km | 471.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 370 min | 371 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2827 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 2827 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).
Setting
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 232 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 254 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 605 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $677/yr | $800/yr |
| Council | Warren | Gilgandra |
Federal electorate
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Collie | Curban | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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