Collingwood vs Piambong
Collingwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Piambong. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Collingwood, the large majority of households are couple families. In Piambong, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Collingwood tends to suit couples, while Piambong suits people living alone and families with children.
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
Collingwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Piambong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Piambong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $400/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
- But Collingwood has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Collingwood
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (241 min vs 255 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (289.1 km vs 298.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Collingwood
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Collingwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.6% vs 1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Collingwood and Piambong 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
Piambong has more residents (157 vs 51); Collingwood rents higher ($400/wk vs $250/wk).
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 157 +208% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.6% | +1.9% |
| Median age | 45 | 48 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +15% vs other | $94,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +38% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
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 (22.3%).
Property market
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $850,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $690,000 |
Zoning mix
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 92% |
| Residential | 10% | 6% |
| Environmental | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
Liveability
Collingwood is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Piambong carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0).
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 16 | 41 |
Mobility
Piambong sits further from the CBD (298.1 km vs 289.1 km).
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 289.1 km | 298.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 241 min | 255 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 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 (87.5%).
Setting
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 580 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 635 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 69 premises |
Climate
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm | 669 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 31.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.4°C |
Council rates
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Collingwood | Piambong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.