Come By Chance vs Walgett
In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Come By Chance, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. In Walgett, about half of households rent. On these figures, Come By Chance 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
- Come By Chance is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 54%)
- Walgett has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Come By Chance
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($5,000 vs $35,000)
Weighs land prices.
Renters
Come By Chance
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Come By Chance
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (470 min vs 506 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (645.8 km vs 665.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Come By Chance carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 98/100)
- Walgett has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Walgett
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-15.0% vs -29.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Come By Chance and Walgett 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
Walgett rents higher ($175/wk vs $0/wk); Walgett has more residents (1,824 vs 88).
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 88 | 1,824 +1973% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -29.6% | -15.0% |
| Median age | 35 same for both | |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +27% vs other | $80,808/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $175/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 (18.2%).
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 (13.6%).
Property market
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $122,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $5,000 | $35,000 |
Zoning mix
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| Environmental | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 13 across Walgett same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
Liveability
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 20/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Walgett carries more crime risk (98 vs 81).
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 22/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Crime | High 81/100 | High 98/100 |
| 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
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Come By Chance
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Walgett
- St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Walgett Community College - Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Walgett Community College - High School Government · Secondary
Amenities in the suburb
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 9 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 155 |
Mobility
Walgett sits further from the CBD (665.6 km vs 645.8 km).
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 645.8 km | 665.6 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 470 min | 506 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2832 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 (67.0%).
Setting
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 145 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 136 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 82/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 12 premises | 52% 1,081 premises |
Climate
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 467 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $445/yr same for both | |
| Council | Walgett same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Come By Chance | Walgett | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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