Condobolin vs Kiacatoo

Kiacatoo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Condobolin. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kiacatoo, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kiacatoo: a median of $3.52 million, against $360,000 in Condobolin, though rent is higher in Condobolin. On these figures, Condobolin tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Kiacatoo suits 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

Condobolin

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Kiacatoo is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Condobolin

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($360,000 vs $3,516,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kiacatoo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Condobolin sits closer to the CBD (490.8 km vs 503.8 km)
  • Kiacatoo is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Condobolin has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Kiacatoo is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Kiacatoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (185.2% vs -8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Condobolin Kiacatoo
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.

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Walkability 0 / 14
Condobolin — Walkability: 0/100 Kiacatoo — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 8 / 11
Condobolin — Safety: 8/100 Kiacatoo — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 73 / 79
Condobolin — Low fire risk: 73/100 Kiacatoo — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Condobolin has more residents (3,185 vs 77); Kiacatoo has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $67,184).

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Population 3,185
+98% vs other
 77
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.6% +185.2%
Median age 39 31
Median household income $67,184/yr $94,224/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+12% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Condobolin Kiacatoo
0-4 6.8% / 6.5%
Condobolin — 0-4: 6.8% Kiacatoo — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 14.4% / 39.0%
Condobolin — 5-14: 14.4% Kiacatoo — 5-14: 39.0%
15-19 5.4% / 7.8%
Condobolin — 15-19: 5.4% Kiacatoo — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 4.7% / —
Condobolin — 20-24: 4.7% Kiacatoo — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.8% / —
Condobolin — 25-34: 12.8% Kiacatoo — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 10.7% / 15.6%
Condobolin — 35-44: 10.7% Kiacatoo — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 11.0% / 19.5%
Condobolin — 45-54: 11.0% Kiacatoo — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 14.1% / 5.2%
Condobolin — 55-64: 14.1% Kiacatoo — 55-64: 5.2%
65-74 10.1% / 3.9%
Condobolin — 65-74: 10.1% Kiacatoo — 65-74: 3.9%
75-84 7.0% / 7.8%
Condobolin — 75-84: 7.0% Kiacatoo — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 3.4% / 3.9%
Condobolin — 85+: 3.4% Kiacatoo — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (39.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Condobolin 34.3% couple families
Condobolin — Couple Families: 34.3% Condobolin — Lone Person: 43.0% Condobolin — One Parent Families: 16.8% Condobolin — Other Families: 3.1% Condobolin — Group Household: 2.8%
Kiacatoo 100.0% couple families
Kiacatoo — Couple Families: 100.0% Kiacatoo — Lone Person: 0.0% Kiacatoo — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kiacatoo — Other Families: 0.0% Kiacatoo — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Condobolin 31.6% renting
Condobolin — Owned Outright: 40.1% Condobolin — Mortgage: 28.3% Condobolin — Renting: 31.6%
Kiacatoo 35.7% renting
Kiacatoo — Owned Outright: 0.0% Kiacatoo — Mortgage: 64.3% Kiacatoo — Renting: 35.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Condobolin 94.9% houses
Condobolin — Houses: 94.9% Condobolin — Townhouses: 3.2% Condobolin — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Kiacatoo 100.0% houses
Kiacatoo — Houses: 100.0% Kiacatoo — Townhouses: 0.0% Kiacatoo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 7.8%
Condobolin — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Kiacatoo — Certificate III & IV: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 7.8%
Condobolin — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Kiacatoo — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / —
Condobolin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Kiacatoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Condobolin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Kiacatoo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Condobolin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Kiacatoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Property market

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Median house price $360,000 $3,516,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $150,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Environmental 2% 0%
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

Condobolin Kiacatoo
New dwellings approved 12
across Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Houses 5.4%
$425/wk on $412K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Condobolin Kiacatoo
House price Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW —
Schools Higher than 34% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of NSW —

Liveability

Kiacatoo is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Grade D —
Score 17/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Low
21/100
Crime High
92/100
 High
89/100
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

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Condobolin

  • Condobolin High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Condobolin Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • OneSchool Global NSW - Condobolin Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Joseph's Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Kiacatoo

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 18 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 64 13

Mobility

Kiacatoo sits further from the CBD (503.8 km vs 490.8 km).

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 490.8 km 503.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 404 min 400 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2877
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 2877
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.

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Car (driver) 77.2% / 63.6%
Condobolin — Car (driver): 77.2% Kiacatoo — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 36.4%
Condobolin — Worked from Home: 9.0% Kiacatoo — Worked from Home: 36.4%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / —
Condobolin — Car (passenger): 6.6% Kiacatoo — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 6.3% / —
Condobolin — Walked Only: 6.3% Kiacatoo — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.9% / —
Condobolin — Bus: 0.9% Kiacatoo — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Elevation 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 176 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Connectivity score 58/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
1,667 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Annual rainfall 454 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Condobolin Kiacatoo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Condobolin

Affordable Rural

Kiacatoo

Family Luxury Rural

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