Coonamble vs Quambone

Coonamble is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Quambone. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Quambone, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Coonamble: a median of $148,000, against $40,000 in Quambone, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coonamble tends to suit people living alone, while Quambone suits share households, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Coonamble

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
  • But Quambone carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 95/100)

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

First-home buyers

Quambone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($40,000 vs $148,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Quambone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $190/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
  • But Coonamble has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Coonamble

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (429 min vs 475 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (550.4 km vs 601.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Coonamble has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • Quambone carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Coonamble

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.1% vs -22.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coonamble Quambone
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.

Coonamble Quambone
Walkability 0 / 0
Coonamble — Walkability: 0/100 Quambone — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 5 / 76
Coonamble — Safety: 5/100 Quambone — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 63 / 80
Coonamble — Low fire risk: 63/100 Quambone — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Coonamble has more residents (2,666 vs 128); Coonamble rents higher ($190/wk vs $80/wk).

Coonamble Quambone
Population 2,666
+95% vs other
 128
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% -22.9%
Median age 38 44
Median household income $62,712/yr
+9% vs other
 $57,200/yr
Median weekly rent $190/wk
+58% vs other
 $80/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coonamble Quambone
0-4 8.3% / 11.7%
Coonamble — 0-4: 8.3% Quambone — 0-4: 11.7%
5-14 13.6% / 7.0%
Coonamble — 5-14: 13.6% Quambone — 5-14: 7.0%
15-19 6.0% / 3.1%
Coonamble — 15-19: 6.0% Quambone — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 5.2% / 2.3%
Coonamble — 20-24: 5.2% Quambone — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 13.0% / 8.6%
Coonamble — 25-34: 13.0% Quambone — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 10.0% / 15.6%
Coonamble — 35-44: 10.0% Quambone — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 10.9% / 11.7%
Coonamble — 45-54: 10.9% Quambone — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 12.8% / 18.0%
Coonamble — 55-64: 12.8% Quambone — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 10.9% / 7.8%
Coonamble — 65-74: 10.9% Quambone — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 6.5% / 8.6%
Coonamble — 75-84: 6.5% Quambone — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 2.4% / 3.9%
Coonamble — 85+: 2.4% Quambone — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coonamble 25.0% couple families
Coonamble — Couple Families: 25.0% Coonamble — Lone Person: 42.0% Coonamble — One Parent Families: 26.1% Coonamble — Group Household: 4.7% Coonamble — Other Families: 2.1%
Quambone 52.4% couple families
Quambone — Couple Families: 52.4% Quambone — Lone Person: 33.3% Quambone — One Parent Families: 0.0% Quambone — Group Household: 14.3% Quambone — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coonamble 35.5% renting
Coonamble — Owned Outright: 39.5% Coonamble — Mortgage: 25.1% Coonamble — Renting: 35.5%
Quambone 16.7% renting
Quambone — Owned Outright: 66.7% Quambone — Mortgage: 16.7% Quambone — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coonamble Quambone
Certificate III & IV 11.9% / 10.2%
Coonamble — Certificate III & IV: 11.9% Quambone — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 5.5%
Coonamble — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Quambone — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 2.3%
Coonamble — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Quambone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Coonamble — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Quambone — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Coonamble — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Quambone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

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.

Coonamble Quambone
England 0.4% / 2.3%
Coonamble — England: 0.4% Quambone — England: 2.3%
Germany 0.2% / 2.3%
Coonamble — Germany: 0.2% Quambone — Germany: 2.3%
India 1.0% / —
Coonamble — India: 1.0% Quambone — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Coonamble — Philippines: 0.5% Quambone — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.3% / —
Coonamble — New Zealand: 0.3% Quambone — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 0.3% / —
Coonamble — South Africa: 0.3% Quambone — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coonamble 92.5% houses
Coonamble — Houses: 92.5% Coonamble — Flats / Apartments: 5.1% Coonamble — Townhouses: 2.4%
Quambone 97.0% houses
Quambone — Houses: 97.0% Quambone — Flats / Apartments: 3.0% Quambone — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Coonamble Quambone
Median house price $148,500 $40,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 102 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Coonamble Quambone
Rural and farming 99%
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

Coonamble Quambone
New dwellings approved 1
across Coonamble
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coonamble Quambone
House price Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Income Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools Higher than 74% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW

Liveability

Coonamble Quambone
Grade D —
Score 24/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Coonamble carries more crime risk (95 vs 24); Coonamble carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 20).

Coonamble Quambone
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
20/100
Crime High
95/100
 Low
24/100
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

Coonamble Quambone
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Coonamble

  • St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Coonamble Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Coonamble High School Government · Secondary

Schools in Quambone

  • Quambone Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Coonamble Quambone
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 8 3
Childcare 4 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 97 21

Mobility

Quambone sits further from the CBD (601.1 km vs 550.4 km).

Coonamble Quambone
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 550.4 km 601.1 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 429 min 475 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2829
 0.0%
postcode 2831
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2829
 —
postcode 2831

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.

Coonamble Quambone
Car (driver) 79.1% / 51.4%
Coonamble — Car (driver): 79.1% Quambone — Car (driver): 51.4%
Worked from Home 6.2% / 35.1%
Coonamble — Worked from Home: 6.2% Quambone — Worked from Home: 35.1%
Walked Only 7.2% / 13.5%
Coonamble — Walked Only: 7.2% Quambone — Walked Only: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / —
Coonamble — Car (passenger): 7.4% Quambone — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Coonamble Quambone
Elevation 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 148 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coonamble Quambone
Connectivity score 61/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,445 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Coonamble Quambone
Annual rainfall 490 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Coonamble Quambone
Average residential rate $578/yr
same for both
Council Coonamble
same for both

Federal electorate

Coonamble Quambone
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coonamble Quambone
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coonamble

Affordable Rural

Quambone

Rural Young Families

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