Corinella vs Jemalong

Corinella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 43 in Jemalong. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corinella, most households rent and the large majority of households are couple families. In Jemalong, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Corinella tends to suit renters 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

Corinella

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 86/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 79%)

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

Renters

Corinella

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $250/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (56% vs 40%)

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

Commuting to the city

Jemalong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (418.8 km vs 440.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Corinella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Jemalong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.1% vs -1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Corinella Jemalong
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.

Corinella Jemalong
Walkability 0 / 0
Corinella — Walkability: 0/100 Jemalong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 14
Corinella — Safety: 50/100 Jemalong — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 65 / 85
Corinella — Low fire risk: 65/100 Jemalong — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Jemalong rents higher ($250/wk vs $100/wk); Corinella has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $63,336).

Corinella Jemalong
Population 72 82
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.4% +5.1%
Median age 35 43
Median household income $97,500/yr
+35% vs other
 $63,336/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $250/wk
+150% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Corinella Jemalong
0-4 5.6% / 4.9%
Corinella — 0-4: 5.6% Jemalong — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 15.3% / 15.9%
Corinella — 5-14: 15.3% Jemalong — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 9.7% / 9.8%
Corinella — 15-19: 9.7% Jemalong — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 6.9% / 6.1%
Corinella — 20-24: 6.9% Jemalong — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 13.9% / 14.6%
Corinella — 25-34: 13.9% Jemalong — 25-34: 14.6%
35-44 8.3% / 9.8%
Corinella — 35-44: 8.3% Jemalong — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 13.9% / 17.1%
Corinella — 45-54: 13.9% Jemalong — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 9.7% / 22.0%
Corinella — 55-64: 9.7% Jemalong — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 8.3% / 6.1%
Corinella — 65-74: 8.3% Jemalong — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 5.6% / 3.7%
Corinella — 75-84: 5.6% Jemalong — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / —
Corinella — 85+: not among its largest Jemalong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Corinella 100.0% couple families
Corinella — Couple Families: 100.0% Corinella — One Parent Families: 0.0% Corinella — Lone Person: 0.0%
Jemalong 50.0% couple families
Jemalong — Couple Families: 50.0% Jemalong — One Parent Families: 28.6% Jemalong — Lone Person: 21.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Corinella 56.2% renting
Corinella — Owned Outright: 43.8% Corinella — Mortgage: 0.0% Corinella — Renting: 56.2%
Jemalong 40.0% renting
Jemalong — Owned Outright: 26.7% Jemalong — Mortgage: 33.3% Jemalong — Renting: 40.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Corinella 100.0% houses
Corinella — Houses: 100.0%
Jemalong 100.0% houses
Jemalong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Corinella Jemalong
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 19.5%
Corinella — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Jemalong — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 22.2% / 6.1%
Corinella — Bachelor Degree: 22.2% Jemalong — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 6.1%
Corinella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Jemalong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Property market

Corinella Jemalong
Median house price $830,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,260

Zoning mix

Corinella Jemalong
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Environmental 1% 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

Corinella Jemalong
New dwellings approved 31
across Forbes
same for both
Approvals change year on year +125%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Corinella Jemalong
House price Higher than 36% of NSW —
Income Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 75% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

Corinella Jemalong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Corinella carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 15); Jemalong carries more crime risk (86 vs 50).

Corinella Jemalong
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 High
86/100
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

Corinella Jemalong
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

Corinella Jemalong
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 22 21

Mobility

Corinella sits further from the CBD (440.1 km vs 418.8 km).

Corinella Jemalong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 440.1 km
+5% vs other
 418.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 344 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2871
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2871
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.

Corinella Jemalong
Car (driver) 60.5% / 45.7%
Corinella — Car (driver): 60.5% Jemalong — Car (driver): 45.7%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 54.3%
Corinella — Worked from Home: 13.2% Jemalong — Worked from Home: 54.3%
Walked Only 26.3% / —
Corinella — Walked Only: 26.3% Jemalong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.5%).

Setting

Corinella Jemalong
Elevation 211 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 223 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Corinella Jemalong
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
19 premises

Council rates

Corinella Jemalong
Average residential rate $957/yr
same for both
Council Forbes
same for both

Federal electorate

Corinella Jemalong
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Corinella Jemalong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Corinella

Rural

Jemalong

Affordable Rural

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