Corney Town vs Vale Of Clwydd
Vale Of Clwydd is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 52 in Corney Town. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corney Town, most households are people living alone. In Vale Of Clwydd, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Corney Town tends to suit people living alone and share households.
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
- Corney Town has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 81%)
- Vale Of Clwydd is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 18%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Vale Of Clwydd
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 35%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Corney Town
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (41/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Corney Town is more walkable (41/100 vs 30/100)
- Vale Of Clwydd has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Vale Of Clwydd
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.9% vs -13.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Corney Town and Vale Of Clwydd 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
Vale Of Clwydd has more residents (465 vs 66); Corney Town skews older (52 vs 39).
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 66 | 465 +605% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.2% | -3.9% |
| Median age | 52 | 39 |
| Median household income | $39,624/yr | $51,740/yr +31% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $280/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (22.7%).
Property market
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $547,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $374,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Vale Of Clwydd has more land zoned for conservation (81% vs 38%); Corney Town has more industrially zoned land (43% vs 3%).
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 38% | 81% |
| Industrial | 43% | 3% |
| Residential | 12% | 14% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 8% | 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
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Lithgow same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
Liveability
Corney Town is more walkable (41 vs 30).
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 99/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 47/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 41/100 | 30/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 144.1 km | 145.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 128 min | 130 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2790 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 2790 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 (79.2%).
Setting
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 962 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,072 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 45/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 46 premises | 1% 290 premises |
Climate
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,147 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,150/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lithgow same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Corney Town | Vale Of Clwydd | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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