Crooked Corner vs Reids Flat
Comparing Crooked Corner and Reids Flat, NSW: Reids Flat carries more crime risk (74 vs 0); Reids Flat rents higher ($240/wk vs $125/wk); and Reids Flat sits further from the CBD (320.8 km vs 276.4 km).
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
Crooked Corner
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Crooked Corner leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 52%)
- Reids Flat has cheaper land ($20,040 vs $350,000)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Crooked Corner
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 29%)
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Crooked Corner
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 242 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (276.4 km vs 320.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Crooked Corner
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Crooked Corner
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.9% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crooked Corner and Reids Flat 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
Reids Flat rents higher ($240/wk vs $125/wk); Crooked Corner has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $43,316).
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 78 | 85 +9% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +27.9% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 55 | 53 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +37% vs other | $43,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $125/wk | $240/wk +92% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (19.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $350,000 | $20,040 |
Zoning mix
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 100% |
| Environmental | 6% | 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
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 44 across Upper Lachlan | 48 across Hilltops |
| Approvals change year on year | +175% | -47% |
Ranking within NSW
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 11% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 90% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
Liveability
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Reids Flat carries more crime risk (74 vs 0); Reids Flat carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 12).
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | High 74/100 |
| 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
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 19 | 12 |
Mobility
Reids Flat sits further from the CBD (320.8 km vs 276.4 km).
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 276.4 km | 320.8 km +16% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 195 min | 242 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2583 | 0.1% postcode 2586 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2583 | 62 postcode 2586 |
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 (60.7%).
Setting
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 732 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 474 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 53 premises |
Council rates
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $636/yr | $714/yr |
| Council | Upper Lachlan | Hilltops |
Federal electorate
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Crooked Corner | Reids Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Reids Flat
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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