Crooked Corner vs Tuena
Crooked Corner is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 59 in Tuena. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tuena tends to suit older residents.
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 83/100)
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
Crooked Corner
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 31%)
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $180/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 210 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (276.4 km vs 292.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Crooked Corner carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 83/100)
- Tuena has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tuena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (37.3% vs 27.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crooked Corner and Tuena 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
Crooked Corner has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $29,848); Tuena rents higher ($180/wk vs $125/wk).
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 78 | 81 +4% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +27.9% | +37.3% |
| Median age | 55 | 59 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +56% vs other | $29,848/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $125/wk | $180/wk +44% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).
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 (19.2%).
Property market
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $350,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Crooked Corner has more rural and farming land (94% vs 77%); Tuena has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 6%).
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 77% |
| Environmental | 6% | 22% |
| 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 | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 44 across Upper Lachlan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +175% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 11% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 90% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
Liveability
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Tuena carries more crime risk (83 vs 0); Tuena carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 12).
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | High 83/100 |
| 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 | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 19 | 20 |
Mobility
Tuena sits further from the CBD (292.7 km vs 276.4 km).
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 276.4 km | 292.7 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 195 min | 210 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2583 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2583 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 (62.5%).
Setting
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 732 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 683 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 840 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $636/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Lachlan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Crooked Corner | Tuena | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Crooked Corner
Tuena
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.