Crudine vs Pyramul
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. Houses cost more in Crudine: a median of $895,000, against $199,000 in Pyramul, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Pyramul tends to suit people living alone, families with children, 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
Crudine
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 51/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 27%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pyramul
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($199,000 vs $895,000)
- has cheaper land ($200,000 vs $500,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Pyramul
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $80/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Crudine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (249.7 km vs 255.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Crudine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 51/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Crudine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.6% vs -13.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crudine and Pyramul 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
Crudine rents higher ($80/wk vs $0/wk); Pyramul has higher household incomes ($54,184 vs $46,800).
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 68 +12% vs other | 60 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.6% | -13.0% |
| Median age | 56 | 57 |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr | $54,184/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $80/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).
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 (28.3%).
Property market
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $895,000 | $199,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $500,000 | $200,000 |
Zoning mix
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
Liveability
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Pyramul carries more crime risk (51 vs 12); Pyramul carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 29).
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| 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
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 22 | 35 |
Mobility
Pyramul sits further from the CBD (255.3 km vs 249.7 km).
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 249.7 km | 255.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 224 min | 221 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2795 | 0.2% postcode 2850 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2795 | 50 postcode 2850 |
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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 693 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 871 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 21 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Crudine | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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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.