Cumborah vs Walgett

Walgett is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 58 in Cumborah. In Cumborah, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Walgett, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Cumborah: a median of $160,000, against $122,000 in Walgett, though rent is higher in Walgett. On these figures, Cumborah tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Walgett suits renters, 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

Walgett

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 20%)

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

First-home buyers

Walgett

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($122,000 vs $160,000)
  • But Cumborah has cheaper land ($12,000 vs $35,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cumborah has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $175/wk)
  • Walgett has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Walgett

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (506 min vs 564 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (665.6 km vs 729 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cumborah

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (63% vs 8%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 14%)
  • But Walgett has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Walgett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-15.0% vs -20.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cumborah Walgett
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.

Cumborah Walgett
Walkability 0 / 0
Cumborah — Walkability: 0/100 Walgett — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 10 / 2
Cumborah — Safety: 10/100 Walgett — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 54 / 87
Cumborah — Low fire risk: 54/100 Walgett — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Walgett has more residents (1,824 vs 198); Walgett rents higher ($175/wk vs $50/wk).

Cumborah Walgett
Population 198 1,824
+821% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -20.5% -15.0%
Median age 58 35
Median household income $25,844/yr $80,808/yr
+213% vs other
Median weekly rent $50/wk $175/wk
+250% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cumborah Walgett
0-4 — / 7.8%
Cumborah — 0-4: not among its largest Walgett — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 7.6% / 15.0%
Cumborah — 5-14: 7.6% Walgett — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 3.5% / 6.4%
Cumborah — 15-19: 3.5% Walgett — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 — / 4.9%
Cumborah — 20-24: not among its largest Walgett — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 5.1% / 15.1%
Cumborah — 25-34: 5.1% Walgett — 25-34: 15.1%
35-44 7.6% / 10.9%
Cumborah — 35-44: 7.6% Walgett — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 19.7% / 12.2%
Cumborah — 45-54: 19.7% Walgett — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 19.7% / 14.3%
Cumborah — 55-64: 19.7% Walgett — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 28.8% / 9.6%
Cumborah — 65-74: 28.8% Walgett — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 7.6% / 3.3%
Cumborah — 75-84: 7.6% Walgett — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ — / 0.8%
Cumborah — 85+: not among its largest Walgett — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cumborah 75.6% lone person
Cumborah — Lone Person: 75.6% Cumborah — Couple Families: 15.1% Cumborah — One Parent Families: 4.7% Cumborah — Group Household: 4.7% Cumborah — Other Families: 0.0%
Walgett 38.4% lone person
Walgett — Lone Person: 38.4% Walgett — Couple Families: 30.8% Walgett — One Parent Families: 23.2% Walgett — Group Household: 3.2% Walgett — Other Families: 4.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cumborah 8.0% renting
Cumborah — Owned Outright: 86.7% Cumborah — Mortgage: 5.3% Cumborah — Renting: 8.0%
Walgett 47.2% renting
Walgett — Owned Outright: 30.6% Walgett — Mortgage: 22.2% Walgett — Renting: 47.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cumborah Walgett
England 4.0% / 0.4%
Cumborah — England: 4.0% Walgett — England: 0.4%
New Zealand 3.5% / 0.5%
Cumborah — New Zealand: 3.5% Walgett — New Zealand: 0.5%
China — / 0.6%
Cumborah — China: not among its largest Walgett — China: 0.6%
India — / 0.5%
Cumborah — India: not among its largest Walgett — India: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.2%
Cumborah — Scotland: not among its largest Walgett — Scotland: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Cumborah Walgett
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 8.2%
Cumborah — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Walgett — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.8%
Cumborah — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Walgett — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 5.3%
Cumborah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Walgett — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Cumborah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Walgett — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Cumborah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Walgett — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cumborah 37.3% houses
Cumborah — Houses: 37.3% Cumborah — Flats / Apartments: 62.7% Cumborah — Townhouses: 0.0%
Walgett 91.5% houses
Walgett — Houses: 91.5% Walgett — Flats / Apartments: 3.9% Walgett — Townhouses: 4.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cumborah Walgett
Median house price $160,000 $122,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $12,000 $35,000

Zoning mix

Walgett has more rural and farming land (99% vs 87%); Cumborah has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 1%).

Cumborah Walgett
Rural and farming 87% 99%
Environmental 12% 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

Cumborah Walgett
New dwellings approved 13
across Walgett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cumborah Walgett
House price Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Income Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 22% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW

Liveability

Cumborah Walgett
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cumborah carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 13).

Cumborah Walgett
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Low
13/100
Crime High
90/100
 High
98/100
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

Cumborah Walgett
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cumborah

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Walgett

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Walgett Community College - Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Walgett Community College - High School Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Cumborah Walgett
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 8 155

Mobility

Cumborah sits further from the CBD (729 km vs 665.6 km).

Cumborah Walgett
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 729 km
+9% vs other
 665.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 564 min 506 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2832
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.

Cumborah Walgett
Car (driver) 73.2% / 67.0%
Cumborah — Car (driver): 73.2% Walgett — Car (driver): 67.0%
Walked Only 9.8% / 14.9%
Cumborah — Walked Only: 9.8% Walgett — Walked Only: 14.9%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 12.4%
Cumborah — Worked from Home: 9.8% Walgett — Worked from Home: 12.4%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 5.2%
Cumborah — Car (passenger): 7.3% Walgett — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Cumborah — Bicycle: not among its largest Walgett — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Cumborah Walgett
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 136 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cumborah Walgett
Connectivity score 15/100 82/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 52%
1,081 premises

Council rates

Cumborah Walgett
Average residential rate $445/yr
same for both
Council Walgett
same for both

Federal electorate

Cumborah Walgett
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cumborah Walgett
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cumborah

Affordable Retirees Rural

Walgett

Affordable Family Multicultural Rural

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