Curban vs Armatree

Curban is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Armatree. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Curban tends to suit couples.

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

  • Curban has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
  • Armatree carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Armatree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Curban has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 13%)
  • Armatree has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $180/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Curban

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (471.9 km vs 484.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (371 min vs 380 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Curban has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
  • Armatree carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Curban Armatree
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.

Curban Armatree
Walkability 0 / 0
Curban — Walkability: 0/100 Armatree — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 74
Curban — Safety: 38/100 Armatree — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 85 / 100
Curban — Low fire risk: 85/100 Armatree — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Curban rents higher ($180/wk vs $100/wk); Curban has higher household incomes ($91,780 vs $69,316).

Curban Armatree
Population 137 164
+20% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +7.2%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $91,780/yr
+24% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+44% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Curban Armatree
0-4 11.7% / 6.1%
Curban — 0-4: 11.7% Armatree — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 13.9% / 19.5%
Curban — 5-14: 13.9% Armatree — 5-14: 19.5%
15-19 2.9% / 3.7%
Curban — 15-19: 2.9% Armatree — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 4.4% / 2.4%
Curban — 20-24: 4.4% Armatree — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 11.7% / 6.7%
Curban — 25-34: 11.7% Armatree — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 6.6% / 13.4%
Curban — 35-44: 6.6% Armatree — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 13.1% / 13.4%
Curban — 45-54: 13.1% Armatree — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 13.1% / 20.1%
Curban — 55-64: 13.1% Armatree — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 13.1% / 11.0%
Curban — 65-74: 13.1% Armatree — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 6.6% / 3.0%
Curban — 75-84: 6.6% Armatree — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ — / —
Curban — 85+: not among its largest Armatree — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Curban 47.1% lone person
Curban — Lone Person: 47.1% Curban — Couple Families: 52.9% Curban — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Armatree 51.2% lone person
Armatree — Lone Person: 51.2% Armatree — Couple Families: 41.9% Armatree — One Parent Families: 7.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Curban 28.3% renting
Curban — Owned Outright: 41.3% Curban — Mortgage: 30.4% Curban — Renting: 28.3%
Armatree 12.8% renting
Armatree — Owned Outright: 68.1% Armatree — Mortgage: 19.1% Armatree — Renting: 12.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Curban 100.0% houses
Curban — Houses: 100.0% Curban — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Armatree 88.1% houses
Armatree — Houses: 88.1% Armatree — Flats / Apartments: 11.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Curban Armatree
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 8.5%
Curban — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Armatree — Certificate III & IV: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.9% / 10.4%
Curban — Bachelor Degree: 13.9% Armatree — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.1%
Curban — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Armatree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Curban — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Armatree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Property market

Curban Armatree
Median house price — $180,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $35,000

Zoning mix

Curban Armatree
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Curban Armatree
New dwellings approved 12
across Gilgandra
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Curban Armatree
House price — Higher than 3% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 97% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW

Liveability

Curban Armatree
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Curban carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Curban carries more crime risk (62 vs 26).

Curban Armatree
Bushfire Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
26/100
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

Curban Armatree
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

Curban Armatree
Waterways 2 7

Mobility

Armatree sits further from the CBD (484.8 km vs 471.9 km).

Curban Armatree
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 471.9 km 484.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 371 min 380 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2827
 0.0%
postcode 2828
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 2827
 74
postcode 2828

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.

Curban Armatree
Car (driver) 62.5% / 62.5%
Curban — Car (driver): 62.5% Armatree — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 32.1%
Curban — Worked from Home: 37.5% Armatree — Worked from Home: 32.1%
Walked Only — / 5.4%
Curban — Walked Only: not among its largest Armatree — Walked Only: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Curban Armatree
Elevation 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 237 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Curban Armatree
Connectivity score 17/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Curban Armatree
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Curban Armatree
Average residential rate $800/yr
same for both
Council Gilgandra
same for both

Federal electorate

Curban Armatree
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Curban Armatree
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Curban

Family Rural Young Families

Armatree

Affordable Family Rural

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