Curban vs Gilgandra
Curban is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Gilgandra. 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 families with children and 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
Gilgandra
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- But Curban carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 91/100)
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
Curban
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gilgandra
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (450.3 km vs 471.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (361 min vs 371 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gilgandra
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
- But Curban carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 91/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Curban
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.6% vs -4.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Curban and Gilgandra 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
Gilgandra has more residents (2,983 vs 137); Curban has higher household incomes ($91,780 vs $56,316).
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 137 | 2,983 +2077% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.6% | -4.6% |
| Median age | 40 | 47 |
| Median household income | $91,780/yr +39% vs other | $56,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $200/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (2.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $350,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $225,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 80 days from 27 sales |
Zoning mix
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 96% |
| Residential | 0% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 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
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Gilgandra same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
Liveability
Gilgandra is more walkable (9 vs 0).
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 34/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Gilgandra carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 15); Gilgandra carries more crime risk (91 vs 62).
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | High 91/100 |
| 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 | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Curban
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Gilgandra
- Gilgandra Public School Government · Primary above peers
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gilgandra Catholic · Primary above peers
- Gilgandra High School Government · Secondary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 8 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 2 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 6 |
| Waterways | 2 | 18 |
Mobility
Curban sits further from the CBD (471.9 km vs 450.3 km).
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 9/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 471.9 km +5% vs other | 450.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 371 min | 361 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2827 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 2827 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 (76.1%).
Setting
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 254 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 277 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 54/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 40 premises | 25% 1,642 premises |
Climate
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 605 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $800/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gilgandra same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Curban | Gilgandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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