Currabubula vs Piallaway

Currabubula is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Piallaway. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Currabubula, about half of households are couple families. In Piallaway, most households are couple families. On these figures, Currabubula tends to suit people living alone, while Piallaway suits 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

Piallaway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 78/100)

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

First-home buyers

Currabubula

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Piallaway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($144/wk vs $270/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Currabubula

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (383.5 km vs 404.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (280 min vs 289 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Piallaway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Currabubula

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.1% vs -3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Currabubula Piallaway
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.

Currabubula Piallaway
Walkability 0 / 0
Currabubula — Walkability: 0/100 Piallaway — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 61
Currabubula — Safety: 22/100 Piallaway — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 65 / 64
Currabubula — Low fire risk: 65/100 Piallaway — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Currabubula has more residents (339 vs 128); Currabubula rents higher ($270/wk vs $144/wk).

Currabubula Piallaway
Population 339
+62% vs other
 128
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% -3.0%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $80,756/yr
+11% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+47% vs other
 $144/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Currabubula Piallaway
0-4 5.3% / 9.4%
Currabubula — 0-4: 5.3% Piallaway — 0-4: 9.4%
5-14 13.3% / 10.2%
Currabubula — 5-14: 13.3% Piallaway — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 11.8% / —
Currabubula — 15-19: 11.8% Piallaway — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 1.5% / 2.3%
Currabubula — 20-24: 1.5% Piallaway — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 11.2% / 4.7%
Currabubula — 25-34: 11.2% Piallaway — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 12.7% / 10.9%
Currabubula — 35-44: 12.7% Piallaway — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 13.0% / 15.6%
Currabubula — 45-54: 13.0% Piallaway — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 13.9% / 15.6%
Currabubula — 55-64: 13.9% Piallaway — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 10.3% / 12.5%
Currabubula — 65-74: 10.3% Piallaway — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 8.0% / 7.8%
Currabubula — 75-84: 8.0% Piallaway — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 1.8% / —
Currabubula — 85+: 1.8% Piallaway — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

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.

Currabubula Piallaway
England 2.9% / 3.1%
Currabubula — England: 2.9% Piallaway — England: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Currabubula 50.6% couple families
Currabubula — Couple Families: 50.6% Currabubula — Lone Person: 37.1% Currabubula — Group Household: 0.0% Currabubula — One Parent Families: 12.4%
Piallaway 62.5% couple families
Piallaway — Couple Families: 62.5% Piallaway — Lone Person: 25.0% Piallaway — Group Household: 12.5% Piallaway — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Currabubula 95.1% houses
Currabubula — Houses: 95.1% Currabubula — Townhouses: 4.9%
Piallaway 100.0% houses
Piallaway — Houses: 100.0% Piallaway — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Currabubula Piallaway
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 15.6%
Currabubula — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Piallaway — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 10.9%
Currabubula — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Piallaway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 9.4%
Currabubula — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Piallaway — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Currabubula — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Piallaway — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Currabubula — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Piallaway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Currabubula 23.0% renting
Currabubula — Owned Outright: 32.8% Currabubula — Mortgage: 44.3% Currabubula — Renting: 23.0%
Piallaway 16.1% renting
Piallaway — Owned Outright: 67.7% Piallaway — Mortgage: 16.1% Piallaway — Renting: 16.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Currabubula Piallaway
Median house price $662,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 49 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Currabubula Piallaway
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Environmental 0% 3%
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

Currabubula Piallaway
New dwellings approved 12
across Liverpool Plains
 25
across Gunnedah
Approvals change year on year +33% -17%

Ranking within NSW

Currabubula Piallaway
House price Higher than 24% of NSW —
Income Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 78% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Currabubula Piallaway
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Currabubula carries more crime risk (78 vs 39).

Currabubula Piallaway
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
36/100
Crime High
78/100
 Low
39/100
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

Currabubula Piallaway
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Currabubula

  • Currabubula Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Piallaway

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

Amenities in the suburb

Currabubula Piallaway
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 19 7

Mobility

Piallaway sits further from the CBD (404.1 km vs 383.5 km).

Currabubula Piallaway
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 383.5 km 404.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 280 min 289 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2342
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2342
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.

Currabubula Piallaway
Car (driver) 60.6% / 43.1%
Currabubula — Car (driver): 60.6% Piallaway — Car (driver): 43.1%
Worked from Home 30.7% / 56.9%
Currabubula — Worked from Home: 30.7% Piallaway — Worked from Home: 56.9%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
Currabubula — Car (passenger): 5.8% Piallaway — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.9% / —
Currabubula — Walked Only: 2.9% Piallaway — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.6%).

Setting

Currabubula Piallaway
Elevation 381 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Currabubula Piallaway
Connectivity score 15/100 24/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Currabubula Piallaway
Annual rainfall 650 mm 626 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.6°C 32.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.6°C 6.0°C

Council rates

Currabubula Piallaway
Average residential rate $934/yr $1,093/yr
Council Liverpool Plains Gunnedah

Federal electorate

Currabubula Piallaway
Division New England Parkes
Member Barnaby Joyce Jamie Chaffey
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Currabubula Piallaway
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Currabubula

Rural

Piallaway

Rural Young Families

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