Dandry vs Baradine
Dandry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Baradine. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Dandry: a median of $285,000, against $229,000 in Baradine, though rent is higher in Baradine. On these figures, Dandry tends to suit share households, while Baradine suits 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
Baradine
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 21%)
- But Dandry carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 92/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Baradine
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 28%)
- has cheaper houses ($229,000 vs $285,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Dandry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $157/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Dandry
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (368 min vs 384 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (516.9 km vs 531.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Dandry carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 92/100)
- Baradine has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Dandry and Baradine 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
Baradine rents higher ($157/wk vs $0/wk); Baradine has more residents (783 vs 65).
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 783 +1105% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — same for both | |
| Median age | 41 | 50 |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr | $53,768/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $157/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 (23.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $285,000 | $229,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $120,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Dandry has more land zoned for conservation (74% vs 23%); Baradine has more rural and farming land (77% vs 25%).
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 25% | 77% |
| Environmental | 74% | 23% |
| 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
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 10 across Warrumbungle same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
Liveability
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 8/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Baradine carries more crime risk (92 vs 48); Dandry carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 61).
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | High 92/100 |
| 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
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Dandry
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Baradine
- St John's Catholic Primary School Baradine Catholic · Primary above peers
- Baradine Central School Government · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 8 | 17 |
Mobility
Baradine sits further from the CBD (531.1 km vs 516.9 km).
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 516.9 km | 531.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 368 min | 384 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2357 | 0.0% postcode 2396 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 88 postcode 2357 | 99 postcode 2396 |
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 (68.8%).
Setting
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 477 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 300 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 59 premises |
Climate
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 761 mm | 516 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.1°C | 33.1°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.2°C | 3.2°C |
Council rates
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $671/yr same for both | |
| Council | Warrumbungle same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dandry | Baradine | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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