Delungra vs Gineroi
Delungra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Gineroi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Delungra, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Delungra tends to suit families with children.
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
- Delungra has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- Gineroi carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 66/100)
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
Gineroi
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Gineroi
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (575.4 km vs 604.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (427 min vs 441 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gineroi
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 66/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gineroi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.5% vs -3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Delungra and Gineroi 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
Delungra has more residents (625 vs 63); Delungra rents higher ($200/wk vs $138/wk).
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 625 +90% vs other | 63 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.4% | +10.5% |
| Median age | 45 | 51 |
| Median household income | $54,808/yr | $68,224/yr +24% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +31% vs other | $138/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Property market
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $290,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Inverell | 15 across Gwydir |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% | -50% |
Ranking within NSW
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 6% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 93% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
Liveability
Gineroi is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 20/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Delungra carries more crime risk (66 vs 25).
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 66/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Delungra
- Delungra Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Gineroi
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 6 |
Mobility
Delungra sits further from the CBD (604.7 km vs 575.4 km).
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 604.7 km +5% vs other | 575.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 441 min | 427 min |
| Public transport score | 28/100 Bus | 20/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 7.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2403 | 0.0% postcode 2404 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2403 | 57 postcode 2404 |
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 (61.0%).
Setting
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 575 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 339 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 264 premises | 0% 12 premises |
Climate
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 678 mm | 653 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,170/yr | $825/yr |
| Council | Inverell | Gwydir |
Federal electorate
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Delungra | Gineroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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