Diehard vs Red Range
Red Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Diehard. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Diehard, about half of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Red Range, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Diehard tends to suit people living alone, while Red Range suits 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
Red Range
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 67/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 23%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Diehard
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($20/wk vs $220/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Red Range
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (593 km vs 667 km)
- has a shorter drive in (455 min vs 479 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Diehard has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 4%)
- Red Range carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Diehard
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (40.9% vs 32.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Diehard and Red Range 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
Red Range rents higher ($220/wk vs $20/wk); Red Range has more residents (247 vs 62).
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 | 247 +298% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +40.9% | +32.1% |
| Median age | 51 | 45 |
| Median household income | $21,840/yr | $72,176/yr +230% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $20/wk | $220/wk +1000% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).
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 (14.6%).
Property market
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $420,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Diehard has more land zoned for conservation (64% vs 1%); Red Range has more rural and farming land (99% vs 36%).
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 36% | 99% |
| Environmental | 64% | 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
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
Liveability
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Diehard carries more crime risk (67 vs 26); Diehard carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 70).
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 85/100 | High 70/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | 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
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Diehard
- Wytaliba Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Red Range
- Red Range Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 21 | 39 |
Mobility
Diehard sits further from the CBD (667 km vs 593 km).
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 667 km +11% vs other | 593 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 479 min | 455 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2370 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2370 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 843 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,171 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 80 premises |
Climate
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,057 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $966/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Diehard | Red Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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