Errowanbang vs Forest Reefs
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Errowanbang, most households are people living alone. In Forest Reefs, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Forest Reefs: a median of $1.2 million, against $400,000 in Errowanbang, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Errowanbang tends to suit people living alone and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Errowanbang carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
- Forest Reefs is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 31%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Errowanbang has cheaper houses ($400,000 vs $1,200,000)
- Forest Reefs leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Errowanbang
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Forest Reefs
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (222 min vs 231 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (260.4 km vs 269.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Errowanbang carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
- Forest Reefs is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Errowanbang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (36.8% vs 3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Errowanbang and Forest Reefs 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
Forest Reefs has more residents (537 vs 52); Forest Reefs rents higher ($325/wk vs $215/wk).
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 52 | 537 +933% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +36.8% | +3.9% |
| Median age | 43 same for both | |
| Median household income | $95,316/yr | $121,836/yr +28% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $215/wk | $325/wk +51% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
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 (15.3%).
Property market
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $837,500 |
Zoning mix
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 95% |
| Residential | 0% | 5% |
| 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
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 51 across Blayney same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +14% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
Liveability
Forest Reefs is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 65/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Forest Reefs carries more crime risk (16 vs 0).
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 20 | 12 |
Mobility
Errowanbang sits further from the CBD (269.1 km vs 260.4 km).
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 269.1 km +3% vs other | 260.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 231 min | 222 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2791 | 0.8% postcode 2798 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2791 | 64 postcode 2798 |
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 (70.6%).
Setting
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 677 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 923 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 195 premises |
Climate
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 894 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.4 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $925/yr same for both | |
| Council | Blayney same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Errowanbang | Forest Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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