Fawcetts Plain vs Wiangaree

Fawcetts Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Wiangaree. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fawcetts Plain, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fawcetts Plain: a median of $1.69 million, against $319,000 in Wiangaree, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Fawcetts Plain tends to suit couples, while Wiangaree suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Fawcetts Plain

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 54/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Wiangaree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($318,750 vs $1,690,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wiangaree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Fawcetts Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (750.6 km vs 756.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Fawcetts Plain carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 54/100)
  • Wiangaree has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Wiangaree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.9% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
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.

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Walkability 10 / 13
Fawcetts Plain — Walkability: 10/100 Wiangaree — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 69 / 46
Fawcetts Plain — Safety: 69/100 Wiangaree — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 68 / 50
Fawcetts Plain — Low fire risk: 68/100 Wiangaree — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Fawcetts Plain has higher household incomes ($89,336 vs $50,232); Fawcetts Plain rents higher ($350/wk vs $220/wk).

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Population 155 161
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +22.9%
Median age 42 48
Median household income $89,336/yr
+44% vs other
 $50,232/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+37% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
0-4 3.9% / 11.2%
Fawcetts Plain — 0-4: 3.9% Wiangaree — 0-4: 11.2%
5-14 20.0% / 10.6%
Fawcetts Plain — 5-14: 20.0% Wiangaree — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 4.5% / 8.7%
Fawcetts Plain — 15-19: 4.5% Wiangaree — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 9.7% / 2.5%
Fawcetts Plain — 20-24: 9.7% Wiangaree — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 7.1% / 9.9%
Fawcetts Plain — 25-34: 7.1% Wiangaree — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 14.8% / 8.7%
Fawcetts Plain — 35-44: 14.8% Wiangaree — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 14.8% / 9.9%
Fawcetts Plain — 45-54: 14.8% Wiangaree — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 18.7% / 21.1%
Fawcetts Plain — 55-64: 18.7% Wiangaree — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 10.3% / 19.3%
Fawcetts Plain — 65-74: 10.3% Wiangaree — 65-74: 19.3%
75-84 3.2% / 7.5%
Fawcetts Plain — 75-84: 3.2% Wiangaree — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 1.9% / —
Fawcetts Plain — 85+: 1.9% Wiangaree — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
New Zealand 4.5% / 1.9%
Fawcetts Plain — New Zealand: 4.5% Wiangaree — New Zealand: 1.9%
England 3.9% / 1.9%
Fawcetts Plain — England: 3.9% Wiangaree — England: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fawcetts Plain 72.4% couple families
Fawcetts Plain — Couple Families: 72.4% Fawcetts Plain — Lone Person: 13.8% Fawcetts Plain — One Parent Families: 13.8% Fawcetts Plain — Group Household: 0.0%
Wiangaree 41.0% couple families
Wiangaree — Couple Families: 41.0% Wiangaree — Lone Person: 30.8% Wiangaree — One Parent Families: 17.9% Wiangaree — Group Household: 10.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fawcetts Plain 100.0% houses
Fawcetts Plain — Houses: 100.0%
Wiangaree 100.0% houses
Wiangaree — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 14.3%
Fawcetts Plain — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Wiangaree — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 4.3%
Fawcetts Plain — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Wiangaree — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.2% / 3.1%
Fawcetts Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2% Wiangaree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Fawcetts Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Wiangaree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fawcetts Plain 20.8% renting
Fawcetts Plain — Owned Outright: 47.9% Fawcetts Plain — Mortgage: 31.2% Fawcetts Plain — Renting: 20.8%
Wiangaree 30.0% renting
Wiangaree — Owned Outright: 38.3% Wiangaree — Mortgage: 31.7% Wiangaree — Renting: 30.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Median house price $1,690,000 $318,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Rural and farming 98% 95%
Residential 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Environmental 1%
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

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
House price Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Wiangaree carries more crime risk (54 vs 31); Wiangaree carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 32).

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
54/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Fawcetts Plain

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

Schools in Wiangaree

  • Wiangaree Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Wiangaree sits further from the CBD (756.7 km vs 750.6 km).

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Walkability score 10/100 13/100
Distance to Sydney 750.6 km 756.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 509 min 513 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2474
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 2474
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.

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Car (driver) 77.3% / 60.5%
Fawcetts Plain — Car (driver): 77.3% Wiangaree — Car (driver): 60.5%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 39.5%
Fawcetts Plain — Worked from Home: 9.1% Wiangaree — Worked from Home: 39.5%
Walked Only 9.1% / —
Fawcetts Plain — Walked Only: 9.1% Wiangaree — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Fawcetts Plain — Car (passenger): 4.5% Wiangaree — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm 1,016 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C —

Council rates

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fawcetts Plain Wiangaree
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fawcetts Plain

Family Rural

Wiangaree

Affordable Retirees Rural Young Families

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