Fifield vs Condobolin

Condobolin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Fifield. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fifield, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Condobolin: a median of $360,000, against $280,000 in Fifield, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Fifield tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Condobolin suits people living alone.

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

Fifield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 51%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 92/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 95%)
  • But Condobolin has more parks and reserves (18 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Fifield

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper houses ($280,000 vs $360,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Fifield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)
  • But Condobolin has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Fifield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (446.7 km vs 490.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (370 min vs 404 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Fifield carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 92/100)
  • Condobolin has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Fifield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.8% vs -8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fifield Condobolin
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.

Fifield Condobolin
Walkability 0 / 0
Fifield — Walkability: 0/100 Condobolin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 8
Fifield — Safety: 34/100 Condobolin — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 75 / 73
Fifield — Low fire risk: 75/100 Condobolin — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Condobolin has more residents (3,185 vs 128); Condobolin rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk).

Fifield Condobolin
Population 128 3,185
+2388% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% -8.6%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $80,132/yr
+16% vs other
 $67,184/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $200/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fifield Condobolin
0-4 4.7% / 6.8%
Fifield — 0-4: 4.7% Condobolin — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 16.4% / 14.4%
Fifield — 5-14: 16.4% Condobolin — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 2.3% / 5.4%
Fifield — 15-19: 2.3% Condobolin — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.1% / 4.7%
Fifield — 20-24: 3.1% Condobolin — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 13.3% / 12.8%
Fifield — 25-34: 13.3% Condobolin — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 12.5% / 10.7%
Fifield — 35-44: 12.5% Condobolin — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 14.8% / 11.0%
Fifield — 45-54: 14.8% Condobolin — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 12.5% / 14.1%
Fifield — 55-64: 12.5% Condobolin — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 20.3% / 10.1%
Fifield — 65-74: 20.3% Condobolin — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 2.3% / 7.0%
Fifield — 75-84: 2.3% Condobolin — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / 3.4%
Fifield — 85+: not among its largest Condobolin — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fifield 73.1% couple families
Fifield — Couple Families: 73.1% Fifield — Lone Person: 15.4% Fifield — One Parent Families: 11.5% Fifield — Other Families: 0.0% Fifield — Group Household: 0.0%
Condobolin 34.3% couple families
Condobolin — Couple Families: 34.3% Condobolin — Lone Person: 43.0% Condobolin — One Parent Families: 16.8% Condobolin — Other Families: 3.1% Condobolin — Group Household: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fifield 14.3% renting
Fifield — Owned Outright: 61.9% Fifield — Mortgage: 23.8% Fifield — Renting: 14.3%
Condobolin 31.6% renting
Condobolin — Owned Outright: 40.1% Condobolin — Mortgage: 28.3% Condobolin — Renting: 31.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fifield 105.6% houses
Fifield — Houses: 105.6% Fifield — Townhouses: 0.0% Fifield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Condobolin 94.9% houses
Condobolin — Houses: 94.9% Condobolin — Townhouses: 3.2% Condobolin — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Fifield Condobolin
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 13.2%
Fifield — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Condobolin — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 5.9%
Fifield — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Condobolin — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 4.4%
Fifield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Condobolin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Fifield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Condobolin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Fifield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Condobolin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Property market

Fifield Condobolin
Median house price $280,000 $360,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $150,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Fifield Condobolin
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Fifield Condobolin
New dwellings approved 12
across Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Fifield Condobolin
Houses — 5.4%
$425/wk on $412K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Fifield Condobolin
House price Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 34% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 98% of NSW

Liveability

Fifield Condobolin
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Condobolin carries more crime risk (92 vs 66).

Fifield Condobolin
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 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

Fifield Condobolin
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Fifield

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

Schools in Condobolin

  • Condobolin High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Condobolin Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • OneSchool Global NSW - Condobolin Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Joseph's Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fifield Condobolin
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 18
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 11 64

Mobility

Condobolin sits further from the CBD (490.8 km vs 446.7 km).

Fifield Condobolin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 446.7 km 490.8 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 370 min 404 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2875
 0.1%
postcode 2877
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2875
 66
postcode 2877

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.

Fifield Condobolin
Car (driver) 56.5% / 77.2%
Fifield — Car (driver): 56.5% Condobolin — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 37.0% / 9.0%
Fifield — Worked from Home: 37.0% Condobolin — Worked from Home: 9.0%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 6.6%
Fifield — Car (passenger): 6.5% Condobolin — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only — / 6.3%
Fifield — Walked Only: not among its largest Condobolin — Walked Only: 6.3%
Bus — / 0.9%
Fifield — Bus: not among its largest Condobolin — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Fifield Condobolin
Elevation 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fifield Condobolin
Connectivity score 17/100 58/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 28%
1,667 premises

Climate

Fifield Condobolin
Annual rainfall 523 mm 454 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Fifield Condobolin
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Fifield Condobolin
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fifield Condobolin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fifield

Affordable Rural

Condobolin

Affordable Rural

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