Fifield vs Trundle

Fifield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Trundle. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fifield, most households are couple families. In Trundle, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Fifield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Trundle 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Fifield is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 46%)
  • Trundle has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Fifield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 15%)

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 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $170/wk)
  • But Trundle has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Trundle

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (342 min vs 370 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (422.3 km vs 446.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 -17.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Fifield and Trundle 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 Trundle
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 Trundle
Walkability 0 / 0
Fifield — Walkability: 0/100 Trundle — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 26
Fifield — Safety: 34/100 Trundle — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 75 / 63
Fifield — Low fire risk: 75/100 Trundle — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Trundle has more residents (568 vs 128); Trundle rents higher ($170/wk vs $100/wk).

Fifield Trundle
Population 128 568
+344% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% -17.3%
Median age 42 51
Median household income $80,132/yr
+28% vs other
 $57,928/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $170/wk
+70% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fifield Trundle
0-4 4.7% / 4.8%
Fifield — 0-4: 4.7% Trundle — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.4% / 12.0%
Fifield — 5-14: 16.4% Trundle — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 2.3% / 4.2%
Fifield — 15-19: 2.3% Trundle — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 3.1% / 4.4%
Fifield — 20-24: 3.1% Trundle — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 13.3% / 8.6%
Fifield — 25-34: 13.3% Trundle — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 12.5% / 9.7%
Fifield — 35-44: 12.5% Trundle — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 14.8% / 10.2%
Fifield — 45-54: 14.8% Trundle — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 12.5% / 18.5%
Fifield — 55-64: 12.5% Trundle — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 20.3% / 15.0%
Fifield — 65-74: 20.3% Trundle — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 2.3% / 7.7%
Fifield — 75-84: 2.3% Trundle — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / 4.6%
Fifield — 85+: not among its largest Trundle — 85+: 4.6%

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 — Group Household: 0.0%
Trundle 28.3% couple families
Trundle — Couple Families: 28.3% Trundle — Lone Person: 51.6% Trundle — One Parent Families: 18.2% Trundle — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Trundle 25.1% renting
Trundle — Owned Outright: 48.4% Trundle — Mortgage: 26.5% Trundle — Renting: 25.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fifield 105.6% houses
Fifield — Houses: 105.6% Fifield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Trundle 97.0% houses
Trundle — Houses: 97.0% Trundle — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Fifield Trundle
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 13.9%
Fifield — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Trundle — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 7.4%
Fifield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Trundle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 7.2%
Fifield — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Trundle — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Fifield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Trundle — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Property market

Fifield Trundle
Median house price $280,000 $275,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 137 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Fifield Trundle
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

Fifield Trundle
New dwellings approved 12
across Lachlan
 15
across Parkes
Approvals change year on year -50% -100%

Ranking within NSW

Fifield Trundle
House price Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

Fifield Trundle
Grade — D
Score — 23/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Trundle carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 25).

Fifield Trundle
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
74/100
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 Trundle
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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 Trundle

  • St Patrick's Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Trundle Central School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fifield Trundle
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 11 31

Mobility

Fifield sits further from the CBD (446.7 km vs 422.3 km).

Fifield Trundle
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 446.7 km
+5% vs other
 422.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 370 min 342 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2875
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2875
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.

Fifield Trundle
Car (driver) 56.5% / 67.3%
Fifield — Car (driver): 56.5% Trundle — Car (driver): 67.3%
Worked from Home 37.0% / 19.2%
Fifield — Worked from Home: 37.0% Trundle — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only — / 9.8%
Fifield — Walked Only: not among its largest Trundle — Walked Only: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 1.9%
Fifield — Car (passenger): 6.5% Trundle — Car (passenger): 1.9%
Bus — / 1.9%
Fifield — Bus: not among its largest Trundle — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.3%).

Setting

Fifield Trundle
Elevation 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fifield Trundle
Connectivity score 17/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
309 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Fifield Trundle
Average residential rate $750/yr $1,146/yr
Council Lachlan Parkes

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Fifield

Affordable Rural

Trundle

Affordable Retirees Rural

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