Garah vs Weemelah
Weemelah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Garah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Weemelah, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Garah: a median of $134,000, against $70,000 in Weemelah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Garah tends to suit older residents, while Weemelah suits people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.
Garah is a larger community of 291 people with a median household income of $69,836, compared to Weemelah's 86 residents and $60,112. Housing is notably more expensive in Garah, with a median house price of $133,500 versus $70,000 in Weemelah, though rental data is only available for Garah at $240 per week. The key trade-off is safety: Garah has a significantly lower crime risk score of 17 compared to Weemelah's 81, though Weemelah rates higher on the socio-economic decile. Both are remote, car-dependent areas with minimal walkability and no flood risk. Garah may suit those prioritising a safer, more established community with stronger household incomes, while Weemelah appeals to buyers seeking lower property costs and better socio-economic indicators.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Garah
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 72/100)
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
- Garah leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 54%)
- Weemelah has cheaper houses ($70,000 vs $133,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Weemelah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Garah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (693.3 km vs 714.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (491 min vs 497 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Garah
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 10%)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Weemelah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.4% vs -4.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Garah and Weemelah 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
Garah rents higher ($240/wk vs $0/wk); Garah has more residents (291 vs 86).
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 291 +70% vs other | 86 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.9% | +19.4% |
| Median age | 44 | 38 |
| Median household income | $69,836/yr +14% vs other | $60,112/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (8.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $133,500 | $70,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $51,413 |
Zoning mix
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 11 across Moree Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
Liveability
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Weemelah carries more crime risk (72 vs 48).
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 28/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | High 72/100 |
| 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
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Garah
- Garah Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Weemelah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 15 | 2 |
Mobility
Weemelah sits further from the CBD (714.6 km vs 693.3 km).
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 693.3 km | 714.6 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 491 min | 497 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2405 | 0.0% postcode 2406 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2405 | 61 postcode 2406 |
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 (68.8%).
Setting
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 181 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 166 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 62 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Council rates
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,249/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moree Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Garah | Weemelah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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