Gin Gin vs Trangie

Gin Gin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Trangie. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gin Gin tends to suit families with children and couples, while Trangie suits older residents.

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

Trangie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Gin Gin carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gin Gin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $180/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gin Gin

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (366 min vs 376 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (469.7 km vs 479.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Gin Gin is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Trangie has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Gin Gin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.9% vs -9.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gin Gin Trangie
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.

Gin Gin Trangie
Walkability 8 / 0
Gin Gin — Walkability: 8/100 Trangie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 20
Gin Gin — Safety: 79/100 Trangie — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 78 / 75
Gin Gin — Low fire risk: 78/100 Trangie — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Trangie has more residents (1,073 vs 159); Gin Gin has higher household incomes ($85,540 vs $63,440).

Gin Gin Trangie
Population 159 1,073
+575% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +45.9% -9.7%
Median age 38 45
Median household income $85,540/yr
+26% vs other
 $63,440/yr
Median weekly rent $160/wk $180/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gin Gin Trangie
0-4 11.3% / 5.2%
Gin Gin — 0-4: 11.3% Trangie — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 14.5% / 12.9%
Gin Gin — 5-14: 14.5% Trangie — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 6.3% / 5.2%
Gin Gin — 15-19: 6.3% Trangie — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 2.5% / 4.6%
Gin Gin — 20-24: 2.5% Trangie — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 13.2% / 11.6%
Gin Gin — 25-34: 13.2% Trangie — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 16.4% / 9.0%
Gin Gin — 35-44: 16.4% Trangie — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 12.6% / 10.4%
Gin Gin — 45-54: 12.6% Trangie — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 12.6% / 13.6%
Gin Gin — 55-64: 12.6% Trangie — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 12.6% / 14.1%
Gin Gin — 65-74: 12.6% Trangie — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 4.4% / 8.9%
Gin Gin — 75-84: 4.4% Trangie — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ — / 4.3%
Gin Gin — 85+: not among its largest Trangie — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gin Gin 46.7% lone person
Gin Gin — Lone Person: 46.7% Gin Gin — Couple Families: 53.3% Gin Gin — One Parent Families: 0.0% Gin Gin — Other Families: 0.0% Gin Gin — Group Household: 0.0%
Trangie 48.0% lone person
Trangie — Lone Person: 48.0% Trangie — Couple Families: 29.5% Trangie — One Parent Families: 17.4% Trangie — Other Families: 3.4% Trangie — Group Household: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gin Gin 33.3% renting
Gin Gin — Owned Outright: 57.6% Gin Gin — Mortgage: 9.1% Gin Gin — Renting: 33.3%
Trangie 29.9% renting
Trangie — Owned Outright: 47.1% Trangie — Mortgage: 22.9% Trangie — Renting: 29.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Gin Gin Trangie
Philippines 1.9% / 0.5%
Gin Gin — Philippines: 1.9% Trangie — Philippines: 0.5%
England — / 1.0%
Gin Gin — England: not among its largest Trangie — England: 1.0%
Germany — / 0.7%
Gin Gin — Germany: not among its largest Trangie — Germany: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 0.5%
Gin Gin — New Zealand: not among its largest Trangie — New Zealand: 0.5%
Nepal — / 0.4%
Gin Gin — Nepal: not among its largest Trangie — Nepal: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

Qualifications

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

Gin Gin Trangie
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 5.3%
Gin Gin — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Trangie — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Certificate III & IV 6.3% / 13.0%
Gin Gin — Certificate III & IV: 6.3% Trangie — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 4.8%
Gin Gin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Trangie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Gin Gin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Trangie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Gin Gin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Trangie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gin Gin 100.0% houses
Gin Gin — Houses: 100.0% Gin Gin — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Trangie 92.2% houses
Trangie — Houses: 92.2% Trangie — Flats / Apartments: 7.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gin Gin Trangie
Median house price — $280,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $38,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 99 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Gin Gin Trangie
Rural and farming 100% 98%
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

Gin Gin Trangie
New dwellings approved 14
across Narromine
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gin Gin Trangie
House price — Higher than 4% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW

Liveability

Gin Gin is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Gin Gin Trangie
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Trangie carries more crime risk (80 vs 21).

Gin Gin Trangie
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
21/100
 High
80/100
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

Gin Gin Trangie
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gin Gin

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

Schools in Trangie

  • St John's Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Trangie Central School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gin Gin Trangie
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 43 22

Mobility

Trangie sits further from the CBD (479.1 km vs 469.7 km).

Gin Gin Trangie
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 469.7 km 479.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 366 min 376 min
Public transport score 20/100
Bus
 35/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 10.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2823
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 80
postcode 2823
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.

Gin Gin Trangie
Car (driver) 62.7% / 70.8%
Gin Gin — Car (driver): 62.7% Trangie — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 29.9% / 12.9%
Gin Gin — Worked from Home: 29.9% Trangie — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Walked Only 7.5% / 11.4%
Gin Gin — Walked Only: 7.5% Trangie — Walked Only: 11.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Gin Gin — Car (passenger): not among its largest Trangie — Car (passenger): 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).

Setting

Gin Gin Trangie
Elevation 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 216 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gin Gin Trangie
Connectivity score 20/100 45/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 6%
629 premises

Climate

Gin Gin Trangie
Annual rainfall 492 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Gin Gin Trangie
Average residential rate $860/yr
same for both
Council Narromine
same for both

Federal electorate

Gin Gin Trangie
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gin Gin Trangie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gin Gin

Family Rural Young Families

Trangie

Affordable Retirees Rural

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