Graman vs Delungra

Graman is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Delungra. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Delungra, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Delungra: a median of $290,000, against $200,000 in Graman, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Graman tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Delungra suits couples.

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

Delungra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 48%)
  • But Graman carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 66/100)

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

First-home buyers

Graman

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper houses ($200,500 vs $290,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Graman

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Delungra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (441 min vs 462 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (604.7 km vs 627.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Graman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Graman Delungra
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.

Graman Delungra
Walkability 0 / 0
Graman — Walkability: 0/100 Delungra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 34
Graman — Safety: 69/100 Delungra — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 58 / 64
Graman — Low fire risk: 58/100 Delungra — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Delungra has more residents (625 vs 102); Delungra skews older (45 vs 38).

Graman Delungra
Population 102 625
+513% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% -3.4%
Median age 38 45
Median household income $49,348/yr $54,808/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk $200/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Graman Delungra
0-4 2.9% / 5.8%
Graman — 0-4: 2.9% Delungra — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 19.6% / 14.9%
Graman — 5-14: 19.6% Delungra — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 11.8% / 5.8%
Graman — 15-19: 11.8% Delungra — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.9% / 4.0%
Graman — 20-24: 4.9% Delungra — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 10.8% / 7.8%
Graman — 25-34: 10.8% Delungra — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 10.8% / 11.0%
Graman — 35-44: 10.8% Delungra — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 9.8% / 13.3%
Graman — 45-54: 9.8% Delungra — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 13.7% / 14.9%
Graman — 55-64: 13.7% Delungra — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 14.7% / 12.2%
Graman — 65-74: 14.7% Delungra — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 2.9% / 6.4%
Graman — 75-84: 2.9% Delungra — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / 2.2%
Graman — 85+: not among its largest Delungra — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Graman 34.5% couple families
Graman — Couple Families: 34.5% Graman — Lone Person: 34.5% Graman — One Parent Families: 13.8% Graman — Group Household: 17.2%
Delungra 45.0% couple families
Delungra — Couple Families: 45.0% Delungra — Lone Person: 36.4% Delungra — One Parent Families: 18.6% Delungra — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Graman 29.6% renting
Graman — Owned Outright: 44.4% Graman — Mortgage: 25.9% Graman — Renting: 29.6%
Delungra 15.7% renting
Delungra — Owned Outright: 53.5% Delungra — Mortgage: 30.8% Delungra — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Graman 100.0% houses
Graman — Houses: 100.0%
Delungra 100.0% houses
Delungra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Graman Delungra
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 16.6%
Graman — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Delungra — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 3.2%
Graman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Delungra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 5.3%
Graman — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Delungra — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Graman — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Delungra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Graman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Delungra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Property market

Graman Delungra
Median house price $200,500 $290,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Graman Delungra
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

Graman Delungra
New dwellings approved 31
across Inverell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Graman Delungra
House price Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Income Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Graman Delungra
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Delungra carries more crime risk (66 vs 31).

Graman Delungra
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
66/100
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

Graman Delungra
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Graman

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

Schools in Delungra

  • Delungra Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Graman Delungra
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 4
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Graman sits further from the CBD (627.3 km vs 604.7 km).

Graman Delungra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 627.3 km
+4% vs other
 604.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 462 min 441 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2360
 0.0%
postcode 2403
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2360
 62
postcode 2403

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.

Graman Delungra
Car (driver) 81.5% / 61.0%
Graman — Car (driver): 81.5% Delungra — Car (driver): 61.0%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 28.0%
Graman — Worked from Home: 18.5% Delungra — Worked from Home: 28.0%
Walked Only — / 6.0%
Graman — Walked Only: not among its largest Delungra — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.0%
Graman — Car (passenger): not among its largest Delungra — Car (passenger): 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Graman Delungra
Elevation 609 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 575 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Graman Delungra
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
264 premises

Climate

Graman Delungra
Annual rainfall 675 mm 678 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.8°C —

Council rates

Graman Delungra
Average residential rate $1,170/yr
same for both
Council Inverell
same for both

Federal electorate

Graman Delungra
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Graman Delungra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Graman

Affordable Family Rural

Delungra

Affordable Rural

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