Grong Grong vs Narrandera

Grong Grong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Narrandera. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grong Grong, about half of households are couple families. In Narrandera, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Narrandera: a median of $390,000, against $152,000 in Grong Grong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Grong Grong tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Narrandera

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Grong Grong carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

Grong Grong

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($47,000 vs $156,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($152,500 vs $390,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 22%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Grong Grong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $210/wk)
  • But Narrandera has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Grong Grong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (351 min vs 367 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (521.1 km vs 542.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Narrandera

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)
  • But Grong Grong carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 90/100)

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

Investors

Grong Grong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.8% vs -0.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Grong Grong Narrandera
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.

Grong Grong Narrandera
Walkability 0 / 0
Grong Grong — Walkability: 0/100 Narrandera — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 10
Grong Grong — Safety: 49/100 Narrandera — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 89 / 80
Grong Grong — Low fire risk: 89/100 Narrandera — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Narrandera has more residents (4,369 vs 287); Narrandera rents higher ($210/wk vs $150/wk).

Grong Grong Narrandera
Population 287 4,369
+1422% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.8% -0.1%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $72,176/yr
+20% vs other
 $57,876/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $210/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grong Grong Narrandera
0-4 6.6% / 5.7%
Grong Grong — 0-4: 6.6% Narrandera — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 16.7% / 14.1%
Grong Grong — 5-14: 16.7% Narrandera — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 4.2% / 5.9%
Grong Grong — 15-19: 4.2% Narrandera — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 3.1% / 4.6%
Grong Grong — 20-24: 3.1% Narrandera — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 9.1% / 9.6%
Grong Grong — 25-34: 9.1% Narrandera — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 12.5% / 10.7%
Grong Grong — 35-44: 12.5% Narrandera — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 11.5% / 11.3%
Grong Grong — 45-54: 11.5% Narrandera — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 16.7% / 13.9%
Grong Grong — 55-64: 16.7% Narrandera — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 9.8% / 12.1%
Grong Grong — 65-74: 9.8% Narrandera — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 4.5% / 8.2%
Grong Grong — 75-84: 4.5% Narrandera — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 4.5% / 3.7%
Grong Grong — 85+: 4.5% Narrandera — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grong Grong 41.9% lone person
Grong Grong — Lone Person: 41.9% Grong Grong — Couple Families: 45.2% Grong Grong — One Parent Families: 8.1% Grong Grong — Group Household: 4.8% Grong Grong — Other Families: 0.0%
Narrandera 45.1% lone person
Narrandera — Lone Person: 45.1% Narrandera — Couple Families: 29.9% Narrandera — One Parent Families: 19.4% Narrandera — Group Household: 3.6% Narrandera — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grong Grong 13.8% renting
Grong Grong — Owned Outright: 51.2% Grong Grong — Mortgage: 35.0% Grong Grong — Renting: 13.8%
Narrandera 28.1% renting
Narrandera — Owned Outright: 39.4% Narrandera — Mortgage: 32.5% Narrandera — Renting: 28.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grong Grong Narrandera
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 14.1%
Grong Grong — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Narrandera — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 6.1%
Grong Grong — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Narrandera — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 5.3%
Grong Grong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Narrandera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 0.8%
Grong Grong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Narrandera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Grong Grong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Narrandera — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

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.

Grong Grong Narrandera
New Zealand 2.8% / 0.8%
Grong Grong — New Zealand: 2.8% Narrandera — New Zealand: 0.8%
China 2.1% / —
Grong Grong — China: 2.1% Narrandera — China: not among its largest
England — / 1.1%
Grong Grong — England: not among its largest Narrandera — England: 1.1%
Germany 1.0% / —
Grong Grong — Germany: 1.0% Narrandera — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.5%
Grong Grong — Philippines: not among its largest Narrandera — Philippines: 0.5%
India — / 0.3%
Grong Grong — India: not among its largest Narrandera — India: 0.3%
Nepal — / 0.2%
Grong Grong — Nepal: not among its largest Narrandera — Nepal: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grong Grong 96.7% houses
Grong Grong — Houses: 96.7% Grong Grong — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Grong Grong — Townhouses: 0.0%
Narrandera 93.2% houses
Narrandera — Houses: 93.2% Narrandera — Flats / Apartments: 4.5% Narrandera — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Grong Grong Narrandera
Median house price $152,500 $390,000
Median unit price — $507,500
Median land price $47,000 $156,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 37 sales

Zoning mix

Grong Grong Narrandera
Rural and farming 99% 94%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Grong Grong Narrandera
New dwellings approved 15
across Narrandera
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
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.

Grong Grong Narrandera
Houses — 5.0%
$450/wk on $465K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Grong Grong Narrandera
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 22% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 96% of NSW

Liveability

Grong Grong Narrandera
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Narrandera carries more crime risk (90 vs 51).

Grong Grong Narrandera
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
90/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Grong Grong Narrandera
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Grong Grong

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

Schools in Narrandera

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Narrandera High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Narrandera Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Narrandera East Infants School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Grong Grong Narrandera
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 35 13

Mobility

Narrandera sits further from the CBD (542.6 km vs 521.1 km).

Grong Grong Narrandera
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 521.1 km 542.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 351 min 367 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 60/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2652
 0.1%
postcode 2700
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2652
 55
postcode 2700

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.

Grong Grong Narrandera
Car (driver) 69.6% / 79.2%
Grong Grong — Car (driver): 69.6% Narrandera — Car (driver): 79.2%
Worked from Home 23.2% / 7.1%
Grong Grong — Worked from Home: 23.2% Narrandera — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Walked Only 7.1% / 6.4%
Grong Grong — Walked Only: 7.1% Narrandera — Walked Only: 6.4%
Car (passenger) — / 6.9%
Grong Grong — Car (passenger): not among its largest Narrandera — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Bus — / 0.4%
Grong Grong — Bus: not among its largest Narrandera — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).

Setting

Grong Grong Narrandera
Elevation 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grong Grong Narrandera
Connectivity score 18/100 49/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 18%
2,417 premises

Climate

Grong Grong Narrandera
Annual rainfall 453 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Grong Grong Narrandera
Average residential rate $932/yr
same for both
Council Narrandera
same for both

Federal electorate

Grong Grong Narrandera
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grong Grong Narrandera
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grong Grong

Family Rural

Narrandera

Affordable Rural

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