Gum Flat vs Delungra
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gum Flat, most households are couple families. In Delungra, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gum Flat: a median of $800,000, against $290,000 in Delungra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gum Flat tends to suit couples, while Delungra suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Gum Flat carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 66/100)
- Delungra has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Delungra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($290,000 vs $800,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Delungra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gum Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (585.4 km vs 604.7 km)
- But Delungra has a shorter drive in (441 min vs 450 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gum Flat
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 66/100)
- But Delungra has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)
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
Gum Flat 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.
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
Delungra has more residents (625 vs 209); Gum Flat rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 209 | 625 +199% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.9% | -3.4% |
| Median age | 45 same for both | |
| Median household income | $70,200/yr +22% vs other | $54,808/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +33% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (1.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800,000 | $290,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Gum Flat | 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
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Inverell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 93% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
Liveability
Gum Flat is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 20/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Delungra carries more crime risk (66 vs 24).
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 37/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | 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
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gum Flat
- Gum Flat Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Delungra
- Delungra Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 12 | 5 |
Mobility
Delungra sits further from the CBD (604.7 km vs 585.4 km).
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 585.4 km | 604.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 450 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).
Setting
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 640 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 575 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 77 premises | 0% 264 premises |
Climate
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 803 mm | 678 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C | — |
Council rates
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,170/yr same for both | |
| Council | Inverell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gum Flat | Delungra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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