Gum Flat vs Little Plain

Comparing Gum Flat and Little Plain, NSW: Little Plain carries more crime risk (75 vs 24); Gum Flat rents higher ($300/wk vs $225/wk); and Little Plain sits further from the CBD (607 km vs 585.4 km).

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

Gum Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 75/100)

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

Little Plain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Gum Flat sits closer to the CBD (585.4 km vs 607 km)
  • Little Plain has a shorter drive in (442 min vs 450 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Gum Flat carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 75/100)
  • Little Plain has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Little Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.2% vs -1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gum Flat Little Plain
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.

Gum Flat Little Plain
Walkability 10 / 5
Gum Flat — Walkability: 10/100 Little Plain — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 76 / 25
Gum Flat — Safety: 76/100 Little Plain — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 63 / 80
Gum Flat — Low fire risk: 63/100 Little Plain — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Gum Flat rents higher ($300/wk vs $225/wk); Gum Flat has more residents (209 vs 159).

Gum Flat Little Plain
Population 209
+24% vs other
 159
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +11.2%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $70,200/yr $85,748/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+25% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gum Flat Little Plain
0-4 7.7% / 3.1%
Gum Flat — 0-4: 7.7% Little Plain — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 11.0% / 17.0%
Gum Flat — 5-14: 11.0% Little Plain — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 11.0% / 11.3%
Gum Flat — 15-19: 11.0% Little Plain — 15-19: 11.3%
20-24 3.3% / 5.7%
Gum Flat — 20-24: 3.3% Little Plain — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 10.5% / 3.8%
Gum Flat — 25-34: 10.5% Little Plain — 25-34: 3.8%
35-44 9.6% / 11.9%
Gum Flat — 35-44: 9.6% Little Plain — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 22.0% / 15.1%
Gum Flat — 45-54: 22.0% Little Plain — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 16.7% / 18.2%
Gum Flat — 55-64: 16.7% Little Plain — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 10.5% / 10.7%
Gum Flat — 65-74: 10.5% Little Plain — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 2.9% / 5.0%
Gum Flat — 75-84: 2.9% Little Plain — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 3.8%
Gum Flat — 85+: not among its largest Little Plain — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gum Flat 58.8% couple families
Gum Flat — Couple Families: 58.8% Gum Flat — Lone Person: 32.4% Gum Flat — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Little Plain 65.4% couple families
Little Plain — Couple Families: 65.4% Little Plain — Lone Person: 34.6% Little Plain — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gum Flat 12.7% renting
Gum Flat — Owned Outright: 44.4% Gum Flat — Mortgage: 42.9% Gum Flat — Renting: 12.7%
Little Plain 10.0% renting
Little Plain — Owned Outright: 45.0% Little Plain — Mortgage: 45.0% Little Plain — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gum Flat 92.3% houses
Gum Flat — Houses: 92.3% Gum Flat — Flats / Apartments: 7.7%
Little Plain 100.0% houses
Little Plain — Houses: 100.0% Little Plain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gum Flat Little Plain
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 16.4%
Gum Flat — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Little Plain — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 4.4%
Gum Flat — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Little Plain — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.3%
Gum Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Little Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / —
Gum Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Little Plain — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Property market

Gum Flat Little Plain
Median house price $800,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Gum Flat Little Plain
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 Little Plain
New dwellings approved 31
across Inverell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gum Flat Little Plain
House price Higher than 34% of NSW —
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 54% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Gum Flat Little Plain
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Little Plain carries more crime risk (75 vs 24); Gum Flat carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 20).

Gum Flat Little Plain
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Low
24/100
 High
75/100
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 Little Plain
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gum Flat

  • Gum Flat Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Little Plain

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gum Flat Little Plain
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 12 0

Mobility

Little Plain sits further from the CBD (607 km vs 585.4 km).

Gum Flat Little Plain
Walkability score 10/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 585.4 km 607 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 450 min 442 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2360
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2360
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.

Gum Flat Little Plain
Car (driver) 72.8% / 71.9%
Gum Flat — Car (driver): 72.8% Little Plain — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home 27.2% / 28.1%
Gum Flat — Worked from Home: 27.2% Little Plain — Worked from Home: 28.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Gum Flat Little Plain
Elevation 640 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 681 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gum Flat Little Plain
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Gum Flat Little Plain
Annual rainfall 803 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Gum Flat Little Plain
Average residential rate $1,170/yr
same for both
Council Inverell
same for both

Federal electorate

Gum Flat Little Plain
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gum Flat Little Plain
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gum Flat

River Rural

Little Plain

Rural

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