Gum Flat vs Rob Roy
Gum Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Rob Roy. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Gum Flat tends to suit families with children, while Rob Roy suits couples and 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
Rob Roy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 24/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gum Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Rob Roy
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 24/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rob Roy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.8% vs -1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gum Flat and Rob Roy 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
Gum Flat has more residents (209 vs 69); Rob Roy has higher household incomes ($77,948 vs $70,200).
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 209 +67% vs other | 69 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.9% | +7.8% |
| Median age | 45 | 49 |
| Median household income | $70,200/yr | $77,948/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $313/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Property market
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Inverell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 34% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 54% 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 47% of NSW |
Liveability
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Gum Flat carries more crime risk (24 vs 0); Gum Flat carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 23).
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 37/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Rob Roy
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 12 | 0 |
Mobility
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 585.4 km | 585.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 450 min | 453 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).
Setting
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 640 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 676 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 77 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,170/yr same for both | |
| Council | Inverell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gum Flat | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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