Hobbys Yards vs Neville
Neville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Hobbys Yards. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hobbys Yards, about half of households are people living alone. In Neville, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hobbys Yards: a median of $890,000, against $411,000 in Neville, though rent is higher in Neville. On these figures, Hobbys Yards tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Neville suits families with children, 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Hobbys Yards carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 71/100)
- Neville is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Neville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($411,000 vs $890,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Hobbys Yards
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $278/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Hobbys Yards
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (252.3 km vs 273.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (218 min vs 233 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hobbys Yards
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 71/100)
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hobbys Yards
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.9% vs -7.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hobbys Yards and Neville 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
Neville has more residents (229 vs 89); Neville rents higher ($278/wk vs $160/wk).
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 89 | 229 +157% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.9% | -7.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 42 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr +2% vs other | $80,756/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk | $278/wk +74% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
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 (22.3%).
Property market
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $890,000 | $411,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 51 across Blayney | 33 across Cowra |
| Approvals change year on year | +14% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
Liveability
Hobbys Yards is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Neville carries more crime risk (71 vs 0); Neville carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | High 71/100 |
| 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
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Hobbys Yards
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Neville
- Neville Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 10 | 24 |
Mobility
Neville sits further from the CBD (273.5 km vs 252.3 km).
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 252.3 km | 273.5 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 218 min | 233 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2795 | 0.4% postcode 2799 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2795 | 44 postcode 2799 |
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 (65.8%).
Setting
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 959 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 963 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 0% 135 premises |
Climate
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 666 mm | 894 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C | 26.3°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.1°C | 2.2°C |
Council rates
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $925/yr | $583/yr |
| Council | Blayney | Cowra |
Federal electorate
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare | Riverina |
| Member | Andrew Gee | Michael Mccormack |
| Party | Independent | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hobbys Yards | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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