Inverell vs Rob Roy

Inverell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Rob Roy. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rob Roy, most households are couple families. On these figures, Inverell tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Rob Roy suits couples.

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

  • Inverell has more parks and reserves (18 vs 0)
  • Rob Roy carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 88/100)

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

First-home buyers

Inverell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Inverell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $313/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Inverell

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (440 min vs 453 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (572.4 km vs 585.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Inverell is more walkable (55/100 vs 8/100)
  • Rob Roy carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 88/100)

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

Inverell 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.

Inverell Rob Roy
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.

Inverell Rob Roy
Walkability 55 / 8
Inverell — Walkability: 55/100 Rob Roy — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 12 / 100
Inverell — Safety: 12/100 Rob Roy — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 61 / 77
Inverell — Low fire risk: 61/100 Rob Roy — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Inverell has more residents (12,057 vs 69); Rob Roy has higher household incomes ($77,948 vs $61,724).

Inverell Rob Roy
Population 12,057
+99% vs other
 69
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% +7.8%
Median age 41 49
Median household income $61,724/yr $77,948/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $313/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Inverell Rob Roy
0-4 5.9% / 7.2%
Inverell — 0-4: 5.9% Rob Roy — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 13.7% / 7.2%
Inverell — 5-14: 13.7% Rob Roy — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 6.1% / 8.7%
Inverell — 15-19: 6.1% Rob Roy — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 5.6% / 4.3%
Inverell — 20-24: 5.6% Rob Roy — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 12.0% / 5.8%
Inverell — 25-34: 12.0% Rob Roy — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 10.7% / 17.4%
Inverell — 35-44: 10.7% Rob Roy — 35-44: 17.4%
45-54 11.1% / 8.7%
Inverell — 45-54: 11.1% Rob Roy — 45-54: 8.7%
55-64 11.9% / 18.8%
Inverell — 55-64: 11.9% Rob Roy — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 11.7% / 24.6%
Inverell — 65-74: 11.7% Rob Roy — 65-74: 24.6%
75-84 8.4% / 4.3%
Inverell — 75-84: 8.4% Rob Roy — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 3.1% / —
Inverell — 85+: 3.1% Rob Roy — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Inverell 31.5% couple families
Inverell — Couple Families: 31.5% Inverell — Lone Person: 42.7% Inverell — One Parent Families: 20.1% Inverell — Group Household: 4.0% Inverell — Other Families: 1.6%
Rob Roy 72.2% couple families
Rob Roy — Couple Families: 72.2% Rob Roy — Lone Person: 27.8% Rob Roy — One Parent Families: 0.0% Rob Roy — Group Household: 0.0% Rob Roy — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Inverell 33.8% renting
Inverell — Owned Outright: 36.9% Inverell — Mortgage: 29.2% Inverell — Renting: 33.8%
Rob Roy 19.2% renting
Rob Roy — Owned Outright: 50.0% Rob Roy — Mortgage: 30.8% Rob Roy — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Inverell 87.3% houses
Inverell — Houses: 87.3% Inverell — Townhouses: 10.0% Inverell — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Rob Roy 100.0% houses
Rob Roy — Houses: 100.0% Rob Roy — Townhouses: 0.0% Rob Roy — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Inverell Rob Roy
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 8.7%
Inverell — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Rob Roy — Certificate III & IV: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 14.5%
Inverell — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Rob Roy — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 4.3%
Inverell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Rob Roy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Inverell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Rob Roy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Inverell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Rob Roy — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Property market

Inverell Rob Roy
Median house price $469,000 —
Median unit price $329,000 —
Median land price $652,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 110 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Rob Roy has more rural and farming land (100% vs 64%).

Inverell Rob Roy
Rural and farming 64% 100%
Residential 26% 0%
Environmental 6% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
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

Inverell Rob Roy
New dwellings approved 31
across Inverell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Inverell Rob Roy
Houses 3.8%
$460/wk on $629K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Inverell Rob Roy
House price Higher than 12% of NSW —
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Schools Higher than 5% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of NSW —

Liveability

Inverell is more walkable (55 vs 8).

Inverell Rob Roy
Grade D —
Score 20/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Inverell carries more crime risk (88 vs 0); Inverell carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 23).

Inverell Rob Roy
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Low
23/100
Crime High
88/100
 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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Inverell Rob Roy
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Inverell

  • Holy Trinity School Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Inverell High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Inverell Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Macintyre High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Ross Hill Public School Government · Primary below 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

Inverell Rob Roy
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 13 0
Parks & reserves 18 0
Childcare 10 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 6 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Rob Roy sits further from the CBD (585.5 km vs 572.4 km).

Inverell Rob Roy
Walkability score 55/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 572.4 km 585.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 440 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.

Inverell Rob Roy
Car (driver) 78.8% / 60.7%
Inverell — Car (driver): 78.8% Rob Roy — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 39.3%
Inverell — Worked from Home: 8.5% Rob Roy — Worked from Home: 39.3%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / —
Inverell — Car (passenger): 8.2% Rob Roy — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.1% / —
Inverell — Walked Only: 4.1% Rob Roy — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.2% / —
Inverell — Bicycle: 0.2% Rob Roy — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Inverell Rob Roy
Elevation 595 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 676 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Inverell Rob Roy
Connectivity score 70/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
6,241 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Inverell 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

Inverell Rob Roy
Average residential rate $1,170/yr
same for both
Council Inverell
same for both

Federal electorate

Inverell Rob Roy
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Inverell Rob Roy
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Inverell

Acreage Affordable

Rob Roy

Retirees Rural

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