Jemalong vs Warroo
Warroo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Jemalong. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jemalong, about half of households are couple families. In Warroo, most households are couple families. On these figures, Warroo tends to suit families with children and 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
Warroo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Jemalong
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($1,260 vs $355,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 21%)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Warroo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)
- But Jemalong has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jemalong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (418.8 km vs 436.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (344 min vs 354 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warroo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Jemalong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.1% vs -1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jemalong and Warroo 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
Jemalong rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk); Warroo has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $63,336).
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82 | 123 +50% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.1% | -1.6% |
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income | $63,336/yr | $97,500/yr +54% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +40% vs other | $150/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.
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 (19.5%).
Property market
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,260 | $355,000 |
Zoning mix
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Forbes same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +125% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
Liveability
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Jemalong carries more crime risk (86 vs 15).
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | High 86/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 21 | 34 |
Mobility
Warroo sits further from the CBD (436.7 km vs 418.8 km).
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 418.8 km | 436.7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 344 min | 354 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2871 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2871 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 (54.3%).
Setting
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 223 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 214 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Council rates
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $957/yr same for both | |
| Council | Forbes same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jemalong | Warroo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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