Lambs Valley vs Red Range

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lambs Valley, most households are couple families. In Red Range, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Lambs Valley: a median of $1.4 million, against $420,000 in Red Range. On these figures, Lambs Valley tends to suit couples, while Red Range suits people living alone, families with children, 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

Red Range

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 80%)
  • But Lambs Valley is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Red Range

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($420,000 vs $1,400,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and 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

Lambs Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (437 min vs 455 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (570.8 km vs 593 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lambs Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 4%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Red Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.1% vs -15.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lambs Valley and Red Range drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lambs Valley Red Range
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.

Lambs Valley Red Range
Walkability 0 / 0
Lambs Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Red Range — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 79 / 30
Lambs Valley — Low fire risk: 79/100 Red Range — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Red Range has more residents (247 vs 75); Lambs Valley has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $72,176).

Lambs Valley Red Range
Population 75 247
+229% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.7% +32.1%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $84,448/yr
+15% vs other
 $72,176/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $220/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lambs Valley Red Range
0-4 4.0% / 6.5%
Lambs Valley — 0-4: 4.0% Red Range — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 6.7% / 17.4%
Lambs Valley — 5-14: 6.7% Red Range — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 5.3% / 3.6%
Lambs Valley — 15-19: 5.3% Red Range — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 4.0% / 2.0%
Lambs Valley — 20-24: 4.0% Red Range — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 4.0% / 8.1%
Lambs Valley — 25-34: 4.0% Red Range — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 6.7% / 10.5%
Lambs Valley — 35-44: 6.7% Red Range — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 25.3% / 14.2%
Lambs Valley — 45-54: 25.3% Red Range — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 25.3% / 16.2%
Lambs Valley — 55-64: 25.3% Red Range — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 18.7% / 12.6%
Lambs Valley — 65-74: 18.7% Red Range — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 — / 4.5%
Lambs Valley — 75-84: not among its largest Red Range — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / —
Lambs Valley — 85+: not among its largest Red Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lambs Valley 66.7% couple families
Lambs Valley — Couple Families: 66.7% Lambs Valley — Lone Person: 33.3% Lambs Valley — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Red Range 36.4% couple families
Red Range — Couple Families: 36.4% Red Range — Lone Person: 45.5% Red Range — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lambs Valley 15.2% renting
Lambs Valley — Owned Outright: 48.5% Lambs Valley — Mortgage: 36.4% Lambs Valley — Renting: 15.2%
Red Range 16.9% renting
Red Range — Owned Outright: 54.5% Red Range — Mortgage: 28.6% Red Range — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lambs Valley 80.0% houses
Lambs Valley — Houses: 80.0% Lambs Valley — Flats / Apartments: 20.0%
Red Range 96.4% houses
Red Range — Houses: 96.4% Red Range — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lambs Valley Red Range
Certificate III & IV 28.0% / 14.6%
Lambs Valley — Certificate III & IV: 28.0% Red Range — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 9.3%
Lambs Valley — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Red Range — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.0% / 4.0%
Lambs Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0% Red Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Property market

Lambs Valley Red Range
Median house price $1,400,000 $420,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Lambs Valley Red Range
Rural and farming 96% 99%
Environmental 4% 1%
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

Lambs Valley Red Range
New dwellings approved 12
across Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lambs Valley Red Range
House price Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW

Liveability

Lambs Valley Red Range
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

Red Range carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 21).

Lambs Valley Red Range
Bushfire Low
21/100
 High
70/100
Crime — Low
26/100
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

Lambs Valley Red Range
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lambs Valley

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

Schools in Red Range

  • Red Range Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lambs Valley Red Range
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 6 39

Mobility

Red Range sits further from the CBD (593 km vs 570.8 km).

Lambs Valley Red Range
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 570.8 km 593 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 437 min 455 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2370
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.

Lambs Valley Red Range
Car (driver) 60.4% / 65.8%
Lambs Valley — Car (driver): 60.4% Red Range — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 24.5% / 29.1%
Lambs Valley — Worked from Home: 24.5% Red Range — Worked from Home: 29.1%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 5.1%
Lambs Valley — Car (passenger): 5.7% Red Range — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 9.4% / —
Lambs Valley — Walked Only: 9.4% Red Range — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.8%).

Setting

Lambs Valley Red Range
Elevation 1,147 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lambs Valley Red Range
Connectivity score 28/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
80 premises

Climate

Lambs Valley Red Range
Annual rainfall 817 mm 1,057 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 1.6°C —

Council rates

Lambs Valley Red Range
Average residential rate $966/yr
same for both
Council Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Federal electorate

Lambs Valley Red Range
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lambs Valley Red Range
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lambs Valley

Rural

Red Range

Family River Rural

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