Lidster vs Nashdale
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lidster, most households are couple families. In Nashdale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lidster: a median of $1.2 million, against $1 million in Nashdale, though rent is higher in Nashdale. On these figures, Lidster tends to suit couples, while Nashdale suits people living alone 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
- Lidster is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 62%)
- Nashdale has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Lidster leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)
- Nashdale has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,200,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Lidster has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
- Nashdale has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 7%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Nashdale
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 8/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (272.2 km vs 281.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (232 min vs 240 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nashdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 8/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Lidster and Nashdale 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
Nashdale has more residents (403 vs 301); Nashdale rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 301 | 403 +34% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| Median age | 46 | 44 |
| Median household income | $114,608/yr +1% vs other | $113,360/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $300/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,200,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 92% |
| Environmental | 5% | 3% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% 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
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Cabonne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Income | — | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
Liveability
Nashdale is more walkable (25 vs 8).
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Nashdale carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 49).
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 49/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | 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
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Lidster
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Nashdale
- Nashdale Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 27 | 18 |
Mobility
Lidster sits further from the CBD (281.8 km vs 272.2 km).
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 25/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 281.8 km +3% vs other | 272.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 240 min | 232 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2800 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2800 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 (67.3%).
Setting
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 896 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 922 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 126 premises | 0% 154 premises |
Climate
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 894 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.4 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cabonne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lidster | Nashdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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