Little Plain vs Delungra

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Little Plain, most households are couple families. In Delungra, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Little Plain tends to suit 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

Delungra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Little Plain leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
  • Delungra has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Delungra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (604.7 km vs 607 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Little Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.2% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Little Plain and Delungra drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Little Plain Delungra
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.

Little Plain Delungra
Walkability 5 / 0
Little Plain — Walkability: 5/100 Delungra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 34
Little Plain — Safety: 25/100 Delungra — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 80 / 64
Little Plain — Low fire risk: 80/100 Delungra — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Delungra has more residents (625 vs 159); Little Plain has higher household incomes ($85,748 vs $54,808).

Little Plain Delungra
Population 159 625
+293% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.2% -3.4%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $85,748/yr
+36% vs other
 $54,808/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+11% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Little Plain Delungra
0-4 3.1% / 5.8%
Little Plain — 0-4: 3.1% Delungra — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 17.0% / 14.9%
Little Plain — 5-14: 17.0% Delungra — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 11.3% / 5.8%
Little Plain — 15-19: 11.3% Delungra — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.7% / 4.0%
Little Plain — 20-24: 5.7% Delungra — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 3.8% / 7.8%
Little Plain — 25-34: 3.8% Delungra — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 11.9% / 11.0%
Little Plain — 35-44: 11.9% Delungra — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 15.1% / 13.3%
Little Plain — 45-54: 15.1% Delungra — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 18.2% / 14.9%
Little Plain — 55-64: 18.2% Delungra — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 10.7% / 12.2%
Little Plain — 65-74: 10.7% Delungra — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 5.0% / 6.4%
Little Plain — 75-84: 5.0% Delungra — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 3.8% / 2.2%
Little Plain — 85+: 3.8% Delungra — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Little Plain 65.4% couple families
Little Plain — Couple Families: 65.4% Little Plain — Lone Person: 34.6% Little Plain — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Delungra 45.0% couple families
Delungra — Couple Families: 45.0% Delungra — Lone Person: 36.4% Delungra — One Parent Families: 18.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Little Plain 10.0% renting
Little Plain — Owned Outright: 45.0% Little Plain — Mortgage: 45.0% Little Plain — Renting: 10.0%
Delungra 15.7% renting
Delungra — Owned Outright: 53.5% Delungra — Mortgage: 30.8% Delungra — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Little Plain 100.0% houses
Little Plain — Houses: 100.0%
Delungra 100.0% houses
Delungra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Little Plain Delungra
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 16.6%
Little Plain — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Delungra — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 5.3%
Little Plain — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Delungra — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 3.2%
Little Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Delungra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Little Plain — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Delungra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Little Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Delungra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Property market

Little Plain Delungra
Median house price — $290,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Little Plain Delungra
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

Little Plain Delungra
New dwellings approved 31
across Inverell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Little Plain Delungra
House price — Higher than 6% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 93% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Little Plain Delungra
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Delungra carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 20).

Little Plain Delungra
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
36/100
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
66/100
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

Little Plain Delungra
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Little Plain

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

Schools in Delungra

  • Delungra Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Little Plain Delungra
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 4
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Little Plain sits further from the CBD (607 km vs 604.7 km).

Little Plain Delungra
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 607 km 604.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 442 min 441 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2360
 0.0%
postcode 2403
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2360
 62
postcode 2403

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.

Little Plain Delungra
Car (driver) 71.9% / 61.0%
Little Plain — Car (driver): 71.9% Delungra — Car (driver): 61.0%
Worked from Home 28.1% / 28.0%
Little Plain — Worked from Home: 28.1% Delungra — Worked from Home: 28.0%
Walked Only — / 6.0%
Little Plain — Walked Only: not among its largest Delungra — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.0%
Little Plain — Car (passenger): not among its largest Delungra — Car (passenger): 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Little Plain Delungra
Elevation 681 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 575 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Little Plain Delungra
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
264 premises

Climate

Little Plain Delungra
Annual rainfall 803 mm 678 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C —

Council rates

Little Plain Delungra
Average residential rate $1,170/yr
same for both
Council Inverell
same for both

Federal electorate

Little Plain Delungra
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Little Plain Delungra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Little Plain

Rural

Delungra

Affordable Rural

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