Mirrool vs Tallimba
Tallimba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Mirrool. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mirrool, most households are people living alone. In Tallimba, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mirrool: a median of $190,000, against $40,000 in Tallimba, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mirrool tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tallimba suits 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
Tallimba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Mirrool has cheaper land ($10,500 vs $29,950)
- Tallimba has cheaper houses ($40,000 vs $190,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tallimba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mirrool
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (329 min vs 365 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (483.5 km vs 531.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mirrool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tallimba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.5% vs -14.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mirrool and Tallimba 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
Tallimba has more residents (185 vs 79); Mirrool rents higher ($175/wk vs $100/wk).
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 79 | 185 +134% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.1% | +0.5% |
| Median age | 44 | 41 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr +15% vs other | $62,504/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk +43% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
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 (20.5%).
Property market
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $190,000 | $40,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $10,500 | $29,950 |
Zoning mix
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Bland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tallimba carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 49/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mirrool
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tallimba
- Tallimba Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 16 | 20 |
Mobility
Tallimba sits further from the CBD (531.9 km vs 483.5 km).
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 483.5 km | 531.9 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 329 min | 365 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2665 | 0.0% postcode 2669 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2665 | 43 postcode 2669 |
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 (56.2%).
Setting
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 238 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 215 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 63 premises |
Climate
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 420 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,508/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mirrool | Tallimba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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