Narrawa vs Rugby
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Narrawa, about half of households are people living alone. In Rugby, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Narrawa: a median of $3.84 million, against $495,000 in Rugby, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Narrawa tends to suit couples, while Rugby 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
Narrawa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 42%)
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
- Narrawa leaves households under less mortgage stress (3% vs 22%)
- Rugby has cheaper houses ($495,000 vs $3,840,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Rugby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($105/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Narrawa
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 205 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (275.4 km vs 287.8 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
Narrawa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.2% vs 13.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Narrawa and Rugby 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
Narrawa has higher household incomes ($112,632 vs $74,724); Narrawa rents higher ($150/wk vs $105/wk).
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 112 +26% vs other | 83 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +30.2% | +13.7% |
| Median age | 53 same for both | |
| Median household income | $112,632/yr +34% vs other | $74,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +30% vs other | $105/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,840,000 | $495,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 44 across Upper Lachlan | 48 across Hilltops |
| Approvals change year on year | +175% | -47% |
Ranking within NSW
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 17 | 15 |
Mobility
Rugby sits further from the CBD (287.8 km vs 275.4 km).
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 275.4 km | 287.8 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 195 min | 205 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2583 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2583 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 (61.5%).
Setting
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 625 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 584 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 840 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $636/yr | $714/yr |
| Council | Upper Lachlan | Hilltops |
Federal electorate
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Narrawa | Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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