Narromine vs Gin Gin

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gin Gin, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gin Gin 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

Narromine

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Gin Gin carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gin Gin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gin Gin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Narromine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (439.3 km vs 469.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (349 min vs 366 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Narromine has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • Gin Gin carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Gin Gin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.9% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Narromine Gin Gin
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.

Narromine Gin Gin
Walkability 6 / 8
Narromine — Walkability: 6/100 Gin Gin — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 11 / 79
Narromine — Safety: 11/100 Gin Gin — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 78 / 78
Narromine — Low fire risk: 78/100 Gin Gin — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Narromine has more residents (4,608 vs 159); Narromine rents higher ($250/wk vs $160/wk).

Narromine Gin Gin
Population 4,608
+97% vs other
 159
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% +45.9%
Median age 39 38
Median household income $67,912/yr $85,540/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+36% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Narromine Gin Gin
0-4 6.5% / 11.3%
Narromine — 0-4: 6.5% Gin Gin — 0-4: 11.3%
5-14 15.6% / 14.5%
Narromine — 5-14: 15.6% Gin Gin — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.8% / 6.3%
Narromine — 15-19: 5.8% Gin Gin — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 5.1% / 2.5%
Narromine — 20-24: 5.1% Gin Gin — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 10.9% / 13.2%
Narromine — 25-34: 10.9% Gin Gin — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 11.2% / 16.4%
Narromine — 35-44: 11.2% Gin Gin — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 10.6% / 12.6%
Narromine — 45-54: 10.6% Gin Gin — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 13.1% / 12.6%
Narromine — 55-64: 13.1% Gin Gin — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 11.2% / 12.6%
Narromine — 65-74: 11.2% Gin Gin — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 7.3% / 4.4%
Narromine — 75-84: 7.3% Gin Gin — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.6% / —
Narromine — 85+: 2.6% Gin Gin — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Narromine 36.8% couple families
Narromine — Couple Families: 36.8% Narromine — Lone Person: 39.6% Narromine — One Parent Families: 18.8% Narromine — Group Household: 3.2% Narromine — Other Families: 1.6%
Gin Gin 53.3% couple families
Gin Gin — Couple Families: 53.3% Gin Gin — Lone Person: 46.7% Gin Gin — One Parent Families: 0.0% Gin Gin — Group Household: 0.0% Gin Gin — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Narromine 24.9% renting
Narromine — Owned Outright: 42.5% Narromine — Mortgage: 32.6% Narromine — Renting: 24.9%
Gin Gin 33.3% renting
Gin Gin — Owned Outright: 57.6% Gin Gin — Mortgage: 9.1% Gin Gin — Renting: 33.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Narromine Gin Gin
Philippines 0.3% / 1.9%
Narromine — Philippines: 0.3% Gin Gin — Philippines: 1.9%
England 0.8% / —
Narromine — England: 0.8% Gin Gin — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.3% / —
Narromine — New Zealand: 0.3% Gin Gin — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.3% / —
Narromine — Germany: 0.3% Gin Gin — Germany: not among its largest
India 0.3% / —
Narromine — India: 0.3% Gin Gin — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

Qualifications

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

Narromine Gin Gin
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 16.4%
Narromine — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Gin Gin — Bachelor Degree: 16.4%
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 6.3%
Narromine — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Gin Gin — Certificate III & IV: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 5.0%
Narromine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Gin Gin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Narromine — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Gin Gin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Narromine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Gin Gin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Narromine 93.1% houses
Narromine — Houses: 93.1% Narromine — Townhouses: 5.3% Narromine — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Gin Gin 100.0% houses
Gin Gin — Houses: 100.0% Gin Gin — Townhouses: 0.0% Gin Gin — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Narromine Gin Gin
Median house price $440,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $272,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 29 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Narromine Gin Gin
Rural and farming 96% 100%
Environmental 2% 0%
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

Narromine Gin Gin
New dwellings approved 14
across Narromine
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Narromine Gin Gin
Houses 4.0%
$490/wk on $645K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Narromine Gin Gin
House price Higher than 11% of NSW —
Income Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools Higher than 59% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 89% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 70% of NSW —

Liveability

Narromine Gin Gin
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Narromine carries more crime risk (89 vs 21).

Narromine Gin Gin
Bushfire Low
22/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 Low
21/100
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

Narromine Gin Gin
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Narromine

  • Narromine Christian School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Narromine Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Augustine's Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Narromine High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Gin Gin

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

Amenities in the suburb

Narromine Gin Gin
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 8 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 36 43

Mobility

Gin Gin sits further from the CBD (469.7 km vs 439.3 km).

Narromine Gin Gin
Walkability score 6/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 439.3 km 469.7 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 349 min 366 min
Public transport score 65/100
Bus
 20/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 56.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2821
 0.2%
postcode 2823
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 2821
 80
postcode 2823

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.

Narromine Gin Gin
Car (driver) 77.1% / 62.7%
Narromine — Car (driver): 77.1% Gin Gin — Car (driver): 62.7%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 29.9%
Narromine — Worked from Home: 12.1% Gin Gin — Worked from Home: 29.9%
Walked Only 5.4% / 7.5%
Narromine — Walked Only: 5.4% Gin Gin — Walked Only: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Narromine — Car (passenger): 4.8% Gin Gin — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 0.3% / —
Narromine — Bus: 0.3% Gin Gin — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.1%).

Setting

Narromine Gin Gin
Elevation 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Narromine Gin Gin
Connectivity score 59/100 20/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
2,361 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Narromine Gin Gin
Annual rainfall 492 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Narromine Gin Gin
Average residential rate $860/yr
same for both
Council Narromine
same for both

Federal electorate

Narromine Gin Gin
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Narromine Gin Gin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Narromine

Affordable Family Rural

Gin Gin

Family Rural Young Families

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