Nymagee vs Canbelego

Canbelego is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 52 in Nymagee. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nymagee, about half of households are people living alone. In Canbelego, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Canbelego tends to suit young adults and 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

Nymagee

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 78%)

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

  • Nymagee leaves households under less mortgage stress (55% vs 133%)
  • Canbelego has cheaper land ($19,950 vs $73,750)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Canbelego

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $60/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Canbelego

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (484 min vs 519 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (653.2 km vs 665.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Nymagee has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)
  • Canbelego has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Canbelego

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (38.5% vs -4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nymagee Canbelego
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.

Nymagee Canbelego
Walkability 0 / 0
Nymagee — Walkability: 0/100 Canbelego — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 6 / 4
Nymagee — Safety: 6/100 Canbelego — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 74 / 68
Nymagee — Low fire risk: 74/100 Canbelego — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Nymagee rents higher ($60/wk vs $0/wk); Nymagee has more residents (96 vs 54).

Nymagee Canbelego
Population 96
+44% vs other
 54
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.0% +38.5%
Median age 52 36
Median household income $54,132/yr $58,500/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $60/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nymagee Canbelego
0-4 — / 5.6%
Nymagee — 0-4: not among its largest Canbelego — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 7.3% / 9.3%
Nymagee — 5-14: 7.3% Canbelego — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 — / —
Nymagee — 15-19: not among its largest Canbelego — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.1% / 13.0%
Nymagee — 20-24: 3.1% Canbelego — 20-24: 13.0%
25-34 8.3% / 16.7%
Nymagee — 25-34: 8.3% Canbelego — 25-34: 16.7%
35-44 14.6% / 20.4%
Nymagee — 35-44: 14.6% Canbelego — 35-44: 20.4%
45-54 19.8% / 7.4%
Nymagee — 45-54: 19.8% Canbelego — 45-54: 7.4%
55-64 18.8% / 13.0%
Nymagee — 55-64: 18.8% Canbelego — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 10.4% / 13.0%
Nymagee — 65-74: 10.4% Canbelego — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 19.8% / 11.1%
Nymagee — 75-84: 19.8% Canbelego — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ — / —
Nymagee — 85+: not among its largest Canbelego — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nymagee 47.6% lone person
Nymagee — Lone Person: 47.6% Nymagee — Couple Families: 23.8% Nymagee — One Parent Families: 28.6%
Canbelego 55.0% lone person
Canbelego — Lone Person: 55.0% Canbelego — Couple Families: 45.0% Canbelego — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nymagee 27.3% renting
Nymagee — Owned Outright: 72.7% Nymagee — Mortgage: 0.0% Nymagee — Renting: 27.3%
Canbelego 0.0% renting
Canbelego — Owned Outright: 78.6% Canbelego — Mortgage: 21.4% Canbelego — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nymagee 88.9% houses
Nymagee — Houses: 88.9% Nymagee — Flats / Apartments: 11.1%
Canbelego 77.8% houses
Canbelego — Houses: 77.8% Canbelego — Flats / Apartments: 22.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Nymagee Canbelego
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 7.4%
Nymagee — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Canbelego — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Certificate III & IV 6.2% / 11.1%
Nymagee — Certificate III & IV: 6.2% Canbelego — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / —
Nymagee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Canbelego — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

Property market

Nymagee Canbelego
Median house price $441,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $73,750 $19,950

Zoning mix

Nymagee Canbelego
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Nymagee Canbelego
New dwellings approved 7
across Cobar
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Nymagee Canbelego
House price Higher than 13% of NSW —
Income Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 78% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Nymagee Canbelego
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Nymagee Canbelego
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
94/100
 High
96/100
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

Nymagee Canbelego
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

Nymagee Canbelego
Parks & reserves 6 0
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 8 6

Mobility

Nymagee sits further from the CBD (665.3 km vs 653.2 km).

Nymagee Canbelego
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 665.3 km
+2% vs other
 653.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 519 min 484 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2831
 0.0%
postcode 2835
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 2831
 66
postcode 2835

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.

Nymagee Canbelego
Worked from Home 51.7% / 38.9%
Nymagee — Worked from Home: 51.7% Canbelego — Worked from Home: 38.9%
Car (driver) 48.3% / 22.2%
Nymagee — Car (driver): 48.3% Canbelego — Car (driver): 22.2%
Walked Only — / 38.9%
Nymagee — Walked Only: not among its largest Canbelego — Walked Only: 38.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.7%).

Setting

Nymagee Canbelego
Elevation 268 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nymagee Canbelego
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
11 premises

Council rates

Nymagee Canbelego
Average residential rate $2,302/yr
same for both
Council Cobar
same for both

Federal electorate

Nymagee Canbelego
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nymagee Canbelego
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nymagee

Retirees Rural

Canbelego

Affordable Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Nymagee

Nymagee vs Cobar

Other comparisons with Canbelego

Canbelego vs Cobar Canbelego vs Hermidale Canbelego vs Girilambone
Full data on Nymagee Full data on Canbelego
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or