Packsaddle vs Tibooburra

Packsaddle is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Tibooburra. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Packsaddle tends to suit families with children and couples, while Tibooburra suits older residents.

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

Packsaddle

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 27/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 55%)
  • But Tibooburra has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Tibooburra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 74%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Packsaddle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $120/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Packsaddle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (924 min vs 953 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Packsaddle carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 27/100)
  • Tibooburra has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Packsaddle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-16.1% vs -29.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Packsaddle Tibooburra
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.

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Walkability 0 / 0
Packsaddle — Walkability: 0/100 Tibooburra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 73
Packsaddle — Safety: 100/100 Tibooburra — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 65 / 68
Packsaddle — Low fire risk: 65/100 Tibooburra — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Tibooburra rents higher ($120/wk vs $0/wk); Tibooburra has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $46,800).

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Population 73 95
+30% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.1% -29.1%
Median age 38 47
Median household income $46,800/yr $95,316/yr
+104% vs other
Median weekly rent — $120/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Packsaddle Tibooburra
0-4 12.3% / 4.2%
Packsaddle — 0-4: 12.3% Tibooburra — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 21.9% / 11.6%
Packsaddle — 5-14: 21.9% Tibooburra — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 — / 5.3%
Packsaddle — 15-19: not among its largest Tibooburra — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 6.3%
Packsaddle — 20-24: not among its largest Tibooburra — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 6.8% / 3.2%
Packsaddle — 25-34: 6.8% Tibooburra — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 17.8% / 10.5%
Packsaddle — 35-44: 17.8% Tibooburra — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 4.1% / 18.9%
Packsaddle — 45-54: 4.1% Tibooburra — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 12.3% / 20.0%
Packsaddle — 55-64: 12.3% Tibooburra — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 4.1% / 16.8%
Packsaddle — 65-74: 4.1% Tibooburra — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 5.5% / 8.4%
Packsaddle — 75-84: 5.5% Tibooburra — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / —
Packsaddle — 85+: not among its largest Tibooburra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Packsaddle 75.0% couple families
Packsaddle — Couple Families: 75.0% Packsaddle — Lone Person: 25.0% Packsaddle — Group Household: 0.0%
Tibooburra 55.0% couple families
Tibooburra — Couple Families: 55.0% Tibooburra — Lone Person: 25.0% Tibooburra — Group Household: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Packsaddle 0.0% renting
Packsaddle — Owned Outright: 40.0% Packsaddle — Mortgage: 60.0% Packsaddle — Renting: 0.0%
Tibooburra 29.0% renting
Tibooburra — Owned Outright: 58.1% Tibooburra — Mortgage: 12.9% Tibooburra — Renting: 29.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Packsaddle 86.4% houses
Packsaddle — Houses: 86.4% Packsaddle — Flats / Apartments: 13.6%
Tibooburra 78.8% houses
Tibooburra — Houses: 78.8% Tibooburra — Flats / Apartments: 21.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 15.8%
Packsaddle — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Tibooburra — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 5.3%
Packsaddle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Tibooburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 4.2%
Packsaddle — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Tibooburra — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.2%
Packsaddle — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tibooburra — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Property market

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Median house price — $125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Packsaddle Tibooburra
New dwellings approved 3
across Unincorporated NSW
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Packsaddle Tibooburra
House price — Higher than 2% of NSW
Income Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 99% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW

Liveability

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tibooburra carries more crime risk (27 vs 0).

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
32/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
27/100
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

Packsaddle Tibooburra
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 Packsaddle

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

Schools in Tibooburra

  • Tibooburra Outback Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 28 120

Mobility

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 1204.5 km 1204.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 924 min 953 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2880
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2880
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.

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Worked from Home 78.8% / 15.4%
Packsaddle — Worked from Home: 78.8% Tibooburra — Worked from Home: 15.4%
Car (driver) 12.1% / 38.5%
Packsaddle — Car (driver): 12.1% Tibooburra — Car (driver): 38.5%
Walked Only 9.1% / 40.4%
Packsaddle — Walked Only: 9.1% Tibooburra — Walked Only: 40.4%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Packsaddle — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tibooburra — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Elevation 161 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
48 premises

Federal electorate

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Packsaddle Tibooburra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Packsaddle

Family Rural Young Families

Tibooburra

Affordable Retirees Rural

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