Pallamallawa vs Warialda

Pallamallawa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Warialda. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warialda, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Warialda: a median of $325,000, against $250,000 in Pallamallawa, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Pallamallawa tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Warialda suits people living alone and older residents.

Pallamallawa and Warialda are both small rural NSW towns with notably different economic profiles. Pallamallawa has a significantly higher median household income at $85,020 compared to Warialda's $50,128, though it's also considerably smaller with a population of 472 versus Warialda's 1,480. Property prices favour Pallamallawa ($230,000 median) over Warialda ($290,000), and Pallamallawa also shows a lower crime risk score of 47 compared to Warialda's 81. Both towns are remote from the CBD and equally car-dependent, making them better suited to buyers seeking rural lifestyle over urban convenience.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Warialda

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 80%)
  • But Pallamallawa carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Pallamallawa

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($150,000 vs $505,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper houses ($250,000 vs $325,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pallamallawa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Warialda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (620.8 km vs 668.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (459 min vs 471 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pallamallawa

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 82/100)
  • But Warialda has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Pallamallawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.4% vs -6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pallamallawa Warialda
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.

Pallamallawa Warialda
Walkability 0 / 0
Pallamallawa — Walkability: 0/100 Warialda — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 18
Pallamallawa — Safety: 54/100 Warialda — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 74 / 72
Pallamallawa — Low fire risk: 74/100 Warialda — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Warialda has more residents (1,480 vs 472); Pallamallawa has higher household incomes ($85,020 vs $50,128).

Pallamallawa Warialda
Population 472 1,480
+214% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% -6.9%
Median age 45 51
Median household income $85,020/yr
+41% vs other
 $50,128/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $230/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pallamallawa Warialda
0-4 3.6% / 4.7%
Pallamallawa — 0-4: 3.6% Warialda — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 14.8% / 12.5%
Pallamallawa — 5-14: 14.8% Warialda — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 4.0% / 4.9%
Pallamallawa — 15-19: 4.0% Warialda — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 3.8% / 3.8%
Pallamallawa — 20-24: 3.8% Warialda — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 12.7% / 9.5%
Pallamallawa — 25-34: 12.7% Warialda — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 9.1% / 7.7%
Pallamallawa — 35-44: 9.1% Warialda — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 9.7% / 11.8%
Pallamallawa — 45-54: 9.7% Warialda — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 18.9% / 14.7%
Pallamallawa — 55-64: 18.9% Warialda — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 13.1% / 15.6%
Pallamallawa — 65-74: 13.1% Warialda — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 7.0% / 10.7%
Pallamallawa — 75-84: 7.0% Warialda — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ 0.8% / 3.6%
Pallamallawa — 85+: 0.8% Warialda — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pallamallawa 34.8% lone person
Pallamallawa — Lone Person: 34.8% Pallamallawa — Couple Families: 39.1% Pallamallawa — One Parent Families: 20.7% Pallamallawa — Group Household: 5.4% Pallamallawa — Other Families: 0.0%
Warialda 49.0% lone person
Warialda — Lone Person: 49.0% Warialda — Couple Families: 29.4% Warialda — One Parent Families: 16.0% Warialda — Group Household: 4.8% Warialda — Other Families: 0.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pallamallawa 19.7% renting
Pallamallawa — Owned Outright: 43.2% Pallamallawa — Mortgage: 37.1% Pallamallawa — Renting: 19.7%
Warialda 22.0% renting
Warialda — Owned Outright: 53.7% Warialda — Mortgage: 24.4% Warialda — Renting: 22.0%
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.

Pallamallawa Warialda
England 0.6% / 1.5%
Pallamallawa — England: 0.6% Warialda — England: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 0.4%
Pallamallawa — New Zealand: not among its largest Warialda — New Zealand: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.4%
Pallamallawa — Germany: not among its largest Warialda — Germany: 0.4%
India — / 0.3%
Pallamallawa — India: not among its largest Warialda — India: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.2%
Pallamallawa — South Africa: not among its largest Warialda — South Africa: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.5%).

Qualifications

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

Pallamallawa Warialda
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 15.9%
Pallamallawa — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% Warialda — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.3%
Pallamallawa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Warialda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 6.1%
Pallamallawa — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Warialda — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.9%
Pallamallawa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Warialda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / 0.7%
Pallamallawa — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Warialda — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pallamallawa 79.6% houses
Pallamallawa — Houses: 79.6% Pallamallawa — Townhouses: 12.9% Pallamallawa — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
Warialda 96.3% houses
Warialda — Houses: 96.3% Warialda — Townhouses: 1.9% Warialda — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pallamallawa Warialda
Median house price $250,000 $325,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $150,000 $505,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 70 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Pallamallawa Warialda
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Pallamallawa Warialda
New dwellings approved 11
across Moree Plains
 15
across Gwydir
Approvals change year on year -100% -50%

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.

Pallamallawa Warialda
Houses — 4.6%
$355/wk on $400K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Pallamallawa Warialda
House price Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Income Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 71% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 93% of NSW

Liveability

Pallamallawa Warialda
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Warialda carries more crime risk (82 vs 46).

Pallamallawa Warialda
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 High
82/100
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

Pallamallawa Warialda
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Pallamallawa

  • Pallamallawa Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Warialda

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Warialda High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Warialda Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pallamallawa Warialda
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 2 8
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 3 19

Mobility

Pallamallawa sits further from the CBD (668.5 km vs 620.8 km).

Pallamallawa Warialda
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 668.5 km
+7% vs other
 620.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 471 min 459 min
Public transport score 24/100
Bus
 42/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 4 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2399
 0.0%
postcode 2402
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2399
 65
postcode 2402

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.

Pallamallawa Warialda
Car (driver) 83.0% / 72.5%
Pallamallawa — Car (driver): 83.0% Warialda — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 15.0%
Pallamallawa — Worked from Home: 8.8% Warialda — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Walked Only 6.3% / 7.1%
Pallamallawa — Walked Only: 6.3% Warialda — Walked Only: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 1.9% / 5.4%
Pallamallawa — Car (passenger): 1.9% Warialda — Car (passenger): 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.0%).

Setting

Pallamallawa Warialda
Elevation 268 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 475 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pallamallawa Warialda
Connectivity score 15/100 75/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 44%
794 premises

Climate

Pallamallawa Warialda
Annual rainfall 678 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Pallamallawa Warialda
Average residential rate $1,249/yr $825/yr
Council Moree Plains Gwydir

Federal electorate

Pallamallawa Warialda
Division Parkes New England
Member Jamie Chaffey Barnaby Joyce
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pallamallawa Warialda
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pallamallawa

Rural

Warialda

Affordable Retirees Rural

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