Parkes vs Gunningbland

Parkes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Gunningbland. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gunningbland, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Parkes tends to suit people living alone, while Gunningbland suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Parkes has more parks and reserves (32 vs 0)
  • Gunningbland carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gunningbland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($45,000 vs $270,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gunningbland

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Parkes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (354.6 km vs 392.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (293 min vs 320 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Parkes has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • Gunningbland carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Gunningbland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs -0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Parkes Gunningbland
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.

Parkes Gunningbland
Walkability 0 / 0
Parkes — Walkability: 0/100 Gunningbland — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 63
Parkes — Safety: 11/100 Gunningbland — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 53 / 76
Parkes — Low fire risk: 53/100 Gunningbland — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Parkes has more residents (11,324 vs 90); Parkes rents higher ($260/wk vs $175/wk).

Parkes Gunningbland
Population 11,324
+99% vs other
 90
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% +20.0%
Median age 39 44
Median household income $72,852/yr $97,500/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+33% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Parkes Gunningbland
0-4 6.5% / —
Parkes — 0-4: 6.5% Gunningbland — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.2% / 20.0%
Parkes — 5-14: 14.2% Gunningbland — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 6.2% / 7.8%
Parkes — 15-19: 6.2% Gunningbland — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 6.0% / —
Parkes — 20-24: 6.0% Gunningbland — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.8% / 4.4%
Parkes — 25-34: 11.8% Gunningbland — 25-34: 4.4%
35-44 11.2% / 15.6%
Parkes — 35-44: 11.2% Gunningbland — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 11.6% / 11.1%
Parkes — 45-54: 11.6% Gunningbland — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 12.5% / 13.3%
Parkes — 55-64: 12.5% Gunningbland — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 10.1% / 15.6%
Parkes — 65-74: 10.1% Gunningbland — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 6.9% / 3.3%
Parkes — 75-84: 6.9% Gunningbland — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 3.0% / 3.3%
Parkes — 85+: 3.0% Gunningbland — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Parkes 35.8% couple families
Parkes — Couple Families: 35.8% Parkes — Lone Person: 41.7% Parkes — One Parent Families: 17.8% Parkes — Group Household: 3.4% Parkes — Other Families: 1.2%
Gunningbland 77.8% couple families
Gunningbland — Couple Families: 77.8% Gunningbland — Lone Person: 22.2% Gunningbland — One Parent Families: 0.0% Gunningbland — Group Household: 0.0% Gunningbland — 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.

Parkes 30.4% renting
Parkes — Owned Outright: 35.3% Parkes — Mortgage: 34.3% Parkes — Renting: 30.4%
Gunningbland 0.0% renting
Gunningbland — Owned Outright: 50.0% Gunningbland — Mortgage: 50.0% Gunningbland — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Parkes 88.3% houses
Parkes — Houses: 88.3% Parkes — Flats / Apartments: 7.8% Parkes — Townhouses: 3.9%
Gunningbland 100.0% houses
Gunningbland — Houses: 100.0% Gunningbland — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Gunningbland — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Parkes Gunningbland
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 17.8%
Parkes — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Gunningbland — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 12.2%
Parkes — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Gunningbland — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / —
Parkes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Gunningbland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Parkes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Gunningbland — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Parkes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Gunningbland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Property market

Parkes Gunningbland
Median house price $470,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $270,000 $45,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 94 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Gunningbland has more rural and farming land (100% vs 78%); Parkes has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Parkes Gunningbland
Rural and farming 78% 100%
Environmental 12% 0%
Other and special use 5% 0%
Residential 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Parkes Gunningbland
New dwellings approved 15
across Parkes
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
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.

Parkes Gunningbland
Houses 4.7%
$450/wk on $495K
 —
Units 3.6%
$245/wk on $350K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Parkes Gunningbland
House price Higher than 14% of NSW —
Income Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Schools Higher than 83% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 14% of NSW —

Liveability

Parkes Gunningbland
Grade C —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Parkes carries more crime risk (89 vs 37); Parkes carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 24).

Parkes Gunningbland
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
89/100
 Low
37/100
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

Parkes Gunningbland
Inside the suburb 6 0
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Parkes

  • Holy Family Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Middleton Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Parkes Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Parkes Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Parkes East Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Parkes High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Gunningbland

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

Amenities in the suburb

Parkes Gunningbland
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 32 0
Childcare 8 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 5 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 60 8

Mobility

Gunningbland sits further from the CBD (392.2 km vs 354.6 km).

Parkes Gunningbland
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 354.6 km 392.2 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 min 320 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2870
 0.7%
postcode 2876
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2870
 41
postcode 2876

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.

Parkes Gunningbland
Car (driver) 78.9% / 72.7%
Parkes — Car (driver): 78.9% Gunningbland — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 18.2%
Parkes — Worked from Home: 9.4% Gunningbland — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Walked Only 4.4% / 9.1%
Parkes — Walked Only: 4.4% Gunningbland — Walked Only: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / —
Parkes — Car (passenger): 6.8% Gunningbland — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.3% / —
Parkes — Bicycle: 0.3% Gunningbland — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Parkes Gunningbland
Elevation 342 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 287 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Parkes Gunningbland
Connectivity score 66/100 25/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
6,149 premises
 0%
28 premises

Council rates

Parkes Gunningbland
Average residential rate $1,146/yr
same for both
Council Parkes
same for both

Federal electorate

Parkes Gunningbland
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Parkes Gunningbland
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Parkes

Affordable Rural

Gunningbland

Rural

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