Parkes vs Tichborne

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tichborne, most households are couple families. On these figures, Parkes tends to suit older residents, while Tichborne 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)
  • Tichborne carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tichborne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($40,000 vs $270,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Parkes has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 10%)
  • Tichborne has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Parkes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (293 min vs 319 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (354.6 km vs 383.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Parkes

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 10%)
  • But Tichborne carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Tichborne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.9% vs -0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Parkes and Tichborne 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 Tichborne
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 Tichborne
Walkability 0 / 0
Parkes — Walkability: 0/100 Tichborne — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 55
Parkes — Safety: 11/100 Tichborne — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 53 / 77
Parkes — Low fire risk: 53/100 Tichborne — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Parkes rents higher ($260/wk vs $0/wk); Parkes has more residents (11,324 vs 92).

Parkes Tichborne
Population 11,324
+99% vs other
 92
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% +17.9%
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $72,852/yr $80,184/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Parkes Tichborne
0-4 6.5% / 8.7%
Parkes — 0-4: 6.5% Tichborne — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 14.2% / 10.9%
Parkes — 5-14: 14.2% Tichborne — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 6.2% / 9.8%
Parkes — 15-19: 6.2% Tichborne — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 6.0% / —
Parkes — 20-24: 6.0% Tichborne — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.8% / 13.0%
Parkes — 25-34: 11.8% Tichborne — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 11.2% / 22.8%
Parkes — 35-44: 11.2% Tichborne — 35-44: 22.8%
45-54 11.6% / 6.5%
Parkes — 45-54: 11.6% Tichborne — 45-54: 6.5%
55-64 12.5% / 14.1%
Parkes — 55-64: 12.5% Tichborne — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 10.1% / 6.5%
Parkes — 65-74: 10.1% Tichborne — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 6.9% / 3.3%
Parkes — 75-84: 6.9% Tichborne — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 3.0% / —
Parkes — 85+: 3.0% Tichborne — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

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%
Tichborne 63.2% couple families
Tichborne — Couple Families: 63.2% Tichborne — Lone Person: 36.8% Tichborne — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tichborne — Group Household: 0.0% Tichborne — 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%
Tichborne 10.3% renting
Tichborne — Owned Outright: 41.4% Tichborne — Mortgage: 48.3% Tichborne — Renting: 10.3%
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%
Tichborne 100.0% houses
Tichborne — Houses: 100.0% Tichborne — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Tichborne — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Parkes Tichborne
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 21.7%
Parkes — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Tichborne — Certificate III & IV: 21.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 13.0%
Parkes — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Tichborne — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / —
Parkes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Tichborne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Parkes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Tichborne — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Parkes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Tichborne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Property market

Parkes Tichborne
Median house price $470,000 $460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $270,000 $40,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 94 sales
 —

Zoning mix

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

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

Ranking within NSW

Parkes Tichborne
House price Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools Higher than 83% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 14% of NSW —

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Parkes carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 23); Parkes carries more crime risk (89 vs 45).

Parkes Tichborne
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Low
23/100
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
45/100
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 Tichborne
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 Tichborne

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

Amenities in the suburb

Parkes Tichborne
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 13

Mobility

Tichborne sits further from the CBD (383.5 km vs 354.6 km).

Parkes Tichborne
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 354.6 km 383.5 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 min 319 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2870
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2870
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.

Parkes Tichborne
Car (driver) 78.9% / 77.5%
Parkes — Car (driver): 78.9% Tichborne — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 12.5%
Parkes — Worked from Home: 9.4% Tichborne — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Walked Only 4.4% / 10.0%
Parkes — Walked Only: 4.4% Tichborne — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / —
Parkes — Car (passenger): 6.8% Tichborne — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.3% / —
Parkes — Bicycle: 0.3% Tichborne — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Parkes Tichborne
Elevation 342 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 267 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Parkes Tichborne
Connectivity score 66/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
6,149 premises
 0%
34 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Parkes

Affordable Rural

Tichborne

Affordable Rural Young Families

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