Piallaway vs Curlewis

Curlewis is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Piallaway. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Piallaway, most households are couple families. In Curlewis, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Piallaway tends to suit share households 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

Piallaway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Curlewis

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Piallaway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($144/wk vs $290/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Piallaway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 298 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (404.1 km vs 412.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Piallaway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Piallaway Curlewis
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.

Piallaway Curlewis
Walkability 0 / 0
Piallaway — Walkability: 0/100 Curlewis — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 16
Piallaway — Safety: 61/100 Curlewis — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 64 / 77
Piallaway — Low fire risk: 64/100 Curlewis — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Curlewis has more residents (779 vs 128); Curlewis rents higher ($290/wk vs $144/wk).

Piallaway Curlewis
Population 128 779
+509% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.0% +1.0%
Median age 48 40
Median household income $71,500/yr $72,956/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $144/wk $290/wk
+101% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Piallaway Curlewis
0-4 9.4% / 8.0%
Piallaway — 0-4: 9.4% Curlewis — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 10.2% / 14.0%
Piallaway — 5-14: 10.2% Curlewis — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 — / 5.3%
Piallaway — 15-19: not among its largest Curlewis — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 2.3% / 6.2%
Piallaway — 20-24: 2.3% Curlewis — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 4.7% / 13.1%
Piallaway — 25-34: 4.7% Curlewis — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 10.9% / 10.1%
Piallaway — 35-44: 10.9% Curlewis — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 15.6% / 10.8%
Piallaway — 45-54: 15.6% Curlewis — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 15.6% / 15.7%
Piallaway — 55-64: 15.6% Curlewis — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 12.5% / 11.4%
Piallaway — 65-74: 12.5% Curlewis — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 7.8% / 4.9%
Piallaway — 75-84: 7.8% Curlewis — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / 1.9%
Piallaway — 85+: not among its largest Curlewis — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

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.

Piallaway Curlewis
England 3.1% / 0.4%
Piallaway — England: 3.1% Curlewis — England: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Piallaway — New Zealand: not among its largest Curlewis — New Zealand: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Piallaway 62.5% couple families
Piallaway — Couple Families: 62.5% Piallaway — Lone Person: 25.0% Piallaway — One Parent Families: 0.0% Piallaway — Group Household: 12.5% Piallaway — Other Families: 0.0%
Curlewis 45.2% couple families
Curlewis — Couple Families: 45.2% Curlewis — Lone Person: 27.9% Curlewis — One Parent Families: 22.3% Curlewis — Group Household: 2.0% Curlewis — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Piallaway 100.0% houses
Piallaway — Houses: 100.0%
Curlewis 100.0% houses
Curlewis — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Piallaway Curlewis
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 14.4%
Piallaway — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Curlewis — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 4.7%
Piallaway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Curlewis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 4.6%
Piallaway — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Curlewis — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Piallaway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Curlewis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Piallaway — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Curlewis — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Piallaway 16.1% renting
Piallaway — Owned Outright: 67.7% Piallaway — Mortgage: 16.1% Piallaway — Renting: 16.1%
Curlewis 23.2% renting
Curlewis — Owned Outright: 39.8% Curlewis — Mortgage: 37.1% Curlewis — Renting: 23.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Piallaway Curlewis
Median house price — $395,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Piallaway Curlewis
Rural and farming 97% 100%
Environmental 3% 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

Piallaway Curlewis
New dwellings approved 25
across Gunnedah
same for both
Approvals change year on year -17%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Piallaway Curlewis
House price — Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 28% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Piallaway Curlewis
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Curlewis carries more crime risk (84 vs 39); Piallaway carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 23).

Piallaway Curlewis
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Low
39/100
 High
84/100
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

Piallaway Curlewis
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Piallaway

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

Schools in Curlewis

  • Curlewis Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Piallaway Curlewis
Parks & reserves 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Curlewis sits further from the CBD (412.8 km vs 404.1 km).

Piallaway Curlewis
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 404.1 km 412.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 298 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2342
 0.3%
postcode 2381
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2342
 54
postcode 2381

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.

Piallaway Curlewis
Car (driver) 43.1% / 82.0%
Piallaway — Car (driver): 43.1% Curlewis — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 56.9% / 9.5%
Piallaway — Worked from Home: 56.9% Curlewis — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Bus — / 4.7%
Piallaway — Bus: not among its largest Curlewis — Bus: 4.7%
Car (passenger) — / 2.8%
Piallaway — Car (passenger): not among its largest Curlewis — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only — / 0.9%
Piallaway — Walked Only: not among its largest Curlewis — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Piallaway Curlewis
Elevation 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 441 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Piallaway Curlewis
Connectivity score 24/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
185 premises

Climate

Piallaway Curlewis
Annual rainfall 626 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Piallaway Curlewis
Average residential rate $1,093/yr
same for both
Council Gunnedah
same for both

Federal electorate

Piallaway Curlewis
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Piallaway Curlewis
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Piallaway

Rural Young Families

Curlewis

Affordable Rural

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