Piallaway vs Winton

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Piallaway tends to suit families with children, while Winton suits people living alone.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Winton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Piallaway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($144/wk vs $325/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)

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 314 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (404.1 km vs 423 km)
  • But Winton is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Winton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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 Winton 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 Winton
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 Winton
Walkability 0 / 14
Piallaway — Walkability: 0/100 Winton — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 61 / 66
Piallaway — Safety: 61/100 Winton — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 64 / 85
Piallaway — Low fire risk: 64/100 Winton — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Winton rents higher ($325/wk vs $144/wk); Winton has more residents (209 vs 128).

Piallaway Winton
Population 128 209
+63% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.0% -5.9%
Median age 48
same for both
Median household income $71,500/yr $91,936/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $144/wk $325/wk
+126% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Piallaway Winton
0-4 9.4% / 3.3%
Piallaway — 0-4: 9.4% Winton — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 10.2% / 7.7%
Piallaway — 5-14: 10.2% Winton — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 — / 10.5%
Piallaway — 15-19: not among its largest Winton — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 2.3% / 4.8%
Piallaway — 20-24: 2.3% Winton — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 4.7% / 10.5%
Piallaway — 25-34: 4.7% Winton — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 10.9% / 10.0%
Piallaway — 35-44: 10.9% Winton — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 15.6% / 14.4%
Piallaway — 45-54: 15.6% Winton — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 15.6% / 21.1%
Piallaway — 55-64: 15.6% Winton — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 12.5% / 12.4%
Piallaway — 65-74: 12.5% Winton — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 7.8% / 7.7%
Piallaway — 75-84: 7.8% Winton — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / —
Piallaway — 85+: not among its largest Winton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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 Winton
England 3.1% / 1.4%
Piallaway — England: 3.1% Winton — England: 1.4%

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 — Group Household: 12.5% Piallaway — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Winton 57.5% couple families
Winton — Couple Families: 57.5% Winton — Lone Person: 35.0% Winton — Group Household: 0.0% Winton — One Parent Families: 7.5%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Piallaway 100.0% houses
Piallaway — Houses: 100.0%
Winton 100.0% houses
Winton — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Piallaway Winton
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 18.2%
Piallaway — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Winton — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 9.1%
Piallaway — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Winton — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 6.7%
Piallaway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Winton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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%
Winton 17.9% renting
Winton — Owned Outright: 39.7% Winton — Mortgage: 42.3% Winton — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Piallaway Winton
Median house price — $1,700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $4,500

Zoning mix

Piallaway Winton
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 Winton
New dwellings approved 25
across Gunnedah
 390
across Tamworth
Approvals change year on year -17% -35%

Ranking within NSW

Piallaway Winton
House price — Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 20% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW

Liveability

Winton is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Piallaway Winton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Piallaway carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 15).

Piallaway Winton
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
34/100
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 Winton
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Piallaway Winton
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 7 4

Mobility

Winton sits further from the CBD (423 km vs 404.1 km).

Piallaway Winton
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 404.1 km 423 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 314 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2342
 0.0%
postcode 2344
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2342
 66
postcode 2344

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 Winton
Car (driver) 43.1% / 61.1%
Piallaway — Car (driver): 43.1% Winton — Car (driver): 61.1%
Worked from Home 56.9% / 38.9%
Piallaway — Worked from Home: 56.9% Winton — Worked from Home: 38.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.1%).

Setting

Piallaway Winton
Elevation 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 404 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Piallaway Winton
Connectivity score 24/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
98 premises

Climate

Piallaway Winton
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 Winton
Average residential rate $1,093/yr $1,397/yr
Council Gunnedah Tamworth

Federal electorate

Piallaway Winton
Division Parkes New England
Member Jamie Chaffey Barnaby Joyce
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Piallaway Winton
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

Winton

Rural

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