Piambong vs Yarrabin

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Piambong, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Piambong tends to suit couples, while Yarrabin suits older residents.

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

Yarrabin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($480,000 vs $690,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarrabin

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($37/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 14%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Piambong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (255 min vs 279 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (298.1 km vs 308.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarrabin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Yarrabin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.3% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Piambong Yarrabin
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.

Piambong Yarrabin
Walkability 0 / 0
Piambong — Walkability: 0/100 Yarrabin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 57
Piambong — Safety: 60/100 Yarrabin — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 78 / 78
Piambong — Low fire risk: 78/100 Yarrabin — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Piambong rents higher ($250/wk vs $37/wk); Piambong has more residents (157 vs 96).

Piambong Yarrabin
Population 157
+39% vs other
 96
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% +10.3%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $94,224/yr
+29% vs other
 $67,132/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+85% vs other
 $37/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Piambong Yarrabin
0-4 7.6% / 9.4%
Piambong — 0-4: 7.6% Yarrabin — 0-4: 9.4%
5-14 12.7% / 10.4%
Piambong — 5-14: 12.7% Yarrabin — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 — / 4.2%
Piambong — 15-19: not among its largest Yarrabin — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 5.7% / —
Piambong — 20-24: 5.7% Yarrabin — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.5% / 13.5%
Piambong — 25-34: 11.5% Yarrabin — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 9.6% / 12.5%
Piambong — 35-44: 9.6% Yarrabin — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 17.8% / 10.4%
Piambong — 45-54: 17.8% Yarrabin — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 24.2% / 15.6%
Piambong — 55-64: 24.2% Yarrabin — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 4.5% / 17.7%
Piambong — 65-74: 4.5% Yarrabin — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 4.5% / 5.2%
Piambong — 75-84: 4.5% Yarrabin — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 3.2% / —
Piambong — 85+: 3.2% Yarrabin — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Piambong 40.0% lone person
Piambong — Lone Person: 40.0% Piambong — Couple Families: 50.0% Piambong — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Yarrabin 44.0% lone person
Yarrabin — Lone Person: 44.0% Yarrabin — Couple Families: 24.0% Yarrabin — One Parent Families: 32.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Piambong 18.3% renting
Piambong — Owned Outright: 45.0% Piambong — Mortgage: 36.7% Piambong — Renting: 18.3%
Yarrabin 0.0% renting
Yarrabin — Owned Outright: 59.5% Yarrabin — Mortgage: 40.5% Yarrabin — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Piambong 100.0% houses
Piambong — Houses: 100.0% Piambong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yarrabin 96.9% houses
Yarrabin — Houses: 96.9% Yarrabin — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Piambong Yarrabin
Certificate III & IV 22.3% / 17.7%
Piambong — Certificate III & IV: 22.3% Yarrabin — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 8.3%
Piambong — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Yarrabin — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 7.3%
Piambong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Yarrabin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 6.2%
Piambong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yarrabin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Piambong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Yarrabin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Property market

Piambong Yarrabin
Median house price $850,000 $830,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $690,000 $480,000

Zoning mix

Piambong has more rural and farming land (92% vs 61%); Yarrabin has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 2%).

Piambong Yarrabin
Rural and farming 92% 61%
Environmental 2% 33%
Residential 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 6%
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

Piambong Yarrabin
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Piambong Yarrabin
House price Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW

Liveability

Piambong Yarrabin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Piambong Yarrabin
Bushfire Low
22/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Piambong Yarrabin
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

Piambong Yarrabin
Waterways 41
same for both

Mobility

Yarrabin sits further from the CBD (308.5 km vs 298.1 km).

Piambong Yarrabin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 298.1 km 308.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 255 min 279 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2850
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.

Piambong Yarrabin
Car (driver) 72.2% / 58.3%
Piambong — Car (driver): 72.2% Yarrabin — Car (driver): 58.3%
Worked from Home 27.8% / 30.6%
Piambong — Worked from Home: 27.8% Yarrabin — Worked from Home: 30.6%
Car (passenger) — / 11.1%
Piambong — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yarrabin — Car (passenger): 11.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Piambong Yarrabin
Elevation 635 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 429 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Piambong Yarrabin
Connectivity score 21/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Piambong Yarrabin
Annual rainfall 669 mm 687 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C —

Council rates

Piambong Yarrabin
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Piambong Yarrabin
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Piambong Yarrabin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Piambong

Rural

Yarrabin

Rural Young Families

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