Pilliga vs Come By Chance
Come By Chance is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 51 in Pilliga. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pilliga, most households are people living alone. In Come By Chance, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Pilliga tends to suit older residents, while Come By Chance suits families with children 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
Come By Chance
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 33%)
- carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 97/100)
- But Pilliga has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Come By Chance
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $189/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Pilliga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (439 min vs 470 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (608.6 km vs 645.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Pilliga has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 9%)
- Come By Chance carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 97/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pilliga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-19.4% vs -29.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pilliga and Come By Chance drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Pilliga rents higher ($189/wk vs $0/wk); Come By Chance has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $39,624).
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 175 +50% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -19.4% | -29.6% |
| Median age | 51 | 35 |
| Median household income | $39,624/yr | $110,500/yr +179% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $189/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).
Property market
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $91,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $5,000 |
Zoning mix
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 100% |
| Environmental | 9% | 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
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 13 across Walgett same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 98% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
Liveability
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Pilliga carries more crime risk (97 vs 81).
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | High 97/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Pilliga
- Pilliga Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Come By Chance
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 77 | 4 |
Mobility
Come By Chance sits further from the CBD (645.8 km vs 608.6 km).
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 608.6 km | 645.8 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 439 min | 470 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2388 | 0.0% postcode 2832 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 80 postcode 2388 | — postcode 2832 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).
Setting
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 158 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 145 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 12 premises |
Council rates
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $445/yr same for both | |
| Council | Walgett same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pilliga | Come By Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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