Pine Ridge vs Quirindi

Pine Ridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 46 in Quirindi. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pine Ridge, most households are couple families. On these figures, Pine Ridge tends to suit families with children and couples, while Quirindi suits people living alone and 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

Quirindi

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Pine Ridge carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 78/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pine Ridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Quirindi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (354.7 km vs 378.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (258 min vs 272 min)
  • But Pine Ridge is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Pine Ridge carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 78/100)
  • Quirindi has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Quirindi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.6% vs -19.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pine Ridge Quirindi
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.

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Walkability 12 / 0
Pine Ridge — Walkability: 12/100 Quirindi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 22
Pine Ridge — Safety: 100/100 Quirindi — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 68 / 74
Pine Ridge — Low fire risk: 68/100 Quirindi — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Quirindi has more residents (3,355 vs 96); Quirindi skews older (46 vs 34).

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Population 96 3,355
+3395% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.3% -2.6%
Median age 34 46
Median household income $81,224/yr
+23% vs other
 $62,296/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $250/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pine Ridge Quirindi
0-4 8.3% / 5.2%
Pine Ridge — 0-4: 8.3% Quirindi — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 14.6% / 13.0%
Pine Ridge — 5-14: 14.6% Quirindi — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 8.3% / 5.7%
Pine Ridge — 15-19: 8.3% Quirindi — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.1% / 4.4%
Pine Ridge — 20-24: 3.1% Quirindi — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 16.7% / 8.8%
Pine Ridge — 25-34: 16.7% Quirindi — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 6.2% / 10.8%
Pine Ridge — 35-44: 6.2% Quirindi — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 20.8% / 12.4%
Pine Ridge — 45-54: 20.8% Quirindi — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 3.1% / 13.5%
Pine Ridge — 55-64: 3.1% Quirindi — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 7.3% / 13.8%
Pine Ridge — 65-74: 7.3% Quirindi — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 8.3% / 8.7%
Pine Ridge — 75-84: 8.3% Quirindi — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 3.6%
Pine Ridge — 85+: not among its largest Quirindi — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pine Ridge 64.7% couple families
Pine Ridge — Couple Families: 64.7% Pine Ridge — Lone Person: 17.6% Pine Ridge — One Parent Families: 17.6% Pine Ridge — Group Household: 0.0% Pine Ridge — Other Families: 0.0%
Quirindi 32.8% couple families
Quirindi — Couple Families: 32.8% Quirindi — Lone Person: 44.7% Quirindi — One Parent Families: 17.6% Quirindi — Group Household: 3.6% Quirindi — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pine Ridge 37.5% renting
Pine Ridge — Owned Outright: 25.0% Pine Ridge — Mortgage: 37.5% Pine Ridge — Renting: 37.5%
Quirindi 29.4% renting
Quirindi — Owned Outright: 43.1% Quirindi — Mortgage: 27.5% Quirindi — Renting: 29.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pine Ridge 100.0% houses
Pine Ridge — Houses: 100.0% Pine Ridge — Townhouses: 0.0% Pine Ridge — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Quirindi 93.2% houses
Quirindi — Houses: 93.2% Quirindi — Townhouses: 4.1% Quirindi — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 16.5%
Pine Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Quirindi — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.1%
Pine Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Quirindi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 6.5%
Pine Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Quirindi — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 1.0%
Pine Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Quirindi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Pine Ridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Quirindi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Property market

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Median house price — $455,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $122,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 43 days
from 47 sales

Zoning mix

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Residential 0% 5%
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

Pine Ridge Quirindi
New dwellings approved 12
across Liverpool Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
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.

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Houses — 4.3%
$450/wk on $550K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Pine Ridge Quirindi
House price — Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 96% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 84% of NSW

Liveability

Pine Ridge is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Quirindi carries more crime risk (78 vs 0).

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
26/100
Crime None
0/100
 High
78/100
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

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Pine Ridge

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

Schools in Quirindi

  • Quirindi High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Quirindi Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 11
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Pine Ridge sits further from the CBD (378.9 km vs 354.7 km).

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Walkability score 12/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 378.9 km
+6% vs other
 354.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 272 min 258 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2343
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2343
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.

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Car (driver) 69.2% / 76.2%
Pine Ridge — Car (driver): 69.2% Quirindi — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 12.2%
Pine Ridge — Worked from Home: 17.9% Quirindi — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 12.8% / 4.5%
Pine Ridge — Car (passenger): 12.8% Quirindi — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only — / 5.8%
Pine Ridge — Walked Only: not among its largest Quirindi — Walked Only: 5.8%
Bus — / 0.8%
Pine Ridge — Bus: not among its largest Quirindi — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Elevation 322 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 384 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Connectivity score 26/100 52/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 22%
1,834 premises

Climate

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Average residential rate $934/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pine Ridge Quirindi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pine Ridge

Family Rural

Quirindi

Affordable Retirees Rural

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