Piney Range vs Pullabooka

Pullabooka is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 44 in Piney Range. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Piney Range tends to suit young adults, while Pullabooka suits families with children.

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

Pullabooka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Piney Range

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (444.5 km vs 465.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Piney Range

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Pullabooka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.9% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Piney Range Pullabooka
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.

Piney Range Pullabooka
Walkability 8 / 0
Piney Range — Walkability: 8/100 Pullabooka — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 100
Piney Range — Safety: 100/100 Pullabooka — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 43 / 87
Piney Range — Low fire risk: 43/100 Pullabooka — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Piney Range skews older (44 vs 33); Piney Range has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $69,316).

Piney Range Pullabooka
Population 63
+17% vs other
 52
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.5% +20.9%
Median age 44 33
Median household income $87,724/yr
+21% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+4% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Piney Range Pullabooka
0-4 — / 11.5%
Piney Range — 0-4: not among its largest Pullabooka — 0-4: 11.5%
5-14 14.3% / 23.1%
Piney Range — 5-14: 14.3% Pullabooka — 5-14: 23.1%
15-19 7.9% / —
Piney Range — 15-19: 7.9% Pullabooka — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 11.1% / —
Piney Range — 20-24: 11.1% Pullabooka — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.3% / 15.4%
Piney Range — 25-34: 14.3% Pullabooka — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 4.8% / 17.3%
Piney Range — 35-44: 4.8% Pullabooka — 35-44: 17.3%
45-54 17.5% / 7.7%
Piney Range — 45-54: 17.5% Pullabooka — 45-54: 7.7%
55-64 25.4% / 5.8%
Piney Range — 55-64: 25.4% Pullabooka — 55-64: 5.8%
65-74 9.5% / 5.8%
Piney Range — 65-74: 9.5% Pullabooka — 65-74: 5.8%
75-84 4.8% / —
Piney Range — 75-84: 4.8% Pullabooka — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Piney Range — 85+: not among its largest Pullabooka — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Piney Range 33.3% couple families
Piney Range — Couple Families: 33.3% Piney Range — Lone Person: 33.3% Piney Range — One Parent Families: 33.3%
Pullabooka 41.2% couple families
Pullabooka — Couple Families: 41.2% Pullabooka — Lone Person: 35.3% Pullabooka — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Piney Range 13.6% renting
Piney Range — Owned Outright: 68.2% Piney Range — Mortgage: 18.2% Piney Range — Renting: 13.6%
Pullabooka 22.2% renting
Pullabooka — Owned Outright: 40.7% Pullabooka — Mortgage: 37.0% Pullabooka — Renting: 22.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Piney Range 100.0% houses
Piney Range — Houses: 100.0%
Pullabooka 100.0% houses
Pullabooka — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Piney Range Pullabooka
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 15.4%
Piney Range — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Pullabooka — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 9.6%
Piney Range — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Pullabooka — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 9.6%
Piney Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Pullabooka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / —
Piney Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Pullabooka — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Zoning mix

Pullabooka has more rural and farming land (100% vs 81%); Piney Range has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 0%).

Piney Range Pullabooka
Rural and farming 81% 100%
Environmental 18% 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

Piney Range Pullabooka
New dwellings approved 6
across Weddin
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Piney Range Pullabooka
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW

Liveability

Piney Range is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Piney Range Pullabooka
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Piney Range carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 13).

Piney Range Pullabooka
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Low
13/100
Crime None
0/100
same for both
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

Piney Range Pullabooka
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

Piney Range Pullabooka
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 21 5

Mobility

Pullabooka sits further from the CBD (465.1 km vs 444.5 km).

Piney Range Pullabooka
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 444.5 km 465.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 315 min 317 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2810
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2810
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.

Piney Range Pullabooka
Car (driver) 54.8% / 46.9%
Piney Range — Car (driver): 54.8% Pullabooka — Car (driver): 46.9%
Worked from Home 38.1% / 31.2%
Piney Range — Worked from Home: 38.1% Pullabooka — Worked from Home: 31.2%
Walked Only 7.1% / 21.9%
Piney Range — Walked Only: 7.1% Pullabooka — Walked Only: 21.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).

Setting

Piney Range Pullabooka
Elevation 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 231 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Piney Range Pullabooka
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
11 premises
 0%
12 premises

Climate

Piney Range Pullabooka
Annual rainfall 631 mm 553 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C 32.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C 4.0°C

Council rates

Piney Range Pullabooka
Average residential rate $734/yr
same for both
Council Weddin
same for both

Federal electorate

Piney Range Pullabooka
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Piney Range Pullabooka
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Piney Range

Rural

Pullabooka

Family Rural Young Families

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