Pinkett vs Red Range

Pinkett is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Red Range. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pinkett, about half of households are couple families. In Red Range, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Pinkett: a median of $4.1 million, against $420,000 in Red Range, though rent is higher in Red Range. On these figures, Red Range tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Pinkett is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 55%)
  • Red Range has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Red Range

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($420,000 vs $4,100,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pinkett

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Pinkett sits closer to the CBD (576.8 km vs 593 km)
  • Red Range has a shorter drive in (455 min vs 462 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Red Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.1% vs 22.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pinkett Red Range
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.

Pinkett Red Range
Walkability 0 / 0
Pinkett — Walkability: 0/100 Red Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 74
Pinkett — Safety: 79/100 Red Range — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 25 / 30
Pinkett — Low fire risk: 25/100 Red Range — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Red Range has more residents (247 vs 77); Red Range rents higher ($220/wk vs $150/wk).

Pinkett Red Range
Population 77 247
+221% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.2% +32.1%
Median age 39 45
Median household income $101,816/yr
+29% vs other
 $72,176/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $220/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pinkett Red Range
0-4 5.2% / 6.5%
Pinkett — 0-4: 5.2% Red Range — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 19.5% / 17.4%
Pinkett — 5-14: 19.5% Red Range — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 — / 3.6%
Pinkett — 15-19: not among its largest Red Range — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 7.8% / 2.0%
Pinkett — 20-24: 7.8% Red Range — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 9.1% / 8.1%
Pinkett — 25-34: 9.1% Red Range — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 10.4% / 10.5%
Pinkett — 35-44: 10.4% Red Range — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 18.2% / 14.2%
Pinkett — 45-54: 18.2% Red Range — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 15.6% / 16.2%
Pinkett — 55-64: 15.6% Red Range — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 9.1% / 12.6%
Pinkett — 65-74: 9.1% Red Range — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 3.9% / 4.5%
Pinkett — 75-84: 3.9% Red Range — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / —
Pinkett — 85+: not among its largest Red Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pinkett 46.2% couple families
Pinkett — Couple Families: 46.2% Pinkett — Lone Person: 30.8% Pinkett — One Parent Families: 23.1%
Red Range 36.4% couple families
Red Range — Couple Families: 36.4% Red Range — Lone Person: 45.5% Red Range — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pinkett 0.0% renting
Pinkett — Owned Outright: 52.4% Pinkett — Mortgage: 47.6% Pinkett — Renting: 0.0%
Red Range 16.9% renting
Red Range — Owned Outright: 54.5% Red Range — Mortgage: 28.6% Red Range — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pinkett 92.0% houses
Pinkett — Houses: 92.0% Pinkett — Flats / Apartments: 8.0%
Red Range 96.4% houses
Red Range — Houses: 96.4% Red Range — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Pinkett Red Range
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 14.6%
Pinkett — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Red Range — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 9.3%
Pinkett — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Red Range — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.0%
Pinkett — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Red Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Property market

Pinkett Red Range
Median house price $4,100,000 $420,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $680,000 —

Zoning mix

Pinkett Red Range
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Environmental 1%
same for both
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

Pinkett Red Range
New dwellings approved 12
across Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Pinkett Red Range
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW

Liveability

Pinkett Red Range
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

Pinkett Red Range
Bushfire High
75/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
26/100
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

Pinkett Red Range
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Pinkett

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

Schools in Red Range

  • Red Range Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pinkett Red Range
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 29 39

Mobility

Red Range sits further from the CBD (593 km vs 576.8 km).

Pinkett Red Range
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 576.8 km 593 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 462 min 455 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2370
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.

Pinkett Red Range
Car (driver) 55.6% / 65.8%
Pinkett — Car (driver): 55.6% Red Range — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 29.1%
Pinkett — Worked from Home: 44.4% Red Range — Worked from Home: 29.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Pinkett — Car (passenger): not among its largest Red Range — Car (passenger): 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.8%).

Setting

Pinkett Red Range
Elevation 1,074 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pinkett Red Range
Connectivity score 15/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
80 premises

Climate

Pinkett Red Range
Annual rainfall 1,057 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Pinkett Red Range
Average residential rate $966/yr
same for both
Council Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Federal electorate

Pinkett Red Range
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Pinkett

Family Luxury River Rural

Red Range

Family River Rural

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