Piora vs Shannon Brook
Shannon Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 55 in Piora. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Shannon Brook tends to suit people living alone and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Piora is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 64%)
- Shannon Brook carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Shannon Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Piora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Shannon Brook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (706.9 km vs 727 km)
- has a shorter drive in (474 min vs 487 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Shannon Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Shannon Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.8% vs -17.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Piora and Shannon Brook 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
Shannon Brook has more residents (182 vs 71); Piora skews older (55 vs 39).
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 182 +156% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -17.4% | +2.8% |
| Median age | 55 | 39 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $81,900/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $235/wk | $270/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (21.4%).
Property market
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $905,000 | $945,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Environmental | 2% | 1% |
| 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
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of NSW same for both | |
| Affordability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
Liveability
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Piora carries more crime risk (94 vs 50).
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Crime | High 94/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| 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
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Piora
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Shannon Brook
- Leeville Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 | 6 |
Mobility
Piora sits further from the CBD (727 km vs 706.9 km).
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 727 km +3% vs other | 706.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 487 min | 474 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2470 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2470 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).
Setting
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 108 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 16 premises | 0% 82 premises |
Council rates
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | Richmond Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Piora | Shannon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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