Pullabooka vs Wirrinya

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wirrinya, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wirrinya tends to suit 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

Pullabooka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 43/100)

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 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wirrinya

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $240/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pullabooka

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (317 min vs 341 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (465.1 km vs 489.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Pullabooka carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 43/100)
  • Wirrinya has more residents already 65 and over (18% 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 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pullabooka Wirrinya
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.

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Walkability 0 / 0
Pullabooka — Walkability: 0/100 Wirrinya — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 57
Pullabooka — Safety: 100/100 Wirrinya — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 87 / 65
Pullabooka — Low fire risk: 87/100 Wirrinya — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Wirrinya has more residents (92 vs 52); Pullabooka rents higher ($240/wk vs $150/wk).

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Population 52 92
+77% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.9% +3.4%
Median age 33
same for both
Median household income $69,316/yr $84,500/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk
+38% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pullabooka Wirrinya
0-4 11.5% / 15.2%
Pullabooka — 0-4: 11.5% Wirrinya — 0-4: 15.2%
5-14 23.1% / 18.5%
Pullabooka — 5-14: 23.1% Wirrinya — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Pullabooka — 15-19: not among its largest Wirrinya — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 — / 5.4%
Pullabooka — 20-24: not among its largest Wirrinya — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 15.4% / 14.1%
Pullabooka — 25-34: 15.4% Wirrinya — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 17.3% / 19.6%
Pullabooka — 35-44: 17.3% Wirrinya — 35-44: 19.6%
45-54 7.7% / 12.0%
Pullabooka — 45-54: 7.7% Wirrinya — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 5.8% / 14.1%
Pullabooka — 55-64: 5.8% Wirrinya — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 5.8% / 14.1%
Pullabooka — 65-74: 5.8% Wirrinya — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 — / 4.3%
Pullabooka — 75-84: not among its largest Wirrinya — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Pullabooka — 85+: not among its largest Wirrinya — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pullabooka 41.2% couple families
Pullabooka — Couple Families: 41.2% Pullabooka — Lone Person: 35.3% Pullabooka — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Wirrinya 72.2% couple families
Wirrinya — Couple Families: 72.2% Wirrinya — Lone Person: 27.8% Wirrinya — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pullabooka 22.2% renting
Pullabooka — Owned Outright: 40.7% Pullabooka — Mortgage: 37.0% Pullabooka — Renting: 22.2%
Wirrinya 0.0% renting
Wirrinya — Owned Outright: 52.9% Wirrinya — Mortgage: 47.1% Wirrinya — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pullabooka 100.0% houses
Pullabooka — Houses: 100.0% Pullabooka — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wirrinya 90.6% houses
Wirrinya — Houses: 90.6% Wirrinya — Flats / Apartments: 9.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 10.9%
Pullabooka — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Wirrinya — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 10.9%
Pullabooka — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Wirrinya — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 6.5%
Pullabooka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Wirrinya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Property market

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $16,544

Zoning mix

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Rural and farming 100%
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

Pullabooka Wirrinya
New dwellings approved 6
across Weddin
 31
across Forbes
Approvals change year on year — +125%

Ranking within NSW

Pullabooka Wirrinya
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Wirrinya carries more crime risk (43 vs 0); Wirrinya carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 13).

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
35/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Pullabooka Wirrinya
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

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Wirrinya sits further from the CBD (489.3 km vs 465.1 km).

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 465.1 km 489.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 317 min 341 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2810
 0.1%
postcode 2871
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2810
 48
postcode 2871

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.

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Car (driver) 46.9% / 61.2%
Pullabooka — Car (driver): 46.9% Wirrinya — Car (driver): 61.2%
Worked from Home 31.2% / 32.7%
Pullabooka — Worked from Home: 31.2% Wirrinya — Worked from Home: 32.7%
Walked Only 21.9% / 6.1%
Pullabooka — Walked Only: 21.9% Wirrinya — Walked Only: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.2%).

Setting

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Elevation 231 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 220 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Annual rainfall 553 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Average residential rate $734/yr $957/yr
Council Weddin Forbes

Federal electorate

Pullabooka Wirrinya
Division Riverina Parkes
Member Michael Mccormack Jamie Chaffey
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Pullabooka

Family Rural Young Families

Wirrinya

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

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