Quandary vs Gidginbung

Gidginbung is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Quandary. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Quandary tends to suit older residents, while Gidginbung suits 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

Quandary

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 54/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 64%)

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

Gidginbung

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $125/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Quandary is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Gidginbung sits closer to the CBD (440.2 km vs 445.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Quandary

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Quandary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.5% vs 6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Quandary Gidginbung
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.

Quandary Gidginbung
Walkability 10 / 0
Quandary — Walkability: 10/100 Gidginbung — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 46
Quandary — Safety: 59/100 Gidginbung — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 82
Quandary — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gidginbung — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Quandary rents higher ($125/wk vs $100/wk); Quandary skews older (46 vs 38).

Quandary Gidginbung
Population 57 69
+21% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.5% +6.2%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $94,224/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $125/wk
+20% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Quandary Gidginbung
0-4 — / 11.6%
Quandary — 0-4: not among its largest Gidginbung — 0-4: 11.6%
5-14 10.5% / 14.5%
Quandary — 5-14: 10.5% Gidginbung — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 12.3% / 11.6%
Quandary — 15-19: 12.3% Gidginbung — 15-19: 11.6%
20-24 — / —
Quandary — 20-24: not among its largest Gidginbung — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 4.3%
Quandary — 25-34: not among its largest Gidginbung — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 12.3% / 13.0%
Quandary — 35-44: 12.3% Gidginbung — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 14.0% / 15.9%
Quandary — 45-54: 14.0% Gidginbung — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 8.8% / 13.0%
Quandary — 55-64: 8.8% Gidginbung — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 22.8% / 14.5%
Quandary — 65-74: 22.8% Gidginbung — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 — / —
Quandary — 75-84: not among its largest Gidginbung — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Quandary — 85+: not among its largest Gidginbung — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Quandary 72.7% couple families
Quandary — Couple Families: 72.7% Quandary — Lone Person: 27.3%
Gidginbung 63.6% couple families
Gidginbung — Couple Families: 63.6% Gidginbung — Lone Person: 36.4%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Quandary 18.2% renting
Quandary — Owned Outright: 40.9% Quandary — Mortgage: 40.9% Quandary — Renting: 18.2%
Gidginbung 39.1% renting
Gidginbung — Owned Outright: 39.1% Gidginbung — Mortgage: 21.7% Gidginbung — Renting: 39.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Quandary 100.0% houses
Quandary — Houses: 100.0%
Gidginbung 100.0% houses
Gidginbung — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Quandary Gidginbung
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 17.4%
Quandary — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Gidginbung — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.3% / 7.2%
Quandary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3% Gidginbung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 5.8%
Quandary — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Gidginbung — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.0% / —
Quandary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.0% Gidginbung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Property market

Quandary Gidginbung
Median house price — $825,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Quandary Gidginbung
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

Quandary Gidginbung
New dwellings approved 51
across Temora
same for both
Approvals change year on year -14%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Quandary Gidginbung
House price — Higher than 36% of NSW
Income Higher than 61% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 14% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Quandary is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Quandary Gidginbung
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Gidginbung carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Gidginbung carries more crime risk (54 vs 41).

Quandary Gidginbung
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
54/100
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

Quandary Gidginbung
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

Quandary Gidginbung
Waterways 6 10

Mobility

Quandary sits further from the CBD (445.9 km vs 440.2 km).

Quandary Gidginbung
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 445.9 km
+1% vs other
 440.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 303 min 301 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2665
 0.2%
postcode 2666
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2665
 47
postcode 2666

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.

Quandary Gidginbung
Car (driver) 61.3% / 84.6%
Quandary — Car (driver): 61.3% Gidginbung — Car (driver): 84.6%
Worked from Home 38.7% / 15.4%
Quandary — Worked from Home: 38.7% Gidginbung — Worked from Home: 15.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Quandary Gidginbung
Elevation 262 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 261 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Quandary Gidginbung
Connectivity score 27/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
41 premises

Climate

Quandary Gidginbung
Annual rainfall 420 mm 553 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 32.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.0°C

Council rates

Quandary Gidginbung
Average residential rate $719/yr
same for both
Council Temora
same for both

Federal electorate

Quandary Gidginbung
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Quandary Gidginbung
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Quandary

Rural

Gidginbung

Family Rural Young Families

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