Quandialla vs Piney Range
Piney Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Quandialla. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Quandialla tends to suit older residents, while Piney Range suits young adults.
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
- Quandialla has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Piney Range carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Quandialla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 18%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Quandialla
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $250/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 14%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Quandialla
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (302 min vs 315 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (437.7 km vs 444.5 km)
- But Piney Range is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Piney Range
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 54/100)
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- But Quandialla has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Quandialla and Piney 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.
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
Quandialla has more residents (163 vs 63); Piney Range has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $45,604).
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 163 +61% vs other | 63 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -17.3% | -12.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 44 |
| Median household income | $45,604/yr | $87,724/yr +92% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $140/wk | $250/wk +79% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).
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 (22.2%).
Property market
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $150,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $10,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Quandialla has more rural and farming land (100% vs 81%); Piney Range has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 0%).
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 81% |
| Environmental | 0% | 18% |
| 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
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across Weddin same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 2% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 96% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
Liveability
Piney Range is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Quandialla carries more crime risk (54 vs 0); Piney Range carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 14).
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Quandialla
- Quandialla Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Piney Range
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 21 |
Mobility
Piney Range sits further from the CBD (444.5 km vs 437.7 km).
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 437.7 km | 444.5 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 302 min | 315 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2721 | 0.1% postcode 2810 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 40 postcode 2721 | 55 postcode 2810 |
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 (57.1%).
Setting
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 272 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 11 premises |
Climate
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 553 mm | 631 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.9°C | 31.3°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C | 3.4°C |
Council rates
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $734/yr same for both | |
| Council | Weddin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Quandialla | Piney Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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