Quirindi vs Warrah Ridge
Warrah Ridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Quirindi. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warrah Ridge, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Warrah Ridge: a median of $645,000, against $455,000 in Quirindi, though rent is higher in Quirindi. On these figures, Quirindi tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Warrah Ridge suits people living alone.
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
Quirindi
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Quirindi has cheaper houses ($455,000 vs $645,000)
- Warrah Ridge leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Warrah Ridge
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Quirindi
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Quirindi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-2.6% vs -15.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Quirindi and Warrah Ridge 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
Quirindi has more residents (3,355 vs 84); Warrah Ridge has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $62,296).
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,355 +97% vs other | 84 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.6% | -15.2% |
| Median age | 46 | 38 |
| Median household income | $62,296/yr | $107,224/yr +72% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +20% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
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 (16.5%).
Property market
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $455,000 | $645,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $122,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 43 days from 47 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 100% |
| Residential | 5% | 0% |
| 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
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Liverpool Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.3% $450/wk on $550K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 96% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 84% of NSW | — |
Liveability
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 40/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Crime | High 78/100 | High 70/100 |
| 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
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 3 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Quirindi
- Quirindi High School Government · Secondary above peers
- Quirindi Public School Government · Primary above peers
- St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
Schools in Warrah Ridge
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 11 | 0 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 4 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 354.7 km | 353.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 258 min | 259 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2343 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2343 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 (76.2%).
Setting
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 384 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 333 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 52/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 22% 1,834 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 650 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $934/yr same for both | |
| Council | Liverpool Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Quirindi | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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