Rand vs Walbundrie
Rand is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Walbundrie. 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.
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
Walbundrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 74/100)
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
Rand
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $210/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Walbundrie
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (350 min vs 368 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (555.4 km vs 572.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Walbundrie
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Walbundrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.7% vs -5.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Rand and Walbundrie 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
Walbundrie rents higher ($210/wk vs $120/wk); Walbundrie skews older (42 vs 39).
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 192 +19% vs other | 156 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.9% | +4.7% |
| Median age | 39 | 42 |
| Median household income | $69,836/yr | $71,500/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $120/wk | $210/wk +75% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
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 (17.3%).
Property market
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $217,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 47 across Federation | 86 across Greater Hume |
| Approvals change year on year | +38% | +33% |
Ranking within NSW
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 96% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
Liveability
Walbundrie is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Rand carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 12); Rand carries more crime risk (74 vs 57).
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| 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
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Rand
- Rand Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Walbundrie
- Walbundrie Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 17 | 12 |
Mobility
Rand sits further from the CBD (572.8 km vs 555.4 km).
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 572.8 km +3% vs other | 555.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 368 min | 350 min |
| Public transport score | 22/100 Bus | 23/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 4.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 5.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 3 min scheduled, not actual | 4 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2642 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 80 postcode 2642 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 (68.8%).
Setting
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 148 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 175 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 78 premises |
Climate
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 457 mm | 540 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 32.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.4°C |
Council rates
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $951/yr | $992/yr |
| Council | Federation | Greater Hume |
Federal electorate
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rand | Walbundrie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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