Red Range vs Shannon Vale

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Shannon Vale: a median of $1.2 million, against $420,000 in Red Range, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Red Range tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Red Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Red Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($420,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Red Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Shannon Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (447 min vs 455 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (586.9 km vs 593 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Shannon Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Red Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.1% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Red Range Shannon Vale
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.

Red Range Shannon Vale
Walkability 0 / 5
Red Range — Walkability: 0/100 Shannon Vale — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 74 / 83
Red Range — Safety: 74/100 Shannon Vale — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 30 / 30
Red Range — Low fire risk: 30/100 Shannon Vale — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Red Range has more residents (247 vs 143); Shannon Vale rents higher ($300/wk vs $220/wk).

Red Range Shannon Vale
Population 247
+42% vs other
 143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.1% -5.9%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $72,176/yr $75,816/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $300/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Red Range Shannon Vale
0-4 6.5% / 5.6%
Red Range — 0-4: 6.5% Shannon Vale — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 17.4% / 14.0%
Red Range — 5-14: 17.4% Shannon Vale — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 3.6% / 5.6%
Red Range — 15-19: 3.6% Shannon Vale — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 2.0% / 4.2%
Red Range — 20-24: 2.0% Shannon Vale — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.1% / 9.1%
Red Range — 25-34: 8.1% Shannon Vale — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 10.5% / 7.7%
Red Range — 35-44: 10.5% Shannon Vale — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 14.2% / 14.0%
Red Range — 45-54: 14.2% Shannon Vale — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 16.2% / 11.9%
Red Range — 55-64: 16.2% Shannon Vale — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 12.6% / 14.7%
Red Range — 65-74: 12.6% Shannon Vale — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 4.5% / 9.8%
Red Range — 75-84: 4.5% Shannon Vale — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ — / —
Red Range — 85+: not among its largest Shannon Vale — 85+: not among its largest

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

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Red Range Shannon Vale
England — / 2.8%
Red Range — England: not among its largest Shannon Vale — England: 2.8%
Ireland 1.2% / —
Red Range — Ireland: 1.2% Shannon Vale — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Red Range 45.5% lone person
Red Range — Lone Person: 45.5% Red Range — Couple Families: 36.4% Red Range — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Shannon Vale 46.2% lone person
Shannon Vale — Lone Person: 46.2% Shannon Vale — Couple Families: 42.3% Shannon Vale — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Red Range 96.4% houses
Red Range — Houses: 96.4% Red Range — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Shannon Vale 100.0% houses
Shannon Vale — Houses: 100.0% Shannon Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Red Range Shannon Vale
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 18.9%
Red Range — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Shannon Vale — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 10.5%
Red Range — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Shannon Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 10.5%
Red Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Shannon Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.2%
Red Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Shannon Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Red Range 16.9% renting
Red Range — Owned Outright: 54.5% Red Range — Mortgage: 28.6% Red Range — Renting: 16.9%
Shannon Vale 15.1% renting
Shannon Vale — Owned Outright: 43.4% Shannon Vale — Mortgage: 41.5% Shannon Vale — Renting: 15.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Red Range Shannon Vale
Median house price $420,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Red Range Shannon Vale
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Environmental 1% 3%
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

Red Range Shannon Vale
New dwellings approved 12
across Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Red Range Shannon Vale
House price Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Income Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Red Range Shannon Vale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Red Range Shannon Vale
Bushfire High
70/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
17/100
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

Red Range Shannon Vale
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 Red Range

  • Red Range Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Shannon Vale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Red Range Shannon Vale
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 39 13

Mobility

Red Range sits further from the CBD (593 km vs 586.9 km).

Red Range Shannon Vale
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 593 km
+1% vs other
 586.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 455 min 447 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 20/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 1.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2370
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.

Red Range Shannon Vale
Car (driver) 65.8% / 60.3%
Red Range — Car (driver): 65.8% Shannon Vale — Car (driver): 60.3%
Worked from Home 29.1% / 31.5%
Red Range — Worked from Home: 29.1% Shannon Vale — Worked from Home: 31.5%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.1%
Red Range — Car (passenger): 5.1% Shannon Vale — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only — / 4.1%
Red Range — Walked Only: not among its largest Shannon Vale — Walked Only: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.8%).

Setting

Red Range Shannon Vale
Elevation 1,171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,035 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Red Range Shannon Vale
Connectivity score 22/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
80 premises
 0%
70 premises

Climate

Red Range Shannon Vale
Annual rainfall 1,057 mm 817 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 26.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.6°C

Council rates

Red Range Shannon Vale
Average residential rate $966/yr
same for both
Council Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Federal electorate

Red Range Shannon Vale
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Red Range Shannon Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Red Range

Family River Rural

Shannon Vale

Rural

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