Reddestone vs Yarrowford
Yarrowford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 59 in Reddestone. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Reddestone, about half of households are people living alone. In Yarrowford, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yarrowford: a median of $575,000, against $453,000 in Reddestone, though rent is higher in Reddestone. On these figures, Reddestone tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Yarrowford suits families with children and couples.
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
Yarrowford
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 86/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 50%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Reddestone
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 38%)
- has cheaper houses ($453,000 vs $575,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Yarrowford
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 82%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $865/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Yarrowford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (583.5 km vs 592 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Yarrowford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yarrowford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (59.4% vs 11.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Reddestone and Yarrowford 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
Reddestone rents higher ($865/wk vs $200/wk); Yarrowford has more residents (110 vs 59).
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 110 +86% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.3% | +59.4% |
| Median age | 59 | 51 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $69,316/yr +26% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $865/wk +77% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).
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 (20.3%).
Property market
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $453,000 | $575,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 77% of NSW same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Reddestone carries more crime risk (86 vs 16).
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 38/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | High 86/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 3 | 4 |
Mobility
Reddestone sits further from the CBD (592 km vs 583.5 km).
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 592 km +1% vs other | 583.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 449 min | 452 min |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).
Setting
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,064 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,041 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 817 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $966/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Reddestone | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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