Stubbo vs Tallawang

Tallawang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Stubbo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tallawang, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stubbo: a median of $614,000, against $500,000 in Tallawang, though rent is higher in Tallawang. On these figures, Stubbo tends to suit people living alone, while Tallawang suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Stubbo carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 26/100)
  • Tallawang is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Tallawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($500,000 vs $614,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stubbo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stubbo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (314.6 km vs 321.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stubbo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 26/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Stubbo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.4% vs -1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Stubbo Tallawang
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.

Stubbo Tallawang
Walkability 0 / 5
Stubbo — Walkability: 0/100 Tallawang — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 84 / 74
Stubbo — Safety: 84/100 Tallawang — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 62 / 70
Stubbo — Low fire risk: 62/100 Tallawang — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Stubbo has more residents (270 vs 165); Tallawang rents higher ($400/wk vs $325/wk).

Stubbo Tallawang
Population 270
+39% vs other
 165
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% -1.8%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $67,860/yr $75,348/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $400/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stubbo Tallawang
0-4 5.2% / 7.3%
Stubbo — 0-4: 5.2% Tallawang — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 13.7% / 20.0%
Stubbo — 5-14: 13.7% Tallawang — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 6.3% / 6.7%
Stubbo — 15-19: 6.3% Tallawang — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 2.6% / 1.8%
Stubbo — 20-24: 2.6% Tallawang — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 12.2% / 12.1%
Stubbo — 25-34: 12.2% Tallawang — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 9.6% / 15.8%
Stubbo — 35-44: 9.6% Tallawang — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 11.5% / 10.9%
Stubbo — 45-54: 11.5% Tallawang — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 17.4% / 13.9%
Stubbo — 55-64: 17.4% Tallawang — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 15.9% / 10.3%
Stubbo — 65-74: 15.9% Tallawang — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 6.3% / 5.5%
Stubbo — 75-84: 6.3% Tallawang — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / —
Stubbo — 85+: not among its largest Tallawang — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stubbo 43.5% couple families
Stubbo — Couple Families: 43.5% Stubbo — Lone Person: 36.2% Stubbo — One Parent Families: 14.5% Stubbo — Group Household: 5.8%
Tallawang 52.9% couple families
Tallawang — Couple Families: 52.9% Tallawang — Lone Person: 26.5% Tallawang — One Parent Families: 20.6% Tallawang — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stubbo 8.3% renting
Stubbo — Owned Outright: 55.2% Stubbo — Mortgage: 36.5% Stubbo — Renting: 8.3%
Tallawang 10.7% renting
Tallawang — Owned Outright: 41.1% Tallawang — Mortgage: 48.2% Tallawang — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Stubbo Tallawang
England 4.4% / 3.0%
Stubbo — England: 4.4% Tallawang — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.1% / 4.2%
Stubbo — New Zealand: 1.1% Tallawang — New Zealand: 4.2%
Germany 2.6% / —
Stubbo — Germany: 2.6% Tallawang — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Stubbo Tallawang
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 17.0%
Stubbo — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Tallawang — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 10.3%
Stubbo — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Tallawang — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 5.5%
Stubbo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Tallawang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Stubbo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tallawang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stubbo 100.0% houses
Stubbo — Houses: 100.0%
Tallawang 100.0% houses
Tallawang — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Stubbo Tallawang
Median house price $614,000 $500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $54,661 —

Zoning mix

Stubbo Tallawang
Rural and farming 89% 91%
Residential 10% 5%
Environmental 0% 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

Stubbo Tallawang
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Stubbo Tallawang
House price Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income — Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Stubbo Tallawang
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tallawang carries more crime risk (26 vs 16).

Stubbo Tallawang
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
26/100
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

Stubbo Tallawang
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

Stubbo Tallawang
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 18 11

Mobility

Tallawang sits further from the CBD (321.6 km vs 314.6 km).

Stubbo Tallawang
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 314.6 km 321.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 262 min 264 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2852
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2852
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.

Stubbo Tallawang
Car (driver) 76.6% / 70.2%
Stubbo — Car (driver): 76.6% Tallawang — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 23.4% / 29.8%
Stubbo — Worked from Home: 23.4% Tallawang — Worked from Home: 29.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Stubbo Tallawang
Elevation 485 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 478 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Stubbo Tallawang
Connectivity score 29/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
116 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Stubbo Tallawang
Annual rainfall 669 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Stubbo Tallawang
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Stubbo Tallawang
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Stubbo Tallawang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Stubbo

Affordable Rural

Tallawang

Affordable Family River Rural

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