Tallimba vs West Wyalong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tallimba, about half of households are couple families. In West Wyalong, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in West Wyalong: a median of $410,000, against $40,000 in Tallimba, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tallimba tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while West Wyalong 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

They split

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

  • Tallimba carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 67/100)
  • West Wyalong has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Tallimba

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($40,000 vs $410,000)
  • has cheaper land ($29,950 vs $187,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 20%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tallimba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $230/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
  • But West Wyalong has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

West Wyalong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (502 km vs 531.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (348 min vs 365 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

West Wyalong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
  • But Tallimba carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tallimba West Wyalong
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.

Tallimba West Wyalong
Walkability 0 / 0
Tallimba — Walkability: 0/100 West Wyalong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 33
Tallimba — Safety: 53/100 West Wyalong — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 76 / 76
Tallimba — Low fire risk: 76/100 West Wyalong — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

West Wyalong has more residents (3,037 vs 185); West Wyalong rents higher ($230/wk vs $100/wk).

Tallimba West Wyalong
Population 185 3,037
+1542% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% -3.3%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $62,504/yr $74,204/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $230/wk
+130% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tallimba West Wyalong
0-4 8.6% / 6.8%
Tallimba — 0-4: 8.6% West Wyalong — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 17.8% / 12.9%
Tallimba — 5-14: 17.8% West Wyalong — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 4.3% / 5.4%
Tallimba — 15-19: 4.3% West Wyalong — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 7.0% / 4.5%
Tallimba — 20-24: 7.0% West Wyalong — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 3.8% / 11.5%
Tallimba — 25-34: 3.8% West Wyalong — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 10.3% / 11.9%
Tallimba — 35-44: 10.3% West Wyalong — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 19.5% / 9.6%
Tallimba — 45-54: 19.5% West Wyalong — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 11.4% / 12.3%
Tallimba — 55-64: 11.4% West Wyalong — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 10.3% / 11.8%
Tallimba — 65-74: 10.3% West Wyalong — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 7.0% / 8.7%
Tallimba — 75-84: 7.0% West Wyalong — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 4.5%
Tallimba — 85+: not among its largest West Wyalong — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tallimba 51.0% couple families
Tallimba — Couple Families: 51.0% Tallimba — Lone Person: 36.7% Tallimba — One Parent Families: 6.1% Tallimba — Group Household: 6.1% Tallimba — Other Families: 0.0%
West Wyalong 34.4% couple families
West Wyalong — Couple Families: 34.4% West Wyalong — Lone Person: 48.6% West Wyalong — One Parent Families: 13.5% West Wyalong — Group Household: 2.4% West Wyalong — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tallimba 11.9% renting
Tallimba — Owned Outright: 71.4% Tallimba — Mortgage: 16.7% Tallimba — Renting: 11.9%
West Wyalong 23.1% renting
West Wyalong — Owned Outright: 46.6% West Wyalong — Mortgage: 30.4% West Wyalong — Renting: 23.1%
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.

Tallimba West Wyalong
Philippines 3.2% / 1.1%
Tallimba — Philippines: 3.2% West Wyalong — Philippines: 1.1%
England — / 0.8%
Tallimba — England: not among its largest West Wyalong — England: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Tallimba — New Zealand: not among its largest West Wyalong — New Zealand: 0.7%
India — / 0.5%
Tallimba — India: not among its largest West Wyalong — India: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Tallimba — South Africa: not among its largest West Wyalong — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Tallimba West Wyalong
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 16.8%
Tallimba — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% West Wyalong — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 7.3%
Tallimba — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% West Wyalong — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.2% / 5.0%
Tallimba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2% West Wyalong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.2%
Tallimba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% West Wyalong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Tallimba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest West Wyalong — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tallimba 103.3% houses
Tallimba — Houses: 103.3% Tallimba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Tallimba — Townhouses: 0.0%
West Wyalong 87.8% houses
West Wyalong — Houses: 87.8% West Wyalong — Flats / Apartments: 6.1% West Wyalong — Townhouses: 6.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Tallimba West Wyalong
Median house price $40,000 $410,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $29,950 $187,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 122 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Tallimba West Wyalong
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Tallimba West Wyalong
New dwellings approved 15
across Bland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Tallimba West Wyalong
Houses — 4.5%
$480/wk on $550K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Tallimba West Wyalong
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 25% of NSW —
Schools — Higher than 93% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 91% of NSW

Liveability

Tallimba West Wyalong
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

West Wyalong carries more crime risk (67 vs 47).

Tallimba West Wyalong
Bushfire Low
24/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Tallimba West Wyalong
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Tallimba

  • Tallimba Public School Government · Primary

Schools in West Wyalong

  • St Mary's War Memorial School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • West Wyalong High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • West Wyalong Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tallimba West Wyalong
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 20 31

Mobility

Tallimba sits further from the CBD (531.9 km vs 502 km).

Tallimba West Wyalong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 531.9 km
+6% vs other
 502 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 365 min 348 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 56/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 4 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2669
 0.0%
postcode 2671
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 2669
 52
postcode 2671

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.

Tallimba West Wyalong
Car (driver) 56.2% / 67.7%
Tallimba — Car (driver): 56.2% West Wyalong — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 27.4% / 8.6%
Tallimba — Worked from Home: 27.4% West Wyalong — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Walked Only 9.6% / 6.5%
Tallimba — Walked Only: 9.6% West Wyalong — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 9.3%
Tallimba — Car (passenger): 6.8% West Wyalong — Car (passenger): 9.3%
Bus — / 7.5%
Tallimba — Bus: not among its largest West Wyalong — Bus: 7.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Tallimba West Wyalong
Elevation 215 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 295 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tallimba West Wyalong
Connectivity score 22/100 55/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 26%
1,803 premises

Climate

Tallimba West Wyalong
Annual rainfall 420 mm 506 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 32.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.2°C

Council rates

Tallimba West Wyalong
Average residential rate $1,508/yr
same for both
Council Bland
same for both

Federal electorate

Tallimba West Wyalong
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tallimba West Wyalong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tallimba

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

West Wyalong

Affordable Rural

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