Tenandra vs Warren
Tenandra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 45 in Warren. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tenandra, the large majority of households are couple families. In Warren, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Tenandra tends to suit families with children and couples, while Warren suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Warren
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 76%)
- But Tenandra is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 44%)
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
Warren
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Warren
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (21/100 vs 12/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (523.8 km vs 530.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Tenandra has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 10%)
- Warren has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 4%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Tenandra and Warren 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
Warren has more residents (1,272 vs 78); Tenandra rents higher ($320/wk vs $215/wk).
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 78 | 1,272 +1531% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.0% | -8.4% |
| Median age | 34 | 45 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +32% vs other | $65,884/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +33% vs other | $215/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
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 (13.4%).
Property market
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $249,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 160 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Tenandra has more rural and farming land (100% vs 84%).
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 84% |
| Residential | 0% | 13% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Warren same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | — | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
Liveability
Warren is more walkable (21 vs 12).
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 24/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Warren carries more crime risk (94 vs 57).
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 28/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | High 94/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Tenandra
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Warren
- St Mary's Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Warren Central School Government · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 4 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 24 | 12 |
Mobility
Tenandra sits further from the CBD (530.2 km vs 523.8 km).
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 21/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 530.2 km +1% vs other | 523.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 407 min | 406 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2824 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 74 postcode 2824 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 (77.6%).
Setting
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 189 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 198 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 61/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 33% 799 premises |
Climate
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 492 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $677/yr same for both | |
| Council | Warren same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tenandra | Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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