Tharbogang vs Warburn
Warburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Tharbogang. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Warburn tends to suit young adults, 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
Warburn
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 85/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 73%)
- But Tharbogang 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
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
Warburn
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $231/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 12%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tharbogang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (585.2 km vs 592.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warburn
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 85/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tharbogang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-11.5% vs -36.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tharbogang and Warburn 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
Tharbogang has more residents (452 vs 62); Tharbogang rents higher ($231/wk vs $125/wk).
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 452 +86% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.5% | -36.7% |
| Median age | 42 | 34 |
| Median household income | $99,424/yr +2% vs other | $97,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $231/wk +46% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
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 (16.1%).
Property market
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $759,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $2,279,420 | — |
Zoning mix
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 95% |
| Environmental | 4% | 5% |
| Industrial | 3% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 92 across Griffith same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 30% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 81% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
Liveability
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Tharbogang carries more crime risk (85 vs 0).
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Crime | High 85/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Tharbogang
- Tharbogang Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Warburn
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Mobility
Warburn sits further from the CBD (592.4 km vs 585.2 km).
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 585.2 km | 592.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 404 min | 408 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2680 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2680 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 (79.2%).
Setting
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 229 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 406 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,235/yr same for both | |
| Council | Griffith same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tharbogang | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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