Tichborne vs Forbes

Tichborne is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Forbes. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tichborne, most households are couple families. In Forbes, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Tichborne tends to suit couples, while Forbes suits people living alone and older residents.

Tichborne and Forbes are both small NSW towns roughly 385 km from the CBD, with similar house prices around $460,000–$472,500. Tichborne is significantly smaller at 92 people versus Forbes's 8,157, and offers a notably higher median household income of $80,184 compared to Forbes's $63,492, along with a higher socio-economic decile rating of 7 versus 3. Forbes has rental options available at $230 per week, whereas Tichborne shows no rental data, and Forbes has considerably higher crime risk at 90 compared to Tichborne's 45. Bushfire risk is identical at 23 for both.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

  • Tichborne carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 90/100)
  • Forbes has more parks and reserves (36 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Tichborne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($40,000 vs $212,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Tichborne has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $230/wk)
  • Forbes has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 10%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Forbes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (310 min vs 319 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Forbes

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 10%)
  • But Tichborne carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 90/100)

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

Investors

Tichborne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.9% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tichborne Forbes
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.

Tichborne Forbes
Walkability 0 / 18
Tichborne — Walkability: 0/100 Forbes — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 55 / 10
Tichborne — Safety: 55/100 Forbes — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 77 / 77
Tichborne — Low fire risk: 77/100 Forbes — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Forbes rents higher ($230/wk vs $0/wk); Forbes has more residents (8,157 vs 92).

Tichborne Forbes
Population 92 8,157
+8766% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.9% -3.3%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $80,184/yr
+21% vs other
 $63,492/yr
Median weekly rent — $230/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tichborne Forbes
0-4 8.7% / 5.7%
Tichborne — 0-4: 8.7% Forbes — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 10.9% / 13.7%
Tichborne — 5-14: 10.9% Forbes — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 9.8% / 5.7%
Tichborne — 15-19: 9.8% Forbes — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 — / 5.4%
Tichborne — 20-24: not among its largest Forbes — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 13.0% / 10.8%
Tichborne — 25-34: 13.0% Forbes — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 22.8% / 10.6%
Tichborne — 35-44: 22.8% Forbes — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 6.5% / 11.1%
Tichborne — 45-54: 6.5% Forbes — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 14.1% / 12.8%
Tichborne — 55-64: 14.1% Forbes — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 6.5% / 12.2%
Tichborne — 65-74: 6.5% Forbes — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 3.3% / 8.7%
Tichborne — 75-84: 3.3% Forbes — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 3.3%
Tichborne — 85+: not among its largest Forbes — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tichborne 63.2% couple families
Tichborne — Couple Families: 63.2% Tichborne — Lone Person: 36.8% Tichborne — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tichborne — Group Household: 0.0% Tichborne — Other Families: 0.0%
Forbes 32.0% couple families
Forbes — Couple Families: 32.0% Forbes — Lone Person: 45.2% Forbes — One Parent Families: 18.1% Forbes — Group Household: 3.3% Forbes — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tichborne 10.3% renting
Tichborne — Owned Outright: 41.4% Tichborne — Mortgage: 48.3% Tichborne — Renting: 10.3%
Forbes 29.4% renting
Forbes — Owned Outright: 39.0% Forbes — Mortgage: 31.6% Forbes — Renting: 29.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tichborne 100.0% houses
Tichborne — Houses: 100.0% Tichborne — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Tichborne — Townhouses: 0.0%
Forbes 88.6% houses
Forbes — Houses: 88.6% Forbes — Flats / Apartments: 6.6% Forbes — Townhouses: 4.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Tichborne Forbes
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 16.3%
Tichborne — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Forbes — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 7.1%
Tichborne — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Forbes — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.3%
Tichborne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Forbes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Tichborne — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Forbes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Tichborne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Forbes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Property market

Tichborne Forbes
Median house price $460,000 $475,000
Median unit price — $395,000
Median land price $40,000 $212,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 62 days
from 58 sales

Zoning mix

Tichborne Forbes
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Residential 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

Tichborne Forbes
New dwellings approved 15
across Parkes
 31
across Forbes
Approvals change year on year -100% +125%

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.

Tichborne Forbes
Houses — 3.9%
$440/wk on $580K
Units — 4.0%
$380/wk on $500K

Ranking within NSW

Tichborne Forbes
House price Higher than 13% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 47% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 70% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 22% of NSW

Liveability

Forbes is more walkable (18 vs 0).

Tichborne Forbes
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Forbes carries more crime risk (90 vs 45).

Tichborne Forbes
Bushfire Low
23/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 High
90/100
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

Tichborne Forbes
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Tichborne

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Forbes

  • Red Bend Catholic College Independent · Secondary above peers
  • Forbes Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Laurence's Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Forbes High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Forbes North Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tichborne Forbes
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 0 36
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 13 36

Mobility

Tichborne Forbes
Walkability score 0/100 18/100
Distance to Sydney 383.5 km 385.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 319 min 310 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2870
 0.1%
postcode 2871
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2870
 48
postcode 2871

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.

Tichborne Forbes
Car (driver) 77.5% / 79.4%
Tichborne — Car (driver): 77.5% Forbes — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 9.2%
Tichborne — Worked from Home: 12.5% Forbes — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Walked Only 10.0% / 4.2%
Tichborne — Walked Only: 10.0% Forbes — Walked Only: 4.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Tichborne — Car (passenger): not among its largest Forbes — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus — / 0.5%
Tichborne — Bus: not among its largest Forbes — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Tichborne Forbes
Elevation 267 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 235 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tichborne Forbes
Connectivity score 29/100 55/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 24%
4,208 premises

Council rates

Tichborne Forbes
Average residential rate $1,146/yr $957/yr
Council Parkes Forbes

Federal electorate

Tichborne Forbes
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tichborne Forbes
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tichborne

Affordable Rural Young Families

Forbes

Affordable Rural

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