Tonderburine vs Curban

Curban is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Tonderburine. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Curban tends to suit families with children.

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

Tonderburine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tonderburine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tonderburine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($135/wk vs $180/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Tonderburine sits closer to the CBD (463.4 km vs 471.9 km)
  • Curban has a shorter drive in (371 min vs 376 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tonderburine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Tonderburine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (89.8% vs 4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tonderburine Curban
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.

Tonderburine Curban
Walkability 0 / 0
Tonderburine — Walkability: 0/100 Curban — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 38
Tonderburine — Safety: 83/100 Curban — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 39 / 85
Tonderburine — Low fire risk: 39/100 Curban — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Curban rents higher ($180/wk vs $135/wk); Tonderburine skews older (44 vs 40).

Tonderburine Curban
Population 112 137
+22% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +89.8% +4.6%
Median age 44 40
Median household income $97,500/yr
+6% vs other
 $91,780/yr
Median weekly rent $135/wk $180/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tonderburine Curban
0-4 4.5% / 11.7%
Tonderburine — 0-4: 4.5% Curban — 0-4: 11.7%
5-14 13.4% / 13.9%
Tonderburine — 5-14: 13.4% Curban — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 8.9% / 2.9%
Tonderburine — 15-19: 8.9% Curban — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 — / 4.4%
Tonderburine — 20-24: not among its largest Curban — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 7.1% / 11.7%
Tonderburine — 25-34: 7.1% Curban — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 14.3% / 6.6%
Tonderburine — 35-44: 14.3% Curban — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 10.7% / 13.1%
Tonderburine — 45-54: 10.7% Curban — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 10.7% / 13.1%
Tonderburine — 55-64: 10.7% Curban — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 17.9% / 13.1%
Tonderburine — 65-74: 17.9% Curban — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 2.7% / 6.6%
Tonderburine — 75-84: 2.7% Curban — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / —
Tonderburine — 85+: not among its largest Curban — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tonderburine 52.6% couple families
Tonderburine — Couple Families: 52.6% Tonderburine — Lone Person: 47.4%
Curban 52.9% couple families
Curban — Couple Families: 52.9% Curban — Lone Person: 47.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tonderburine 25.9% renting
Tonderburine — Owned Outright: 40.7% Tonderburine — Mortgage: 33.3% Tonderburine — Renting: 25.9%
Curban 28.3% renting
Curban — Owned Outright: 41.3% Curban — Mortgage: 30.4% Curban — Renting: 28.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tonderburine 100.0% houses
Tonderburine — Houses: 100.0%
Curban 100.0% houses
Curban — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Tonderburine Curban
Certificate III & IV 22.3% / 19.7%
Tonderburine — Certificate III & IV: 22.3% Curban — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 13.9%
Tonderburine — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Curban — Bachelor Degree: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 5.8%
Tonderburine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Curban — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Property market

Tonderburine Curban
Median house price $24,650,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Tonderburine Curban
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Tonderburine Curban
New dwellings approved 12
across Gilgandra
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Tonderburine Curban
House price Higher than 100% of NSW —
Income Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 1% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Tonderburine Curban
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Tonderburine carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 15); Curban carries more crime risk (62 vs 17).

Tonderburine Curban
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
62/100
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

Tonderburine Curban
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

Tonderburine Curban
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Curban sits further from the CBD (471.9 km vs 463.4 km).

Tonderburine Curban
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 463.4 km 471.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 376 min 371 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2817
 0.0%
postcode 2827
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 2817
 68
postcode 2827

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.

Tonderburine Curban
Car (driver) 47.6% / 62.5%
Tonderburine — Car (driver): 47.6% Curban — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 46.0% / 37.5%
Tonderburine — Worked from Home: 46.0% Curban — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Walked Only 6.3% / —
Tonderburine — Walked Only: 6.3% Curban — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Tonderburine Curban
Elevation 327 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tonderburine Curban
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Tonderburine Curban
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Tonderburine Curban
Average residential rate $800/yr
same for both
Council Gilgandra
same for both

Federal electorate

Tonderburine Curban
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tonderburine Curban
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tonderburine

Luxury Rural

Curban

Family Rural Young Families

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