Tooraweenah vs Bearbong

Bearbong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Tooraweenah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tooraweenah, about half of households are people living alone. In Bearbong, most households are couple families. On these figures, Tooraweenah tends to suit people living alone, while Bearbong suits couples 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

Bearbong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Tooraweenah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tooraweenah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($148/wk vs $700/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 49%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tooraweenah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (439.6 km vs 443.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bearbong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Bearbong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs 9.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tooraweenah Bearbong
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.

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Walkability 5 / 0
Tooraweenah — Walkability: 5/100 Bearbong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 45
Tooraweenah — Safety: 50/100 Bearbong — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 78 / 72
Tooraweenah — Low fire risk: 78/100 Bearbong — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Bearbong rents higher ($700/wk vs $148/wk); Tooraweenah has more residents (253 vs 72).

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Population 253
+72% vs other
 72
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% +20.0%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $56,056/yr $74,724/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $148/wk $700/wk
+373% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tooraweenah Bearbong
0-4 5.9% / 15.3%
Tooraweenah — 0-4: 5.9% Bearbong — 0-4: 15.3%
5-14 11.5% / 4.2%
Tooraweenah — 5-14: 11.5% Bearbong — 5-14: 4.2%
15-19 3.2% / 9.7%
Tooraweenah — 15-19: 3.2% Bearbong — 15-19: 9.7%
20-24 3.6% / —
Tooraweenah — 20-24: 3.6% Bearbong — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.5% / 13.9%
Tooraweenah — 25-34: 11.5% Bearbong — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 9.1% / 11.1%
Tooraweenah — 35-44: 9.1% Bearbong — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 11.5% / 4.2%
Tooraweenah — 45-54: 11.5% Bearbong — 45-54: 4.2%
55-64 22.9% / 8.3%
Tooraweenah — 55-64: 22.9% Bearbong — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 12.3% / 11.1%
Tooraweenah — 65-74: 12.3% Bearbong — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 3.6% / 16.7%
Tooraweenah — 75-84: 3.6% Bearbong — 75-84: 16.7%
85+ 1.6% / —
Tooraweenah — 85+: 1.6% Bearbong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tooraweenah 40.7% couple families
Tooraweenah — Couple Families: 40.7% Tooraweenah — Lone Person: 47.5% Tooraweenah — One Parent Families: 11.9%
Bearbong 70.6% couple families
Bearbong — Couple Families: 70.6% Bearbong — Lone Person: 29.4% Bearbong — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tooraweenah 13.3% renting
Tooraweenah — Owned Outright: 50.6% Tooraweenah — Mortgage: 36.1% Tooraweenah — Renting: 13.3%
Bearbong 15.8% renting
Bearbong — Owned Outright: 36.8% Bearbong — Mortgage: 47.4% Bearbong — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tooraweenah 93.6% houses
Tooraweenah — Houses: 93.6% Tooraweenah — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Bearbong 100.0% houses
Bearbong — Houses: 100.0% Bearbong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 13.9%
Tooraweenah — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Bearbong — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 11.1%
Tooraweenah — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Bearbong — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 4.2%
Tooraweenah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Bearbong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / —
Tooraweenah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Bearbong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Tooraweenah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Bearbong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Property market

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Median house price $95,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Tooraweenah Bearbong
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

Tooraweenah Bearbong
New dwellings approved 12
across Gilgandra
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Tooraweenah Bearbong
House price Higher than 1% of NSW —
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
55/100
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

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Tooraweenah

  • Tooraweenah Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Bearbong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Parks & reserves 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 15 5

Mobility

Bearbong sits further from the CBD (443.3 km vs 439.6 km).

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 439.6 km 443.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 355 min
same for both
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.

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Worked from Home 37.4% / 57.9%
Tooraweenah — Worked from Home: 37.4% Bearbong — Worked from Home: 57.9%
Car (driver) 46.7% / 28.9%
Tooraweenah — Car (driver): 46.7% Bearbong — Car (driver): 28.9%
Walked Only 12.1% / 13.2%
Tooraweenah — Walked Only: 12.1% Bearbong — Walked Only: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / —
Tooraweenah — Car (passenger): 3.7% Bearbong — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.9%).

Setting

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Elevation 481 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 385 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Average residential rate $800/yr
same for both
Council Gilgandra
same for both

Federal electorate

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tooraweenah Bearbong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tooraweenah

Affordable Rural

Bearbong

Retirees Rural Young Families

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Other comparisons with Bearbong

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