Tooraweenah vs Biddon
Biddon 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, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Biddon: a median of $2.83 million, against $95,000 in Tooraweenah, though rent is higher in Tooraweenah. On these figures, Tooraweenah tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Biddon suits 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
Biddon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tooraweenah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($95,000 vs $2,827,240)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Biddon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($108/wk vs $148/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tooraweenah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (439.6 km vs 465.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (355 min vs 367 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Biddon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Biddon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.5% vs 9.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tooraweenah and Biddon 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
Tooraweenah has more residents (253 vs 123); Tooraweenah rents higher ($148/wk vs $108/wk).
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 253 +51% vs other | 123 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.1% | +25.5% |
| Median age | 46 | 38 |
| Median household income | $56,056/yr | $67,600/yr +21% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $148/wk +27% vs other | $108/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
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 (13.0%).
Property market
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $95,000 | $2,827,240 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Tooraweenah has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%); Biddon has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 88% |
| Environmental | 0% | 11% |
| 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 | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Gilgandra same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 93% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 99% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
Liveability
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Tooraweenah carries more crime risk (50 vs 34).
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 22/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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 | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Biddon
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 15 | 5 |
Mobility
Biddon sits further from the CBD (465.9 km vs 439.6 km).
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 439.6 km | 465.9 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 355 min | 367 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.7%).
Setting
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 481 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 317 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 41 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 605 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $800/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gilgandra same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tooraweenah | Biddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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