Walcha vs Walcha Road
Walcha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 57 in Walcha Road. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Walcha, about half of households are people living alone. In Walcha Road, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Walcha Road tends to suit people living alone 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
Walcha
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 38%)
- But Walcha Road has more separate houses rather than flats (105% vs 94%)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Walcha
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (329 min vs 336 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (427.3 km vs 433.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Walcha
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 70/100)
- But Walcha Road has more residents already 65 and over (47% vs 30%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Walcha Road
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.3% vs -3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Walcha and Walcha Road 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
Walcha has more residents (2,475 vs 72); Walcha Road skews older (57 vs 49).
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,475 +97% vs other | 72 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.1% | +33.3% |
| Median age | 49 | 57 |
| Median household income | $63,440/yr | $67,132/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $203/wk +1% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.9%).
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 (19.4%).
Property market
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $435,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $175,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 103 days from 21 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Walcha Road has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%); Walcha has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 0%).
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 83% | 100% |
| Environmental | 17% | 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
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 4 across Walcha same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 10% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 89% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
Liveability
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 21/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Walcha carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 19); Walcha Road carries more crime risk (70 vs 57).
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | High 70/100 |
| 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
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Walcha
- St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Walcha Central School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Walcha Road
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 4 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 413 | 10 |
Mobility
Walcha Road sits further from the CBD (433.7 km vs 427.3 km).
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 427.3 km | 433.7 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 329 min | 336 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2354 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 2354 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 (58.6%).
Setting
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,094 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 49/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 12% 1,174 premises | 0% 10 premises |
Climate
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 784 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $772/yr same for both | |
| Council | Walcha same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Walcha | Walcha Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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