Walcha vs Yarrowitch

Walcha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Yarrowitch. 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 Yarrowitch, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Yarrowitch tends to suit people living alone.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 95/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yarrowitch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 20%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Walcha has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 11%)
  • Yarrowitch has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $203/wk)

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 386 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (427.3 km vs 488.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Walcha

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 95/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Yarrowitch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.0% vs -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Walcha Yarrowitch
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.

Walcha Yarrowitch
Walkability 0 / 0
Walcha — Walkability: 0/100 Yarrowitch — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 5
Walcha — Safety: 43/100 Yarrowitch — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 30 / 21
Walcha — Low fire risk: 30/100 Yarrowitch — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Walcha has more residents (2,475 vs 171); Walcha has higher household incomes ($63,440 vs $46,800).

Walcha Yarrowitch
Population 2,475
+93% vs other
 171
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% +3.0%
Median age 49 52
Median household income $63,440/yr
+26% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $203/wk
+26% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Walcha Yarrowitch
0-4 5.7% / 4.7%
Walcha — 0-4: 5.7% Yarrowitch — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 11.4% / 10.5%
Walcha — 5-14: 11.4% Yarrowitch — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.0% / 4.7%
Walcha — 15-19: 5.0% Yarrowitch — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 3.9% / 5.8%
Walcha — 20-24: 3.9% Yarrowitch — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 9.0% / 6.4%
Walcha — 25-34: 9.0% Yarrowitch — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 8.7% / 9.4%
Walcha — 35-44: 8.7% Yarrowitch — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 11.3% / 21.6%
Walcha — 45-54: 11.3% Yarrowitch — 45-54: 21.6%
55-64 14.5% / 18.1%
Walcha — 55-64: 14.5% Yarrowitch — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 15.8% / 12.9%
Walcha — 65-74: 15.8% Yarrowitch — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 11.4% / 9.4%
Walcha — 75-84: 11.4% Yarrowitch — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 2.8% / —
Walcha — 85+: 2.8% Yarrowitch — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Walcha 49.8% lone person
Walcha — Lone Person: 49.8% Walcha — Couple Families: 36.9% Walcha — One Parent Families: 10.2% Walcha — Group Household: 1.9% Walcha — Other Families: 1.1%
Yarrowitch 59.0% lone person
Yarrowitch — Lone Person: 59.0% Yarrowitch — Couple Families: 30.8% Yarrowitch — One Parent Families: 10.3% Yarrowitch — Group Household: 0.0% Yarrowitch — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Walcha 23.4% renting
Walcha — Owned Outright: 53.0% Walcha — Mortgage: 23.6% Walcha — Renting: 23.4%
Yarrowitch 10.6% renting
Yarrowitch — Owned Outright: 59.6% Yarrowitch — Mortgage: 29.8% Yarrowitch — Renting: 10.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Walcha 94.5% houses
Walcha — Houses: 94.5% Walcha — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Yarrowitch 100.0% houses
Yarrowitch — Houses: 100.0% Yarrowitch — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Walcha Yarrowitch
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 14.0%
Walcha — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Yarrowitch — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 5.8%
Walcha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Yarrowitch — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 4.1%
Walcha — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Yarrowitch — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.9%
Walcha — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Yarrowitch — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Walcha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Yarrowitch — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Property market

Walcha Yarrowitch
Median house price $435,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $175,000 $185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 103 days
from 21 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Walcha Yarrowitch
Rural and farming 83% 80%
Environmental 17% 20%
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 Yarrowitch
New dwellings approved 4
across Walcha
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Walcha Yarrowitch
House price Higher than 10% of NSW —
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 13% 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 7% of NSW

Liveability

Walcha Yarrowitch
Grade D —
Score 21/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yarrowitch carries more crime risk (95 vs 57).

Walcha Yarrowitch
Bushfire High
70/100
 High
79/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
95/100
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 Yarrowitch
Inside the suburb 2 1
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 Yarrowitch

  • Yarrowitch Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Walcha Yarrowitch
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 5 6
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 413 251

Mobility

Yarrowitch sits further from the CBD (488.8 km vs 427.3 km).

Walcha Yarrowitch
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 427.3 km 488.8 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 329 min 386 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.

Walcha Yarrowitch
Car (driver) 58.6% / 33.3%
Walcha — Car (driver): 58.6% Yarrowitch — Car (driver): 33.3%
Worked from Home 28.4% / 55.1%
Walcha — Worked from Home: 28.4% Yarrowitch — Worked from Home: 55.1%
Walked Only 7.7% / 11.6%
Walcha — Walked Only: 7.7% Yarrowitch — Walked Only: 11.6%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Walcha — Car (passenger): 4.8% Yarrowitch — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 0.4% / —
Walcha — Bus: 0.4% Yarrowitch — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.6%).

Setting

Walcha Yarrowitch
Elevation 1,094 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 905 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Walcha Yarrowitch
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%
46 premises

Climate

Walcha Yarrowitch
Annual rainfall 784 mm 2,842 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C 29.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 0.1°C 6.7°C

Council rates

Walcha Yarrowitch
Average residential rate $772/yr
same for both
Council Walcha
same for both

Federal electorate

Walcha Yarrowitch
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Walcha Yarrowitch
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Walcha

Affordable Retirees Rural

Yarrowitch

Rural

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