Wallanthery vs Euabalong
Wallanthery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Euabalong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wallanthery, most households are people living alone. In Euabalong, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wallanthery tends to suit people living alone, while Euabalong suits couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Wallanthery carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 90/100)
- Euabalong is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 31%)
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 house prices.
Renters
Euabalong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $320/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)
- But Wallanthery has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 7%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Euabalong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (548 km vs 677.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (436 min vs 463 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wallanthery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wallanthery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (51.5% vs -33.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wallanthery and Euabalong 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
Wallanthery rents higher ($320/wk vs $125/wk); Euabalong has more residents (125 vs 50).
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 125 +150% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +51.5% | -33.5% |
| Median age | 38 | 48 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr +47% vs other | $42,900/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +61% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.0%).
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 (20.0%).
Property market
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $300,000 same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $16,500 |
Zoning mix
Wallanthery has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 7%); Euabalong has more rural and farming land (93% vs 70%).
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 70% | 93% |
| Environmental | 30% | 7% |
| 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
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Carrathool | 7 across Cobar |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
Liveability
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Euabalong carries more crime risk (90 vs 32); Euabalong carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 25).
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | High 90/100 |
| 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
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 same for both | |
| Waterways | 23 | 9 |
Mobility
Wallanthery sits further from the CBD (677.5 km vs 548 km).
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 677.5 km +19% vs other | 548 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 463 min | 436 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2675 | 0.1% postcode 2877 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 2675 | 66 postcode 2877 |
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 (52.9%).
Setting
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 148 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 164 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 53 premises |
Climate
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 441 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $510/yr | $2,302/yr |
| Council | Carrathool | Cobar |
Federal electorate
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer | Parkes |
| Member | David Farley | Jamie Chaffey |
| Party | One Nation | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wallanthery | Euabalong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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