Wanaaring vs Tibooburra

Wanaaring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 47 in Tibooburra. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tibooburra: a median of $125,000, against $13,000 in Wanaaring. On these figures, Wanaaring tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tibooburra suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Wanaaring is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 55%)
  • Tibooburra carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Wanaaring has cheaper houses ($13,000 vs $125,000)
  • Tibooburra leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 59%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tibooburra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wanaaring

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (989.4 km vs 1204.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (790 min vs 953 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tibooburra

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 90/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Tibooburra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-29.1% vs -42.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wanaaring Tibooburra
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.

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Walkability 0 / 0
Wanaaring — Walkability: 0/100 Tibooburra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 10 / 73
Wanaaring — Safety: 10/100 Tibooburra — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 72 / 68
Wanaaring — Low fire risk: 72/100 Tibooburra — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Tibooburra skews older (47 vs 34); Tibooburra has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $71,500).

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Population 81 95
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -42.1% -29.1%
Median age 34 47
Median household income $71,500/yr $95,316/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $125/wk
+4% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wanaaring Tibooburra
0-4 3.7% / 4.2%
Wanaaring — 0-4: 3.7% Tibooburra — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 23.5% / 11.6%
Wanaaring — 5-14: 23.5% Tibooburra — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 7.4% / 5.3%
Wanaaring — 15-19: 7.4% Tibooburra — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.7% / 6.3%
Wanaaring — 20-24: 3.7% Tibooburra — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 6.2% / 3.2%
Wanaaring — 25-34: 6.2% Tibooburra — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 8.6% / 10.5%
Wanaaring — 35-44: 8.6% Tibooburra — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 7.4% / 18.9%
Wanaaring — 45-54: 7.4% Tibooburra — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 13.6% / 20.0%
Wanaaring — 55-64: 13.6% Tibooburra — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 12.3% / 16.8%
Wanaaring — 65-74: 12.3% Tibooburra — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 — / 8.4%
Wanaaring — 75-84: not among its largest Tibooburra — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / —
Wanaaring — 85+: not among its largest Tibooburra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wanaaring 71.4% couple families
Wanaaring — Couple Families: 71.4% Wanaaring — Lone Person: 28.6% Wanaaring — Group Household: 0.0%
Tibooburra 55.0% couple families
Tibooburra — Couple Families: 55.0% Tibooburra — Lone Person: 25.0% Tibooburra — Group Household: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wanaaring 16.7% renting
Wanaaring — Owned Outright: 70.8% Wanaaring — Mortgage: 12.5% Wanaaring — Renting: 16.7%
Tibooburra 29.0% renting
Tibooburra — Owned Outright: 58.1% Tibooburra — Mortgage: 12.9% Tibooburra — Renting: 29.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wanaaring 95.7% houses
Wanaaring — Houses: 95.7% Wanaaring — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Tibooburra 78.8% houses
Tibooburra — Houses: 78.8% Tibooburra — Flats / Apartments: 21.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 15.8%
Wanaaring — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Tibooburra — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.3%
Wanaaring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Tibooburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 4.2%
Wanaaring — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Tibooburra — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.2%
Wanaaring — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tibooburra — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Median house price $13,000 $125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $12,500 —

Development activity

Wanaaring Tibooburra
New dwellings approved 3
across Unincorporated NSW
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wanaaring Tibooburra
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW

Liveability

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Wanaaring carries more crime risk (90 vs 27).

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
90/100
 Low
27/100
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

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wanaaring

  • Wanaaring Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Tibooburra

  • Tibooburra Outback Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 5
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 225 120

Mobility

Tibooburra sits further from the CBD (1204.9 km vs 989.4 km).

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 989.4 km 1204.9 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 790 min 953 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2840
 0.1%
postcode 2880
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 2840
 76
postcode 2880

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.

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Worked from Home 56.1% / 15.4%
Wanaaring — Worked from Home: 56.1% Tibooburra — Worked from Home: 15.4%
Walked Only 22.0% / 40.4%
Wanaaring — Walked Only: 22.0% Tibooburra — Walked Only: 40.4%
Car (driver) 22.0% / 38.5%
Wanaaring — Car (driver): 22.0% Tibooburra — Car (driver): 38.5%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Wanaaring — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tibooburra — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.1%).

Setting

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Elevation 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
48 premises

Federal electorate

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wanaaring Tibooburra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wanaaring

Affordable Family Rural

Tibooburra

Affordable Retirees Rural

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