Warialda vs Warialda Rail

Warialda Rail is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Warialda. 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 Warialda: a median of $325,000, against $254,000 in Warialda Rail. On these figures, Warialda tends to suit older residents, while Warialda Rail suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

Warialda is the larger of these two NSW towns, with a population of 1480 compared to Warialda Rail's 182, offering more established services and amenities. Housing is notably more affordable in Warialda Rail, where the median house price sits at $254,000 versus $290,000 in Warialda, though both remain relatively inexpensive. Warialda has a lower bushfire risk rating of 28 compared to 37 in Warialda Rail, which may matter if natural hazard exposure is a concern. Both are rural areas far from Sydney's CBD and share minimal walkability, so either suits someone seeking a quiet country lifestyle rather than urban convenience.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Warialda

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Warialda Rail

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($31,500 vs $505,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($254,000 vs $325,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and 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

Warialda Rail

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (430 min vs 459 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (584.8 km vs 620.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warialda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Warialda Rail

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (62.5% vs -6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Warialda Warialda Rail
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.

Warialda Warialda Rail
Walkability 0 / 0
Warialda — Walkability: 0/100 Warialda Rail — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 22
Warialda — Safety: 18/100 Warialda Rail — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 72 / 63
Warialda — Low fire risk: 72/100 Warialda Rail — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Warialda has more residents (1,480 vs 182); Warialda skews older (51 vs 41).

Warialda Warialda Rail
Population 1,480
+88% vs other
 182
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.9% +62.5%
Median age 51 41
Median household income $50,128/yr
+2% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+3% vs other
 $223/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warialda Warialda Rail
0-4 4.7% / 4.9%
Warialda — 0-4: 4.7% Warialda Rail — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 12.5% / 16.5%
Warialda — 5-14: 12.5% Warialda Rail — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 4.9% / 4.9%
Warialda — 15-19: 4.9% Warialda Rail — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 3.8% / 1.6%
Warialda — 20-24: 3.8% Warialda Rail — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 9.5% / 8.2%
Warialda — 25-34: 9.5% Warialda Rail — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 7.7% / 15.9%
Warialda — 35-44: 7.7% Warialda Rail — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 11.8% / 14.3%
Warialda — 45-54: 11.8% Warialda Rail — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 14.7% / 17.0%
Warialda — 55-64: 14.7% Warialda Rail — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 15.6% / 9.9%
Warialda — 65-74: 15.6% Warialda Rail — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 10.7% / 4.4%
Warialda — 75-84: 10.7% Warialda Rail — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 3.6% / —
Warialda — 85+: 3.6% Warialda Rail — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warialda 49.0% lone person
Warialda — Lone Person: 49.0% Warialda — Couple Families: 29.4% Warialda — One Parent Families: 16.0% Warialda — Group Household: 4.8% Warialda — Other Families: 0.7%
Warialda Rail 51.2% lone person
Warialda Rail — Lone Person: 51.2% Warialda Rail — Couple Families: 30.2% Warialda Rail — One Parent Families: 18.6% Warialda Rail — Group Household: 0.0% Warialda Rail — 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.

Warialda 22.0% renting
Warialda — Owned Outright: 53.7% Warialda — Mortgage: 24.4% Warialda — Renting: 22.0%
Warialda Rail 16.9% renting
Warialda Rail — Owned Outright: 59.3% Warialda Rail — Mortgage: 23.7% Warialda Rail — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Warialda Warialda Rail
New Zealand 0.4% / 2.2%
Warialda — New Zealand: 0.4% Warialda Rail — New Zealand: 2.2%
England 1.5% / —
Warialda — England: 1.5% Warialda Rail — England: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Warialda — Germany: 0.4% Warialda Rail — Germany: not among its largest
India 0.3% / —
Warialda — India: 0.3% Warialda Rail — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.2% / —
Warialda — South Africa: 0.2% Warialda Rail — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Qualifications

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

Warialda Warialda Rail
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 14.3%
Warialda — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Warialda Rail — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 7.1%
Warialda — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Warialda Rail — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 2.2%
Warialda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Warialda Rail — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 2.2%
Warialda — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Warialda Rail — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Warialda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Warialda Rail — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warialda 96.3% houses
Warialda — Houses: 96.3% Warialda — Flats / Apartments: 1.9% Warialda — Townhouses: 1.9%
Warialda Rail 100.0% houses
Warialda Rail — Houses: 100.0% Warialda Rail — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Warialda Rail — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Warialda Warialda Rail
Median house price $325,000 $254,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $505,000 $31,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 70 days
from 10 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Warialda Warialda Rail
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Warialda Warialda Rail
New dwellings approved 15
across Gwydir
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Warialda Warialda Rail
Houses 4.6%
$355/wk on $400K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Warialda Warialda Rail
House price Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 11% of NSW
same for both
Schools Higher than 71% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of NSW —

Liveability

Warialda Warialda Rail
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Warialda Warialda Rail
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
37/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
78/100
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

Warialda Warialda Rail
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Warialda

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Warialda High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Warialda Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Warialda Rail

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Warialda Warialda Rail
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 8 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 19 8

Mobility

Warialda sits further from the CBD (620.8 km vs 584.8 km).

Warialda Warialda Rail
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 620.8 km
+6% vs other
 584.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 459 min 430 min
Public transport score 42/100
Bus
 23/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2402
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 2402
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.

Warialda Warialda Rail
Car (driver) 72.5% / 79.6%
Warialda — Car (driver): 72.5% Warialda Rail — Car (driver): 79.6%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 11.1%
Warialda — Worked from Home: 15.0% Warialda Rail — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 9.3%
Warialda — Car (passenger): 5.4% Warialda Rail — Car (passenger): 9.3%
Walked Only 7.1% / —
Warialda — Walked Only: 7.1% Warialda Rail — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.6%).

Setting

Warialda Warialda Rail
Elevation 475 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 389 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Warialda Warialda Rail
Connectivity score 75/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
794 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Warialda Warialda Rail
Annual rainfall 678 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Warialda Warialda Rail
Average residential rate $825/yr
same for both
Council Gwydir
same for both

Federal electorate

Warialda Warialda Rail
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Warialda Warialda Rail
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Warialda

Affordable Retirees Rural

Warialda Rail

Affordable Rural

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