Warialda vs Yallaroi
Yallaroi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Warialda. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warialda, about half of households are people living alone. In Yallaroi, most households are couple families. On these figures, Warialda tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Yallaroi 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
- Warialda has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
- Yallaroi is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Yallaroi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Yallaroi
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($103/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Warialda
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (620.8 km vs 659.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (459 min vs 487 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Warialda has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 8%)
- Yallaroi carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Warialda
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-6.9% vs -44.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Warialda and Yallaroi 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
Warialda has more residents (1,480 vs 66); Yallaroi has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $50,128).
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,480 +96% vs other | 66 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.9% | -44.1% |
| Median age | 51 | 42 |
| Median household income | $50,128/yr | $125,632/yr +151% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk +55% vs other | $103/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (15.9%).
Property market
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $325,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $505,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 70 days from 10 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Gwydir same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.6% $355/wk on $400K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 71% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 90% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 93% of NSW | — |
Liveability
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 30/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Warialda carries more crime risk (82 vs 53).
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 28/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | High 82/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| 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 | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Yallaroi
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
Mobility
Yallaroi sits further from the CBD (659.4 km vs 620.8 km).
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 620.8 km | 659.4 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 459 min | 487 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2402 | 0.0% postcode 2408 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 2402 | 42 postcode 2408 |
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 (72.5%).
Setting
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 475 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 339 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 75/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 44% 794 premises | 0% 19 premises |
Climate
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 678 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $825/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gwydir same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Warialda | Yallaroi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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