Warialda Rail vs Gineroi

Warialda Rail is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Gineroi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warialda Rail, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Warialda Rail tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

Gineroi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 49%)

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 mortgage stress.

Renters

Gineroi

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $223/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Gineroi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (575.4 km vs 584.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gineroi

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 78/100)

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 10.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Warialda Rail and Gineroi 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 Rail Gineroi
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 Rail Gineroi
Walkability 0 / 8
Warialda Rail — Walkability: 0/100 Gineroi — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 22 / 75
Warialda Rail — Safety: 22/100 Gineroi — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 63 / 64
Warialda Rail — Low fire risk: 63/100 Gineroi — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Warialda Rail has more residents (182 vs 63); Warialda Rail rents higher ($223/wk vs $138/wk).

Warialda Rail Gineroi
Population 182
+65% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +62.5% +10.5%
Median age 41 51
Median household income $49,348/yr $68,224/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $223/wk
+38% vs other
 $138/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warialda Rail Gineroi
0-4 4.9% / 6.3%
Warialda Rail — 0-4: 4.9% Gineroi — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 16.5% / 4.8%
Warialda Rail — 5-14: 16.5% Gineroi — 5-14: 4.8%
15-19 4.9% / 7.9%
Warialda Rail — 15-19: 4.9% Gineroi — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 1.6% / 4.8%
Warialda Rail — 20-24: 1.6% Gineroi — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 8.2% / —
Warialda Rail — 25-34: 8.2% Gineroi — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 15.9% / —
Warialda Rail — 35-44: 15.9% Gineroi — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 14.3% / 28.6%
Warialda Rail — 45-54: 14.3% Gineroi — 45-54: 28.6%
55-64 17.0% / 28.6%
Warialda Rail — 55-64: 17.0% Gineroi — 55-64: 28.6%
65-74 9.9% / 4.8%
Warialda Rail — 65-74: 9.9% Gineroi — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 4.4% / 6.3%
Warialda Rail — 75-84: 4.4% Gineroi — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 6.3%
Warialda Rail — 85+: not among its largest Gineroi — 85+: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Gineroi 37.5% lone person
Gineroi — Lone Person: 37.5% Gineroi — Couple Families: 43.8% Gineroi — One Parent Families: 18.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warialda Rail 16.9% renting
Warialda Rail — Owned Outright: 59.3% Warialda Rail — Mortgage: 23.7% Warialda Rail — Renting: 16.9%
Gineroi 0.0% renting
Gineroi — Owned Outright: 58.8% Gineroi — Mortgage: 41.2% Gineroi — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warialda Rail 100.0% houses
Warialda Rail — Houses: 100.0%
Gineroi 104.8% houses
Gineroi — Houses: 104.8%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Warialda Rail Gineroi
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 12.7%
Warialda Rail — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Gineroi — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 19.0%
Warialda Rail — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Gineroi — Bachelor Degree: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.2% / 4.8%
Warialda Rail — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2% Gineroi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Warialda Rail — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Gineroi — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Property market

Warialda Rail Gineroi
Median house price $254,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $31,500 —

Zoning mix

Warialda Rail Gineroi
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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 Rail Gineroi
New dwellings approved 15
across Gwydir
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Warialda Rail Gineroi
House price Higher than 5% of NSW —
Income Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Gineroi is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Warialda Rail Gineroi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Warialda Rail carries more crime risk (78 vs 25).

Warialda Rail Gineroi
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
36/100
Crime High
78/100
 Low
25/100
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 Rail Gineroi
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

Warialda Rail Gineroi
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 8 6

Mobility

Warialda Rail sits further from the CBD (584.8 km vs 575.4 km).

Warialda Rail Gineroi
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 584.8 km
+2% vs other
 575.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 430 min 427 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 20/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
same for both
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2402
 0.0%
postcode 2404
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 2402
 57
postcode 2404

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 Rail Gineroi
Car (driver) 79.6% / 53.6%
Warialda Rail — Car (driver): 79.6% Gineroi — Car (driver): 53.6%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 46.4%
Warialda Rail — Worked from Home: 11.1% Gineroi — Worked from Home: 46.4%
Car (passenger) 9.3% / —
Warialda Rail — Car (passenger): 9.3% Gineroi — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Warialda Rail Gineroi
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
12 premises

Climate

Warialda Rail Gineroi
Annual rainfall 678 mm 653 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Warialda Rail

Affordable Rural

Gineroi

River Rural

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