Warraderry vs Paytens Bridge

Paytens Bridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Warraderry. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Warraderry tends to suit older residents, while Paytens Bridge suits 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

Warraderry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 85/100)

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

Renters

Paytens Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $185/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warraderry

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 85/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Paytens Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.8% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
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.

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Walkability 0 / 0
Warraderry — Walkability: 0/100 Paytens Bridge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 15
Warraderry — Safety: 82/100 Paytens Bridge — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 84 / 85
Warraderry — Low fire risk: 84/100 Paytens Bridge — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Paytens Bridge has higher household incomes ($143,000 vs $70,200); Warraderry rents higher ($185/wk vs $130/wk).

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Population 89 109
+22% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.3% +4.8%
Median age 48 36
Median household income $70,200/yr $143,000/yr
+104% vs other
Median weekly rent $185/wk
+30% vs other
 $130/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
0-4 3.4% / 9.2%
Warraderry — 0-4: 3.4% Paytens Bridge — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 12.4% / 16.5%
Warraderry — 5-14: 12.4% Paytens Bridge — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 10.1% / 2.8%
Warraderry — 15-19: 10.1% Paytens Bridge — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 5.6% / 3.7%
Warraderry — 20-24: 5.6% Paytens Bridge — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 11.2% / 15.6%
Warraderry — 25-34: 11.2% Paytens Bridge — 25-34: 15.6%
35-44 14.6% / 16.5%
Warraderry — 35-44: 14.6% Paytens Bridge — 35-44: 16.5%
45-54 10.1% / 6.4%
Warraderry — 45-54: 10.1% Paytens Bridge — 45-54: 6.4%
55-64 13.5% / 12.8%
Warraderry — 55-64: 13.5% Paytens Bridge — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 16.9% / 8.3%
Warraderry — 65-74: 16.9% Paytens Bridge — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 9.0% / 2.8%
Warraderry — 75-84: 9.0% Paytens Bridge — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / —
Warraderry — 85+: not among its largest Paytens Bridge — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warraderry 45.0% couple families
Warraderry — Couple Families: 45.0% Warraderry — Lone Person: 35.0% Warraderry — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Paytens Bridge 51.4% couple families
Paytens Bridge — Couple Families: 51.4% Paytens Bridge — Lone Person: 34.3% Paytens Bridge — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warraderry 25.7% renting
Warraderry — Owned Outright: 51.4% Warraderry — Mortgage: 22.9% Warraderry — Renting: 25.7%
Paytens Bridge 30.6% renting
Paytens Bridge — Owned Outright: 41.7% Paytens Bridge — Mortgage: 27.8% Paytens Bridge — Renting: 30.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warraderry 100.0% houses
Warraderry — Houses: 100.0% Warraderry — Townhouses: 0.0%
Paytens Bridge 91.9% houses
Paytens Bridge — Houses: 91.9% Paytens Bridge — Townhouses: 10.8%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 15.6%
Warraderry — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Paytens Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 15.6%
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 10.1%
Warraderry — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Paytens Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.4% / 11.0%
Warraderry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4% Paytens Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.8%
Warraderry — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Paytens Bridge — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Zoning mix

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
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

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
New dwellings approved 6
across Weddin
 31
across Forbes
Approvals change year on year — +125%

Ranking within NSW

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Paytens Bridge carries more crime risk (85 vs 18).

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
18/100
 High
85/100
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

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
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

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Waterways 22 7

Mobility

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 364 km 363.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 298 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2810
 0.1%
postcode 2871
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2810
 48
postcode 2871

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.

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Car (driver) 43.2% / 59.3%
Warraderry — Car (driver): 43.2% Paytens Bridge — Car (driver): 59.3%
Worked from Home 38.6% / 24.1%
Warraderry — Worked from Home: 38.6% Paytens Bridge — Worked from Home: 24.1%
Walked Only 18.2% / 11.1%
Warraderry — Walked Only: 18.2% Paytens Bridge — Walked Only: 11.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.6%
Warraderry — Car (passenger): not among its largest Paytens Bridge — Car (passenger): 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.3%).

Setting

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Elevation 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 274 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Connectivity score 17/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Average residential rate $734/yr $957/yr
Council Weddin Forbes

Federal electorate

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Division Riverina Parkes
Member Michael Mccormack Jamie Chaffey
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Warraderry Paytens Bridge
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Warraderry

Retirees Rural

Paytens Bridge

Family Rural Young Families

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