Wee Waa vs Yarrie Lake
Wee Waa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 57 in Yarrie Lake. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Yarrie Lake, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Yarrie Lake: a median of $340,000, against $300,000 in Wee Waa, though rent is higher in Wee Waa. On these figures, Wee Waa tends to suit families with children, while Yarrie Lake suits people living alone.
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
Wee Waa
ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
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
- Wee Waa has cheaper houses ($300,000 vs $340,000)
- Yarrie Lake leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 19%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Yarrie Lake
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Yarrie Lake
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (557.4 km vs 562.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wee Waa
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 85/100)
- But Yarrie Lake has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 10%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yarrie Lake
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.3% vs -2.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wee Waa and Yarrie Lake 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
Wee Waa has more residents (2,034 vs 73); Wee Waa rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk).
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,034 +96% vs other | 73 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.2% | +12.3% |
| Median age | 38 | 57 |
| Median household income | $66,872/yr | $71,500/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +50% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (39.7%).
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 (13.3%).
Property market
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $300,000 | $340,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $277,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 147 days from 12 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Environmental | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 14 across Narrabri same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 17% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 93% of NSW same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
Liveability
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 19/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Yarrie Lake carries more crime risk (85 vs 74).
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | 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
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 3 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Wee Waa
- Namoi Valley Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
- St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Wee Waa High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Wee Waa Public School Government · Primary below peers
- Namoi Valley Christian School Secondary Campus Independent · Secondary
Schools in Yarrie Lake
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 1 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 45 | 3 |
Mobility
Wee Waa sits further from the CBD (562.3 km vs 557.4 km).
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 562.3 km | 557.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 398 min | 397 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2388 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 80 postcode 2388 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.5%).
Setting
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 195 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 227 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 70/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 47% 1,035 premises | 0% 11 premises |
Council rates
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,140/yr same for both | |
| Council | Narrabri same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wee Waa | Yarrie Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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