White Cliffs vs Tibooburra

Tibooburra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in White Cliffs. In both, most households own their home. In White Cliffs, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Tibooburra, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tibooburra: a median of $125,000, against $10,000 in White Cliffs, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, White Cliffs tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tibooburra 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

Tibooburra

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 71/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 22%)
  • But White Cliffs has more schools rated above their peers (1 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

  • White Cliffs has cheaper houses ($10,250 vs $125,000)
  • Tibooburra leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 16%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tibooburra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 15%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 18%)
  • But White Cliffs has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $120/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

White Cliffs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (859 min vs 953 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1118.8 km vs 1204.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

White Cliffs

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (67% vs 21%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 25%)
  • But Tibooburra carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

White Cliffs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.4% vs -29.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

White Cliffs Tibooburra
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.

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Walkability 0 / 0
White Cliffs — Walkability: 0/100 Tibooburra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 73
White Cliffs — Safety: 29/100 Tibooburra — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 68
White Cliffs — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tibooburra — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Tibooburra has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $32,084); White Cliffs has more residents (156 vs 95).

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Population 156
+39% vs other
 95
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% -29.1%
Median age 56 47
Median household income $32,084/yr $95,316/yr
+197% vs other
Median weekly rent $90/wk $120/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

White Cliffs Tibooburra
0-4 4.5% / 4.2%
White Cliffs — 0-4: 4.5% Tibooburra — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 14.1% / 11.6%
White Cliffs — 5-14: 14.1% Tibooburra — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 3.2% / 5.3%
White Cliffs — 15-19: 3.2% Tibooburra — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 2.6% / 6.3%
White Cliffs — 20-24: 2.6% Tibooburra — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 5.1% / 3.2%
White Cliffs — 25-34: 5.1% Tibooburra — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 8.3% / 10.5%
White Cliffs — 35-44: 8.3% Tibooburra — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 12.8% / 18.9%
White Cliffs — 45-54: 12.8% Tibooburra — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 15.4% / 20.0%
White Cliffs — 55-64: 15.4% Tibooburra — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 23.1% / 16.8%
White Cliffs — 65-74: 23.1% Tibooburra — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 9.0% / 8.4%
White Cliffs — 75-84: 9.0% Tibooburra — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 1.9% / —
White Cliffs — 85+: 1.9% Tibooburra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

White Cliffs 77.4% lone person
White Cliffs — Lone Person: 77.4% White Cliffs — Couple Families: 17.7% White Cliffs — Group Household: 0.0% White Cliffs — One Parent Families: 4.8%
Tibooburra 25.0% lone person
Tibooburra — Lone Person: 25.0% Tibooburra — Couple Families: 55.0% Tibooburra — Group Household: 20.0% Tibooburra — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

White Cliffs 17.9% renting
White Cliffs — Owned Outright: 69.6% White Cliffs — Mortgage: 12.5% White Cliffs — Renting: 17.9%
Tibooburra 29.0% renting
Tibooburra — Owned Outright: 58.1% Tibooburra — Mortgage: 12.9% Tibooburra — Renting: 29.0%
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.

White Cliffs Tibooburra
England 3.2% / 3.2%
White Cliffs — England: 3.2% Tibooburra — England: 3.2%
Fiji — / 5.3%
White Cliffs — Fiji: not among its largest Tibooburra — Fiji: 5.3%
New Zealand 3.2% / —
White Cliffs — New Zealand: 3.2% Tibooburra — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 3.2% / —
White Cliffs — Germany: 3.2% Tibooburra — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 15.8%
White Cliffs — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Tibooburra — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 5.3%
White Cliffs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Tibooburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 4.2%
White Cliffs — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Tibooburra — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.2%
White Cliffs — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tibooburra — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

White Cliffs 32.9% houses
White Cliffs — Houses: 32.9% White Cliffs — Flats / Apartments: 67.1%
Tibooburra 78.8% houses
Tibooburra — Houses: 78.8% Tibooburra — Flats / Apartments: 21.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Median house price $10,250 $125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $3,300 —

Development activity

White Cliffs Tibooburra
New dwellings approved 3
across Unincorporated NSW
same for both

Ranking within NSW

White Cliffs Tibooburra
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Income — Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 99% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 1% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW

Liveability

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tibooburra carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); White Cliffs carries more crime risk (71 vs 27).

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
71/100
 Low
27/100
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

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in White Cliffs

  • White Cliffs Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Tibooburra

  • Tibooburra Outback Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 5
GPs 1
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 26 120

Mobility

Tibooburra sits further from the CBD (1204.9 km vs 1118.8 km).

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 1118.8 km 1204.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 859 min 953 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2836
 0.1%
postcode 2880
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 2836
 76
postcode 2880

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.

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Car (driver) 42.6% / 38.5%
White Cliffs — Car (driver): 42.6% Tibooburra — Car (driver): 38.5%
Walked Only 21.3% / 40.4%
White Cliffs — Walked Only: 21.3% Tibooburra — Walked Only: 40.4%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 15.4%
White Cliffs — Worked from Home: 36.1% Tibooburra — Worked from Home: 15.4%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
White Cliffs — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tibooburra — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (42.6%).

Setting

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Elevation 164 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
48 premises

Federal electorate

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

White Cliffs Tibooburra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

White Cliffs

Affordable Retirees Rural

Tibooburra

Affordable Retirees Rural

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