White Cliffs vs Wanaaring

Wanaaring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 56 in White Cliffs. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In White Cliffs, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Wanaaring, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wanaaring: a median of $13,000, 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 Wanaaring suits families with children and 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

  • White Cliffs has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Wanaaring is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 22%)

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

First-home buyers

White Cliffs

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($3,300 vs $12,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 59%)
  • has cheaper houses ($10,250 vs $13,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • White Cliffs has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $125/wk)
  • Wanaaring leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wanaaring

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (989.4 km vs 1118.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (790 min vs 859 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

White Cliffs

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (67% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 90/100)

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 -42.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

White Cliffs and Wanaaring 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 Wanaaring
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 Wanaaring
Walkability 0 / 0
White Cliffs — Walkability: 0/100 Wanaaring — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 10
White Cliffs — Safety: 29/100 Wanaaring — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 72
White Cliffs — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wanaaring — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Wanaaring has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $32,084); White Cliffs has more residents (156 vs 81).

White Cliffs Wanaaring
Population 156
+48% vs other
 81
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% -42.1%
Median age 56 34
Median household income $32,084/yr $71,500/yr
+123% vs other
Median weekly rent $90/wk $125/wk
+39% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

White Cliffs Wanaaring
0-4 4.5% / 3.7%
White Cliffs — 0-4: 4.5% Wanaaring — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 14.1% / 23.5%
White Cliffs — 5-14: 14.1% Wanaaring — 5-14: 23.5%
15-19 3.2% / 7.4%
White Cliffs — 15-19: 3.2% Wanaaring — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 2.6% / 3.7%
White Cliffs — 20-24: 2.6% Wanaaring — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 5.1% / 6.2%
White Cliffs — 25-34: 5.1% Wanaaring — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 8.3% / 8.6%
White Cliffs — 35-44: 8.3% Wanaaring — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 12.8% / 7.4%
White Cliffs — 45-54: 12.8% Wanaaring — 45-54: 7.4%
55-64 15.4% / 13.6%
White Cliffs — 55-64: 15.4% Wanaaring — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 23.1% / 12.3%
White Cliffs — 65-74: 23.1% Wanaaring — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 9.0% / —
White Cliffs — 75-84: 9.0% Wanaaring — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.9% / —
White Cliffs — 85+: 1.9% Wanaaring — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

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 — One Parent Families: 4.8%
Wanaaring 28.6% lone person
Wanaaring — Lone Person: 28.6% Wanaaring — Couple Families: 71.4% Wanaaring — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Wanaaring 16.7% renting
Wanaaring — Owned Outright: 70.8% Wanaaring — Mortgage: 12.5% Wanaaring — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Wanaaring 95.7% houses
Wanaaring — Houses: 95.7% Wanaaring — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

White Cliffs Wanaaring
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 18.5%
White Cliffs — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Wanaaring — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 6.2%
White Cliffs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Wanaaring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 3.7%
White Cliffs — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Wanaaring — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

White Cliffs Wanaaring
Median house price $10,250 $13,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $3,300 $12,500

Development activity

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

Ranking within NSW

White Cliffs Wanaaring
House price Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
Income — Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 100% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 10% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW

Liveability

White Cliffs Wanaaring
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Wanaaring carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Wanaaring carries more crime risk (90 vs 71).

White Cliffs Wanaaring
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Crime High
71/100
 High
90/100
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 Wanaaring
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 Wanaaring

  • Wanaaring Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

White Cliffs Wanaaring
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
GPs 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 26 225

Mobility

White Cliffs sits further from the CBD (1118.8 km vs 989.4 km).

White Cliffs Wanaaring
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 1118.8 km
+12% vs other
 989.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 859 min 790 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2836
 0.1%
postcode 2840
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 2836
 77
postcode 2840

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 Wanaaring
Worked from Home 36.1% / 56.1%
White Cliffs — Worked from Home: 36.1% Wanaaring — Worked from Home: 56.1%
Car (driver) 42.6% / 22.0%
White Cliffs — Car (driver): 42.6% Wanaaring — Car (driver): 22.0%
Walked Only 21.3% / 22.0%
White Cliffs — Walked Only: 21.3% Wanaaring — Walked Only: 22.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.1%).

Setting

White Cliffs Wanaaring
Elevation 164 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

White Cliffs Wanaaring
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

Wanaaring

Affordable Family Rural

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