White Cliffs vs Wilcannia

Wilcannia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 56 in White Cliffs. In White Cliffs, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Wilcannia, most households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Wilcannia: a median of $87,000, 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 Wilcannia suits renters.

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

Wilcannia

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 33%)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% 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

White Cliffs

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($10,250 vs $87,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)

Weighs house 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 $155/wk)
  • Wilcannia has a bigger rental market to choose from (60% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wilcannia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (760 min vs 859 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (995.9 km vs 1118.8 km)

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 14%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 98/100)

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 -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

White Cliffs and Wilcannia 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 Wilcannia
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 Wilcannia
Walkability 0 / 0
White Cliffs — Walkability: 0/100 Wilcannia — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 2
White Cliffs — Safety: 29/100 Wilcannia — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 100 / 80
White Cliffs — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wilcannia — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Wilcannia has more residents (735 vs 156); Wilcannia has higher household incomes ($62,972 vs $32,084).

White Cliffs Wilcannia
Population 156 735
+371% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% -1.3%
Median age 56 32
Median household income $32,084/yr $62,972/yr
+96% vs other
Median weekly rent $90/wk $155/wk
+72% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

White Cliffs Wilcannia
0-4 4.5% / 6.9%
White Cliffs — 0-4: 4.5% Wilcannia — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 14.1% / 15.1%
White Cliffs — 5-14: 14.1% Wilcannia — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 3.2% / 7.5%
White Cliffs — 15-19: 3.2% Wilcannia — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 2.6% / 7.5%
White Cliffs — 20-24: 2.6% Wilcannia — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 5.1% / 16.1%
White Cliffs — 25-34: 5.1% Wilcannia — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 8.3% / 10.7%
White Cliffs — 35-44: 8.3% Wilcannia — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 12.8% / 13.5%
White Cliffs — 45-54: 12.8% Wilcannia — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 15.4% / 11.4%
White Cliffs — 55-64: 15.4% Wilcannia — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 23.1% / 7.6%
White Cliffs — 65-74: 23.1% Wilcannia — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 9.0% / 2.9%
White Cliffs — 75-84: 9.0% Wilcannia — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 1.9% / 1.0%
White Cliffs — 85+: 1.9% Wilcannia — 85+: 1.0%

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 — One Parent Families: 4.8% White Cliffs — Group Household: 0.0% White Cliffs — Other Families: 0.0%
Wilcannia 39.6% lone person
Wilcannia — Lone Person: 39.6% Wilcannia — Couple Families: 22.0% Wilcannia — One Parent Families: 34.1% Wilcannia — Group Household: 2.4% Wilcannia — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Wilcannia 60.4% renting
Wilcannia — Owned Outright: 32.3% Wilcannia — Mortgage: 7.3% Wilcannia — Renting: 60.4%
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 Wilcannia
New Zealand 3.2% / 0.8%
White Cliffs — New Zealand: 3.2% Wilcannia — New Zealand: 0.8%
England 3.2% / —
White Cliffs — England: 3.2% Wilcannia — England: not among its largest
Germany 3.2% / —
White Cliffs — Germany: 3.2% Wilcannia — Germany: not among its largest
India — / 0.4%
White Cliffs — India: not among its largest Wilcannia — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

White Cliffs Wilcannia
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 8.3%
White Cliffs — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Wilcannia — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 3.5%
White Cliffs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Wilcannia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 4.4%
White Cliffs — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Wilcannia — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
White Cliffs — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wilcannia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
White Cliffs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wilcannia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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% White Cliffs — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wilcannia 85.7% houses
Wilcannia — Houses: 85.7% Wilcannia — Flats / Apartments: 7.9% Wilcannia — Townhouses: 6.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

White Cliffs Wilcannia
Median house price $10,250 $87,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $3,300 —

Development activity

White Cliffs Wilcannia
New dwellings approved 3
across Unincorporated NSW
 4
across Central Darling

Ranking within NSW

White Cliffs Wilcannia
House price Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
Income —
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

White Cliffs Wilcannia
Grade — D
Score — 10/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wilcannia carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Wilcannia carries more crime risk (98 vs 71).

White Cliffs Wilcannia
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Crime High
71/100
 High
98/100
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 Wilcannia
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in White Cliffs

  • White Cliffs Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wilcannia

  • St Therese's Community Parish School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Wilcannia Central School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

White Cliffs Wilcannia
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 26 182

Mobility

White Cliffs sits further from the CBD (1118.8 km vs 995.9 km).

White Cliffs Wilcannia
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 1118.8 km
+11% vs other
 995.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 859 min 760 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2836
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 2836
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.

White Cliffs Wilcannia
Car (driver) 42.6% / 44.1%
White Cliffs — Car (driver): 42.6% Wilcannia — Car (driver): 44.1%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 31.1%
White Cliffs — Worked from Home: 36.1% Wilcannia — Worked from Home: 31.1%
Walked Only 21.3% / 17.4%
White Cliffs — Walked Only: 21.3% Wilcannia — Walked Only: 17.4%
Car (passenger) — / 7.5%
White Cliffs — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wilcannia — Car (passenger): 7.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (44.1%).

Setting

White Cliffs Wilcannia
Elevation 164 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

White Cliffs Wilcannia
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

Wilcannia

Affordable Family Rural

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