Willow Tree vs Warrah Ridge
Warrah Ridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 51 in Willow Tree. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Willow Tree, about half of households are people living alone. In Warrah Ridge, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Warrah Ridge: a median of $645,000, against $185,000 in Willow Tree. On these figures, Willow Tree tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Warrah Ridge suits people living alone and 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
Willow Tree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- 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
- Willow Tree has cheaper houses ($185,000 vs $645,000)
- Warrah Ridge leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Warrah Ridge
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 21%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Willow Tree
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (239 min vs 259 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (333.6 km vs 353.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Willow Tree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Willow Tree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.2% vs -15.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Willow Tree and Warrah Ridge 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
Willow Tree has more residents (327 vs 84); Warrah Ridge has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $49,972).
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 327 +74% vs other | 84 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.2% | -15.2% |
| Median age | 51 | 38 |
| Median household income | $49,972/yr | $107,224/yr +115% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
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 (14.3%).
Property market
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $185,000 | $645,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $230,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 100% |
| Residential | 7% | 0% |
| 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
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Liverpool Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
Liveability
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 38/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Crime | High 76/100 | High 70/100 |
| 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
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Willow Tree
- Willow Tree Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Warrah Ridge
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 1 |
Mobility
Warrah Ridge sits further from the CBD (353.6 km vs 333.6 km).
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 333.6 km | 353.6 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 239 min | 259 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2339 | 0.1% postcode 2343 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2339 | 47 postcode 2343 |
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 (67.9%).
Setting
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 502 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 333 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 191 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 650 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $934/yr same for both | |
| Council | Liverpool Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Willow Tree | Warrah Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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