Strengths and weaknesses
Regional town · compared with regional towns in New South Wales (192)
Strengths
- Rents are relatively affordable
Weaknesses
- Employment is a relative weakness
What stands out
Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.
NSW · Narrabri Council
The Pilliga, 2388
Housing snapshot
- Median rent
- $440/wk
- Holiday parks
- Country town
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Suburb profile
The Pilliga is a regional town in New South Wales, in Narrabri Council. It is primarily residential, without a particularly distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.
Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 20% below the peer median. Employment is a relative weakness, with employment 100% below the peer median.
The Pilliga's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Who it suits
- StudentsInsufficient data
Housing, growth and risk
How The Pilliga compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
—
No data available
Median rent
$440/wk
Population (ERP)
—
No data available
Dwelling vacancy
—
No data available
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Crime rate
73rd
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Housing
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $440
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)
Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 0
- Median age
- 0
- Median household income / week
- $0
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 0%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Tax & income
- Median taxable income (2023–24)
- $55,244
- Median salary / wages (2023–24)
- $57,830
- Residents with rental investments
- 8.0%
- Median super balance (2023–24)
- $46,463
- Residents with business income
- 10.0%
47th percentile in NSW · -6% vs Australia
35th percentile in NSW · -11% vs Australia
5th percentile in NSW · -42% vs Australia
16th percentile in NSW · -27% vs Australia
50th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2388 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
- Taxpayers in this postcode
- 1,503
- Taxpayers reporting net rent
- 125
- Median net rent
- $1,059
- Taxpayers reporting business income
- 143
- Taxable income vs state median
- -1%
- Salary / wages vs state median
- -8%
- Rental investment vs state median
- -43%
- Super vs state median
- -34%
- Business income vs state median
- 0%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
- Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2388, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 107
- Against the person
- 27
- Against property
- 46
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 100.7
- State crime-rate percentile
- 73.4th (higher = more crime)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -8.3%
- Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
- 14
- Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
- 13.17
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order9
- Domestic Violence Related Assault8
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment9
- Malicious Damage To Property13
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault7
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Data sources & freshness
- NSW road crash data — Transport for NSW / Centre for Road Safety · NSW Road Crash Data - 2020-2024 - CRASH.xlsx · Updated · Latest 5-year crash extract (annual)
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
School list
School catchments
- Baradine CSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Boggabri PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Gunnedah HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
- Gwabegar PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Mullaley PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Narrabri HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
- Narrabri WPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Wee Waa HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
- Wee Waa PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
- NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Amenities
9 mapped amenities
5 campgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 0/100
Sport & outdoors(4)
- Lanes Mill Flora ReserveNature reserve
- Pilliga East State Conservation AreaNature reserve
- Pilliga State Conservation AreaNature reserve
- Willala CCA Zone 2 Aboriginal AreaNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(5)
- Pilliga Rest AreaCampground
- Rocky Creek MillCampground
- Salt Caves CampgroundCampground
- Schwagers Bore Picnic AreaCampground
- Yamminba Rest AreaCampground
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Lanes Mill Flora ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Green cover of suburb area
- 0%
- Woodland / forest cover
- 0%
- Parks & woodland features (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
- Typical summer maximum
- 31°C
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Baradine Multi-Purpose Service (47.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- GP clinics in suburb
- 0
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Hospitals, GPs and aged care
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals, GPs and aged care — OpenStreetMap + AIHW GEN aged care service list · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 25
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 23.5
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 31° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 247 mm · ~31 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 138 mm · ~17 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 126 mm · ~16 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 171 mm · ~21 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
- Flood / inundation overlay
- No mapped inundation on suburb boundary
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Parkes
- Member of Parliament
- Jamie CHAFFEY (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 130,841
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.2 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 62.3 km away).
Coalition 73.5%Labor 26.5%
10.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Narrabri WestLabor 22.9% · Coalition 77.1% TPP (2025)47.1 km away
- Baan BaaLabor 19.8% · Coalition 80.2% TPP (2025)47.4 km away
- BaradineLabor 30.0% · Coalition 70.0% TPP (2025)48.2 km away
- Narrabri DangarLabor 33.6% · Coalition 66.4% TPP (2025)49.1 km away
- NarrabriLabor 27.8% · Coalition 72.2% TPP (2025)50.1 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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