Side by sideSuburb comparison

Grawin Opal Fields vs Lightning Ridge.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Lightning Ridge edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Lightning Ridge scores higher on walkability (2/100 vs 96/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household.

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Common questionsGrawin Opal Fields vs Lightning Ridge

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Grawin Opal Fields or Lightning Ridge?

Lightning Ridge scores 96/100 on walkability vs 2/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Grawin Opal Fields
Metric
Lightning Ridge

Price & Market

Median house
$195,000
Median unit
$137,520
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+23.8%
Days on market

Rental

$175/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$195/wk
$149/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$200/wk
Owner occupied
62.0%
Renter occupied
29.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

2
Walk score
96
0
Transit score
10
0
Bike score
0
2,149
Population
1,946
38
Median age
53

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

1
Schools nearby
1
790
Avg ICSEA
790

Climate

Annual rainfall
Mean max (Jan)

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).