Side by sideSuburb comparison

Sheep Hills vs Warracknabeal.

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

Warracknabeal scores higher on walkability (0/100 vs 98/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. On school quality, the average ICSEA across schools serving Warracknabeal (961) sits above Sheep Hills (947). Sheep Hills skews owner-occupied (130%), Warracknabeal runs more rental-dense (76% owner).

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

Warracknabeal edges out on average school ICSEA (961 vs 947).

Common questionsSheep Hills vs Warracknabeal

Common questions

Does Sheep Hills or Warracknabeal have better schools?

On average school ICSEA (the ACARA index that benchmarks educational advantage), Warracknabeal scores 961 vs 947 in Sheep Hills. ICSEA is a school-community indicator, not a quality rating, so always check NAPLAN results and catchment boundaries for the specific address you're considering.

Which is more walkable, Sheep Hills or Warracknabeal?

Warracknabeal scores 98/100 on walkability vs 0/100. 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

Sheep Hills
Metric
Warracknabeal

Price & Market

Median house
$205,000
Median unit
$118,800
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$160/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$180/wk
$50/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$180/wk
130.0%
Owner occupied
76.0%
Renter occupied
19.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

0
Walk score
98
0
Transit score
0
0
Bike score
25
27
Population
2,359
56
Median age
50

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

5
Schools nearby
4
947
Avg ICSEA
961

Climate

Annual rainfall
Mean max (Jan)

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