Abercrombie vs Llanarth

Comparing Abercrombie and Llanarth, NSW: Llanarth carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0); Llanarth has more residents (2,302 vs 1,127); and Llanarth is more walkable (55 vs 31).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Abercrombie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($465,000 vs $925,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Abercrombie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($393/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Llanarth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 31/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Llanarth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 31/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Abercrombie and Llanarth drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Abercrombie Llanarth
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.

Abercrombie Llanarth
Walkability 31 / 55
Abercrombie — Walkability: 31/100 Llanarth — Walkability: 55/100
Safety 62 / 63
Abercrombie — Safety: 62/100 Llanarth — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 77
Abercrombie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Llanarth — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Llanarth has more residents (2,302 vs 1,127); Llanarth rents higher ($440/wk vs $393/wk).

Abercrombie Llanarth
Population 1,127 2,302
+104% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +4.7%
Median age 39 38
Median household income $114,504/yr $122,096/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $393/wk $440/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Abercrombie Llanarth
0-4 5.5% / 6.0%
Abercrombie — 0-4: 5.5% Llanarth — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 16.2% / 15.8%
Abercrombie — 5-14: 16.2% Llanarth — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 7.7% / 7.6%
Abercrombie — 15-19: 7.7% Llanarth — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 4.6% / 5.6%
Abercrombie — 20-24: 4.6% Llanarth — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 9.2% / 10.3%
Abercrombie — 25-34: 9.2% Llanarth — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 12.3% / 11.5%
Abercrombie — 35-44: 12.3% Llanarth — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 14.8% / 15.4%
Abercrombie — 45-54: 14.8% Llanarth — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 14.6% / 12.9%
Abercrombie — 55-64: 14.6% Llanarth — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 8.3% / 9.9%
Abercrombie — 65-74: 8.3% Llanarth — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 5.1% / 3.5%
Abercrombie — 75-84: 5.1% Llanarth — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 0.3% / 1.3%
Abercrombie — 85+: 0.3% Llanarth — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Abercrombie 55.6% couple families
Abercrombie — Couple Families: 55.6% Abercrombie — Lone Person: 22.9% Abercrombie — One Parent Families: 17.8% Abercrombie — Group Household: 3.6% Abercrombie — Other Families: 0.0%
Llanarth 56.1% couple families
Llanarth — Couple Families: 56.1% Llanarth — Lone Person: 21.5% Llanarth — One Parent Families: 18.5% Llanarth — Group Household: 2.6% Llanarth — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Abercrombie 15.1% renting
Abercrombie — Owned Outright: 36.7% Abercrombie — Mortgage: 48.2% Abercrombie — Renting: 15.1%
Llanarth 18.7% renting
Llanarth — Owned Outright: 37.6% Llanarth — Mortgage: 43.7% Llanarth — Renting: 18.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Abercrombie Llanarth
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 15.4%
Abercrombie — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Llanarth — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.9% / 14.0%
Abercrombie — Bachelor Degree: 13.9% Llanarth — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.0%
Abercrombie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Llanarth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 4.9%
Abercrombie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Llanarth — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.4%
Abercrombie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Llanarth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Abercrombie Llanarth
England 2.0% / 2.3%
Abercrombie — England: 2.0% Llanarth — England: 2.3%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.0%
Abercrombie — Philippines: 0.8% Llanarth — Philippines: 1.0%
India 0.5% / 1.1%
Abercrombie — India: 0.5% Llanarth — India: 1.1%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.7%
Abercrombie — South Africa: 0.8% Llanarth — South Africa: 0.7%
New Zealand 0.4% / 1.1%
Abercrombie — New Zealand: 0.4% Llanarth — New Zealand: 1.1%
China — / 0.8%
Abercrombie — China: not among its largest Llanarth — China: 0.8%
Malaysia 0.5% / —
Abercrombie — Malaysia: 0.5% Llanarth — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Abercrombie 96.1% houses
Abercrombie — Houses: 96.1% Abercrombie — Townhouses: 3.9% Abercrombie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Llanarth 99.6% houses
Llanarth — Houses: 99.6% Llanarth — Townhouses: 0.0% Llanarth — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Abercrombie Llanarth
Median house price $855,000
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $465,000 $925,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 11 sales
 36 days
from 24 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Abercrombie Llanarth
4 bed $877K / $840K
Abercrombie — 4 bed: $877K (9 sales) Llanarth — 4 bed: $840K (47 sales)

9 vs 47 sales

5 bed $920K / $940K
Abercrombie — 5 bed: $920K (6 sales) Llanarth — 5 bed: $940K (9 sales)

6 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Abercrombie has more rural and farming land (58% vs 9%); Llanarth has more industrially zoned land (15% vs 0%).

Abercrombie Llanarth
Residential 27% 67%
Rural and farming 58% 9%
Industrial 0% 15%
Parks and recreation 13% 9%
Environmental 2% 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

Abercrombie Llanarth
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Abercrombie Llanarth
Houses — 4.0%
$735/wk on $965K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Abercrombie Llanarth
House price Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 44% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 71% of NSW

Liveability

Llanarth is more walkable (55 vs 31).

Abercrombie Llanarth
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Llanarth carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0).

Abercrombie Llanarth
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
37/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Abercrombie Llanarth
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Abercrombie

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Llanarth

  • Scots All Saints College, Campus West Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Abercrombie Llanarth
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Abercrombie Llanarth
Walkability score 31/100 55/100
Distance to Sydney 211.7 km 213.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 186 min 183 min
Public transport score 58/100
Bus
 52/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 24.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 13.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Abercrombie Llanarth
Car (driver) 78.3% / 77.1%
Abercrombie — Car (driver): 78.3% Llanarth — Car (driver): 77.1%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 15.3%
Abercrombie — Worked from Home: 14.5% Llanarth — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 5.0%
Abercrombie — Car (passenger): 6.4% Llanarth — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.6%
Abercrombie — Walked Only: 0.8% Llanarth — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus — / 0.7%
Abercrombie — Bus: not among its largest Llanarth — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Abercrombie Llanarth
Elevation 647 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 681 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Abercrombie Llanarth
Connectivity score 84/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
481 premises
 70%
864 premises

Climate

Abercrombie Llanarth
Annual rainfall 666 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Abercrombie Llanarth
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Abercrombie Llanarth
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Abercrombie Llanarth
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Abercrombie Llanarth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Abercrombie

Acreage

Llanarth

Large Blocks Parks

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