Aberfoyle vs Bald Blair

Bald Blair is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Aberfoyle. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Aberfoyle, most households are couple families. In Bald Blair, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Aberfoyle tends to suit couples and older residents, while Bald Blair suits 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

Aberfoyle

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 73/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 77%)

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

First-home buyers

Aberfoyle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (2% vs 10%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Aberfoyle

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Bald Blair has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bald Blair

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (527.2 km vs 544.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (408 min vs 418 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Aberfoyle

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 73/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 8%)

Weighs 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

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

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
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.

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Walkability 0 / 0
Aberfoyle — Walkability: 0/100 Bald Blair — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 27
Aberfoyle — Safety: 85/100 Bald Blair — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 28 / 100
Aberfoyle — Low fire risk: 28/100 Bald Blair — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Aberfoyle has more residents (121 vs 53); Aberfoyle has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $73,632).

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Population 121
+56% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.6% +17.8%
Median age 37 34
Median household income $117,000/yr
+37% vs other
 $73,632/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $300/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
0-4 3.3% / 5.7%
Aberfoyle — 0-4: 3.3% Bald Blair — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 22.3% / 26.4%
Aberfoyle — 5-14: 22.3% Bald Blair — 5-14: 26.4%
15-19 4.1% / 9.4%
Aberfoyle — 15-19: 4.1% Bald Blair — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 6.6% / 13.2%
Aberfoyle — 20-24: 6.6% Bald Blair — 20-24: 13.2%
25-34 8.3% / 9.4%
Aberfoyle — 25-34: 8.3% Bald Blair — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 10.7% / 20.8%
Aberfoyle — 35-44: 10.7% Bald Blair — 35-44: 20.8%
45-54 14.0% / —
Aberfoyle — 45-54: 14.0% Bald Blair — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 11.6% / 11.3%
Aberfoyle — 55-64: 11.6% Bald Blair — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 18.2% / 7.5%
Aberfoyle — 65-74: 18.2% Bald Blair — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 5.8% / —
Aberfoyle — 75-84: 5.8% Bald Blair — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Aberfoyle — 85+: not among its largest Bald Blair — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aberfoyle 69.6% couple families
Aberfoyle — Couple Families: 69.6% Aberfoyle — One Parent Families: 17.4% Aberfoyle — Other Families: 0.0% Aberfoyle — Lone Person: 13.0%
Bald Blair 53.8% couple families
Bald Blair — Couple Families: 53.8% Bald Blair — One Parent Families: 23.1% Bald Blair — Other Families: 23.1% Bald Blair — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aberfoyle 12.1% renting
Aberfoyle — Owned Outright: 54.5% Aberfoyle — Mortgage: 33.3% Aberfoyle — Renting: 12.1%
Bald Blair 27.3% renting
Bald Blair — Owned Outright: 72.7% Bald Blair — Mortgage: 0.0% Bald Blair — Renting: 27.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aberfoyle 100.0% houses
Aberfoyle — Houses: 100.0%
Bald Blair 100.0% houses
Bald Blair — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 18.9%
Aberfoyle — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Bald Blair — Bachelor Degree: 18.9%
Certificate III & IV 11.6% / 11.3%
Aberfoyle — Certificate III & IV: 11.6% Bald Blair — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 5.7%
Aberfoyle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Bald Blair — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / —
Aberfoyle — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Bald Blair — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Property market

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Median house price $4,250,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
New dwellings approved 77
across Armidale
same for both
Approvals change year on year -76%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
House price Higher than 98% of NSW —
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW

Liveability

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Aberfoyle carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 0); Bald Blair carries more crime risk (73 vs 15).

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Bushfire High
72/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
15/100
 High
73/100
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

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Aberfoyle

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

Schools in Bald Blair

  • Bald Blair Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 31 2

Mobility

Aberfoyle sits further from the CBD (544.4 km vs 527.2 km).

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 544.4 km
+3% vs other
 527.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 418 min 408 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2350
 0.1%
postcode 2365
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2350
 49
postcode 2365

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.

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Worked from Home 39.0% / 48.1%
Aberfoyle — Worked from Home: 39.0% Bald Blair — Worked from Home: 48.1%
Car (driver) 44.1% / 37.0%
Aberfoyle — Car (driver): 44.1% Bald Blair — Car (driver): 37.0%
Walked Only 8.5% / 14.8%
Aberfoyle — Walked Only: 8.5% Bald Blair — Walked Only: 14.8%
Car (passenger) 8.5% / —
Aberfoyle — Car (passenger): 8.5% Bald Blair — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.1%).

Setting

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Elevation 1,193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,350 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Connectivity score 15/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
13 premises

Climate

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Average residential rate $1,477/yr
same for both
Council Armidale
same for both

Federal electorate

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aberfoyle Bald Blair
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aberfoyle

Family Luxury Rural

Bald Blair

Family Rural Students

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