Aberfoyle vs Thalgarrah
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Aberfoyle: a median of $4.25 million, against $1.08 million in Thalgarrah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Aberfoyle tends to suit couples and older residents, while Thalgarrah suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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 the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 66%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Aberfoyle leaves households under less mortgage stress (2% vs 25%)
- Thalgarrah has cheaper houses ($1,077,500 vs $4,250,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Thalgarrah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Thalgarrah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (502.8 km vs 544.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (402 min vs 418 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Aberfoyle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Aberfoyle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.6% vs -6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Aberfoyle and Thalgarrah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Aberfoyle has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $72,540); Aberfoyle rents higher ($210/wk vs $150/wk).
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 121 | 166 +37% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.6% | -6.7% |
| Median age | 37 | 38 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +38% vs other | $72,540/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk +29% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $4,250,000 | $1,077,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 77 across Armidale same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -76% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
Liveability
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Aberfoyle carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 24).
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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 | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Aberfoyle
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Thalgarrah
- Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 31 same for both | |
Mobility
Aberfoyle sits further from the CBD (544.4 km vs 502.8 km).
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 544.4 km +8% vs other | 502.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 418 min | 402 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2350 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2350 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.7%).
Setting
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,193 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,120 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Climate
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 906 mm | 836 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.5°C | — |
Council rates
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,477/yr same for both | |
| Council | Armidale same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Aberfoyle | Thalgarrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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