Allgomera vs Taylors Arm

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Allgomera, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Allgomera: a median of $878,000, against $620,000 in Taylors Arm, though rent is higher in Taylors Arm. On these figures, Allgomera tends to suit couples, while Taylors Arm suits 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

Allgomera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Taylors Arm

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper houses ($620,000 vs $878,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Allgomera

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $225/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Allgomera

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (468.1 km vs 499.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (325 min vs 337 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Allgomera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs -10.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Allgomera Taylors Arm
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.

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Walkability 0 / 5
Allgomera — Walkability: 0/100 Taylors Arm — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 39 / 30
Allgomera — Safety: 39/100 Taylors Arm — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 15 / 15
Allgomera — Low fire risk: 15/100 Taylors Arm — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Taylors Arm rents higher ($225/wk vs $130/wk).

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Population 139
+4% vs other
 133
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% -10.7%
Median age 53 54
Median household income $49,348/yr
+7% vs other
 $46,020/yr
Median weekly rent $130/wk $225/wk
+73% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Allgomera Taylors Arm
0-4 2.9% / 3.8%
Allgomera — 0-4: 2.9% Taylors Arm — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 10.8% / 12.0%
Allgomera — 5-14: 10.8% Taylors Arm — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 7.2% / 2.3%
Allgomera — 15-19: 7.2% Taylors Arm — 15-19: 2.3%
20-24 2.9% / —
Allgomera — 20-24: 2.9% Taylors Arm — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.3% / 6.0%
Allgomera — 25-34: 4.3% Taylors Arm — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 9.4% / 11.3%
Allgomera — 35-44: 9.4% Taylors Arm — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 16.5% / 9.8%
Allgomera — 45-54: 16.5% Taylors Arm — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 20.9% / 25.6%
Allgomera — 55-64: 20.9% Taylors Arm — 55-64: 25.6%
65-74 20.9% / 18.0%
Allgomera — 65-74: 20.9% Taylors Arm — 65-74: 18.0%
75-84 5.8% / 4.5%
Allgomera — 75-84: 5.8% Taylors Arm — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 3.0%
Allgomera — 85+: not among its largest Taylors Arm — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

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.

Allgomera Taylors Arm
New Zealand 2.2% / 5.3%
Allgomera — New Zealand: 2.2% Taylors Arm — New Zealand: 5.3%
England 4.3% / —
Allgomera — England: 4.3% Taylors Arm — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Allgomera 54.3% couple families
Allgomera — Couple Families: 54.3% Allgomera — Lone Person: 37.1% Allgomera — One Parent Families: 8.6% Allgomera — Group Household: 0.0%
Taylors Arm 32.5% couple families
Taylors Arm — Couple Families: 32.5% Taylors Arm — Lone Person: 35.0% Taylors Arm — One Parent Families: 12.5% Taylors Arm — Group Household: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Allgomera 106.0% houses
Allgomera — Houses: 106.0%
Taylors Arm 100.0% houses
Taylors Arm — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 15.8%
Allgomera — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% Taylors Arm — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.8%
Allgomera — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Taylors Arm — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 3.0%
Allgomera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Taylors Arm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Allgomera 0.0% renting
Allgomera — Owned Outright: 60.4% Allgomera — Mortgage: 39.6% Allgomera — Renting: 0.0%
Taylors Arm 10.6% renting
Taylors Arm — Owned Outright: 63.8% Taylors Arm — Mortgage: 25.5% Taylors Arm — Renting: 10.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Median house price $878,000 $620,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Taylors Arm has more rural and farming land (100% vs 53%); Allgomera has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 0%).

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Rural and farming 53% 100%
Environmental 46% 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

Allgomera Taylors Arm
New dwellings approved 109
across Nambucca Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -64%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Allgomera Taylors Arm
House price Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 11% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW

Liveability

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Bushfire High
85/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 High
70/100
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

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Waterways 10 2

Mobility

Taylors Arm sits further from the CBD (499.9 km vs 468.1 km).

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 468.1 km 499.9 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 325 min 337 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2441
 0.3%
postcode 2447
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2441
 62
postcode 2447

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.

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Car (driver) 78.7% / 62.9%
Allgomera — Car (driver): 78.7% Taylors Arm — Car (driver): 62.9%
Worked from Home 8.2% / 20.0%
Allgomera — Worked from Home: 8.2% Taylors Arm — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Walked Only — / 17.1%
Allgomera — Walked Only: not among its largest Taylors Arm — Walked Only: 17.1%
Car (passenger) 13.1% / —
Allgomera — Car (passenger): 13.1% Taylors Arm — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.6 km 25.5 km

NBN connectivity

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Connectivity score 28/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
28 premises

Council rates

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Average residential rate $1,175/yr
same for both
Council Nambucca Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Allgomera Taylors Arm
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Allgomera

Retirees River Rural

Taylors Arm

Affordable Retirees Rural

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