Allgomera vs Yarranbella

Yarranbella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Allgomera. 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 $745,000 in Yarranbella, though rent is higher in Yarranbella. On these figures, Allgomera tends to suit people living alone and couples, while Yarranbella suits families with children 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

Allgomera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yarranbella

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper houses ($745,000 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 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Allgomera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (468.1 km vs 490.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Allgomera

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 72/100)

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

Allgomera and Yarranbella 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 Yarranbella
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 Yarranbella
Walkability 0 / 5
Allgomera — Walkability: 0/100 Yarranbella — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 39 / 28
Allgomera — Safety: 39/100 Yarranbella — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 15 / 21
Allgomera — Low fire risk: 15/100 Yarranbella — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Yarranbella rents higher ($250/wk vs $130/wk); Yarranbella has more residents (207 vs 139).

Allgomera Yarranbella
Population 139 207
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +7.3%
Median age 53 46
Median household income $49,348/yr
+4% vs other
 $47,528/yr
Median weekly rent $130/wk $250/wk
+92% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Allgomera Yarranbella
0-4 2.9% / 5.3%
Allgomera — 0-4: 2.9% Yarranbella — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 10.8% / 13.5%
Allgomera — 5-14: 10.8% Yarranbella — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 7.2% / 6.3%
Allgomera — 15-19: 7.2% Yarranbella — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 2.9% / 2.4%
Allgomera — 20-24: 2.9% Yarranbella — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 4.3% / 12.1%
Allgomera — 25-34: 4.3% Yarranbella — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 9.4% / 9.2%
Allgomera — 35-44: 9.4% Yarranbella — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 16.5% / 13.5%
Allgomera — 45-54: 16.5% Yarranbella — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 20.9% / 20.3%
Allgomera — 55-64: 20.9% Yarranbella — 55-64: 20.3%
65-74 20.9% / 15.9%
Allgomera — 65-74: 20.9% Yarranbella — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 5.8% / 3.9%
Allgomera — 75-84: 5.8% Yarranbella — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / —
Allgomera — 85+: not among its largest Yarranbella — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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 Yarranbella
England 4.3% / 3.4%
Allgomera — England: 4.3% Yarranbella — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.9%
Allgomera — New Zealand: 2.2% Yarranbella — New Zealand: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

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 — Other Families: 0.0%
Yarranbella 32.6% couple families
Yarranbella — Couple Families: 32.6% Yarranbella — Lone Person: 28.3% Yarranbella — One Parent Families: 32.6% Yarranbella — Other Families: 6.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Allgomera 106.0% houses
Allgomera — Houses: 106.0%
Yarranbella 100.0% houses
Yarranbella — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Allgomera Yarranbella
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 16.4%
Allgomera — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% Yarranbella — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 5.3%
Allgomera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Yarranbella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 5.8%
Allgomera — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Yarranbella — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Allgomera — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yarranbella — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

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%
Yarranbella 11.6% renting
Yarranbella — Owned Outright: 53.6% Yarranbella — Mortgage: 34.8% Yarranbella — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Allgomera Yarranbella
Median house price $878,000 $745,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

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

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

Ranking within NSW

Allgomera Yarranbella
House price Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Allgomera Yarranbella
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Yarranbella carries more crime risk (72 vs 61).

Allgomera Yarranbella
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
79/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 High
72/100
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 Yarranbella
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 Yarranbella
Waterways 10 3

Mobility

Yarranbella sits further from the CBD (490.3 km vs 468.1 km).

Allgomera Yarranbella
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 468.1 km 490.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 325 min 329 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 Yarranbella
Car (driver) 78.7% / 72.3%
Allgomera — Car (driver): 78.7% Yarranbella — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 8.2% / 21.5%
Allgomera — Worked from Home: 8.2% Yarranbella — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Car (passenger) 13.1% / —
Allgomera — Car (passenger): 13.1% Yarranbella — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 6.2%
Allgomera — Walked Only: not among its largest Yarranbella — Walked Only: 6.2%

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

Setting

Allgomera Yarranbella
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.6 km 21.0 km

NBN connectivity

Allgomera Yarranbella
Connectivity score 28/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
66 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Allgomera Yarranbella
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

Yarranbella

Rural

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