Ardglen vs Blandford

Blandford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 58 in Ardglen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ardglen, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Blandford, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ardglen tends to suit people living alone.

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

Ardglen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 44/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Blandford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ardglen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Blandford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (312.4 km vs 321.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ardglen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

Blandford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.0% vs -15.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ardglen Blandford
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.

Ardglen Blandford
Walkability 5 / 0
Ardglen — Walkability: 5/100 Blandford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 56
Ardglen — Safety: 87/100 Blandford — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 56 / 58
Ardglen — Low fire risk: 56/100 Blandford — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Blandford has more residents (205 vs 50); Blandford rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk).

Ardglen Blandford
Population 50 205
+310% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.3% +12.0%
Median age 58 51
Median household income $54,132/yr $75,348/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $200/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ardglen Blandford
0-4 — / 6.3%
Ardglen — 0-4: not among its largest Blandford — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 6.0% / 4.9%
Ardglen — 5-14: 6.0% Blandford — 5-14: 4.9%
15-19 6.0% / 5.4%
Ardglen — 15-19: 6.0% Blandford — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 14.0% / 2.0%
Ardglen — 20-24: 14.0% Blandford — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 6.0% / 10.2%
Ardglen — 25-34: 6.0% Blandford — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 8.0% / 10.2%
Ardglen — 35-44: 8.0% Blandford — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 10.0% / 14.1%
Ardglen — 45-54: 10.0% Blandford — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 40.0% / 18.5%
Ardglen — 55-64: 40.0% Blandford — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 22.0% / 14.6%
Ardglen — 65-74: 22.0% Blandford — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 — / 9.8%
Ardglen — 75-84: not among its largest Blandford — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ — / 2.4%
Ardglen — 85+: not among its largest Blandford — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ardglen 100.0% lone person
Ardglen — Lone Person: 100.0% Ardglen — Couple Families: 0.0% Ardglen — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ardglen — Group Household: 0.0%
Blandford 47.4% lone person
Blandford — Lone Person: 47.4% Blandford — Couple Families: 26.3% Blandford — One Parent Families: 15.8% Blandford — Group Household: 10.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ardglen 20.0% renting
Ardglen — Owned Outright: 65.0% Ardglen — Mortgage: 15.0% Ardglen — Renting: 20.0%
Blandford 12.3% renting
Blandford — Owned Outright: 52.1% Blandford — Mortgage: 35.6% Blandford — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ardglen 100.0% houses
Ardglen — Houses: 100.0%
Blandford 100.0% houses
Blandford — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Ardglen Blandford
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 18.5%
Ardglen — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% Blandford — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 7.3%
Ardglen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Blandford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree — / 11.7%
Ardglen — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Blandford — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Ardglen — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Blandford — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

Ardglen Blandford
Median house price — $660,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $105,000

Zoning mix

Ardglen Blandford
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Ardglen Blandford
New dwellings approved 12
across Liverpool Plains
 41
across Upper Hunter
Approvals change year on year +33% -20%

Ranking within NSW

Ardglen Blandford
House price — Higher than 24% of NSW
Income Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 52% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Ardglen Blandford
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Blandford carries more crime risk (44 vs 13).

Ardglen Blandford
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
44/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Ardglen Blandford
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 Ardglen

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

Schools in Blandford

  • Blandford Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Ardglen Blandford
Waterways 1 36

Mobility

Ardglen sits further from the CBD (321.9 km vs 312.4 km).

Ardglen Blandford
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 321.9 km
+3% vs other
 312.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 231 min 229 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2338
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2338
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.

Ardglen Blandford
Car (driver) 55.6% / 64.4%
Ardglen — Car (driver): 55.6% Blandford — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 23.3%
Ardglen — Worked from Home: 44.4% Blandford — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Walked Only — / 8.9%
Ardglen — Walked Only: not among its largest Blandford — Walked Only: 8.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Ardglen — Car (passenger): not among its largest Blandford — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Ardglen Blandford
Elevation 652 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 617 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ardglen Blandford
Connectivity score 22/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
69 premises

Climate

Ardglen Blandford
Annual rainfall 650 mm 631 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.6°C 31.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.6°C 4.1°C

Council rates

Ardglen Blandford
Average residential rate $934/yr $968/yr
Council Liverpool Plains Upper Hunter

Federal electorate

Ardglen Blandford
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ardglen Blandford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ardglen

Rural Students

Blandford

Affordable Retirees Rural

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