Arding vs Uralla

Uralla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Arding. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Uralla, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Uralla tends to suit people living alone and 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

Uralla

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Arding is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Uralla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Arding

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Uralla has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Uralla

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (348 min vs 357 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (452.5 km vs 463.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Uralla

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Arding has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Uralla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.5% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Arding Uralla
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.

Arding Uralla
Walkability 0 / 10
Arding — Walkability: 0/100 Uralla — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 21 / 25
Arding — Safety: 21/100 Uralla — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 76
Arding — Low fire risk: 100/100 Uralla — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Uralla has more residents (2,728 vs 182); Uralla rents higher ($250/wk vs $210/wk).

Arding Uralla
Population 182 2,728
+1399% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.5% -0.5%
Median age 53 46
Median household income $69,056/yr
+13% vs other
 $59,800/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $250/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Arding Uralla
0-4 3.8% / 5.5%
Arding — 0-4: 3.8% Uralla — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 6.6% / 13.1%
Arding — 5-14: 6.6% Uralla — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 7.1% / 5.1%
Arding — 15-19: 7.1% Uralla — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.8% / 4.3%
Arding — 20-24: 3.8% Uralla — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 9.3% / 9.8%
Arding — 25-34: 9.3% Uralla — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 6.0% / 10.9%
Arding — 35-44: 6.0% Uralla — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 14.3% / 11.7%
Arding — 45-54: 14.3% Uralla — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 13.7% / 15.2%
Arding — 55-64: 13.7% Uralla — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 20.9% / 15.2%
Arding — 65-74: 20.9% Uralla — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 6.6% / 7.4%
Arding — 75-84: 6.6% Uralla — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 3.8% / 2.4%
Arding — 85+: 3.8% Uralla — 85+: 2.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Arding 34.8% lone person
Arding — Lone Person: 34.8% Arding — Couple Families: 43.5% Arding — One Parent Families: 21.7% Arding — Group Household: 0.0% Arding — Other Families: 0.0%
Uralla 45.3% lone person
Uralla — Lone Person: 45.3% Uralla — Couple Families: 31.0% Uralla — One Parent Families: 19.1% Uralla — Group Household: 3.5% Uralla — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Arding 6.8% renting
Arding — Owned Outright: 62.2% Arding — Mortgage: 31.1% Arding — Renting: 6.8%
Uralla 26.1% renting
Uralla — Owned Outright: 40.5% Uralla — Mortgage: 33.4% Uralla — Renting: 26.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Arding Uralla
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 16.9%
Arding — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Uralla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 9.0%
Arding — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Uralla — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 7.6%
Arding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Uralla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 3.0%
Arding — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Uralla — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.6%
Arding — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Uralla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Arding Uralla
Netherlands 2.2% / —
Arding — Netherlands: 2.2% Uralla — Netherlands: not among its largest
England — / 2.2%
Arding — England: not among its largest Uralla — England: 2.2%
Malaysia 1.6% / 0.2%
Arding — Malaysia: 1.6% Uralla — Malaysia: 0.2%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Arding — New Zealand: not among its largest Uralla — New Zealand: 1.1%
Thailand — / 0.5%
Arding — Thailand: not among its largest Uralla — Thailand: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Arding — Scotland: not among its largest Uralla — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Arding 95.8% houses
Arding — Houses: 95.8% Arding — Flats / Apartments: 4.2% Arding — Townhouses: 0.0%
Uralla 91.0% houses
Uralla — Houses: 91.0% Uralla — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Uralla — Townhouses: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Arding Uralla
Median house price — $547,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $820,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 53 days
from 25 sales

Zoning mix

Arding Uralla
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Arding Uralla
New dwellings approved 17
across Uralla
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Arding Uralla
Houses — 4.5%
$545/wk on $630K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Arding Uralla
House price — Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 91% of NSW

Liveability

Uralla is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Arding Uralla
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Uralla carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).

Arding Uralla
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
79/100
 High
75/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Arding Uralla
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Arding

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

Schools in Uralla

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Uralla Central School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Arding Uralla
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 12
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 34

Mobility

Arding sits further from the CBD (463.8 km vs 452.5 km).

Arding Uralla
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 463.8 km
+2% vs other
 452.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 357 min 348 min
Public transport score 19/100
Bus
 55/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2358
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2358
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.

Arding Uralla
Car (driver) 63.5% / 69.2%
Arding — Car (driver): 63.5% Uralla — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 21.8%
Arding — Worked from Home: 31.7% Uralla — Worked from Home: 21.8%
Walked Only 4.8% / 3.9%
Arding — Walked Only: 4.8% Uralla — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Arding — Car (passenger): not among its largest Uralla — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Arding — Bicycle: not among its largest Uralla — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Arding Uralla
Elevation 1,048 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,033 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Arding Uralla
Connectivity score 29/100 52/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
82 premises
 21%
1,521 premises

Climate

Arding Uralla
Annual rainfall 684 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Arding Uralla
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 9.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Arding Uralla
Average residential rate $699/yr
same for both
Council Uralla
same for both

Federal electorate

Arding Uralla
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Arding Uralla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Arding

Retirees Rural

Uralla

Affordable Retirees Rural

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