Ardlethan vs Kamarah
Kamarah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 55 in Ardlethan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ardlethan, most households are people living alone. In Kamarah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ardlethan: a median of $181,000, against $30,000 in Kamarah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ardlethan tends to suit people living alone, while Kamarah suits families with children, couples, 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
Kamarah
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 30%)
- carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 72/100)
- But Ardlethan has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
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
- Ardlethan leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 91%)
- Kamarah has cheaper houses ($30,000 vs $181,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Kamarah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ardlethan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (491.8 km vs 504.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Ardlethan has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 26%)
- Kamarah carries lower crime risk (47/100 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
Ardlethan and Kamarah 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
Ardlethan has more residents (472 vs 83); Ardlethan rents higher ($150/wk vs $100/wk).
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 472 +82% vs other | 83 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.1% | -12.6% |
| Median age | 55 | 42 |
| Median household income | $40,872/yr | $49,348/yr +21% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +33% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (15.7%).
Property market
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $181,000 | $30,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Coolamon | 15 across Narrandera |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% | -100% |
Ranking within NSW
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
Liveability
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Ardlethan carries more crime risk (72 vs 47).
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 72/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Ardlethan
- Ardlethan Central School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Kamarah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 17 | 1 |
Mobility
Kamarah sits further from the CBD (504.3 km vs 491.8 km).
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 7/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 491.8 km | 504.3 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 339 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2665 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2665 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 (59.7%).
Setting
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 251 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 201 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 301 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 420 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $441/yr | $932/yr |
| Council | Coolamon | Narrandera |
Federal electorate
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina | Farrer |
| Member | Michael Mccormack | David Farley |
| Party | The Nationals | One Nation |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ardlethan | Kamarah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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