Armidale vs Thalgarrah

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Thalgarrah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Thalgarrah: a median of $1.08 million, against $625,000 in Armidale, though rent is higher in Armidale. On these figures, Armidale tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Thalgarrah suits families with children and couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Armidale has more parks and reserves (88 vs 0)
  • Thalgarrah carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 88/100)

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

First-home buyers

Armidale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($625,000 vs $1,077,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Thalgarrah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $290/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)
  • But Armidale has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Armidale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (368 min vs 402 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (478.4 km vs 502.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Armidale

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (9 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 3%)
  • But Thalgarrah carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 88/100)

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

Investors

Armidale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.6% vs -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Armidale Thalgarrah
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.

Armidale Thalgarrah
Walkability 64 / 0
Armidale — Walkability: 64/100 Thalgarrah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 87
Armidale — Safety: 12/100 Thalgarrah — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 71 / 76
Armidale — Low fire risk: 71/100 Thalgarrah — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Armidale has more residents (23,967 vs 166); Armidale rents higher ($290/wk vs $150/wk).

Armidale Thalgarrah
Population 23,967
+99% vs other
 166
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% -6.7%
Median age 36 38
Median household income $74,464/yr
+3% vs other
 $72,540/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+48% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Armidale Thalgarrah
0-4 5.5% / 10.8%
Armidale — 0-4: 5.5% Thalgarrah — 0-4: 10.8%
5-14 12.3% / 14.5%
Armidale — 5-14: 12.3% Thalgarrah — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 8.5% / 7.2%
Armidale — 15-19: 8.5% Thalgarrah — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 8.8% / 4.2%
Armidale — 20-24: 8.8% Thalgarrah — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 13.6% / 7.2%
Armidale — 25-34: 13.6% Thalgarrah — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 11.0% / 12.0%
Armidale — 35-44: 11.0% Thalgarrah — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 10.5% / 10.2%
Armidale — 45-54: 10.5% Thalgarrah — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 11.5% / 18.1%
Armidale — 55-64: 11.5% Thalgarrah — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 9.4% / 9.6%
Armidale — 65-74: 9.4% Thalgarrah — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 6.4% / 2.4%
Armidale — 75-84: 6.4% Thalgarrah — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 2.5% / —
Armidale — 85+: 2.5% Thalgarrah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Armidale 31.7% couple families
Armidale — Couple Families: 31.7% Armidale — Lone Person: 44.9% Armidale — One Parent Families: 16.0% Armidale — Group Household: 6.1% Armidale — Other Families: 1.4%
Thalgarrah 57.9% couple families
Thalgarrah — Couple Families: 57.9% Thalgarrah — Lone Person: 34.2% Thalgarrah — One Parent Families: 7.9% Thalgarrah — Group Household: 0.0% Thalgarrah — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Armidale 38.9% renting
Armidale — Owned Outright: 33.1% Armidale — Mortgage: 27.9% Armidale — Renting: 38.9%
Thalgarrah 25.9% renting
Thalgarrah — Owned Outright: 51.9% Thalgarrah — Mortgage: 22.2% Thalgarrah — Renting: 25.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Armidale Thalgarrah
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 14.5%
Armidale — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Thalgarrah — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 11.4%
Armidale — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Thalgarrah — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 10.2%
Armidale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Thalgarrah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.2% / 5.4%
Armidale — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2% Thalgarrah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.8%
Armidale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Thalgarrah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

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.

Armidale Thalgarrah
Iraq 2.4% / —
Armidale — Iraq: 2.4% Thalgarrah — Iraq: not among its largest
Germany — / 2.4%
Armidale — Germany: not among its largest Thalgarrah — Germany: 2.4%
England 2.0% / —
Armidale — England: 2.0% Thalgarrah — England: not among its largest
India 1.1% / —
Armidale — India: 1.1% Thalgarrah — India: not among its largest
Nepal 1.1% / —
Armidale — Nepal: 1.1% Thalgarrah — Nepal: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Armidale — New Zealand: 1.0% Thalgarrah — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Armidale 81.8% houses
Armidale — Houses: 81.8% Armidale — Townhouses: 12.3% Armidale — Flats / Apartments: 5.9%
Thalgarrah 96.7% houses
Thalgarrah — Houses: 96.7% Thalgarrah — Townhouses: 0.0% Thalgarrah — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Armidale Thalgarrah
Median house price $625,000 $1,077,500
Median unit price $402,500 —
Median land price $345,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 202 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Thalgarrah has more rural and farming land (100% vs 74%).

Armidale Thalgarrah
Rural and farming 74% 100%
Residential 13% 0%
Environmental 8% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 0%
Industrial 1% 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

Armidale Thalgarrah
New dwellings approved 77
across Armidale
same for both
Approvals change year on year -76%
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.

Armidale Thalgarrah
Houses 3.8%
$500/wk on $680K
 —
Units 4.9%
$380/wk on $406K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Armidale Thalgarrah
House price Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools Higher than 34% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 40% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 64% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 60% of NSW —

Liveability

Armidale is more walkable (64 vs 0).

Armidale Thalgarrah
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Armidale carries more crime risk (88 vs 13).

Armidale Thalgarrah
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
88/100
 Low
13/100
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

Armidale Thalgarrah
Inside the suburb 16 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 7 0
Rated below peers 7 0
Universities within 10 km 1
University of New England, 0.0 km
 None

Schools in Armidale

  • Sandon Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Armidale Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Ben Venue Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Drummond Memorial Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • New England Girls' School Independent · Combined at peers
  • PLC Armidale Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Thalgarrah

  • Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Armidale Thalgarrah
Supermarkets 7 0
Cafes & restaurants 58 0
Parks & reserves 88 0
Childcare 19 0
GPs 9 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 10 0
Fuel stations 10 0
EV chargers 3 0
Waterways 77 31

Mobility

Thalgarrah sits further from the CBD (502.8 km vs 478.4 km).

Armidale Thalgarrah
Walkability score 64/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 478.4 km 502.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 368 min 402 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2350
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2350
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.

Armidale Thalgarrah
Car (driver) 62.0% / 34.7%
Armidale — Car (driver): 62.0% Thalgarrah — Car (driver): 34.7%
Worked from Home 26.9% / 58.7%
Armidale — Worked from Home: 26.9% Thalgarrah — Worked from Home: 58.7%
Walked Only 4.3% / 6.7%
Armidale — Walked Only: 4.3% Thalgarrah — Walked Only: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Armidale — Car (passenger): 5.6% Thalgarrah — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Armidale — Bicycle: 0.7% Thalgarrah — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.0%).

Setting

Armidale Thalgarrah
Elevation 1,037 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Armidale Thalgarrah
Connectivity score 94/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 91%
14,869 premises
 0%
54 premises

Climate

Armidale Thalgarrah
Annual rainfall 684 mm 836 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Armidale Thalgarrah
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 9.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Armidale Thalgarrah
Average residential rate $1,477/yr
same for both
Council Armidale
same for both

Federal electorate

Armidale Thalgarrah
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Armidale Thalgarrah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Armidale

Affordable Parks

Thalgarrah

Family River Rural Young Families

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