Barraganyatti vs Fishermans Reach
Barraganyatti is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 59 in Fishermans Reach. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fishermans Reach, the large majority of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Fishermans Reach: a median of $885,000, against $765,000 in Barraganyatti, though rent is higher in Barraganyatti. On these figures, Barraganyatti tends to suit families with children, while Fishermans Reach suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Barraganyatti
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 24%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Barraganyatti
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($765,000 vs $885,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Fishermans Reach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $310/wk)
- But Barraganyatti leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 34%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Barraganyatti
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (300 min vs 313 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (455.9 km vs 467.7 km)
- But Fishermans Reach is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Fishermans Reach
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Barraganyatti
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.9% vs -8.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barraganyatti and Fishermans Reach 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
Barraganyatti has higher household incomes ($59,748 vs $38,428); Fishermans Reach skews older (59 vs 45).
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 150 +4% vs other | 144 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.9% | -8.3% |
| Median age | 45 | 59 |
| Median household income | $59,748/yr +36% vs other | $38,428/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk +19% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (20.8%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $765,000 | $885,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $625,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Fishermans Reach has more land zoned for conservation (74% vs 6%); Barraganyatti has more rural and farming land (91% vs 25%).
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 25% |
| Environmental | 6% | 74% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 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
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Kempsey same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +380% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
Liveability
Fishermans Reach is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 69/100 | High 74/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | High 96/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 14 | 3 |
Mobility
Fishermans Reach sits further from the CBD (467.7 km vs 455.9 km).
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 455.9 km | 467.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 300 min | 313 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2441 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 2441 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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.5 km | 1.7 km 3.4 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 100 premises |
Council rates
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,447/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kempsey same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barraganyatti | Fishermans Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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