Clergate vs Kangaroobie

Clergate is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Kangaroobie. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Kangaroobie tends to suit 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

Clergate

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 67/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Clergate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kangaroobie

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 5%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $190/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Clergate

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (273.8 km vs 279.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clergate

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Kangaroobie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (46.3% vs -1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clergate Kangaroobie
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.

Clergate Kangaroobie
Walkability 15 / 0
Clergate — Walkability: 15/100 Kangaroobie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 33
Clergate — Safety: 80/100 Kangaroobie — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 60 / 66
Clergate — Low fire risk: 60/100 Kangaroobie — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Clergate has more residents (206 vs 60); Clergate rents higher ($190/wk vs $100/wk).

Clergate Kangaroobie
Population 206
+71% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +46.3%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $99,320/yr $117,000/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $190/wk
+47% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clergate Kangaroobie
0-4 5.3% / 8.3%
Clergate — 0-4: 5.3% Kangaroobie — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 15.0% / 11.7%
Clergate — 5-14: 15.0% Kangaroobie — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.3% / 6.7%
Clergate — 15-19: 5.3% Kangaroobie — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 7.3% / 13.3%
Clergate — 20-24: 7.3% Kangaroobie — 20-24: 13.3%
25-34 7.8% / 5.0%
Clergate — 25-34: 7.8% Kangaroobie — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 11.2% / 5.0%
Clergate — 35-44: 11.2% Kangaroobie — 35-44: 5.0%
45-54 19.4% / 23.3%
Clergate — 45-54: 19.4% Kangaroobie — 45-54: 23.3%
55-64 10.2% / 11.7%
Clergate — 55-64: 10.2% Kangaroobie — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 7.8% / 11.7%
Clergate — 65-74: 7.8% Kangaroobie — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 9.2% / 10.0%
Clergate — 75-84: 9.2% Kangaroobie — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 1.5% / —
Clergate — 85+: 1.5% Kangaroobie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clergate 57.1% couple families
Clergate — Couple Families: 57.1% Clergate — Lone Person: 30.6% Clergate — One Parent Families: 12.2%
Kangaroobie 71.4% couple families
Kangaroobie — Couple Families: 71.4% Kangaroobie — Lone Person: 28.6% Kangaroobie — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clergate 5.0% renting
Clergate — Owned Outright: 53.3% Clergate — Mortgage: 41.7% Clergate — Renting: 5.0%
Kangaroobie 23.1% renting
Kangaroobie — Owned Outright: 46.2% Kangaroobie — Mortgage: 30.8% Kangaroobie — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clergate 100.0% houses
Clergate — Houses: 100.0%
Kangaroobie 100.0% houses
Kangaroobie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Clergate Kangaroobie
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 21.7%
Clergate — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Kangaroobie — Certificate III & IV: 21.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 8.3%
Clergate — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Kangaroobie — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.7%
Clergate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Kangaroobie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 10.0%
Clergate — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Kangaroobie — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Property market

Clergate Kangaroobie
Median house price $785,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kangaroobie has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%); Clergate has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).

Clergate Kangaroobie
Rural and farming 89% 100%
Environmental 10% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Clergate Kangaroobie
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Clergate Kangaroobie
House price Higher than 32% of NSW —
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW

Liveability

Clergate is more walkable (15 vs 0).

Clergate Kangaroobie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Kangaroobie carries more crime risk (67 vs 20).

Clergate Kangaroobie
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Clergate Kangaroobie
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Clergate

  • Clergate Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Kangaroobie

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

Amenities in the suburb

Clergate Kangaroobie
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Kangaroobie sits further from the CBD (279.3 km vs 273.8 km).

Clergate Kangaroobie
Walkability score 15/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 273.8 km 279.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 233 min 234 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2800
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.

Clergate Kangaroobie
Car (driver) 75.2% / 69.7%
Clergate — Car (driver): 75.2% Kangaroobie — Car (driver): 69.7%
Worked from Home 18.8% / 30.3%
Clergate — Worked from Home: 18.8% Kangaroobie — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / —
Clergate — Car (passenger): 5.9% Kangaroobie — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).

Setting

Clergate Kangaroobie
Elevation 859 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 694 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clergate Kangaroobie
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Clergate Kangaroobie
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Clergate Kangaroobie
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.4 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Clergate Kangaroobie
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Clergate Kangaroobie
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clergate Kangaroobie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clergate

Rural

Kangaroobie

Rural Students

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