Coleambally vs Carrathool

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carrathool, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Carrathool 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

Coleambally

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Carrathool is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Coleambally

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (630.9 km vs 670.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (405 min vs 427 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coleambally

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 89/100)

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

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

Coleambally Carrathool
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.

Coleambally Carrathool
Walkability 0 / 0
Coleambally — Walkability: 0/100 Carrathool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 11
Coleambally — Safety: 38/100 Carrathool — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 59 / 62
Coleambally — Low fire risk: 59/100 Carrathool — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Coleambally has more residents (1,152 vs 200).

Coleambally Carrathool
Population 1,152
+83% vs other
 200
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.4% -16.0%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $80,860/yr
+2% vs other
 $79,612/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coleambally Carrathool
0-4 5.6% / 5.5%
Coleambally — 0-4: 5.6% Carrathool — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.6% / 12.0%
Coleambally — 5-14: 12.6% Carrathool — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 4.4% / 4.0%
Coleambally — 15-19: 4.4% Carrathool — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 6.2% / 4.5%
Coleambally — 20-24: 6.2% Carrathool — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 11.0% / 13.5%
Coleambally — 25-34: 11.0% Carrathool — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 12.3% / 15.0%
Coleambally — 35-44: 12.3% Carrathool — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 12.4% / 15.0%
Coleambally — 45-54: 12.4% Carrathool — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 16.0% / 16.5%
Coleambally — 55-64: 16.0% Carrathool — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 11.4% / 13.0%
Coleambally — 65-74: 11.4% Carrathool — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 5.4% / 6.0%
Coleambally — 75-84: 5.4% Carrathool — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 3.5% / —
Coleambally — 85+: 3.5% Carrathool — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coleambally 41.7% couple families
Coleambally — Couple Families: 41.7% Coleambally — Lone Person: 44.6% Coleambally — One Parent Families: 11.1% Coleambally — Other Families: 1.3% Coleambally — Group Household: 1.3%
Carrathool 52.2% couple families
Carrathool — Couple Families: 52.2% Carrathool — Lone Person: 39.1% Carrathool — One Parent Families: 8.7% Carrathool — Other Families: 0.0% Carrathool — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coleambally 27.5% renting
Coleambally — Owned Outright: 46.1% Coleambally — Mortgage: 26.5% Coleambally — Renting: 27.5%
Carrathool 30.8% renting
Carrathool — Owned Outright: 53.8% Carrathool — Mortgage: 15.4% Carrathool — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coleambally Carrathool
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 15.0%
Coleambally — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Carrathool — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 8.0%
Coleambally — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Carrathool — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 2.0%
Coleambally — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Carrathool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Coleambally — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Carrathool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Coleambally — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Carrathool — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

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.

Coleambally Carrathool
India 0.6% / 3.0%
Coleambally — India: 0.6% Carrathool — India: 3.0%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.5%
Coleambally — New Zealand: 0.8% Carrathool — New Zealand: 1.5%
Fiji — / 1.5%
Coleambally — Fiji: not among its largest Carrathool — Fiji: 1.5%
England 0.9% / —
Coleambally — England: 0.9% Carrathool — England: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Coleambally — South Africa: 0.7% Carrathool — South Africa: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.6% / —
Coleambally — Malaysia: 0.6% Carrathool — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coleambally 91.8% houses
Coleambally — Houses: 91.8% Coleambally — Flats / Apartments: 7.5% Coleambally — Townhouses: 0.7%
Carrathool 100.0% houses
Carrathool — Houses: 100.0% Carrathool — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Carrathool — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Coleambally Carrathool
Median house price $345,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $35,000

Zoning mix

Coleambally Carrathool
Rural and farming 100% 91%
Environmental 0% 9%
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

Coleambally Carrathool
New dwellings approved 12
across Murrumbidgee
 3
across Carrathool
Approvals change year on year +0% -100%

Ranking within NSW

Coleambally Carrathool
House price Higher than 12% of NSW —
Income Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 21% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW

Liveability

Coleambally Carrathool
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Carrathool carries more crime risk (89 vs 62).

Coleambally Carrathool
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 High
89/100
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

Coleambally Carrathool
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Coleambally

  • Coleambally Central School Government · Combined at peers
  • St Peter's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Carrathool

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

Amenities in the suburb

Coleambally Carrathool
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 18 43

Mobility

Carrathool sits further from the CBD (670.8 km vs 630.9 km).

Coleambally Carrathool
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 630.9 km 670.8 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 405 min 427 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2707
 0.0%
postcode 2711
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2707
 56
postcode 2711

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.

Coleambally Carrathool
Car (driver) 60.9% / 74.0%
Coleambally — Car (driver): 60.9% Carrathool — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 15.0%
Coleambally — Worked from Home: 23.5% Carrathool — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Walked Only 10.2% / 4.0%
Coleambally — Walked Only: 10.2% Carrathool — Walked Only: 4.0%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 7.0%
Coleambally — Car (passenger): 3.8% Carrathool — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Bus 0.9% / —
Coleambally — Bus: 0.9% Carrathool — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Coleambally Carrathool
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coleambally Carrathool
Connectivity score 29/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
721 premises
 0%
49 premises

Council rates

Coleambally Carrathool
Average residential rate $380/yr $510/yr
Council Murrumbidgee Carrathool

Federal electorate

Coleambally Carrathool
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coleambally Carrathool
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coleambally

Affordable Rural

Carrathool

Affordable Rural

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