Collombatti vs Allgomera
Collombatti is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Allgomera. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Allgomera, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Allgomera tends to suit people living alone 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
Allgomera
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Collombatti
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 37%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Allgomera
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $338/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Collombatti
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (294 min vs 325 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (441.8 km vs 468.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Allgomera
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 73/100)
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
Collombatti and Allgomera 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
Collombatti has more residents (681 vs 139); Collombatti rents higher ($338/wk vs $130/wk).
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 681 +80% vs other | 139 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.3% | +6.1% |
| Median age | 49 | 53 |
| Median household income | $67,288/yr +27% vs other | $49,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $338/wk +62% vs other | $130/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $895,000 | $878,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 86 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Allgomera has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 5%); Collombatti has more rural and farming land (94% vs 53%).
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 53% |
| Environmental | 5% | 46% |
| 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
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Kempsey | 109 across Nambucca Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | +380% | -64% |
Ranking within NSW
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 13/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Collombatti carries more crime risk (73 vs 61).
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | High 85/100 |
| Crime | High 73/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| 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
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 12 | 10 |
Mobility
Allgomera sits further from the CBD (468.1 km vs 441.8 km).
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 441.8 km | 468.1 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 294 min | 325 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2440 | 0.4% postcode 2441 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 2440 | 72 postcode 2441 |
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 (81.9%).
Setting
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 56 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.2 km | 19.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 249 premises | 0% 56 premises |
Council rates
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,447/yr | $1,175/yr |
| Council | Kempsey | Nambucca Valley |
Federal electorate
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Collombatti | Allgomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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