Collombatti vs Barraganyatti
Barraganyatti is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Collombatti. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Collombatti: a median of $895,000, against $765,000 in Barraganyatti, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Barraganyatti tends to suit families with children.
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
- Collombatti carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 95/100)
- Barraganyatti is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Collombatti leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 35%)
- Barraganyatti has cheaper houses ($765,000 vs $895,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Barraganyatti
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $338/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Collombatti
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (441.8 km vs 455.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (294 min vs 300 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Collombatti
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 95/100)
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 Barraganyatti 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 150); Collombatti has higher household incomes ($67,288 vs $59,748).
| Collombatti | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 681 +78% vs other | 150 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.3% | +7.9% |
| Median age | 49 | 45 |
| Median household income | $67,288/yr +11% vs other | $59,748/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $338/wk +8% vs other | $310/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
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 (3.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Collombatti | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $895,000 | $765,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $625,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 86 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Collombatti | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 91% |
| Environmental | 5% | 6% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 3% |
| 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 | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Kempsey same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +380% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Collombatti | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Collombatti | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 13/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Barraganyatti carries more crime risk (95 vs 73); Collombatti carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 69).
| Collombatti | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | High 73/100 | High 95/100 |
| 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 | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 12 | 14 |
Mobility
Barraganyatti sits further from the CBD (455.9 km vs 441.8 km).
| Collombatti | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 441.8 km | 455.9 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 294 min | 300 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 | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.2 km | 8.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Collombatti | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 249 premises | 0% 52 premises |
Council rates
| Collombatti | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,447/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kempsey same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Collombatti | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Collombatti | Barraganyatti | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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