Collombatti vs Tamban

Collombatti is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Tamban. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tamban, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Collombatti: a median of $895,000, against $700,000 in Tamban, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tamban tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 42%)
  • Tamban carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tamban

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($700,000 vs $895,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tamban

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($270/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

  • has a shorter drive in (294 min vs 329 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (441.8 km vs 468.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tamban

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 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 Tamban drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Collombatti Tamban
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.

Collombatti Tamban
Walkability 6 / 0
Collombatti — Walkability: 6/100 Tamban — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 27 / 58
Collombatti — Safety: 27/100 Tamban — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 19 / 45
Collombatti — Low fire risk: 19/100 Tamban — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Collombatti has more residents (681 vs 94); Collombatti has higher household incomes ($67,288 vs $49,348).

Collombatti Tamban
Population 681
+86% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +2.2%
Median age 49 55
Median household income $67,288/yr
+27% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $338/wk
+20% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collombatti Tamban
0-4 5.3% / —
Collombatti — 0-4: 5.3% Tamban — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.0% / 3.2%
Collombatti — 5-14: 11.0% Tamban — 5-14: 3.2%
15-19 5.3% / —
Collombatti — 15-19: 5.3% Tamban — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.6% / 3.2%
Collombatti — 20-24: 4.6% Tamban — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 7.6% / 8.5%
Collombatti — 25-34: 7.6% Tamban — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 9.4% / 8.5%
Collombatti — 35-44: 9.4% Tamban — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 12.8% / 22.3%
Collombatti — 45-54: 12.8% Tamban — 45-54: 22.3%
55-64 18.6% / 34.0%
Collombatti — 55-64: 18.6% Tamban — 55-64: 34.0%
65-74 15.6% / 18.1%
Collombatti — 65-74: 15.6% Tamban — 65-74: 18.1%
75-84 6.0% / —
Collombatti — 75-84: 6.0% Tamban — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.3% / —
Collombatti — 85+: 1.3% Tamban — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 28.0% lone person
Collombatti — Lone Person: 28.0% Collombatti — Couple Families: 37.3% Collombatti — One Parent Families: 22.7% Collombatti — Group Household: 7.3% Collombatti — Other Families: 4.7%
Tamban 57.9% lone person
Tamban — Lone Person: 57.9% Tamban — Couple Families: 26.3% Tamban — One Parent Families: 15.8% Tamban — Group Household: 0.0% Tamban — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 7.4% renting
Collombatti — Owned Outright: 55.3% Collombatti — Mortgage: 37.2% Collombatti — Renting: 7.4%
Tamban 9.1% renting
Tamban — Owned Outright: 42.4% Tamban — Mortgage: 48.5% Tamban — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 98.7% houses
Collombatti — Houses: 98.7% Collombatti — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Tamban 100.0% houses
Tamban — Houses: 100.0% Tamban — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Collombatti Tamban
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 14.9%
Collombatti — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Tamban — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 9.6%
Collombatti — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Tamban — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.4%
Collombatti — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Tamban — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 3.2%
Collombatti — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Tamban — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / —
Collombatti — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Tamban — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Property market

Collombatti Tamban
Median house price $895,000 $700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 86 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Tamban has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 5%); Collombatti has more rural and farming land (94% vs 67%).

Collombatti Tamban
Rural and farming 94% 67%
Environmental 5% 33%
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 Tamban
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
 109
across Nambucca Valley
Approvals change year on year +380% -64%

Ranking within NSW

Collombatti Tamban
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Collombatti Tamban
Grade D —
Score 13/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Collombatti carries more crime risk (73 vs 42); Collombatti carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 55).

Collombatti Tamban
Bushfire High
81/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 Tamban
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 Tamban
Waterways 12 4

Mobility

Tamban sits further from the CBD (468.1 km vs 441.8 km).

Collombatti Tamban
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 441.8 km 468.1 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 329 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.

Collombatti Tamban
Car (driver) 81.9% / 65.9%
Collombatti — Car (driver): 81.9% Tamban — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 11.0% / 34.1%
Collombatti — Worked from Home: 11.0% Tamban — Worked from Home: 34.1%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / —
Collombatti — Car (passenger): 3.5% Tamban — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.5% / —
Collombatti — Walked Only: 3.5% Tamban — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.9%).

Setting

Collombatti Tamban
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.2 km 18.8 km

NBN connectivity

Collombatti Tamban
Connectivity score 20/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
249 premises
 0%
44 premises

Council rates

Collombatti Tamban
Average residential rate $1,447/yr $1,175/yr
Council Kempsey Nambucca Valley

Federal electorate

Collombatti Tamban
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collombatti Tamban
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collombatti

Rural

Tamban

Rural

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