Collombatti vs Yarravel

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yarravel, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Collombatti: a median of $895,000, against $785,000 in Yarravel. On these figures, Yarravel 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

Yarravel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yarravel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($785,000 vs $895,000)

Weighs house prices and 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

Yarravel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (430.8 km vs 441.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarravel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 73/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 Yarravel 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 Yarravel
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 Yarravel
Walkability 6 / 6
Collombatti — Walkability: 6/100 Yarravel — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 27 / 49
Collombatti — Safety: 27/100 Yarravel — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 19 / 55
Collombatti — Low fire risk: 19/100 Yarravel — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Yarravel has more residents (1,182 vs 681); Collombatti skews older (49 vs 47).

Collombatti Yarravel
Population 681 1,182
+74% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +6.1%
Median age 49 47
Median household income $67,288/yr $68,952/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $338/wk $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collombatti Yarravel
0-4 5.3% / 5.5%
Collombatti — 0-4: 5.3% Yarravel — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.0% / 13.1%
Collombatti — 5-14: 11.0% Yarravel — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 5.3% / 5.3%
Collombatti — 15-19: 5.3% Yarravel — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.6% / 4.7%
Collombatti — 20-24: 4.6% Yarravel — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 7.6% / 9.2%
Collombatti — 25-34: 7.6% Yarravel — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 9.4% / 11.0%
Collombatti — 35-44: 9.4% Yarravel — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 12.8% / 11.1%
Collombatti — 45-54: 12.8% Yarravel — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 18.6% / 16.8%
Collombatti — 55-64: 18.6% Yarravel — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 15.6% / 14.5%
Collombatti — 65-74: 15.6% Yarravel — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 6.0% / 7.4%
Collombatti — 75-84: 6.0% Yarravel — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 1.3% / 1.7%
Collombatti — 85+: 1.3% Yarravel — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 37.3% couple families
Collombatti — Couple Families: 37.3% Collombatti — Lone Person: 28.0% Collombatti — One Parent Families: 22.7% Collombatti — Group Household: 7.3% Collombatti — Other Families: 4.7%
Yarravel 48.9% couple families
Yarravel — Couple Families: 48.9% Yarravel — Lone Person: 26.1% Yarravel — One Parent Families: 18.1% Yarravel — Group Household: 3.6% Yarravel — Other Families: 3.3%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Yarravel 7.5% renting
Yarravel — Owned Outright: 47.7% Yarravel — Mortgage: 44.8% Yarravel — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Collombatti Yarravel
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 24.5%
Collombatti — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Yarravel — Certificate III & IV: 24.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.5%
Collombatti — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Yarravel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 5.6%
Collombatti — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Yarravel — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 0.3%
Collombatti — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Yarravel — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.9%
Collombatti — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Yarravel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

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.

Collombatti Yarravel
England 2.2% / 1.5%
Collombatti — England: 2.2% Yarravel — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.8%
Collombatti — New Zealand: 0.7% Yarravel — New Zealand: 0.8%
Germany 0.6% / 0.9%
Collombatti — Germany: 0.6% Yarravel — Germany: 0.9%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Collombatti — Netherlands: 1.2% Yarravel — Netherlands: not among its largest
France 0.9% / —
Collombatti — France: 0.9% Yarravel — France: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.8%
Collombatti — Philippines: not among its largest Yarravel — Philippines: 0.8%
Ireland — / 0.3%
Collombatti — Ireland: not among its largest Yarravel — Ireland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 98.7% houses
Collombatti — Houses: 98.7% Collombatti — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Yarravel 99.0% houses
Yarravel — Houses: 99.0% Yarravel — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Collombatti Yarravel
Median house price $895,000 $785,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $450,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 86 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Collombatti has more rural and farming land (94% vs 67%).

Collombatti Yarravel
Rural and farming 94% 67%
Residential 0% 28%
Environmental 5% 4%
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 Yarravel
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collombatti Yarravel
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

Yarravel scores higher overall (23 vs 13).

Collombatti Yarravel
Grade D
same for both
Score 13/100 23/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Collombatti carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 45); Collombatti carries more crime risk (73 vs 51).

Collombatti Yarravel
Bushfire High
81/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Collombatti Yarravel
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Collombatti

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

Schools in Yarravel

  • Aldavilla Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Collombatti Yarravel
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 12 11

Mobility

Collombatti sits further from the CBD (441.8 km vs 430.8 km).

Collombatti Yarravel
Walkability score 6/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 441.8 km
+2% vs other
 430.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 293 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
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.

Collombatti Yarravel
Car (driver) 81.9% / 81.8%
Collombatti — Car (driver): 81.9% Yarravel — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 11.0% / 10.3%
Collombatti — Worked from Home: 11.0% Yarravel — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 6.9%
Collombatti — Car (passenger): 3.5% Yarravel — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only 3.5% / 1.0%
Collombatti — Walked Only: 3.5% Yarravel — Walked Only: 1.0%

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

Setting

Collombatti Yarravel
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.2 km 24.6 km

NBN connectivity

Collombatti Yarravel
Connectivity score 20/100 38/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
249 premises
 9%
466 premises

Council rates

Collombatti Yarravel
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Collombatti

Rural

Yarravel

Acreage River

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