Darlington Point 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Darlington Point has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Carrathool is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Carrathool

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($35,000 vs $147,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 19%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carrathool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Darlington Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (620 km vs 670.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (395 min vs 427 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Darlington Point 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.

Darlington Point 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.

Darlington Point Carrathool
Walkability 0 / 0
Darlington Point — Walkability: 0/100 Carrathool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 11
Darlington Point — Safety: 12/100 Carrathool — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 63 / 62
Darlington Point — Low fire risk: 63/100 Carrathool — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Darlington Point has more residents (1,030 vs 200); Carrathool has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $68,224).

Darlington Point Carrathool
Population 1,030
+81% vs other
 200
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.4% -16.0%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $68,224/yr $79,612/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+10% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Darlington Point Carrathool
0-4 5.2% / 5.5%
Darlington Point — 0-4: 5.2% Carrathool — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 9.8% / 12.0%
Darlington Point — 5-14: 9.8% Carrathool — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 6.6% / 4.0%
Darlington Point — 15-19: 6.6% Carrathool — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 5.4% / 4.5%
Darlington Point — 20-24: 5.4% Carrathool — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 13.1% / 13.5%
Darlington Point — 25-34: 13.1% Carrathool — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 10.6% / 15.0%
Darlington Point — 35-44: 10.6% Carrathool — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 13.4% / 15.0%
Darlington Point — 45-54: 13.4% Carrathool — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 17.1% / 16.5%
Darlington Point — 55-64: 17.1% Carrathool — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 12.3% / 13.0%
Darlington Point — 65-74: 12.3% Carrathool — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 5.3% / 6.0%
Darlington Point — 75-84: 5.3% Carrathool — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.0% / —
Darlington Point — 85+: 1.0% Carrathool — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Darlington Point 44.0% lone person
Darlington Point — Lone Person: 44.0% Darlington Point — Couple Families: 29.9% Darlington Point — One Parent Families: 20.1% Darlington Point — Group Household: 4.4% Darlington Point — Other Families: 1.7%
Carrathool 39.1% lone person
Carrathool — Lone Person: 39.1% Carrathool — Couple Families: 52.2% Carrathool — One Parent Families: 8.7% Carrathool — Group Household: 0.0% Carrathool — 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.

Darlington Point 31.5% renting
Darlington Point — Owned Outright: 37.2% Darlington Point — Mortgage: 31.2% Darlington Point — Renting: 31.5%
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.

Darlington Point Carrathool
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 15.0%
Darlington Point — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Carrathool — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 8.0%
Darlington Point — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Carrathool — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 2.0%
Darlington Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Carrathool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Darlington Point — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Carrathool — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Darlington Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Carrathool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 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.

Darlington Point Carrathool
India 1.0% / 3.0%
Darlington Point — India: 1.0% Carrathool — India: 3.0%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.5%
Darlington Point — New Zealand: 0.7% Carrathool — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 1.8% / —
Darlington Point — Philippines: 1.8% Carrathool — Philippines: not among its largest
Fiji — / 1.5%
Darlington Point — Fiji: not among its largest Carrathool — Fiji: 1.5%
England 0.8% / —
Darlington Point — England: 0.8% Carrathool — England: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 0.7% / —
Darlington Point — Zimbabwe: 0.7% Carrathool — Zimbabwe: 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.

Darlington Point 94.6% houses
Darlington Point — Houses: 94.6% Darlington Point — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Darlington Point — 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

Darlington Point Carrathool
Median house price $375,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $147,000 $35,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Darlington Point Carrathool
Rural and farming 94% 91%
Environmental 5% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Darlington Point Carrathool
House price Higher than 9% of NSW —
Income Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW

Liveability

Darlington Point Carrathool
Grade D —
Score 13/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Darlington Point Carrathool
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
38/100
Crime High
88/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Darlington Point Carrathool
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Darlington Point

  • Darlington Point Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Carrathool

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

Amenities in the suburb

Darlington Point Carrathool
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 50 43

Mobility

Carrathool sits further from the CBD (670.8 km vs 620 km).

Darlington Point Carrathool
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 620 km 670.8 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 395 min 427 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2706
 0.0%
postcode 2711
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2706
 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.

Darlington Point Carrathool
Car (driver) 81.7% / 74.0%
Darlington Point — Car (driver): 81.7% Carrathool — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 15.0%
Darlington Point — Worked from Home: 6.8% Carrathool — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 7.0%
Darlington Point — Car (passenger): 4.7% Carrathool — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 6.1% / 4.0%
Darlington Point — Walked Only: 6.1% Carrathool — Walked Only: 4.0%
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Darlington Point — Bicycle: 0.7% Carrathool — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.7%).

Setting

Darlington Point Carrathool
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Darlington Point Carrathool
Connectivity score 59/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
579 premises
 0%
49 premises

Council rates

Darlington Point Carrathool
Average residential rate $380/yr $510/yr
Council Murrumbidgee Carrathool

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Darlington Point

Affordable Rural

Carrathool

Affordable Rural

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