Dumaresq vs Saumarez Ponds

Dumaresq is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Saumarez Ponds. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Saumarez Ponds, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dumaresq tends to suit people living alone, while Saumarez Ponds suits 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

  • Dumaresq carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 10/100)
  • Saumarez Ponds is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dumaresq

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $425/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Saumarez Ponds

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (480.4 km vs 488 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (371 min vs 376 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Saumarez Ponds

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 12%)
  • But Dumaresq carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Dumaresq

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.9% vs -5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dumaresq and Saumarez Ponds drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
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.

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Walkability 0 / 18
Dumaresq — Walkability: 0/100 Saumarez Ponds — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 100 / 90
Dumaresq — Safety: 100/100 Saumarez Ponds — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 85 / 100
Dumaresq — Low fire risk: 85/100 Saumarez Ponds — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Saumarez Ponds has more residents (416 vs 80); Saumarez Ponds rents higher ($425/wk vs $290/wk).

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Population 80 416
+420% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% -5.0%
Median age 42 46
Median household income $87,724/yr $106,340/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $425/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
0-4 3.8% / 2.9%
Dumaresq — 0-4: 3.8% Saumarez Ponds — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 17.5% / 14.7%
Dumaresq — 5-14: 17.5% Saumarez Ponds — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 11.2% / 9.4%
Dumaresq — 15-19: 11.2% Saumarez Ponds — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 6.2% / 2.4%
Dumaresq — 20-24: 6.2% Saumarez Ponds — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 8.8% / 8.2%
Dumaresq — 25-34: 8.8% Saumarez Ponds — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 12.5% / 10.6%
Dumaresq — 35-44: 12.5% Saumarez Ponds — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 10.0% / 15.9%
Dumaresq — 45-54: 10.0% Saumarez Ponds — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 21.2% / 15.6%
Dumaresq — 55-64: 21.2% Saumarez Ponds — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 — / 11.5%
Dumaresq — 65-74: not among its largest Saumarez Ponds — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 12.5% / 7.7%
Dumaresq — 75-84: 12.5% Saumarez Ponds — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / 0.7%
Dumaresq — 85+: not among its largest Saumarez Ponds — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dumaresq 33.3% couple families
Dumaresq — Couple Families: 33.3% Dumaresq — Lone Person: 41.7% Dumaresq — One Parent Families: 25.0% Dumaresq — Group Household: 0.0% Dumaresq — Other Families: 0.0%
Saumarez Ponds 53.2% couple families
Saumarez Ponds — Couple Families: 53.2% Saumarez Ponds — Lone Person: 24.5% Saumarez Ponds — One Parent Families: 16.0% Saumarez Ponds — Group Household: 3.2% Saumarez Ponds — Other Families: 3.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dumaresq 28.6% renting
Dumaresq — Owned Outright: 47.6% Dumaresq — Mortgage: 23.8% Dumaresq — Renting: 28.6%
Saumarez Ponds 6.8% renting
Saumarez Ponds — Owned Outright: 45.9% Saumarez Ponds — Mortgage: 47.3% Saumarez Ponds — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dumaresq 100.0% houses
Dumaresq — Houses: 100.0%
Saumarez Ponds 100.0% houses
Saumarez Ponds — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 16.8%
Dumaresq — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Saumarez Ponds — Bachelor Degree: 16.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 15.9%
Dumaresq — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Saumarez Ponds — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.2% / 9.4%
Dumaresq — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2% Saumarez Ponds — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.5%
Dumaresq — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Saumarez Ponds — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Dumaresq — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Saumarez Ponds — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Property market

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Median house price — $796,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $410,000

Zoning mix

Dumaresq has more rural and farming land (99% vs 62%).

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Rural and farming 99% 62%
Residential 0% 33%
Environmental 1% 5%
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

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
New dwellings approved 77
across Armidale
 17
across Uralla
Approvals change year on year -76% —

Ranking within NSW

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
House price — Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 81% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 40% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Saumarez Ponds is more walkable (18 vs 0).

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dumaresq carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Saumarez Ponds carries more crime risk (10 vs 0).

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Bushfire Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
10/100
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

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
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

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

Dumaresq sits further from the CBD (488 km vs 480.4 km).

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Walkability score 0/100 18/100
Distance to Sydney 488 km
+2% vs other
 480.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 376 min 371 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2350
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2350
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.

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Car (driver) 51.4% / 62.8%
Dumaresq — Car (driver): 51.4% Saumarez Ponds — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 48.6% / 37.2%
Dumaresq — Worked from Home: 48.6% Saumarez Ponds — Worked from Home: 37.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).

Setting

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Elevation 1,091 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,067 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
156 premises

Climate

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Annual rainfall 684 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 9.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Average residential rate $1,477/yr $699/yr
Council Armidale Uralla

Federal electorate

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dumaresq Saumarez Ponds
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dumaresq

Rural

Saumarez Ponds

Rural

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