Dumaresq vs Yarrowyck

Yarrowyck is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Dumaresq. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yarrowyck, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dumaresq tends to suit people living alone, while Yarrowyck 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

Dumaresq

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 24/100)

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 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 14%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarrowyck

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (480 km vs 488 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (371 min vs 376 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarrowyck

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
  • But Dumaresq carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 24/100)

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

Investors

Yarrowyck

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.6% vs 3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dumaresq and Yarrowyck 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 Yarrowyck
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 Yarrowyck
Walkability 0 / 8
Dumaresq — Walkability: 0/100 Yarrowyck — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 100 / 76
Dumaresq — Safety: 100/100 Yarrowyck — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 85 / 57
Dumaresq — Low fire risk: 85/100 Yarrowyck — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Yarrowyck has more residents (175 vs 80); Yarrowyck rents higher ($400/wk vs $290/wk).

Dumaresq Yarrowyck
Population 80 175
+119% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +32.6%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $87,724/yr
+4% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk $400/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dumaresq Yarrowyck
0-4 3.8% / 10.9%
Dumaresq — 0-4: 3.8% Yarrowyck — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 17.5% / 12.6%
Dumaresq — 5-14: 17.5% Yarrowyck — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 11.2% / 6.9%
Dumaresq — 15-19: 11.2% Yarrowyck — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 6.2% / 1.7%
Dumaresq — 20-24: 6.2% Yarrowyck — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 8.8% / 14.9%
Dumaresq — 25-34: 8.8% Yarrowyck — 25-34: 14.9%
35-44 12.5% / 12.0%
Dumaresq — 35-44: 12.5% Yarrowyck — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 10.0% / 8.6%
Dumaresq — 45-54: 10.0% Yarrowyck — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 21.2% / 13.7%
Dumaresq — 55-64: 21.2% Yarrowyck — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 — / 12.0%
Dumaresq — 65-74: not among its largest Yarrowyck — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 12.5% / 6.9%
Dumaresq — 75-84: 12.5% Yarrowyck — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / —
Dumaresq — 85+: not among its largest Yarrowyck — 85+: not among its largest

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%
Yarrowyck 54.3% couple families
Yarrowyck — Couple Families: 54.3% Yarrowyck — Lone Person: 28.6% Yarrowyck — One Parent Families: 8.6% Yarrowyck — Group Household: 8.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Yarrowyck 14.3% renting
Yarrowyck — Owned Outright: 46.9% Yarrowyck — Mortgage: 38.8% Yarrowyck — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dumaresq 100.0% houses
Dumaresq — Houses: 100.0%
Yarrowyck 100.0% houses
Yarrowyck — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dumaresq Yarrowyck
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 20.0%
Dumaresq — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Yarrowyck — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 9.1%
Dumaresq — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Yarrowyck — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.2% / 4.6%
Dumaresq — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2% Yarrowyck — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.1%
Dumaresq — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yarrowyck — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.4%
Dumaresq — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yarrowyck — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Zoning mix

Dumaresq Yarrowyck
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Environmental 1% 2%
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 Yarrowyck
New dwellings approved 77
across Armidale
 17
across Uralla
Approvals change year on year -76% —

Ranking within NSW

Dumaresq Yarrowyck
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Yarrowyck is more walkable (8 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Yarrowyck carries more crime risk (24 vs 0); Yarrowyck carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 15).

Dumaresq Yarrowyck
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
24/100
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 Yarrowyck
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 Yarrowyck
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 6 22

Mobility

Dumaresq sits further from the CBD (488 km vs 480 km).

Dumaresq Yarrowyck
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 488 km
+2% vs other
 480 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 376 min 371 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2350
 0.2%
postcode 2358
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2350
 52
postcode 2358

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 Yarrowyck
Car (driver) 51.4% / 66.1%
Dumaresq — Car (driver): 51.4% Yarrowyck — Car (driver): 66.1%
Worked from Home 48.6% / 26.8%
Dumaresq — Worked from Home: 48.6% Yarrowyck — Worked from Home: 26.8%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Dumaresq — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yarrowyck — Car (passenger): 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.1%).

Setting

Dumaresq Yarrowyck
Elevation 1,091 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 767 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dumaresq Yarrowyck
Connectivity score 26/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dumaresq

Rural

Yarrowyck

Family River Rural Young Families

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