Farley vs Telarah

Farley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 36 in Telarah. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Farley, about half of households rent. In Telarah, most households own their home. On these figures, Farley tends to suit renters, while Telarah suits people living alone.

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

Telarah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 67%)
  • But Farley is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Telarah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($396,000 vs $683,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Farley has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 32%)
  • Telarah has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Telarah

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (126 min vs 132 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (167.9 km vs 172.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Telarah

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 5/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)
  • But Farley has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Farley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (177.5% vs -0.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Farley Telarah
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.

Farley Telarah
Walkability 5 / 78
Farley — Walkability: 5/100 Telarah — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 4 / 11
Farley — Safety: 4/100 Telarah — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Farley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Telarah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Telarah has more residents (2,318 vs 605); Farley has higher household incomes ($104,780 vs $68,172).

Farley Telarah
Population 605 2,318
+283% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +177.5% -0.5%
Median age 30 36
Median household income $104,780/yr
+35% vs other
 $68,172/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+32% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Farley Telarah
0-4 8.9% / 5.8%
Farley — 0-4: 8.9% Telarah — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.9% / 12.2%
Farley — 5-14: 12.9% Telarah — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 5.6% / 5.6%
Farley — 15-19: 5.6% Telarah — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 11.6% / 7.6%
Farley — 20-24: 11.6% Telarah — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 17.7% / 16.6%
Farley — 25-34: 17.7% Telarah — 25-34: 16.6%
35-44 13.4% / 13.0%
Farley — 35-44: 13.4% Telarah — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 9.9% / 11.3%
Farley — 45-54: 9.9% Telarah — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 9.1% / 11.5%
Farley — 55-64: 9.1% Telarah — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 6.3% / 10.3%
Farley — 65-74: 6.3% Telarah — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 2.1% / 4.5%
Farley — 75-84: 2.1% Telarah — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.3% / 1.8%
Farley — 85+: 1.3% Telarah — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Farley 36.7% couple families
Farley — Couple Families: 36.7% Farley — Lone Person: 22.7% Farley — One Parent Families: 26.7% Farley — Group Household: 10.0% Farley — Other Families: 4.0%
Telarah 28.2% couple families
Telarah — Couple Families: 28.2% Telarah — Lone Person: 41.1% Telarah — One Parent Families: 24.0% Telarah — Group Household: 4.8% Telarah — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Farley 51.8% renting
Farley — Owned Outright: 19.1% Farley — Mortgage: 29.1% Farley — Renting: 51.8%
Telarah 32.5% renting
Telarah — Owned Outright: 28.7% Telarah — Mortgage: 38.8% Telarah — Renting: 32.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Farley Telarah
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 21.5%
Farley — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Telarah — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 5.4%
Farley — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Telarah — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 5.2%
Farley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Telarah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.9%
Farley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Telarah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / 1.0%
Farley — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Telarah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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.

Farley Telarah
England 1.5% / 1.1%
Farley — England: 1.5% Telarah — England: 1.1%
India 2.0% / —
Farley — India: 2.0% Telarah — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.9%
Farley — New Zealand: 0.7% Telarah — New Zealand: 0.9%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.2%
Farley — South Africa: 0.8% Telarah — South Africa: 0.2%
Ireland 0.5% / 0.2%
Farley — Ireland: 0.5% Telarah — Ireland: 0.2%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Farley — Philippines: not among its largest Telarah — Philippines: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.4%
Farley — Germany: not among its largest Telarah — Germany: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.2%
Farley — Scotland: not among its largest Telarah — Scotland: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Farley 67.3% houses
Farley — Houses: 67.3% Farley — Townhouses: 33.2% Farley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Telarah 89.5% houses
Telarah — Houses: 89.5% Telarah — Townhouses: 6.1% Telarah — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Farley Telarah
Median house price $732,500 $722,500
Median unit price $683,000 $396,000
Median land price $475,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 30 sales
 20 days
from 16 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Farley Telarah
3 bed $705K / $725K
Farley — 3 bed: $705K (17 sales) Telarah — 3 bed: $725K (45 sales)

17 vs 45 sales

4 bed $750K / $800K
Farley — 4 bed: $750K (59 sales) Telarah — 4 bed: $800K (5 sales)

59 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Farley has more rural and farming land (75% vs 3%); Telarah has more industrially zoned land (11% vs 0%).

Farley Telarah
Rural and farming 75% 3%
Residential 12% 63%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 14%
Environmental 12% 4%
Industrial 0% 11%
Parks and recreation 0% 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

Farley Telarah
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Farley Telarah
Houses 4.2%
$630/wk on $785K
 4.2%
$610/wk on $755K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Farley Telarah
House price Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Income Higher than 71% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW

Liveability

Telarah is more walkable (78 vs 5); Telarah scores higher overall (39 vs 32).

Farley Telarah
Grade C
same for both
Score 32/100 39/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Farley Telarah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
96/100
 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 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Farley Telarah
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Farley

  • Hunter Trade College Independent · Secondary

Schools in Telarah

  • Telarah Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Farley Telarah
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Farley sits further from the CBD (172.5 km vs 167.9 km).

Farley Telarah
Walkability score 5/100 78/100
Distance to Sydney 172.5 km
+3% vs other
 167.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 126 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2320
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2320
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.

Farley Telarah
Car (driver) 78.5% / 75.0%
Farley — Car (driver): 78.5% Telarah — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 14.5%
Farley — Worked from Home: 16.5% Telarah — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 5.4%
Farley — Car (passenger): 3.7% Telarah — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.8%
Farley — Walked Only: 1.2% Telarah — Walked Only: 2.8%
Train — / 1.4%
Farley — Train: not among its largest Telarah — Train: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Farley Telarah
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.1 km 25.3 km

NBN connectivity

Farley Telarah
Connectivity score 92/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 88%
686 premises
 36%
1,112 premises

Climate

Farley Telarah
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Farley Telarah
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Farley Telarah
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Maitland
same for both

Federal electorate

Farley Telarah
Division Paterson
same for both
Member Meryl Swanson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Farley Telarah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Farley

Rural Townhouses Young Families

Telarah

Large Blocks Parks

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