Kamarah vs Colinroobie
Colinroobie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 42 in Kamarah. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Kamarah tends to suit older residents, while Colinroobie suits families with children and 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
Kamarah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 58/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Colinroobie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 91%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Colinroobie
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $100/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Kamarah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (339 min vs 358 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (504.3 km vs 532.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kamarah
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)
- carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 58/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kamarah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-12.6% vs -21.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kamarah and Colinroobie drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kamarah has more residents (83 vs 51); Colinroobie has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $49,348).
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 83 +39% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.6% | -21.5% |
| Median age | 42 | 33 |
| Median household income | $49,348/yr | $80,184/yr +62% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk +25% vs other | $75/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Property market
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $30,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Narrandera same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 99% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
Liveability
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Colinroobie carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 11); Colinroobie carries more crime risk (58 vs 47).
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 47/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| 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
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Colinroobie sits further from the CBD (532.1 km vs 504.3 km).
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 504.3 km | 532.1 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 339 min | 358 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2665 | 0.1% postcode 2700 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2665 | 55 postcode 2700 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).
Setting
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 201 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 204 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 420 mm | 453 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 33.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.7°C |
Council rates
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $932/yr same for both | |
| Council | Narrandera same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kamarah | Colinroobie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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