Katherine East vs Uralla

Katherine East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 42 in Uralla. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Katherine East, most households rent. In Uralla, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, Katherine East tends to suit renters and families with children, while Uralla 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

Katherine East

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Uralla has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 83%)

Weighs schools, house stock, 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

Uralla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Katherine East has a bigger rental market to choose from (63% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Katherine East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (320.3 km vs 322.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Katherine East

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 4%)
  • But Uralla has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Uralla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.6% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Katherine East Uralla
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.

Katherine East Uralla
Walkability 39 / 0
Katherine East — Walkability: 39/100 Uralla — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Katherine East has more residents (3,061 vs 194); Uralla skews older (42 vs 30).

Katherine East Uralla
Population 3,061
+94% vs other
 194
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% +36.6%
Median age 30 42
Median household income $107,900/yr $137,800/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Katherine East Uralla
0-4 8.9% / 5.7%
Katherine East — 0-4: 8.9% Uralla — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 18.0% / 11.9%
Katherine East — 5-14: 18.0% Uralla — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.9% / 3.1%
Katherine East — 15-19: 5.9% Uralla — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 7.3% / 5.7%
Katherine East — 20-24: 7.3% Uralla — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 19.5% / 13.4%
Katherine East — 25-34: 19.5% Uralla — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 15.2% / 16.0%
Katherine East — 35-44: 15.2% Uralla — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 10.7% / 13.4%
Katherine East — 45-54: 10.7% Uralla — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 8.6% / 16.0%
Katherine East — 55-64: 8.6% Uralla — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 4.0% / 13.4%
Katherine East — 65-74: 4.0% Uralla — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 1.9% / 1.5%
Katherine East — 75-84: 1.9% Uralla — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 0.3% / 1.5%
Katherine East — 85+: 0.3% Uralla — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Katherine East 41.2% couple families
Katherine East — Couple Families: 41.2% Katherine East — Lone Person: 28.2% Katherine East — One Parent Families: 20.9% Katherine East — Group Household: 7.7% Katherine East — Other Families: 2.0%
Uralla 57.5% couple families
Uralla — Couple Families: 57.5% Uralla — Lone Person: 22.5% Uralla — One Parent Families: 12.5% Uralla — Group Household: 7.5% Uralla — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Katherine East 63.2% renting
Katherine East — Owned Outright: 11.4% Katherine East — Mortgage: 25.4% Katherine East — Renting: 63.2%
Uralla 20.7% renting
Uralla — Owned Outright: 31.0% Uralla — Mortgage: 48.3% Uralla — Renting: 20.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Katherine East Uralla
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 19.6%
Katherine East — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Uralla — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 12.4%
Katherine East — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Uralla — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 11.9%
Katherine East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Uralla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / —
Katherine East — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Uralla — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.5%
Katherine East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Uralla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Katherine East Uralla
Philippines 4.4% / —
Katherine East — Philippines: 4.4% Uralla — Philippines: not among its largest
England 1.4% / 2.6%
Katherine East — England: 1.4% Uralla — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.5%
Katherine East — New Zealand: 1.3% Uralla — New Zealand: 1.5%
Nepal 2.7% / —
Katherine East — Nepal: 2.7% Uralla — Nepal: not among its largest
India 1.7% / —
Katherine East — India: 1.7% Uralla — India: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.5%
Katherine East — South Africa: not among its largest Uralla — South Africa: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 1.5%
Katherine East — Netherlands: not among its largest Uralla — Netherlands: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Katherine East 83.4% houses
Katherine East — Houses: 83.4% Katherine East — Townhouses: 16.0% Katherine East — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Uralla 96.2% houses
Uralla — Houses: 96.2% Uralla — Townhouses: 0.0% Uralla — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Katherine East Uralla
Median house price $385,000 —
Median unit price $190,000 —
Median land price $500,000 —

Development activity

Katherine East Uralla
New dwellings approved 31
across Katherine
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.

Katherine East Uralla
Houses 7.8%
$600/wk on $399K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NT

Katherine East Uralla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of NT Higher than 91% of NT
Schools Higher than 81% of NT —
Walkability Higher than 79% of NT Higher than 21% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NT —
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of NT Higher than 23% of NT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 100% of NT —

Liveability

Katherine East is more walkable (39 vs 0).

Katherine East Uralla
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Katherine East Uralla
Bushfire Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Katherine East Uralla
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Katherine East

  • Casuarina Street Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Katherine High School Government · Secondary
  • MacFarlane Primary School Government · Primary
  • St Joseph's Catholic College Catholic · Combined

Schools in Uralla

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

Amenities in the suburb

Katherine East Uralla
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 6 0
Police stations 1 0

Mobility

Uralla sits further from the CBD (322.4 km vs 320.3 km).

Katherine East Uralla
Walkability score 39/100 0/100
Distance to Darwin 320.3 km 322.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 204 min 205 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 0850
 0.0%
postcode 0852
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 0850
 24
postcode 0852

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.

Katherine East Uralla
Car (driver) 80.6% / 76.8%
Katherine East — Car (driver): 80.6% Uralla — Car (driver): 76.8%
Worked from Home 3.6% / 10.5%
Katherine East — Worked from Home: 3.6% Uralla — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Walked Only 3.6% / 9.5%
Katherine East — Walked Only: 3.6% Uralla — Walked Only: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 3.2%
Katherine East — Car (passenger): 9.1% Uralla — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Bicycle 2.3% / —
Katherine East — Bicycle: 2.3% Uralla — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Katherine East Uralla
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Katherine East Uralla
Connectivity score 100/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,511 premises
 0%
33 premises

Climate

Katherine East Uralla
Annual rainfall 1,002 mm 956 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 13.3°C —

Council rates

Katherine East Uralla
Average residential rate $2,781/yr
same for both
Council Katherine
same for both

Federal electorate

Katherine East Uralla
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Katherine East Uralla
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Katherine East

Affordable Family Quiet Young Families

Uralla

Rural

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