Katherine South vs Uralla

Katherine South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 42 in Uralla. In Katherine South, most households rent. In Uralla, 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, Katherine South tends to suit renters and people living alone, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Katherine South has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • Uralla has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 49%)

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

They split

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

  • Katherine South has a bigger rental market to choose from (68% vs 21%)
  • Uralla leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Katherine South

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (200 min vs 205 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (318.8 km vs 322.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Katherine South

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (51% vs 4%)
  • But Uralla has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)

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 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Katherine South 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 South 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 South Uralla
Walkability 45 / 0
Katherine South — Walkability: 45/100 Uralla — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Katherine South has more residents (1,507 vs 194); Uralla has higher household incomes ($137,800 vs $84,864).

Katherine South Uralla
Population 1,507
+87% vs other
 194
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +36.6%
Median age 33 42
Median household income $84,864/yr $137,800/yr
+62% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Katherine South Uralla
0-4 7.0% / 5.7%
Katherine South — 0-4: 7.0% Uralla — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 14.1% / 11.9%
Katherine South — 5-14: 14.1% Uralla — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 4.9% / 3.1%
Katherine South — 15-19: 4.9% Uralla — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 6.4% / 5.7%
Katherine South — 20-24: 6.4% Uralla — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 19.8% / 13.4%
Katherine South — 25-34: 19.8% Uralla — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 14.3% / 16.0%
Katherine South — 35-44: 14.3% Uralla — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 11.6% / 13.4%
Katherine South — 45-54: 11.6% Uralla — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 11.3% / 16.0%
Katherine South — 55-64: 11.3% Uralla — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 7.6% / 13.4%
Katherine South — 65-74: 7.6% Uralla — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 2.1% / 1.5%
Katherine South — 75-84: 2.1% Uralla — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 0.6% / 1.5%
Katherine South — 85+: 0.6% Uralla — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Katherine South 28.7% couple families
Katherine South — Couple Families: 28.7% Katherine South — Lone Person: 41.8% Katherine South — One Parent Families: 17.0% Katherine South — Group Household: 10.2% Katherine South — Other Families: 2.2%
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 South 68.4% renting
Katherine South — Owned Outright: 13.3% Katherine South — Mortgage: 18.4% Katherine South — Renting: 68.4%
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 South Uralla
Certificate III & IV 10.6% / 19.6%
Katherine South — Certificate III & IV: 10.6% Uralla — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 12.4%
Katherine South — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Uralla — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 11.9%
Katherine South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Uralla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / —
Katherine South — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Uralla — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.5%
Katherine South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% 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 South Uralla
England 1.0% / 2.6%
Katherine South — England: 1.0% Uralla — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.5%
Katherine South — New Zealand: 1.3% Uralla — New Zealand: 1.5%
India 2.7% / —
Katherine South — India: 2.7% Uralla — India: not among its largest
Philippines 2.5% / —
Katherine South — Philippines: 2.5% Uralla — Philippines: not among its largest
Nepal 2.5% / —
Katherine South — Nepal: 2.5% Uralla — Nepal: not among its largest
South Africa 0.3% / 1.5%
Katherine South — South Africa: 0.3% Uralla — South Africa: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 1.5%
Katherine South — Netherlands: not among its largest Uralla — Netherlands: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Katherine South 49.2% houses
Katherine South — Houses: 49.2% Katherine South — Townhouses: 38.4% Katherine South — Flats / Apartments: 12.4%
Uralla 96.2% houses
Uralla — Houses: 96.2% Uralla — Townhouses: 0.0% Uralla — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Katherine South Uralla
Median house price $345,000 —
Median unit price $260,000 —
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Katherine South Uralla
New dwellings approved 31
across Katherine
same for both

Ranking within NT

Katherine South Uralla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of NT Higher than 91% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of NT Higher than 21% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NT —
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NT Higher than 23% of NT

Liveability

Katherine South is more walkable (45 vs 0).

Katherine South Uralla
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Katherine South 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 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Katherine South Uralla
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Katherine South

  • Katherine South Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Kintore Street School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Uralla

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

Amenities in the suburb

Katherine South Uralla
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 4 0

Mobility

Uralla sits further from the CBD (322.4 km vs 318.8 km).

Katherine South Uralla
Walkability score 45/100 0/100
Distance to Darwin 318.8 km 322.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 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 South Uralla
Car (driver) 81.8% / 76.8%
Katherine South — Car (driver): 81.8% Uralla — Car (driver): 76.8%
Walked Only 5.4% / 9.5%
Katherine South — Walked Only: 5.4% Uralla — Walked Only: 9.5%
Worked from Home 2.4% / 10.5%
Katherine South — Worked from Home: 2.4% Uralla — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 8.6% / 3.2%
Katherine South — Car (passenger): 8.6% Uralla — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Bicycle 1.7% / —
Katherine South — Bicycle: 1.7% Uralla — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Katherine South Uralla
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Katherine South Uralla
Annual rainfall 956 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Katherine South

Affordable Parks Quiet River Townhouses

Uralla

Rural

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