Kellys Plains vs Saumarez
Kellys Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 60 in Saumarez. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kellys Plains: a median of $2.42 million, against $815,000 in Saumarez, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kellys Plains tends to suit families with children, while Saumarez suits older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Kellys Plains leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
- Saumarez has cheaper houses ($815,000 vs $2,425,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Saumarez
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($303/wk vs $500/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Saumarez
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (465.3 km vs 473.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (359 min vs 365 min)
- But Kellys Plains is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Kellys Plains is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- Saumarez has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kellys Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.6% vs -13.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kellys Plains and Saumarez 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
Kellys Plains has more residents (169 vs 76); Kellys Plains rents higher ($500/wk vs $303/wk).
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 169 +55% vs other | 76 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.6% | -13.6% |
| Median age | 43 | 60 |
| Median household income | $123,448/yr +38% vs other | $76,336/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $500/wk +39% vs other | $303/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
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 (23.7%).
Property market
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,425,000 | $815,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 77 across Armidale | 17 across Uralla |
| Approvals change year on year | -76% | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
Kellys Plains is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 University of New England, 9.6 km | None |
Schools in Kellys Plains
- Kellys Plains Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Saumarez
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 6 |
Mobility
Kellys Plains sits further from the CBD (473.6 km vs 465.3 km).
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 473.6 km +2% vs other | 465.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 365 min | 359 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2350 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2350 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).
Setting
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,031 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,025 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 67 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 684 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 9.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,477/yr | $699/yr |
| Council | Armidale | Uralla |
Federal electorate
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kellys Plains | Saumarez | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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