Kentucky vs Salisbury Plains
Kentucky is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 57 in Salisbury Plains. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kentucky, most households are couple families. In Salisbury Plains, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kentucky tends to suit couples, while Salisbury Plains suits people living alone and older residents.
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 6 things we measure here
- Kentucky is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 50%)
- Salisbury Plains carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Salisbury Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Salisbury Plains
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 8%)
- has cheaper rent ($42/wk vs $120/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Salisbury Plains
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (439.6 km vs 478.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (339 min vs 344 min)
- But Kentucky is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Salisbury Plains
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 21%)
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 48/100)
- But Kentucky is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kentucky
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.3% vs -30.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kentucky and Salisbury Plains 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
Kentucky has more residents (179 vs 61); Kentucky rents higher ($120/wk vs $42/wk).
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 179 +66% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.3% | -30.7% |
| Median age | 52 | 57 |
| Median household income | $79,612/yr | $99,632/yr +25% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $120/wk +65% vs other | $42/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).
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 (23.0%).
Property market
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $760,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $83,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Uralla same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 30% of NSW | — |
| Income | — | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
Liveability
Kentucky is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Kentucky carries more crime risk (48 vs 26); Kentucky carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 19).
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Kentucky
- Kentucky Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Salisbury Plains
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 13 |
Mobility
Kentucky sits further from the CBD (478.1 km vs 439.6 km).
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 478.1 km +8% vs other | 439.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 344 min | 339 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2354 | 0.2% postcode 2358 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 2354 | 52 postcode 2358 |
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
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,098 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,128 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 44 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 684 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $699/yr same for both | |
| Council | Uralla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kentucky | Salisbury Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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