Kentucky vs Uralla

Uralla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Kentucky. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kentucky, most households are couple families. In Uralla, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kentucky: a median of $760,000, against $548,000 in Uralla, though rent is higher in Uralla. On these figures, Kentucky tends to suit couples, while Uralla suits people living alone, families with children, 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

Kentucky

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 75/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 50%)
  • But Uralla has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Kentucky has cheaper land ($83,000 vs $820,000)
  • Uralla has cheaper houses ($547,500 vs $760,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kentucky

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Uralla has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Uralla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (452.5 km vs 478.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Kentucky carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 75/100)
  • Uralla has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Kentucky

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.3% vs -0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kentucky 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.

Kentucky 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.

Kentucky Uralla
Walkability 8 / 10
Kentucky — Walkability: 8/100 Uralla — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 52 / 25
Kentucky — Safety: 52/100 Uralla — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 66 / 76
Kentucky — Low fire risk: 66/100 Uralla — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Uralla has more residents (2,728 vs 179); Uralla rents higher ($250/wk vs $120/wk).

Kentucky Uralla
Population 179 2,728
+1424% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.3% -0.5%
Median age 52 46
Median household income $79,612/yr
+25% vs other
 $59,800/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $250/wk
+108% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kentucky Uralla
0-4 9.5% / 5.5%
Kentucky — 0-4: 9.5% Uralla — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 4.5% / 13.1%
Kentucky — 5-14: 4.5% Uralla — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 5.6% / 5.1%
Kentucky — 15-19: 5.6% Uralla — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.5% / 4.3%
Kentucky — 20-24: 4.5% Uralla — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 7.3% / 9.8%
Kentucky — 25-34: 7.3% Uralla — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 5.0% / 10.9%
Kentucky — 35-44: 5.0% Uralla — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 16.2% / 11.7%
Kentucky — 45-54: 16.2% Uralla — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 20.7% / 15.2%
Kentucky — 55-64: 20.7% Uralla — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 14.5% / 15.2%
Kentucky — 65-74: 14.5% Uralla — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 6.7% / 7.4%
Kentucky — 75-84: 6.7% Uralla — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ — / 2.4%
Kentucky — 85+: not among its largest Uralla — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kentucky 61.0% couple families
Kentucky — Couple Families: 61.0% Kentucky — Lone Person: 29.3% Kentucky — One Parent Families: 9.8% Kentucky — Group Household: 0.0% Kentucky — Other Families: 0.0%
Uralla 31.0% couple families
Uralla — Couple Families: 31.0% Uralla — Lone Person: 45.3% Uralla — One Parent Families: 19.1% Uralla — Group Household: 3.5% Uralla — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kentucky 10.2% renting
Kentucky — Owned Outright: 35.6% Kentucky — Mortgage: 54.2% Kentucky — Renting: 10.2%
Uralla 26.1% renting
Uralla — Owned Outright: 40.5% Uralla — Mortgage: 33.4% Uralla — Renting: 26.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kentucky Uralla
England 3.9% / 2.2%
Kentucky — England: 3.9% Uralla — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 2.8% / 1.1%
Kentucky — New Zealand: 2.8% Uralla — New Zealand: 1.1%
Thailand — / 0.5%
Kentucky — Thailand: not among its largest Uralla — Thailand: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Kentucky — Scotland: not among its largest Uralla — Scotland: 0.5%
Malaysia — / 0.2%
Kentucky — Malaysia: not among its largest Uralla — Malaysia: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Kentucky Uralla
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 16.9%
Kentucky — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Uralla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 9.0%
Kentucky — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Uralla — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 7.6%
Kentucky — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Uralla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 3.0%
Kentucky — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Uralla — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.6%
Kentucky — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Uralla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kentucky 95.7% houses
Kentucky — Houses: 95.7% Kentucky — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Kentucky — Townhouses: 0.0%
Uralla 91.0% houses
Uralla — Houses: 91.0% Uralla — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Uralla — Townhouses: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kentucky Uralla
Median house price $760,000 $547,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $83,000 $820,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 53 days
from 25 sales

Zoning mix

Kentucky Uralla
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Residential 0% 3%
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 Uralla
New dwellings approved 17
across Uralla
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.

Kentucky Uralla
Houses — 4.5%
$545/wk on $630K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kentucky Uralla
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income — Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 91% of NSW

Liveability

Kentucky Uralla
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Uralla carries more crime risk (75 vs 48); Kentucky carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 24).

Kentucky Uralla
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 High
75/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Kentucky

  • Kentucky Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Uralla

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Uralla Central School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kentucky Uralla
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 5
Parks & reserves 1 12
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 8 34

Mobility

Kentucky sits further from the CBD (478.1 km vs 452.5 km).

Kentucky Uralla
Walkability score 8/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 478.1 km
+5% vs other
 452.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 344 min 348 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 55/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Kentucky Uralla
Car (driver) 61.5% / 69.2%
Kentucky — Car (driver): 61.5% Uralla — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 34.6% / 21.8%
Kentucky — Worked from Home: 34.6% Uralla — Worked from Home: 21.8%
Walked Only 3.8% / 3.9%
Kentucky — Walked Only: 3.8% Uralla — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Kentucky — Car (passenger): not among its largest Uralla — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Kentucky — Bicycle: not among its largest Uralla — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Kentucky Uralla
Elevation 1,098 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,033 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kentucky Uralla
Connectivity score 18/100 52/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 21%
1,521 premises

Climate

Kentucky Uralla
Annual rainfall 684 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kentucky Uralla
Average residential rate $699/yr
same for both
Council Uralla
same for both

Federal electorate

Kentucky Uralla
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kentucky Uralla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kentucky

Rural Young Families

Uralla

Affordable Retirees Rural

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