Kentucky South vs Salisbury Plains

Kentucky South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 57 in Salisbury Plains. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Salisbury Plains tends to suit couples 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 South carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 26/100)
  • Salisbury Plains is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 37%)

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 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Salisbury Plains

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($42/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Salisbury Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (339 min vs 353 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (439.6 km vs 450.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Kentucky South carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 26/100)
  • Salisbury Plains has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Kentucky South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.2% vs -30.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kentucky South 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.

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
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 South Salisbury Plains
Walkability 0 / 0
Kentucky South — Walkability: 0/100 Salisbury Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 74
Kentucky South — Safety: 84/100 Salisbury Plains — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 81
Kentucky South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Salisbury Plains — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Kentucky South rents higher ($200/wk vs $42/wk); Kentucky South has more residents (121 vs 61).

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
Population 121
+50% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.2% -30.7%
Median age 49 57
Median household income $68,224/yr $99,632/yr
+46% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+79% vs other
 $42/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
0-4 5.0% / —
Kentucky South — 0-4: 5.0% Salisbury Plains — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.9% / 13.1%
Kentucky South — 5-14: 9.9% Salisbury Plains — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 3.3% / 8.2%
Kentucky South — 15-19: 3.3% Salisbury Plains — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 5.8% / —
Kentucky South — 20-24: 5.8% Salisbury Plains — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.3% / 8.2%
Kentucky South — 25-34: 8.3% Salisbury Plains — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 13.2% / —
Kentucky South — 35-44: 13.2% Salisbury Plains — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 19.0% / 11.5%
Kentucky South — 45-54: 19.0% Salisbury Plains — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 16.5% / 26.2%
Kentucky South — 55-64: 16.5% Salisbury Plains — 55-64: 26.2%
65-74 17.4% / 16.4%
Kentucky South — 65-74: 17.4% Salisbury Plains — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 6.6% / 16.4%
Kentucky South — 75-84: 6.6% Salisbury Plains — 75-84: 16.4%
85+ — / 6.6%
Kentucky South — 85+: not among its largest Salisbury Plains — 85+: 6.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kentucky South 48.1% lone person
Kentucky South — Lone Person: 48.1% Kentucky South — Couple Families: 37.0% Kentucky South — Group Household: 14.8%
Salisbury Plains 50.0% lone person
Salisbury Plains — Lone Person: 50.0% Salisbury Plains — Couple Families: 50.0% Salisbury Plains — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kentucky South 8.8% renting
Kentucky South — Owned Outright: 47.1% Kentucky South — Mortgage: 44.1% Kentucky South — Renting: 8.8%
Salisbury Plains 0.0% renting
Salisbury Plains — Owned Outright: 58.8% Salisbury Plains — Mortgage: 41.2% Salisbury Plains — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kentucky South 100.0% houses
Kentucky South — Houses: 100.0%
Salisbury Plains 100.0% houses
Salisbury Plains — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 23.0%
Kentucky South — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Salisbury Plains — Certificate III & IV: 23.0%
Bachelor Degree 19.0% / 18.0%
Kentucky South — Bachelor Degree: 19.0% Salisbury Plains — Bachelor Degree: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 9.8%
Kentucky South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Salisbury Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 4.9%
Kentucky South — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Salisbury Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Property market

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
Median house price $620,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kentucky South 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 South Salisbury Plains
New dwellings approved 17
across Uralla
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
House price Higher than 22% of NSW —
Income Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 72% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Kentucky South 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

Salisbury Plains carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0); Salisbury Plains carries more crime risk (26 vs 16).

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Low
16/100
 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 South Salisbury Plains
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
Waterways 0 13

Mobility

Kentucky South sits further from the CBD (450.7 km vs 439.6 km).

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 450.7 km
+2% vs other
 439.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 353 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.

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
Worked from Home 39.1% / 66.7%
Kentucky South — Worked from Home: 39.1% Salisbury Plains — Worked from Home: 66.7%
Car (driver) 54.3% / 25.0%
Kentucky South — Car (driver): 54.3% Salisbury Plains — Car (driver): 25.0%
Walked Only 6.5% / 8.3%
Kentucky South — Walked Only: 6.5% Salisbury Plains — Walked Only: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
Elevation 1,074 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kentucky South Salisbury Plains
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Kentucky South

Affordable Rural

Salisbury Plains

Retirees Rural

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