Kickabil vs Terramungamine

In both, 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, Kickabil tends to suit people living alone, while Terramungamine suits families with children.

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

Terramungamine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 75/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kickabil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($11,000 vs $58,000)

Weighs land prices.

Renters

Kickabil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $216/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Terramungamine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (334 min vs 360 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (421 km vs 446.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Kickabil has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)
  • Terramungamine carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 75/100)

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

Investors

Kickabil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.0% vs 16.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kickabil and Terramungamine drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Kickabil Terramungamine
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.

Kickabil Terramungamine
Walkability 0 / 0
Kickabil — Walkability: 0/100 Terramungamine — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 63
Kickabil — Safety: 25/100 Terramungamine — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 87 / 76
Kickabil — Low fire risk: 87/100 Terramungamine — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Terramungamine has more residents (315 vs 67); Terramungamine rents higher ($216/wk vs $100/wk).

Kickabil Terramungamine
Population 67 315
+370% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.0% +16.2%
Median age 39 38
Median household income $71,448/yr $112,944/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $216/wk
+116% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kickabil Terramungamine
0-4 7.5% / 11.1%
Kickabil — 0-4: 7.5% Terramungamine — 0-4: 11.1%
5-14 13.4% / 17.8%
Kickabil — 5-14: 13.4% Terramungamine — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 11.9% / 5.4%
Kickabil — 15-19: 11.9% Terramungamine — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 1.3%
Kickabil — 20-24: not among its largest Terramungamine — 20-24: 1.3%
25-34 7.5% / 12.4%
Kickabil — 25-34: 7.5% Terramungamine — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 11.9% / 12.4%
Kickabil — 35-44: 11.9% Terramungamine — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 13.4% / 13.0%
Kickabil — 45-54: 13.4% Terramungamine — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 6.0% / 12.7%
Kickabil — 55-64: 6.0% Terramungamine — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 16.4% / 12.7%
Kickabil — 65-74: 16.4% Terramungamine — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 6.0% / 2.5%
Kickabil — 75-84: 6.0% Terramungamine — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / 2.2%
Kickabil — 85+: not among its largest Terramungamine — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kickabil 64.3% couple families
Kickabil — Couple Families: 64.3% Kickabil — Lone Person: 35.7% Kickabil — Group Household: 0.0% Kickabil — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Terramungamine 64.3% couple families
Terramungamine — Couple Families: 64.3% Terramungamine — Lone Person: 21.4% Terramungamine — Group Household: 8.6% Terramungamine — One Parent Families: 5.7%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kickabil 0.0% renting
Kickabil — Owned Outright: 55.6% Kickabil — Mortgage: 44.4% Kickabil — Renting: 0.0%
Terramungamine 8.8% renting
Terramungamine — Owned Outright: 36.3% Terramungamine — Mortgage: 54.9% Terramungamine — Renting: 8.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kickabil 100.0% houses
Kickabil — Houses: 100.0%
Terramungamine 100.0% houses
Terramungamine — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Kickabil Terramungamine
Certificate III & IV 25.4% / 21.9%
Kickabil — Certificate III & IV: 25.4% Terramungamine — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 9.2%
Kickabil — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Terramungamine — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 7.6%
Kickabil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Terramungamine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Kickabil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Terramungamine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Kickabil — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Terramungamine — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Property market

Kickabil Terramungamine
Median house price — $840,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $11,000 $58,000

Zoning mix

Kickabil Terramungamine
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Kickabil Terramungamine
New dwellings approved 12
across Gilgandra
 405
across Dubbo
Approvals change year on year — -12%

Ranking within NSW

Kickabil Terramungamine
House price — Higher than 37% of NSW
Income — Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 82% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Kickabil Terramungamine
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

Kickabil carries more crime risk (75 vs 37); Terramungamine carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 13).

Kickabil Terramungamine
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
75/100
 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

Kickabil Terramungamine
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

Kickabil Terramungamine
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 23 4

Mobility

Kickabil sits further from the CBD (446.9 km vs 421 km).

Kickabil Terramungamine
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 446.9 km
+6% vs other
 421 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 360 min 334 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2830
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2830
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.

Kickabil Terramungamine
Car (driver) 40.6% / 73.3%
Kickabil — Car (driver): 40.6% Terramungamine — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 21.2%
Kickabil — Worked from Home: 50.0% Terramungamine — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Walked Only 9.4% / 2.7%
Kickabil — Walked Only: 9.4% Terramungamine — Walked Only: 2.7%
Car (passenger) — / 2.7%
Kickabil — Car (passenger): not among its largest Terramungamine — Car (passenger): 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Kickabil Terramungamine
Elevation 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 268 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kickabil Terramungamine
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Kickabil Terramungamine
Annual rainfall 605 mm 603 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 32.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.5°C

Council rates

Kickabil Terramungamine
Average residential rate $800/yr $1,233/yr
Council Gilgandra Dubbo

Federal electorate

Kickabil Terramungamine
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kickabil Terramungamine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kickabil

Affordable River Rural

Terramungamine

Family Rural Young Families

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