Kyeamba vs Tarcutta

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kyeamba, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Kyeamba tends to suit couples, while Tarcutta suits people living alone.

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

Kyeamba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Tarcutta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Tarcutta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (422.3 km vs 450 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (260 min vs 277 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Kyeamba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.1% vs -4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kyeamba Tarcutta
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.

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Walkability 0 / 5
Kyeamba — Walkability: 0/100 Tarcutta — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 15 / 23
Kyeamba — Safety: 15/100 Tarcutta — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 50 / 20
Kyeamba — Low fire risk: 50/100 Tarcutta — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

Tarcutta has more residents (425 vs 67); Kyeamba has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $65,780).

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Population 67 425
+534% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.1% -4.7%
Median age 42 43
Median household income $84,500/yr
+22% vs other
 $65,780/yr
Median weekly rent $218/wk
+6% vs other
 $205/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kyeamba Tarcutta
0-4 4.5% / 5.6%
Kyeamba — 0-4: 4.5% Tarcutta — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 14.9% / 12.5%
Kyeamba — 5-14: 14.9% Tarcutta — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 10.4% / 2.6%
Kyeamba — 15-19: 10.4% Tarcutta — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 — / 5.2%
Kyeamba — 20-24: not among its largest Tarcutta — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 4.5% / 12.5%
Kyeamba — 25-34: 4.5% Tarcutta — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 10.4% / 9.9%
Kyeamba — 35-44: 10.4% Tarcutta — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 19.4% / 13.4%
Kyeamba — 45-54: 19.4% Tarcutta — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 11.9% / 15.1%
Kyeamba — 55-64: 11.9% Tarcutta — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 9.0% / 13.9%
Kyeamba — 65-74: 9.0% Tarcutta — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 — / 4.2%
Kyeamba — 75-84: not among its largest Tarcutta — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 9.0% / 3.1%
Kyeamba — 85+: 9.0% Tarcutta — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kyeamba 75.0% couple families
Kyeamba — Couple Families: 75.0% Kyeamba — Lone Person: 25.0% Kyeamba — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kyeamba — Other Families: 0.0%
Tarcutta 38.3% couple families
Tarcutta — Couple Families: 38.3% Tarcutta — Lone Person: 40.2% Tarcutta — One Parent Families: 17.8% Tarcutta — Other Families: 3.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kyeamba 18.8% renting
Kyeamba — Owned Outright: 18.8% Kyeamba — Mortgage: 62.5% Kyeamba — Renting: 18.8%
Tarcutta 17.1% renting
Tarcutta — Owned Outright: 55.7% Tarcutta — Mortgage: 27.1% Tarcutta — Renting: 17.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kyeamba 100.0% houses
Kyeamba — Houses: 100.0% Kyeamba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tarcutta 97.0% houses
Tarcutta — Houses: 97.0% Tarcutta — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 19.3%
Kyeamba — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Tarcutta — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 8.5%
Kyeamba — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Tarcutta — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 6.6%
Kyeamba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Tarcutta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Kyeamba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tarcutta — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Property market

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Median house price — $349,950
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 94 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1%
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

Kyeamba Tarcutta
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kyeamba Tarcutta
House price — Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Tarcutta carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 50).

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 High
80/100
Crime High
85/100
 High
77/100
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

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kyeamba

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Tarcutta

  • Tarcutta Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Parks & reserves 2 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 31 48

Mobility

Kyeamba sits further from the CBD (450 km vs 422.3 km).

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 450 km
+6% vs other
 422.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 277 min 260 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.1%
postcode 2652
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 58
postcode 2652

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.

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Car (driver) 28.6% / 59.6%
Kyeamba — Car (driver): 28.6% Tarcutta — Car (driver): 59.6%
Worked from Home 54.3% / 26.8%
Kyeamba — Worked from Home: 54.3% Tarcutta — Worked from Home: 26.8%
Walked Only 17.1% / 11.5%
Kyeamba — Walked Only: 17.1% Tarcutta — Walked Only: 11.5%
Car (passenger) — / 2.2%
Kyeamba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tarcutta — Car (passenger): 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.6%).

Setting

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Elevation 367 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 278 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
9 premises
 0%
229 premises

Climate

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kyeamba Tarcutta
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kyeamba

Rural

Tarcutta

Affordable Rural

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