Newbridge vs Kings Plains
Kings Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 54 in Newbridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kings Plains, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kings Plains: a median of $678,000, against $480,000 in Newbridge, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Newbridge tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Kings Plains suits families with children and couples.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Newbridge
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($480,000 vs $677,500)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Newbridge
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $255/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kings Plains
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (198 min vs 203 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (236.5 km vs 238.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Newbridge
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.4% vs 3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Newbridge and Kings 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
Newbridge has more residents (223 vs 121); Kings Plains has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $74,256).
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 223 +46% vs other | 121 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.4% | +3.4% |
| Median age | 54 | 48 |
| Median household income | $74,256/yr | $95,316/yr +28% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $255/wk +28% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (17.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $480,000 | $677,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 123 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% 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
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 51 across Blayney same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +14% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 84% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
Liveability
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Newbridge carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | — |
| 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
| Newbridge | Kings 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
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 20 | 5 |
Mobility
Newbridge sits further from the CBD (238.5 km vs 236.5 km).
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 238.5 km | 236.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 203 min | 198 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2795 | 0.4% postcode 2799 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2795 | 44 postcode 2799 |
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 (80.8%).
Setting
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 890 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 934 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 106 premises | 0% 51 premises |
Climate
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 666 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | — same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $925/yr same for both | |
| Council | Blayney same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Newbridge | Kings Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Newbridge | Kings 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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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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