Saumarez vs Arding
Arding is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 60 in Saumarez. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Saumarez, about half of households are couple families.
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
Saumarez
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 79/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Saumarez
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Arding
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $303/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Saumarez
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 79/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Saumarez and Arding 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
Arding has more residents (182 vs 76); Saumarez rents higher ($303/wk vs $210/wk).
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76 | 182 +139% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.6% | -12.5% |
| Median age | 60 | 53 |
| Median household income | $76,336/yr +10% vs other | $69,056/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $303/wk +31% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (23.7%).
Property market
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $815,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Uralla same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 35% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 59% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
Liveability
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Saumarez carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Arding carries more crime risk (79 vs 37).
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | High 79/100 |
| 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
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 465.3 km | 463.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 359 min | 357 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2350 | 0.2% postcode 2358 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2350 | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).
Setting
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,025 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,048 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 82 premises |
Climate
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 684 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 9.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $699/yr same for both | |
| Council | Uralla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Saumarez | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.