Saumarez Ponds vs Arding
Saumarez Ponds is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Arding. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Saumarez Ponds, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Arding tends to suit people living alone 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
Saumarez Ponds
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 79/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Saumarez Ponds
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Arding
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $425/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Arding
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (357 min vs 371 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (463.8 km vs 480.4 km)
- But Saumarez Ponds is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Saumarez Ponds
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 79/100)
- But Arding has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Saumarez Ponds
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-5.0% vs -12.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Saumarez Ponds 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
Saumarez Ponds has more residents (416 vs 182); Saumarez Ponds rents higher ($425/wk vs $210/wk).
| Saumarez Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 416 +56% vs other | 182 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.0% | -12.5% |
| Median age | 46 | 53 |
| Median household income | $106,340/yr +35% vs other | $69,056/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $425/wk +51% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (2.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Saumarez Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $796,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $410,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Arding has more rural and farming land (100% vs 62%).
| Saumarez Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 62% | 100% |
| Residential | 33% | 0% |
| Environmental | 5% | 0% |
| 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 Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Uralla same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Saumarez Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 34% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 81% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
Liveability
Saumarez Ponds is more walkable (18 vs 0).
| Saumarez Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Arding carries more crime risk (79 vs 10).
| Saumarez Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 10/100 | 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 Ponds | 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 Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
Saumarez Ponds sits further from the CBD (480.4 km vs 463.8 km).
| Saumarez Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 18/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 480.4 km +3% vs other | 463.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 371 min | 357 min |
| Public transport score | 25/100 Bus | 19/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 7.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| 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 (63.5%).
Setting
| Saumarez Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,067 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,048 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Saumarez Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 156 premises | 0% 82 premises |
Climate
| Saumarez Ponds | 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 Ponds | 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 Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $699/yr same for both | |
| Council | Uralla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Saumarez Ponds | Arding | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Saumarez Ponds | 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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