Sherwood vs Turners Flat

Turners Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Sherwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Turners Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Sherwood tends to suit older residents, while Turners Flat suits 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

Turners Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Turners Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sherwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (293 min vs 304 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (435 km vs 442.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 13%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Turners Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.2% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sherwood Turners Flat
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.

Sherwood Turners Flat
Walkability 5 / 6
Sherwood — Walkability: 5/100 Turners Flat — Walkability: 6/100
Low fire risk 35 / 7
Sherwood — Low fire risk: 35/100 Turners Flat — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Turners Flat has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $67,756); Sherwood skews older (55 vs 43).

Sherwood Turners Flat
Population 145 169
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +14.2%
Median age 55 43
Median household income $67,756/yr $92,612/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sherwood Turners Flat
0-4 2.8% / 1.8%
Sherwood — 0-4: 2.8% Turners Flat — 0-4: 1.8%
5-14 8.3% / 15.4%
Sherwood — 5-14: 8.3% Turners Flat — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 6.9% / 5.9%
Sherwood — 15-19: 6.9% Turners Flat — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Sherwood — 20-24: not among its largest Turners Flat — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 6.2% / 10.1%
Sherwood — 25-34: 6.2% Turners Flat — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 4.8% / 16.6%
Sherwood — 35-44: 4.8% Turners Flat — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 16.6% / 14.2%
Sherwood — 45-54: 16.6% Turners Flat — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 22.1% / 17.8%
Sherwood — 55-64: 22.1% Turners Flat — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 20.7% / 11.2%
Sherwood — 65-74: 20.7% Turners Flat — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 10.3% / 1.8%
Sherwood — 75-84: 10.3% Turners Flat — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 3.4% / —
Sherwood — 85+: 3.4% Turners Flat — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Sherwood Turners Flat
England 4.8% / 5.3%
Sherwood — England: 4.8% Turners Flat — England: 5.3%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Sherwood — New Zealand: not among its largest Turners Flat — New Zealand: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 41.4% couple families
Sherwood — Couple Families: 41.4% Sherwood — One Parent Families: 24.1% Sherwood — Lone Person: 20.7% Sherwood — Group Household: 13.8%
Turners Flat 79.4% couple families
Turners Flat — Couple Families: 79.4% Turners Flat — One Parent Families: 8.8% Turners Flat — Lone Person: 11.8% Turners Flat — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 94.7% houses
Sherwood — Houses: 94.7% Sherwood — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Turners Flat 86.8% houses
Turners Flat — Houses: 86.8% Turners Flat — Flats / Apartments: 13.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Sherwood Turners Flat
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 21.9%
Sherwood — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Turners Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 5.3%
Sherwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Turners Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 7.1%
Sherwood — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Turners Flat — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 8.9% renting
Sherwood — Owned Outright: 71.4% Sherwood — Mortgage: 19.6% Sherwood — Renting: 8.9%
Turners Flat 6.2% renting
Turners Flat — Owned Outright: 47.9% Turners Flat — Mortgage: 45.8% Turners Flat — Renting: 6.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Sherwood Turners Flat
Median house price $860,000 $930,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $2,662

Zoning mix

Sherwood has more rural and farming land (95% vs 74%); Turners Flat has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 5%).

Sherwood Turners Flat
Rural and farming 95% 74%
Environmental 5% 26%
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

Sherwood Turners Flat
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sherwood Turners Flat
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Sherwood Turners Flat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Turners Flat carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 65).

Sherwood Turners Flat
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
93/100
Crime — Low
29/100
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

Sherwood Turners Flat
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

Sherwood Turners Flat
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Turners Flat sits further from the CBD (442.4 km vs 435 km).

Sherwood Turners Flat
Walkability score 5/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 435 km 442.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 min 304 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
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.

Sherwood Turners Flat
Car (driver) 64.9% / 81.5%
Sherwood — Car (driver): 64.9% Turners Flat — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 13.8%
Sherwood — Worked from Home: 15.8% Turners Flat — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Walked Only 10.5% / 4.6%
Sherwood — Walked Only: 10.5% Turners Flat — Walked Only: 4.6%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / —
Sherwood — Car (passenger): 8.8% Turners Flat — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Sherwood Turners Flat
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.7 km 32.3 km

NBN connectivity

Sherwood Turners Flat
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
same for both

Council rates

Sherwood Turners Flat
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Sherwood Turners Flat
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sherwood Turners Flat
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sherwood

Retirees River Rural

Turners Flat

Rural

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