Sherwood vs Yarravel

Yarravel is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 55 in Sherwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yarravel, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sherwood: a median of $860,000, against $785,000 in Yarravel, though rent is higher in Yarravel. On these figures, Sherwood tends to suit share households and older residents, while Yarravel suits families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarravel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (430.8 km vs 435 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 24%)

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

Investors

Yarravel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sherwood and Yarravel 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 Yarravel
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 Yarravel
Walkability 5 / 6
Sherwood — Walkability: 5/100 Yarravel — Walkability: 6/100
Low fire risk 35 / 55
Sherwood — Low fire risk: 35/100 Yarravel — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Yarravel has more residents (1,182 vs 145); Sherwood skews older (55 vs 47).

Sherwood Yarravel
Population 145 1,182
+715% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +6.1%
Median age 55 47
Median household income $67,756/yr $68,952/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $340/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sherwood Yarravel
0-4 2.8% / 5.5%
Sherwood — 0-4: 2.8% Yarravel — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 8.3% / 13.1%
Sherwood — 5-14: 8.3% Yarravel — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 6.9% / 5.3%
Sherwood — 15-19: 6.9% Yarravel — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 4.7%
Sherwood — 20-24: not among its largest Yarravel — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 6.2% / 9.2%
Sherwood — 25-34: 6.2% Yarravel — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 4.8% / 11.0%
Sherwood — 35-44: 4.8% Yarravel — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 16.6% / 11.1%
Sherwood — 45-54: 16.6% Yarravel — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 22.1% / 16.8%
Sherwood — 55-64: 22.1% Yarravel — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 20.7% / 14.5%
Sherwood — 65-74: 20.7% Yarravel — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 10.3% / 7.4%
Sherwood — 75-84: 10.3% Yarravel — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 3.4% / 1.7%
Sherwood — 85+: 3.4% Yarravel — 85+: 1.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 41.4% couple families
Sherwood — Couple Families: 41.4% Sherwood — Lone Person: 20.7% Sherwood — One Parent Families: 24.1% Sherwood — Group Household: 13.8% Sherwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Yarravel 48.9% couple families
Yarravel — Couple Families: 48.9% Yarravel — Lone Person: 26.1% Yarravel — One Parent Families: 18.1% Yarravel — Group Household: 3.6% Yarravel — Other Families: 3.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Yarravel 7.5% renting
Yarravel — Owned Outright: 47.7% Yarravel — Mortgage: 44.8% Yarravel — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Yarravel
England 4.8% / 1.5%
Sherwood — England: 4.8% Yarravel — England: 1.5%
Germany — / 0.9%
Sherwood — Germany: not among its largest Yarravel — Germany: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Sherwood — New Zealand: not among its largest Yarravel — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Sherwood — Philippines: not among its largest Yarravel — Philippines: 0.8%
Ireland — / 0.3%
Sherwood — Ireland: not among its largest Yarravel — Ireland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Sherwood Yarravel
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 24.5%
Sherwood — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Yarravel — Certificate III & IV: 24.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 6.5%
Sherwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Yarravel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 5.6%
Sherwood — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Yarravel — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Sherwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yarravel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.3%
Sherwood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yarravel — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 94.7% houses
Sherwood — Houses: 94.7% Sherwood — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Yarravel 99.0% houses
Yarravel — Houses: 99.0% Yarravel — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sherwood Yarravel
Median house price $860,000 $785,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $450,000

Zoning mix

Sherwood has more rural and farming land (95% vs 67%).

Sherwood Yarravel
Rural and farming 95% 67%
Residential 0% 28%
Environmental 5% 4%
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 Yarravel
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sherwood Yarravel
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 32% 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 59% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

Sherwood Yarravel
Grade — D
Score — 23/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Sherwood carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 45).

Sherwood Yarravel
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime — Moderate
51/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Sherwood Yarravel
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sherwood

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

Schools in Yarravel

  • Aldavilla Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sherwood Yarravel
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 3 11

Mobility

Sherwood sits further from the CBD (435 km vs 430.8 km).

Sherwood Yarravel
Walkability score 5/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 435 km 430.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 min
same for both
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 Yarravel
Car (driver) 64.9% / 81.8%
Sherwood — Car (driver): 64.9% Yarravel — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 10.3%
Sherwood — Worked from Home: 15.8% Yarravel — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 6.9%
Sherwood — Car (passenger): 8.8% Yarravel — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only 10.5% / 1.0%
Sherwood — Walked Only: 10.5% Yarravel — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Sherwood Yarravel
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.7 km 24.6 km

NBN connectivity

Sherwood Yarravel
Connectivity score 30/100 38/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 9%
466 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Sherwood Yarravel
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

Yarravel

Acreage River

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