Southgate vs Ulmarra

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Southgate: a median of $1.2 million, against $635,000 in Ulmarra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ulmarra tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Ulmarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Ulmarra

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($635,000 vs $1,200,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ulmarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ulmarra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (411 min vs 419 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (621.8 km vs 625.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ulmarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 24%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Southgate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.6% vs -3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Southgate Ulmarra
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.

Southgate Ulmarra
Walkability 11 / 14
Southgate — Walkability: 11/100 Ulmarra — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 25 / 24
Southgate — Safety: 25/100 Ulmarra — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 85 / 68
Southgate — Low fire risk: 85/100 Ulmarra — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Ulmarra has more residents (749 vs 198); Southgate has higher household incomes ($68,692 vs $51,168).

Southgate Ulmarra
Population 198 749
+278% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.6% -3.9%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $68,692/yr
+26% vs other
 $51,168/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+13% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Southgate Ulmarra
0-4 4.5% / 4.3%
Southgate — 0-4: 4.5% Ulmarra — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 9.6% / 12.1%
Southgate — 5-14: 9.6% Ulmarra — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 4.5% / 5.1%
Southgate — 15-19: 4.5% Ulmarra — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 1.5% / 4.8%
Southgate — 20-24: 1.5% Ulmarra — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 11.1% / 8.0%
Southgate — 25-34: 11.1% Ulmarra — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 6.6% / 11.2%
Southgate — 35-44: 6.6% Ulmarra — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 17.2% / 10.9%
Southgate — 45-54: 17.2% Ulmarra — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 19.7% / 13.0%
Southgate — 55-64: 19.7% Ulmarra — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 16.7% / 15.4%
Southgate — 65-74: 16.7% Ulmarra — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 4.5% / 10.5%
Southgate — 75-84: 4.5% Ulmarra — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ 2.5% / 4.8%
Southgate — 85+: 2.5% Ulmarra — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Southgate Ulmarra
England 2.5% / 1.6%
Southgate — England: 2.5% Ulmarra — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 3.0% / 0.4%
Southgate — New Zealand: 3.0% Ulmarra — New Zealand: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Southgate 43.2% lone person
Southgate — Lone Person: 43.2% Southgate — Couple Families: 38.6% Southgate — One Parent Families: 18.2% Southgate — Group Household: 0.0% Southgate — Other Families: 0.0%
Ulmarra 42.2% lone person
Ulmarra — Lone Person: 42.2% Ulmarra — Couple Families: 31.9% Ulmarra — One Parent Families: 21.1% Ulmarra — Group Household: 3.2% Ulmarra — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Southgate 100.0% houses
Southgate — Houses: 100.0% Southgate — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Southgate — Townhouses: 0.0%
Ulmarra 91.3% houses
Ulmarra — Houses: 91.3% Ulmarra — Flats / Apartments: 5.9% Ulmarra — Townhouses: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Southgate Ulmarra
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 20.2%
Southgate — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Ulmarra — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 6.4%
Southgate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Ulmarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 4.0%
Southgate — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Ulmarra — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Southgate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Ulmarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Southgate — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Ulmarra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Southgate 20.5% renting
Southgate — Owned Outright: 46.6% Southgate — Mortgage: 32.9% Southgate — Renting: 20.5%
Ulmarra 27.6% renting
Ulmarra — Owned Outright: 46.2% Ulmarra — Mortgage: 26.2% Ulmarra — Renting: 27.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Southgate Ulmarra
Median house price $1,200,000 $635,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 13 sales

Zoning mix

Southgate Ulmarra
Rural and farming 94% 93%
Environmental 6%
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

Southgate Ulmarra
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Southgate Ulmarra
House price Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Southgate Ulmarra
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Ulmarra carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 15).

Southgate Ulmarra
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
75/100
 High
76/100
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

Southgate Ulmarra
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Southgate

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

Schools in Ulmarra

  • Ulmarra Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Southgate Ulmarra
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 13 10

Mobility

Southgate sits further from the CBD (625.1 km vs 621.8 km).

Southgate Ulmarra
Walkability score 11/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 625.1 km 621.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 419 min 411 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2460
 0.2%
postcode 2462
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2460
 55
postcode 2462

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.

Southgate Ulmarra
Car (driver) 73.7% / 81.7%
Southgate — Car (driver): 73.7% Ulmarra — Car (driver): 81.7%
Worked from Home 21.1% / 10.4%
Southgate — Worked from Home: 21.1% Ulmarra — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Walked Only 5.3% / 4.6%
Southgate — Walked Only: 5.3% Ulmarra — Walked Only: 4.6%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Southgate — Car (passenger): not among its largest Ulmarra — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.7%).

Setting

Southgate Ulmarra
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.0 km 25.5 km

NBN connectivity

Southgate Ulmarra
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
358 premises

Climate

Southgate Ulmarra
Annual rainfall 1,060 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Southgate Ulmarra
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Southgate Ulmarra
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Southgate Ulmarra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Southgate

Rural

Ulmarra

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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