Tabbita vs Carrathool
Tabbita is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Carrathool. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Tabbita, the large majority of households rent and most households are couple families. In Carrathool, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tabbita tends to suit renters, families with children, and 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
Carrathool
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)
- But Tabbita carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Carrathool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 17%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Tabbita has a bigger rental market to choose from (81% vs 31%)
- Carrathool has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tabbita
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (606.6 km vs 670.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (418 min vs 427 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Tabbita carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 89/100)
- Carrathool has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tabbita
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.1% vs -16.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tabbita and Carrathool 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
Carrathool has more residents (200 vs 76); Tabbita has higher household incomes ($143,000 vs $79,612).
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76 | 200 +163% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.1% | -16.0% |
| Median age | 34 | 42 |
| Median household income | $143,000/yr +44% vs other | $79,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +10% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).
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 (14.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $35,000 |
Zoning mix
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 91% |
| Environmental | 7% | 9% |
| 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
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 92 across Griffith | 3 across Carrathool |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% | -100% |
Ranking within NSW
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
Liveability
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Carrathool carries more crime risk (89 vs 78).
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Crime | High 78/100 | High 89/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 43 |
Mobility
Carrathool sits further from the CBD (670.8 km vs 606.6 km).
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 606.6 km | 670.8 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 418 min | 427 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2652 | 0.0% postcode 2711 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 2652 | 56 postcode 2711 |
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 (74.0%).
Setting
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 119 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 105 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Council rates
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,235/yr | $510/yr |
| Council | Griffith | Carrathool |
Federal electorate
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tabbita | Carrathool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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