Taylors Arm vs Yarranbella

Yarranbella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in Taylors Arm. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Yarranbella: a median of $745,000, against $620,000 in Taylors Arm, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Taylors Arm 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

Yarranbella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Taylors Arm

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($620,000 vs $745,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Taylors Arm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarranbella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (329 min vs 337 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (490.3 km vs 499.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Taylors Arm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Yarranbella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.3% vs -10.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
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.

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Walkability 5 / 5
Taylors Arm — Walkability: 5/100 Yarranbella — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 30 / 28
Taylors Arm — Safety: 30/100 Yarranbella — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 15 / 21
Taylors Arm — Low fire risk: 15/100 Yarranbella — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Yarranbella has more residents (207 vs 133); Taylors Arm skews older (54 vs 46).

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Population 133 207
+56% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.7% +7.3%
Median age 54 46
Median household income $46,020/yr $47,528/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $250/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
0-4 3.8% / 5.3%
Taylors Arm — 0-4: 3.8% Yarranbella — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.0% / 13.5%
Taylors Arm — 5-14: 12.0% Yarranbella — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 2.3% / 6.3%
Taylors Arm — 15-19: 2.3% Yarranbella — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 — / 2.4%
Taylors Arm — 20-24: not among its largest Yarranbella — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 6.0% / 12.1%
Taylors Arm — 25-34: 6.0% Yarranbella — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 11.3% / 9.2%
Taylors Arm — 35-44: 11.3% Yarranbella — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 9.8% / 13.5%
Taylors Arm — 45-54: 9.8% Yarranbella — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 25.6% / 20.3%
Taylors Arm — 55-64: 25.6% Yarranbella — 55-64: 20.3%
65-74 18.0% / 15.9%
Taylors Arm — 65-74: 18.0% Yarranbella — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 4.5% / 3.9%
Taylors Arm — 75-84: 4.5% Yarranbella — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 3.0% / —
Taylors Arm — 85+: 3.0% Yarranbella — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

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.

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
New Zealand 5.3% / 2.9%
Taylors Arm — New Zealand: 5.3% Yarranbella — New Zealand: 2.9%
England — / 3.4%
Taylors Arm — England: not among its largest Yarranbella — England: 3.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Taylors Arm 32.5% couple families
Taylors Arm — Couple Families: 32.5% Taylors Arm — Lone Person: 35.0% Taylors Arm — One Parent Families: 12.5% Taylors Arm — Group Household: 20.0% Taylors Arm — Other Families: 0.0%
Yarranbella 32.6% couple families
Yarranbella — Couple Families: 32.6% Yarranbella — Lone Person: 28.3% Yarranbella — One Parent Families: 32.6% Yarranbella — Group Household: 0.0% Yarranbella — Other Families: 6.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Taylors Arm 100.0% houses
Taylors Arm — Houses: 100.0%
Yarranbella 100.0% houses
Yarranbella — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 16.4%
Taylors Arm — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Yarranbella — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 5.8%
Taylors Arm — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Yarranbella — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 5.3%
Taylors Arm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Yarranbella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Taylors Arm — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yarranbella — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Taylors Arm 10.6% renting
Taylors Arm — Owned Outright: 63.8% Taylors Arm — Mortgage: 25.5% Taylors Arm — Renting: 10.6%
Yarranbella 11.6% renting
Yarranbella — Owned Outright: 53.6% Yarranbella — Mortgage: 34.8% Yarranbella — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Median house price $620,000 $745,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Rural and farming 100%
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

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
New dwellings approved 109
across Nambucca Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -64%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
House price Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income — Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 26% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 33% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
79/100
Crime High
70/100
 High
72/100
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

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
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

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Taylors Arm sits further from the CBD (499.9 km vs 490.3 km).

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Walkability score 5/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 499.9 km
+2% vs other
 490.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 337 min 329 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2447
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2447
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.

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Car (driver) 62.9% / 72.3%
Taylors Arm — Car (driver): 62.9% Yarranbella — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 21.5%
Taylors Arm — Worked from Home: 20.0% Yarranbella — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Walked Only 17.1% / 6.2%
Taylors Arm — Walked Only: 17.1% Yarranbella — Walked Only: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.5 km 21.0 km

NBN connectivity

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Connectivity score 22/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
66 premises

Council rates

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Average residential rate $1,175/yr
same for both
Council Nambucca Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Taylors Arm Yarranbella
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Taylors Arm

Affordable Retirees Rural

Yarranbella

Rural

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