Temagog vs Willawarrin

Willawarrin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Temagog. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Temagog, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Temagog: a median of $750,000, against $548,000 in Willawarrin, though rent is higher in Willawarrin. On these figures, Temagog tends to suit older residents, while Willawarrin suits 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Willawarrin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($548,000 vs $750,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Temagog

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Willawarrin

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (307 min vs 314 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (449.8 km vs 454.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Temagog has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
  • Willawarrin is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Temagog

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.6% vs -4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Temagog Willawarrin
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.

Temagog Willawarrin
Walkability 0 / 21
Temagog — Walkability: 0/100 Willawarrin — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 20 / 15
Temagog — Safety: 20/100 Willawarrin — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 12 / 7
Temagog — Low fire risk: 12/100 Willawarrin — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Temagog has more residents (268 vs 183); Temagog has higher household incomes ($56,524 vs $43,940).

Temagog Willawarrin
Population 268
+32% vs other
 183
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% -4.2%
Median age 53 50
Median household income $56,524/yr
+22% vs other
 $43,940/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk $290/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Temagog Willawarrin
0-4 4.9% / 7.1%
Temagog — 0-4: 4.9% Willawarrin — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 9.7% / 9.8%
Temagog — 5-14: 9.7% Willawarrin — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 6.0% / 6.6%
Temagog — 15-19: 6.0% Willawarrin — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 2.6% / 7.7%
Temagog — 20-24: 2.6% Willawarrin — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 7.1% / 6.0%
Temagog — 25-34: 7.1% Willawarrin — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 7.1% / 10.4%
Temagog — 35-44: 7.1% Willawarrin — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.3% / 14.8%
Temagog — 45-54: 15.3% Willawarrin — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 23.5% / 21.9%
Temagog — 55-64: 23.5% Willawarrin — 55-64: 21.9%
65-74 17.5% / 10.9%
Temagog — 65-74: 17.5% Willawarrin — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 6.0% / 3.8%
Temagog — 75-84: 6.0% Willawarrin — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.9% / 2.2%
Temagog — 85+: 1.9% Willawarrin — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Temagog 48.6% lone person
Temagog — Lone Person: 48.6% Temagog — Couple Families: 33.8% Temagog — One Parent Families: 12.2% Temagog — Group Household: 5.4%
Willawarrin 44.2% lone person
Willawarrin — Lone Person: 44.2% Willawarrin — Couple Families: 28.8% Willawarrin — One Parent Families: 21.2% Willawarrin — Group Household: 5.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Temagog 10.6% renting
Temagog — Owned Outright: 48.9% Temagog — Mortgage: 40.4% Temagog — Renting: 10.6%
Willawarrin 10.3% renting
Willawarrin — Owned Outright: 54.4% Willawarrin — Mortgage: 35.3% Willawarrin — Renting: 10.3%
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.

Temagog Willawarrin
England 5.2% / 3.3%
Temagog — England: 5.2% Willawarrin — England: 3.3%
Germany — / 2.2%
Temagog — Germany: not among its largest Willawarrin — Germany: 2.2%
Malaysia 1.1% / —
Temagog — Malaysia: 1.1% Willawarrin — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Qualifications

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

Temagog Willawarrin
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 21.9%
Temagog — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Willawarrin — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 4.9%
Temagog — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Willawarrin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / —
Temagog — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Willawarrin — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 3.3%
Temagog — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Willawarrin — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Temagog — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Willawarrin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Temagog 100.0% houses
Temagog — Houses: 100.0%
Willawarrin 100.0% houses
Willawarrin — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Temagog Willawarrin
Median house price $750,000 $548,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Temagog has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 5%); Willawarrin has more rural and farming land (95% vs 70%).

Temagog Willawarrin
Rural and farming 70% 95%
Environmental 30% 5%
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

Temagog Willawarrin
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Temagog Willawarrin
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Income — Higher than 6% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW

Liveability

Willawarrin is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Temagog Willawarrin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Temagog Willawarrin
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
93/100
Crime High
80/100
 High
85/100
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

Temagog Willawarrin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Temagog

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

Schools in Willawarrin

  • Willawarrin Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Temagog Willawarrin
Parks & reserves 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 9 0

Mobility

Temagog sits further from the CBD (454.9 km vs 449.8 km).

Temagog Willawarrin
Walkability score 0/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 454.9 km
+1% vs other
 449.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 314 min 307 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.

Temagog Willawarrin
Car (driver) 82.5% / 86.4%
Temagog — Car (driver): 82.5% Willawarrin — Car (driver): 86.4%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 8.5%
Temagog — Worked from Home: 9.3% Willawarrin — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 5.1%
Temagog — Car (passenger): 5.2% Willawarrin — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 3.1% / —
Temagog — Walked Only: 3.1% Willawarrin — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.4%).

Setting

Temagog Willawarrin
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.8 km 37.4 km

NBN connectivity

Temagog Willawarrin
Connectivity score 26/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
114 premises
 0%
51 premises

Council rates

Temagog Willawarrin
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Temagog Willawarrin
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Temagog Willawarrin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Temagog

Retirees Rural

Willawarrin

Affordable Quiet Rural

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