Thalgarrah vs Brockley

Brockley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 38 in Thalgarrah. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Brockley tends to suit 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

Brockley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Brockley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Thalgarrah has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $290/wk)
  • Brockley has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Thalgarrah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (502.8 km vs 534 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (402 min vs 408 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Thalgarrah has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 6%)
  • Brockley has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Brockley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.6% vs -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Thalgarrah Brockley
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.

Thalgarrah Brockley
Walkability 0 / 0
Thalgarrah — Walkability: 0/100 Brockley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 89
Thalgarrah — Safety: 87/100 Brockley — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 76 / 100
Thalgarrah — Low fire risk: 76/100 Brockley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Thalgarrah has more residents (166 vs 51); Brockley rents higher ($290/wk vs $150/wk).

Thalgarrah Brockley
Population 166
+69% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.7% +18.6%
Median age 38 32
Median household income $72,540/yr $97,500/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $290/wk
+93% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Thalgarrah Brockley
0-4 10.8% / 5.9%
Thalgarrah — 0-4: 10.8% Brockley — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 14.5% / 21.6%
Thalgarrah — 5-14: 14.5% Brockley — 5-14: 21.6%
15-19 7.2% / 21.6%
Thalgarrah — 15-19: 7.2% Brockley — 15-19: 21.6%
20-24 4.2% / —
Thalgarrah — 20-24: 4.2% Brockley — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.2% / 9.8%
Thalgarrah — 25-34: 7.2% Brockley — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 12.0% / 7.8%
Thalgarrah — 35-44: 12.0% Brockley — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 10.2% / 21.6%
Thalgarrah — 45-54: 10.2% Brockley — 45-54: 21.6%
55-64 18.1% / —
Thalgarrah — 55-64: 18.1% Brockley — 55-64: not among its largest
65-74 9.6% / 5.9%
Thalgarrah — 65-74: 9.6% Brockley — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 2.4% / —
Thalgarrah — 75-84: 2.4% Brockley — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Thalgarrah — 85+: not among its largest Brockley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Thalgarrah 57.9% couple families
Thalgarrah — Couple Families: 57.9% Thalgarrah — Lone Person: 34.2% Thalgarrah — One Parent Families: 7.9%
Brockley 100.0% couple families
Brockley — Couple Families: 100.0% Brockley — Lone Person: 0.0% Brockley — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Thalgarrah 25.9% renting
Thalgarrah — Owned Outright: 51.9% Thalgarrah — Mortgage: 22.2% Thalgarrah — Renting: 25.9%
Brockley 38.9% renting
Brockley — Owned Outright: 27.8% Brockley — Mortgage: 33.3% Brockley — Renting: 38.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Thalgarrah 96.7% houses
Thalgarrah — Houses: 96.7% Thalgarrah — Townhouses: 0.0% Thalgarrah — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Brockley 100.0% houses
Brockley — Houses: 100.0% Brockley — Townhouses: 20.0% Brockley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Thalgarrah Brockley
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 15.7%
Thalgarrah — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Brockley — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 9.8%
Thalgarrah — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Brockley — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / —
Thalgarrah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Brockley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 5.4% / —
Thalgarrah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4% Brockley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Thalgarrah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Brockley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Property market

Thalgarrah Brockley
Median house price $1,077,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Thalgarrah Brockley
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

Thalgarrah Brockley
New dwellings approved 77
across Armidale
same for both
Approvals change year on year -76%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Thalgarrah Brockley
House price Higher than 55% of NSW —
Income Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 35% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW

Liveability

Thalgarrah Brockley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Thalgarrah carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).

Thalgarrah Brockley
Bushfire Low
24/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
11/100
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

Thalgarrah Brockley
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Thalgarrah

  • Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Schools in Brockley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Thalgarrah Brockley
Waterways 31 4

Mobility

Brockley sits further from the CBD (534 km vs 502.8 km).

Thalgarrah Brockley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 502.8 km 534 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 402 min 408 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2350
 0.1%
postcode 2365
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2350
 49
postcode 2365

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.

Thalgarrah Brockley
Worked from Home 58.7% / 64.7%
Thalgarrah — Worked from Home: 58.7% Brockley — Worked from Home: 64.7%
Car (driver) 34.7% / 35.3%
Thalgarrah — Car (driver): 34.7% Brockley — Car (driver): 35.3%
Walked Only 6.7% / —
Thalgarrah — Walked Only: 6.7% Brockley — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

Thalgarrah Brockley
Elevation 1,120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,303 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Thalgarrah Brockley
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
12 premises

Climate

Thalgarrah Brockley
Annual rainfall 836 mm 906 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 24.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.5°C

Council rates

Thalgarrah Brockley
Average residential rate $1,477/yr
same for both
Council Armidale
same for both

Federal electorate

Thalgarrah Brockley
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Thalgarrah Brockley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Thalgarrah

Family River Rural Young Families

Brockley

Family Rural Students Townhouses

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