Turners Flat vs Wittitrin

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Turners Flat: a median of $930,000, against $752,000 in Wittitrin, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Turners Flat tends to suit couples, while Wittitrin 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

Turners Flat

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 78%)
  • But Wittitrin has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)

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

First-home buyers

Wittitrin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper houses ($752,000 vs $930,000)
  • But Turners Flat has cheaper land ($2,662 vs $200,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wittitrin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Turners Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (304 min vs 321 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (442.4 km vs 456.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Turners Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Turners Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.2% vs -35.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Turners Flat Wittitrin
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.

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Walkability 6 / 0
Turners Flat — Walkability: 6/100 Wittitrin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 19
Turners Flat — Safety: 71/100 Wittitrin — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 7 / 14
Turners Flat — Low fire risk: 7/100 Wittitrin — Low fire risk: 14/100

Demographics

Turners Flat has more residents (169 vs 56); Turners Flat rents higher ($350/wk vs $215/wk).

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Population 169
+67% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.2% -35.6%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $92,612/yr
+19% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+39% vs other
 $215/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Turners Flat Wittitrin
0-4 1.8% / —
Turners Flat — 0-4: 1.8% Wittitrin — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.4% / 14.3%
Turners Flat — 5-14: 15.4% Wittitrin — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 5.9% / —
Turners Flat — 15-19: 5.9% Wittitrin — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.6% / 8.9%
Turners Flat — 20-24: 3.6% Wittitrin — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 10.1% / 7.1%
Turners Flat — 25-34: 10.1% Wittitrin — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 16.6% / 8.9%
Turners Flat — 35-44: 16.6% Wittitrin — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 14.2% / 5.4%
Turners Flat — 45-54: 14.2% Wittitrin — 45-54: 5.4%
55-64 17.8% / 12.5%
Turners Flat — 55-64: 17.8% Wittitrin — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 11.2% / 8.9%
Turners Flat — 65-74: 11.2% Wittitrin — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 1.8% / —
Turners Flat — 75-84: 1.8% Wittitrin — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Turners Flat — 85+: not among its largest Wittitrin — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Turners Flat 79.4% couple families
Turners Flat — Couple Families: 79.4% Turners Flat — Lone Person: 11.8% Turners Flat — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Wittitrin 57.1% couple families
Wittitrin — Couple Families: 57.1% Wittitrin — Lone Person: 21.4% Wittitrin — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Turners Flat 6.2% renting
Turners Flat — Owned Outright: 47.9% Turners Flat — Mortgage: 45.8% Turners Flat — Renting: 6.2%
Wittitrin 33.3% renting
Wittitrin — Owned Outright: 40.0% Wittitrin — Mortgage: 26.7% Wittitrin — Renting: 33.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Turners Flat 86.8% houses
Turners Flat — Houses: 86.8% Turners Flat — Flats / Apartments: 13.2%
Wittitrin 100.0% houses
Wittitrin — Houses: 100.0% Wittitrin — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 10.7%
Turners Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Wittitrin — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 17.9%
Turners Flat — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Wittitrin — Bachelor Degree: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.4%
Turners Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Wittitrin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%

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

Property market

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Median house price $930,000 $752,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,662 $200,000

Zoning mix

Wittitrin has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 26%); Turners Flat has more rural and farming land (74% vs 55%).

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Rural and farming 74% 55%
Environmental 26% 45%
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

Turners Flat Wittitrin
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Turners Flat Wittitrin
House price Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW

Liveability

Turners Flat Wittitrin
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

Wittitrin carries more crime risk (81 vs 29).

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Bushfire High
93/100
 High
86/100
Crime Low
29/100
 High
81/100
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

Turners Flat Wittitrin
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

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 24

Mobility

Wittitrin sits further from the CBD (456.7 km vs 442.4 km).

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 442.4 km 456.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 304 min 321 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.

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Car (driver) 81.5% / 75.0%
Turners Flat — Car (driver): 81.5% Wittitrin — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 13.8% / 25.0%
Turners Flat — Worked from Home: 13.8% Wittitrin — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only 4.6% / —
Turners Flat — Walked Only: 4.6% Wittitrin — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.3 km 40.8 km

NBN connectivity

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Connectivity score 30/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
39 premises

Council rates

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Turners Flat Wittitrin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Turners Flat

Rural

Wittitrin

Professionals Rural

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