Upper Taylors Arm vs South Arm

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Upper Taylors Arm, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Upper Taylors Arm tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

They split

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

  • Upper Taylors Arm has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • South Arm is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Upper Taylors Arm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($192,500 vs $335,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Arm

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($178/wk vs $235/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Upper Taylors Arm

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (341 min vs 348 min)
  • But South Arm sits closer to the CBD (498.6 km vs 503.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Upper Taylors Arm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
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.

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Walkability 25 / 0
Upper Taylors Arm — Walkability: 25/100 South Arm — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 9 / 23
Upper Taylors Arm — Low fire risk: 9/100 South Arm — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

South Arm has more residents (311 vs 126); Upper Taylors Arm rents higher ($235/wk vs $178/wk).

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Population 126 311
+147% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% -0.6%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $50,648/yr
+8% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $235/wk
+24% vs other
 $178/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
0-4 7.1% / 6.8%
Upper Taylors Arm — 0-4: 7.1% South Arm — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 13.5% / 8.0%
Upper Taylors Arm — 5-14: 13.5% South Arm — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 3.2% / 4.5%
Upper Taylors Arm — 15-19: 3.2% South Arm — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 3.2% / 3.9%
Upper Taylors Arm — 20-24: 3.2% South Arm — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 6.3% / 14.8%
Upper Taylors Arm — 25-34: 6.3% South Arm — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 11.1% / 4.5%
Upper Taylors Arm — 35-44: 11.1% South Arm — 35-44: 4.5%
45-54 11.1% / 10.0%
Upper Taylors Arm — 45-54: 11.1% South Arm — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 19.0% / 17.0%
Upper Taylors Arm — 55-64: 19.0% South Arm — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 13.5% / 20.3%
Upper Taylors Arm — 65-74: 13.5% South Arm — 65-74: 20.3%
75-84 8.7% / 6.1%
Upper Taylors Arm — 75-84: 8.7% South Arm — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.4% / 1.6%
Upper Taylors Arm — 85+: 2.4% South Arm — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
England 5.6% / 1.6%
Upper Taylors Arm — England: 5.6% South Arm — England: 1.6%
Germany — / 1.3%
Upper Taylors Arm — Germany: not among its largest South Arm — Germany: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Upper Taylors Arm 56.2% lone person
Upper Taylors Arm — Lone Person: 56.2% Upper Taylors Arm — Couple Families: 34.4% Upper Taylors Arm — One Parent Families: 9.4% Upper Taylors Arm — Group Household: 0.0% Upper Taylors Arm — Other Families: 0.0%
South Arm 35.9% lone person
South Arm — Lone Person: 35.9% South Arm — Couple Families: 30.8% South Arm — One Parent Families: 21.8% South Arm — Group Household: 6.4% South Arm — Other Families: 5.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Upper Taylors Arm 100.0% houses
Upper Taylors Arm — Houses: 100.0% Upper Taylors Arm — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
South Arm 99.1% houses
South Arm — Houses: 99.1% South Arm — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Certificate III & IV 24.6% / 9.3%
Upper Taylors Arm — Certificate III & IV: 24.6% South Arm — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 7.7%
Upper Taylors Arm — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% South Arm — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.8%
Upper Taylors Arm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest South Arm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.0%
Upper Taylors Arm — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% South Arm — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Upper Taylors Arm 11.8% renting
Upper Taylors Arm — Owned Outright: 54.9% Upper Taylors Arm — Mortgage: 33.3% Upper Taylors Arm — Renting: 11.8%
South Arm 30.7% renting
South Arm — Owned Outright: 50.5% South Arm — Mortgage: 18.8% South Arm — Renting: 30.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Median house price — $1,659,700
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $192,500 $335,000

Zoning mix

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Rural and farming 100% 91%
Environmental 0% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
House price — Higher than 79% of NSW
Income Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 4% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 33% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Upper Taylors Arm is more walkable (25 vs 0).

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
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

Upper Taylors Arm carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 77).

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
77/100
Crime Low
15/100
 —
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

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Upper Taylors Arm

  • Medlow Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in South Arm

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

Amenities in the suburb

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Waterways 13 9

Mobility

Upper Taylors Arm sits further from the CBD (503.9 km vs 498.6 km).

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Walkability score 25/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 503.9 km
+1% vs other
 498.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 341 min 348 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2447
 0.0%
postcode 2449
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2447
 66
postcode 2449

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.

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Car (driver) 73.2% / 66.2%
Upper Taylors Arm — Car (driver): 73.2% South Arm — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 26.2%
Upper Taylors Arm — Worked from Home: 26.8% South Arm — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Upper Taylors Arm — Car (passenger): not among its largest South Arm — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.4 km 24.0 km

NBN connectivity

Upper Taylors Arm South Arm
Connectivity score 17/100 34/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 13%
151 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Upper Taylors Arm

Rural

South Arm

Retirees Rural

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