Uralba vs Pimlico
Pimlico is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 55 in Uralba. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Uralba: a median of $1.7 million, against $1 million in Pimlico, though rent is higher in Pimlico. On these figures, Uralba tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Pimlico 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Uralba carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 86/100)
- Pimlico is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pimlico
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,002,500 vs $1,700,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Uralba
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $395/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pimlico
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (720.9 km vs 731.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (464 min vs 470 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Uralba
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 86/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
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
Uralba and Pimlico drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Pimlico rents higher ($395/wk vs $265/wk); Pimlico has more residents (358 vs 266).
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 266 | 358 +35% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.1% | +20.5% |
| Median age | 55 | 41 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +10% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $265/wk | $395/wk +49% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,700,000 | $1,002,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 77 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
Pimlico has more rural and farming land (76% vs 64%).
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 64% | 76% |
| Other and special use | 19% | 8% |
| Environmental | 17% | 16% |
| 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
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Ballina same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +210% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
Liveability
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Pimlico carries more crime risk (86 vs 17).
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 37 |
Mobility
Uralba sits further from the CBD (731.6 km vs 720.9 km).
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 18/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 731.6 km +1% vs other | 720.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 470 min | 464 min |
| Public transport score | 26/100 Bus | 25/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 7.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 4 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2477 | 1.1% postcode 2478 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 2477 | 66 postcode 2478 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.6%).
Setting
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.6 km | 4.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 101 premises | 0% 137 premises |
Council rates
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ballina same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page | Richmond |
| Member | Kevin Hogan | Justine Elliot |
| Party | The Nationals | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Uralba | Pimlico | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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