Aberdeen vs Rouchel

Aberdeen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Rouchel. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Aberdeen tends to suit families with children, while Rouchel suits share households.

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

  • Aberdeen has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Rouchel carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Aberdeen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Aberdeen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $343/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Aberdeen

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 16/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (186 min vs 199 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (260.2 km vs 273.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Aberdeen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 16/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 11%)
  • But Rouchel carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Aberdeen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.6% vs -6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Aberdeen Rouchel
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.

Aberdeen Rouchel
Walkability 59 / 16
Aberdeen — Walkability: 59/100 Rouchel — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 24 / 57
Aberdeen — Safety: 24/100 Rouchel — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 69
Aberdeen — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rouchel — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Aberdeen has more residents (2,051 vs 137); Rouchel has higher household incomes ($105,612 vs $74,152).

Aberdeen Rouchel
Population 2,051
+93% vs other
 137
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% -6.8%
Median age 41 46
Median household income $74,152/yr $105,612/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $343/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aberdeen Rouchel
0-4 5.5% / 2.2%
Aberdeen — 0-4: 5.5% Rouchel — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 12.9% / 5.8%
Aberdeen — 5-14: 12.9% Rouchel — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 6.4% / 8.8%
Aberdeen — 15-19: 6.4% Rouchel — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 5.5% / 5.8%
Aberdeen — 20-24: 5.5% Rouchel — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 11.8% / 16.1%
Aberdeen — 25-34: 11.8% Rouchel — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 11.5% / 6.6%
Aberdeen — 35-44: 11.5% Rouchel — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 12.9% / 17.5%
Aberdeen — 45-54: 12.9% Rouchel — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 14.2% / 22.6%
Aberdeen — 55-64: 14.2% Rouchel — 55-64: 22.6%
65-74 11.3% / 8.0%
Aberdeen — 65-74: 11.3% Rouchel — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 5.9% / —
Aberdeen — 75-84: 5.9% Rouchel — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.8% / 2.9%
Aberdeen — 85+: 1.8% Rouchel — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aberdeen 42.4% lone person
Aberdeen — Lone Person: 42.4% Aberdeen — Couple Families: 39.3% Aberdeen — One Parent Families: 13.4% Aberdeen — Group Household: 3.4% Aberdeen — Other Families: 1.4%
Rouchel 36.8% lone person
Rouchel — Lone Person: 36.8% Rouchel — Couple Families: 31.6% Rouchel — One Parent Families: 15.8% Rouchel — Group Household: 15.8% Rouchel — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aberdeen 24.5% renting
Aberdeen — Owned Outright: 38.3% Aberdeen — Mortgage: 37.2% Aberdeen — Renting: 24.5%
Rouchel 30.6% renting
Rouchel — Owned Outright: 47.2% Rouchel — Mortgage: 22.2% Rouchel — Renting: 30.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Aberdeen Rouchel
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 22.6%
Aberdeen — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Rouchel — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 14.6%
Aberdeen — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Rouchel — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 5.8%
Aberdeen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Rouchel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Aberdeen — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Rouchel — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Aberdeen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Rouchel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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.

Aberdeen Rouchel
England 1.2% / 5.8%
Aberdeen — England: 1.2% Rouchel — England: 5.8%
Ireland — / 2.2%
Aberdeen — Ireland: not among its largest Rouchel — Ireland: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Aberdeen — New Zealand: 1.0% Rouchel — New Zealand: not among its largest
China 0.6% / —
Aberdeen — China: 0.6% Rouchel — China: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / —
Aberdeen — South Africa: 0.4% Rouchel — South Africa: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.2% / —
Aberdeen — Malaysia: 0.2% Rouchel — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aberdeen 89.7% houses
Aberdeen — Houses: 89.7% Aberdeen — Flats / Apartments: 5.2% Aberdeen — Townhouses: 5.1%
Rouchel 100.0% houses
Rouchel — Houses: 100.0% Rouchel — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Rouchel — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Aberdeen Rouchel
Median house price $635,000 —
Median unit price $232,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Rouchel has more rural and farming land (93% vs 71%); Aberdeen has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 3%).

Aberdeen Rouchel
Rural and farming 71% 93%
Environmental 16% 3%
Residential 6% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
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

Aberdeen Rouchel
New dwellings approved 41
across Upper Hunter
same for both
Approvals change year on year -20%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Aberdeen Rouchel
Houses 4.3%
$580/wk on $700K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Aberdeen Rouchel
House price Higher than 20% of NSW —
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 78% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 22% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of NSW —

Liveability

Aberdeen is more walkable (59 vs 16).

Aberdeen Rouchel
Grade C —
Score 39/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Rouchel carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0); Aberdeen carries more crime risk (76 vs 43).

Aberdeen Rouchel
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
31/100
Crime High
76/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Aberdeen Rouchel
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Aberdeen

  • St Joseph's Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Aberdeen Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Rouchel

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

Amenities in the suburb

Aberdeen Rouchel
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Rouchel sits further from the CBD (273.4 km vs 260.2 km).

Aberdeen Rouchel
Walkability score 59/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 260.2 km 273.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 186 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2336
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2336
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.

Aberdeen Rouchel
Car (driver) 83.7% / 82.8%
Aberdeen — Car (driver): 83.7% Rouchel — Car (driver): 82.8%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 10.9%
Aberdeen — Worked from Home: 8.5% Rouchel — Worked from Home: 10.9%
Walked Only 3.0% / 6.2%
Aberdeen — Walked Only: 3.0% Rouchel — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / —
Aberdeen — Car (passenger): 4.1% Rouchel — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 0.6% / —
Aberdeen — Bus: 0.6% Rouchel — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Aberdeen Rouchel
Elevation 189 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 224 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Aberdeen Rouchel
Connectivity score 66/100 25/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
980 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Aberdeen Rouchel
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aberdeen Rouchel
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 14.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Aberdeen Rouchel
Average residential rate $968/yr
same for both
Council Upper Hunter
same for both

Federal electorate

Aberdeen Rouchel
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aberdeen Rouchel
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aberdeen

Acreage Affordable Quiet

Rouchel

River Rural

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