Abermain vs Neath

Abermain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 55 in Neath. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Neath, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Abermain: a median of $680,000, against $615,000 in Neath, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Abermain tends to suit families with children, while Neath suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Abermain

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Abermain leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 33%)
  • Neath has cheaper houses ($615,000 vs $680,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Abermain leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 32%)
  • Neath has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Abermain carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 91/100)
  • Neath has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Abermain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.9% vs -12.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Abermain Neath
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.

Abermain Neath
Walkability 30 / 26
Abermain — Walkability: 30/100 Neath — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 23 / 9
Abermain — Safety: 23/100 Neath — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 31 / 20
Abermain — Low fire risk: 31/100 Neath — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

Abermain has more residents (2,544 vs 430); Abermain has higher household incomes ($75,348 vs $41,184).

Abermain Neath
Population 2,544
+83% vs other
 430
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% -12.2%
Median age 37 55
Median household income $75,348/yr
+45% vs other
 $41,184/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+20% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Abermain Neath
0-4 7.0% / 5.1%
Abermain — 0-4: 7.0% Neath — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.5% / 8.4%
Abermain — 5-14: 15.5% Neath — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 5.7% / 3.0%
Abermain — 15-19: 5.7% Neath — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 5.9% / 5.1%
Abermain — 20-24: 5.9% Neath — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 13.4% / 8.4%
Abermain — 25-34: 13.4% Neath — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 12.3% / 9.3%
Abermain — 35-44: 12.3% Neath — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 11.9% / 10.9%
Abermain — 45-54: 11.9% Neath — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 14.0% / 15.1%
Abermain — 55-64: 14.0% Neath — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 8.7% / 19.8%
Abermain — 65-74: 8.7% Neath — 65-74: 19.8%
75-84 4.8% / 12.3%
Abermain — 75-84: 4.8% Neath — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ 0.9% / 2.6%
Abermain — 85+: 0.9% Neath — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Abermain 29.0% lone person
Abermain — Lone Person: 29.0% Abermain — Couple Families: 43.5% Abermain — One Parent Families: 21.0% Abermain — Group Household: 4.9% Abermain — Other Families: 1.6%
Neath 57.0% lone person
Neath — Lone Person: 57.0% Neath — Couple Families: 18.1% Neath — One Parent Families: 16.8% Neath — Group Household: 5.4% Neath — Other Families: 2.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Abermain 19.6% renting
Abermain — Owned Outright: 36.2% Abermain — Mortgage: 44.2% Abermain — Renting: 19.6%
Neath 11.2% renting
Neath — Owned Outright: 52.7% Neath — Mortgage: 36.2% Neath — Renting: 11.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Abermain Neath
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 20.0%
Abermain — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Neath — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 7.0%
Abermain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Neath — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 2.1%
Abermain — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Neath — Bachelor Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Abermain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Neath — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.2% / —
Abermain — Postgraduate Degree: 0.2% Neath — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

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.

Abermain Neath
England 1.1% / 3.3%
Abermain — England: 1.1% Neath — England: 3.3%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.9%
Abermain — Scotland: 0.5% Neath — Scotland: 1.9%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.4%
Abermain — New Zealand: 0.7% Neath — New Zealand: 1.4%
Philippines 0.2% / 1.2%
Abermain — Philippines: 0.2% Neath — Philippines: 1.2%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Abermain — Netherlands: not among its largest Neath — Netherlands: 0.7%
South Africa 0.3% / —
Abermain — South Africa: 0.3% Neath — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.2% / —
Abermain — Germany: 0.2% Neath — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Abermain 95.3% houses
Abermain — Houses: 95.3% Abermain — Townhouses: 4.3% Abermain — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Neath 95.9% houses
Neath — Houses: 95.9% Neath — Townhouses: 2.1% Neath — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Abermain Neath
Median house price $680,000 $615,000
Median unit price — $360,000
Median land price $525,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 13 sales
 —

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Abermain Neath
2 bed $600K / $608K
Abermain — 2 bed: $600K (15 sales) Neath — 2 bed: $608K (6 sales)

15 vs 6 sales

3 bed $670K / $615K
Abermain — 3 bed: $670K (47 sales) Neath — 3 bed: $615K (10 sales)

47 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Neath has more rural and farming land (64% vs 12%); Abermain has more industrially zoned land (32% vs 0%).

Abermain Neath
Rural and farming 12% 64%
Industrial 32% 0%
Environmental 30% 28%
Residential 22% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
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

Abermain Neath
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Abermain Neath
Houses 3.9%
$558/wk on $738K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Abermain Neath
House price Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Schools Higher than 1% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 69% of NSW —

Liveability

Abermain Neath
Grade D —
Score 17/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Neath carries more crime risk (91 vs 77); Neath carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 69).

Abermain Neath
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
80/100
Crime High
77/100
 High
91/100
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 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Abermain Neath
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Abermain

  • Abermain Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Holy Spirit Infants School Catholic · Primary
  • Alesco Secondary College - Abermain Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school
  • Aspect Hunter School, Abermain Satellite Independent · Primary · Special school

Schools in Neath

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

Amenities in the suburb

Abermain Neath
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Abermain Neath
Walkability score 30/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 153.4 km 152.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 119 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 35.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 39.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2326
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2326
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.

Abermain Neath
Car (driver) 80.5% / 85.8%
Abermain — Car (driver): 80.5% Neath — Car (driver): 85.8%
Worked from Home 11.2% / 11.3%
Abermain — Worked from Home: 11.2% Neath — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 2.8%
Abermain — Car (passenger): 4.7% Neath — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Bus 1.4% / —
Abermain — Bus: 1.4% Neath — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Abermain — Walked Only: 1.4% Neath — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.8%).

Setting

Abermain Neath
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.1 km 33.0 km

NBN connectivity

Abermain Neath
Connectivity score 70/100 55/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
1,072 premises
 18%
263 premises

Climate

Abermain Neath
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Abermain Neath
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Abermain Neath
Average residential rate $1,405/yr
same for both
Council Cessnock
same for both

Federal electorate

Abermain Neath
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Abermain Neath
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Abermain

Acreage Affordable Family

Neath

Acreage Affordable Quiet Retirees

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