Alma Park vs Culcairn
Culcairn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Alma Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alma Park, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Alma Park tends to suit couples, while Culcairn suits 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 6 things we measure here
- Alma Park carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 68/100)
- Culcairn has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Alma Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Alma Park
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Culcairn
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (327 min vs 348 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (520.9 km vs 551.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Alma Park carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 68/100)
- Culcairn is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs 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
Alma Park and Culcairn 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
Culcairn has more residents (1,483 vs 58); Alma Park has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $60,996).
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 58 | 1,483 +2457% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.5% | +0.7% |
| Median age | 50 | 44 |
| Median household income | $95,316/yr +36% vs other | $60,996/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk | $220/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
Property market
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $405,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $165,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 42 days from 19 sales |
Zoning mix
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.8% $405/wk on $435K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 96% of NSW |
Liveability
Culcairn is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 44/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Culcairn carries more crime risk (68 vs 0); Culcairn carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 14).
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 3 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Alma Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Culcairn
- Billabong High School Government · Secondary above peers
- Culcairn Public School Government · Primary above peers
- St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 2 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 54 |
Mobility
Alma Park sits further from the CBD (551.3 km vs 520.9 km).
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 551.3 km +6% vs other | 520.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 348 min | 327 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2659 | 0.3% postcode 2660 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 2659 | 68 postcode 2660 |
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 (73.7%).
Setting
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 208 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 217 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 44/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 6% 760 premises |
Council rates
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Alma Park | Culcairn | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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