Ambarvale vs St Helens Park

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In St Helens Park, about half of households are couple families.

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

  • Ambarvale has more parks and reserves (14 vs 9)
  • St Helens Park carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 75/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ambarvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ambarvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Ambarvale is more walkable (68/100 vs 52/100)
  • St Helens Park carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 75/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ambarvale St Helens Park
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.

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Walkability 68 / 52
Ambarvale — Walkability: 68/100 St Helens Park — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 25 / 62
Ambarvale — Safety: 25/100 St Helens Park — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 8
Ambarvale — Low fire risk: 100/100 St Helens Park — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

St Helens Park has higher household incomes ($96,200 vs $74,412); St Helens Park rents higher ($400/wk vs $350/wk).

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Population 7,254
+8% vs other
 6,647
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +0.7%
Median age 34 33
Median household income $74,412/yr $96,200/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $400/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ambarvale St Helens Park
0-4 7.3% / 7.9%
Ambarvale — 0-4: 7.3% St Helens Park — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 15.4% / 15.6%
Ambarvale — 5-14: 15.4% St Helens Park — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 6.9% / 6.9%
Ambarvale — 15-19: 6.9% St Helens Park — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 7.1% / 6.9%
Ambarvale — 20-24: 7.1% St Helens Park — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 13.6% / 14.7%
Ambarvale — 25-34: 13.6% St Helens Park — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 13.4% / 14.7%
Ambarvale — 35-44: 13.4% St Helens Park — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 11.2% / 12.5%
Ambarvale — 45-54: 11.2% St Helens Park — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 12.2% / 11.1%
Ambarvale — 55-64: 12.2% St Helens Park — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 9.1% / 6.5%
Ambarvale — 65-74: 9.1% St Helens Park — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 3.2% / 2.6%
Ambarvale — 75-84: 3.2% St Helens Park — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 0.6% / 0.6%
Ambarvale — 85+: 0.6% St Helens Park — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ambarvale 41.7% couple families
Ambarvale — Couple Families: 41.7% Ambarvale — One Parent Families: 30.3% Ambarvale — Lone Person: 22.8% Ambarvale — Group Household: 2.6% Ambarvale — Other Families: 2.7%
St Helens Park 51.1% couple families
St Helens Park — Couple Families: 51.1% St Helens Park — One Parent Families: 25.3% St Helens Park — Lone Person: 19.6% St Helens Park — Group Household: 2.9% St Helens Park — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ambarvale 44.5% renting
Ambarvale — Owned Outright: 22.4% Ambarvale — Mortgage: 33.1% Ambarvale — Renting: 44.5%
St Helens Park 29.5% renting
St Helens Park — Owned Outright: 21.5% St Helens Park — Mortgage: 49.0% St Helens Park — Renting: 29.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Philippines 2.7% / 1.9%
Ambarvale — Philippines: 2.7% St Helens Park — Philippines: 1.9%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.2%
Ambarvale — New Zealand: 2.4% St Helens Park — New Zealand: 2.2%
England 2.1% / 1.8%
Ambarvale — England: 2.1% St Helens Park — England: 1.8%
India 1.1% / 1.4%
Ambarvale — India: 1.1% St Helens Park — India: 1.4%
Fiji 1.0% / 1.2%
Ambarvale — Fiji: 1.0% St Helens Park — Fiji: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 15.8%
Ambarvale — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% St Helens Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 7.4%
Ambarvale — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% St Helens Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 7.2%
Ambarvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% St Helens Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.1%
Ambarvale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% St Helens Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.9%
Ambarvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% St Helens Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ambarvale 86.5% houses
Ambarvale — Houses: 86.5% Ambarvale — Townhouses: 9.6% Ambarvale — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
St Helens Park 89.3% houses
St Helens Park — Houses: 89.3% St Helens Park — Townhouses: 10.0% St Helens Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Median house price $962,500 $915,000
Median unit price $517,500 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 31 sales
 21 days
from 41 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.

Ambarvale St Helens Park
3 bed $938K / $889K
Ambarvale — 3 bed: $938K (48 sales) St Helens Park — 3 bed: $889K (85 sales)

48 vs 85 sales

4 bed $980K / $1.03M
Ambarvale — 4 bed: $980K (21 sales) St Helens Park — 4 bed: $1.03M (37 sales)

21 vs 37 sales

5 bed $1.06M / $1.07M
Ambarvale — 5 bed: $1.06M (6 sales) St Helens Park — 5 bed: $1.07M (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Residential 74% 37%
Parks and recreation 12% 39%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 12%
Commercial 9% 2%
Environmental 0% 6%
Rural and farming 0% 6%
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

Ambarvale St Helens Park
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +48%
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.

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Houses 3.4%
$670/wk on $1.02M
 3.7%
$650/wk on $920K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ambarvale St Helens Park
House price Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Schools Higher than 13% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Ambarvale is more walkable (68 vs 52).

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Grade C
same for both
Score 37/100 33/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

St Helens Park carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 0); Ambarvale carries more crime risk (75 vs 38).

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
92/100
Crime High
75/100
 Low
38/100
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

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Inside the suburb 3 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 2.5 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.5% 1.9%

Schools in Ambarvale

  • Ambarvale Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Thomas Acres Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Thomas Reddall High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in St Helens Park

  • St Helens Park Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Woodland Road Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 14 9
Childcare 6
same for both
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 17 9

Mobility

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Walkability score 68/100 52/100
Distance to Sydney 62.3 km 63.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 58 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 131.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 60.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2560
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.

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Car (driver) 61.7% / 60.8%
Ambarvale — Car (driver): 61.7% St Helens Park — Car (driver): 60.8%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 28.6%
Ambarvale — Worked from Home: 25.5% St Helens Park — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 5.9%
Ambarvale — Car (passenger): 6.9% St Helens Park — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Train 3.7% / 3.0%
Ambarvale — Train: 3.7% St Helens Park — Train: 3.0%
Bus 1.0% / 1.0%
Ambarvale — Bus: 1.0% St Helens Park — Bus: 1.0%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.7%
Ambarvale — Walked Only: 1.2% St Helens Park — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.7%).

Setting

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Elevation 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 139 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.7 km 21.4 km

NBN connectivity

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Connectivity score 74/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
2,630 premises
 54%
2,297 premises

Climate

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ambarvale St Helens Park
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ambarvale St Helens Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ambarvale

Family Outer Parks River

St Helens Park

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks River

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