Cambewarra vs Beaumont
Cambewarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 63 in Beaumont. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Beaumont: a median of $1.97 million, against $1.03 million in Cambewarra, though rent is higher in Cambewarra. On these figures, Cambewarra tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Beaumont 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Cambewarra is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 60%)
- Beaumont carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 92/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cambewarra
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,031,000 vs $1,970,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Beaumont
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $540/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Cambewarra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 142 min)
- But Beaumont sits closer to the CBD (158.5 km vs 162.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Beaumont
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 92/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (46% vs 27%)
- But Cambewarra is more walkable (30/100 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
Cambewarra and Beaumont 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
Cambewarra rents higher ($540/wk vs $250/wk); Cambewarra has more residents (234 vs 117).
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 234 +50% vs other | 117 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.7% | -6.4% |
| Median age | 55 | 63 |
| Median household income | $119,340/yr +18% vs other | $97,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $540/wk +54% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.9%).
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 (10.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (23.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,031,000 | $1,970,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Beaumont has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 32%); Cambewarra has more rural and farming land (57% vs 44%).
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 57% | 44% |
| Environmental | 32% | 55% |
| Residential | 8% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 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
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
Cambewarra is more walkable (30 vs 0).
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Cambewarra carries more crime risk (92 vs 31); Beaumont carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 35).
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | High 86/100 |
| Crime | High 92/100 | Low 31/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Cambewarra sits further from the CBD (162.4 km vs 158.5 km).
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 30/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 162.4 km +2% vs other | 158.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 132 min | 142 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2540 | 0.9% postcode 2577 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2540 | 56 postcode 2577 |
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 (76.1%).
Setting
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 90 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 359 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.0 km | 17.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 87/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 81% 482 premises | 0% 70 premises |
Climate
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cambewarra | Beaumont | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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