Camboon vs Rylstone

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Camboon, most households are couple families. In Rylstone, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Camboon tends to suit couples.

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

  • Camboon is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 44%)
  • Rylstone has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Camboon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rylstone

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $665/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 34%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Camboon is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Rylstone sits closer to the CBD (252.5 km vs 256.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Camboon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Camboon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (48.7% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Camboon Rylstone
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.

Camboon Rylstone
Walkability 8 / 0
Camboon — Walkability: 8/100 Rylstone — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 38
Camboon — Safety: 47/100 Rylstone — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 53
Camboon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rylstone — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Rylstone has more residents (904 vs 58); Camboon rents higher ($665/wk vs $280/wk).

Camboon Rylstone
Population 58 904
+1459% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +48.7% -1.7%
Median age 54
same for both
Median household income $101,816/yr
+43% vs other
 $57,876/yr
Median weekly rent $665/wk
+58% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Camboon Rylstone
0-4 5.2% / 4.1%
Camboon — 0-4: 5.2% Rylstone — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 5.2% / 9.6%
Camboon — 5-14: 5.2% Rylstone — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 — / 4.4%
Camboon — 15-19: not among its largest Rylstone — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 — / 3.3%
Camboon — 20-24: not among its largest Rylstone — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 10.3% / 6.9%
Camboon — 25-34: 10.3% Rylstone — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 12.1% / 10.2%
Camboon — 35-44: 12.1% Rylstone — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 13.8% / 11.8%
Camboon — 45-54: 13.8% Rylstone — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 13.8% / 17.3%
Camboon — 55-64: 13.8% Rylstone — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 19.0% / 17.7%
Camboon — 65-74: 19.0% Rylstone — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 10.3% / 11.1%
Camboon — 75-84: 10.3% Rylstone — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ — / 3.4%
Camboon — 85+: not among its largest Rylstone — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Camboon 44.4% lone person
Camboon — Lone Person: 44.4% Camboon — Couple Families: 55.6% Camboon — One Parent Families: 0.0% Camboon — Group Household: 0.0%
Rylstone 50.8% lone person
Rylstone — Lone Person: 50.8% Rylstone — Couple Families: 32.4% Rylstone — One Parent Families: 11.8% Rylstone — Group Household: 5.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Camboon 0.0% renting
Camboon — Owned Outright: 87.5% Camboon — Mortgage: 12.5% Camboon — Renting: 0.0%
Rylstone 19.2% renting
Rylstone — Owned Outright: 51.9% Rylstone — Mortgage: 28.8% Rylstone — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Camboon 100.0% houses
Camboon — Houses: 100.0% Camboon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Camboon — Townhouses: 0.0%
Rylstone 95.9% houses
Rylstone — Houses: 95.9% Rylstone — Flats / Apartments: 2.3% Rylstone — Townhouses: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Camboon Rylstone
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 19.4%
Camboon — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Rylstone — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 8.4%
Camboon — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Rylstone — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.4%
Camboon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Rylstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 2.4%
Camboon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Rylstone — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Camboon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rylstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Property market

Camboon Rylstone
Median house price — $590,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $485,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 85 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Camboon has more rural and farming land (100% vs 64%); Rylstone has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 0%).

Camboon Rylstone
Rural and farming 100% 64%
Environmental 0% 26%
Residential 0% 9%
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

Camboon Rylstone
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
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.

Camboon Rylstone
Houses — 2.4%
$460/wk on $1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Camboon Rylstone
House price — Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 49% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of NSW

Liveability

Camboon is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Camboon Rylstone
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Rylstone carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 0).

Camboon Rylstone
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
62/100
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

Camboon Rylstone
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Camboon

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

Schools in Rylstone

  • Rylstone Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Camboon Rylstone
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 10 14

Mobility

Camboon sits further from the CBD (256.8 km vs 252.5 km).

Camboon Rylstone
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 256.8 km
+2% vs other
 252.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 221 min 219 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2849
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2849
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.

Camboon Rylstone
Car (driver) 72.7% / 70.7%
Camboon — Car (driver): 72.7% Rylstone — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 17.3%
Camboon — Worked from Home: 27.3% Rylstone — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Camboon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rylstone — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only — / 5.1%
Camboon — Walked Only: not among its largest Rylstone — Walked Only: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Camboon Rylstone
Elevation 628 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 637 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Camboon Rylstone
Connectivity score 15/100 50/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
11 premises
 14%
493 premises

Climate

Camboon Rylstone
Annual rainfall 965 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Camboon Rylstone
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Camboon Rylstone
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Camboon Rylstone
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Camboon

Retirees River Rural

Rylstone

Affordable Retirees Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

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