Camden vs Elderslie

Elderslie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Camden. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Elderslie, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Camden tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Elderslie suits families with children and 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 5 things we measure here

  • Camden has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • Elderslie is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Camden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($1,080,000 vs $1,320,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Camden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Camden is more walkable (87/100 vs 71/100)
  • Elderslie sits closer to the CBD (65.6 km vs 68.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Camden

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 14%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Elderslie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.2% vs 4.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Camden Elderslie
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.

Camden Elderslie
Walkability 87 / 71
Camden — Walkability: 87/100 Elderslie — Walkability: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 45
Camden — Low fire risk: 100/100 Elderslie — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Elderslie has more residents (7,878 vs 3,378); Elderslie has higher household incomes ($111,800 vs $85,800).

Camden Elderslie
Population 3,378 7,878
+133% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +31.2%
Median age 43 34
Median household income $85,800/yr $111,800/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $480/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Camden Elderslie
0-4 6.0% / 8.8%
Camden — 0-4: 6.0% Elderslie — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 12.3% / 15.7%
Camden — 5-14: 12.3% Elderslie — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 4.8% / 6.9%
Camden — 15-19: 4.8% Elderslie — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 4.8% / 5.6%
Camden — 20-24: 4.8% Elderslie — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 11.4% / 14.1%
Camden — 25-34: 11.4% Elderslie — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 12.6% / 14.6%
Camden — 35-44: 12.6% Elderslie — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 13.5% / 11.7%
Camden — 45-54: 13.5% Elderslie — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 11.0% / 9.4%
Camden — 55-64: 11.0% Elderslie — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 10.6% / 7.6%
Camden — 65-74: 10.6% Elderslie — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 8.4% / 4.3%
Camden — 75-84: 8.4% Elderslie — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 4.7% / 1.2%
Camden — 85+: 4.7% Elderslie — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Camden 37.2% couple families
Camden — Couple Families: 37.2% Camden — Lone Person: 43.5% Camden — One Parent Families: 16.2% Camden — Group Household: 2.5% Camden — Other Families: 0.6%
Elderslie 52.5% couple families
Elderslie — Couple Families: 52.5% Elderslie — Lone Person: 25.2% Elderslie — One Parent Families: 19.4% Elderslie — Group Household: 1.8% Elderslie — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Camden 33.7% renting
Camden — Owned Outright: 31.2% Camden — Mortgage: 35.1% Camden — Renting: 33.7%
Elderslie 29.7% renting
Elderslie — Owned Outright: 23.3% Elderslie — Mortgage: 47.0% Elderslie — Renting: 29.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Camden Elderslie
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 17.4%
Camden — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Elderslie — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 10.3%
Camden — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Elderslie — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 8.3%
Camden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Elderslie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.9%
Camden — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Elderslie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.7%
Camden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Elderslie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Camden Elderslie
England 4.5% / 3.4%
Camden — England: 4.5% Elderslie — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.2%
Camden — New Zealand: 1.2% Elderslie — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.7%
Camden — Scotland: 0.8% Elderslie — Scotland: 0.7%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.6%
Camden — Philippines: 0.4% Elderslie — Philippines: 0.6%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.4%
Camden — South Africa: 0.5% Elderslie — South Africa: 0.4%
India — / 0.6%
Camden — India: not among its largest Elderslie — India: 0.6%
Germany 0.5% / —
Camden — Germany: 0.5% Elderslie — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Camden 73.8% houses
Camden — Houses: 73.8% Camden — Townhouses: 17.2% Camden — Flats / Apartments: 9.0%
Elderslie 86.0% houses
Elderslie — Houses: 86.0% Elderslie — Townhouses: 10.5% Elderslie — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Camden Elderslie
Median house price $1,205,000 $1,145,000
Median unit price $640,000 —
Median land price $1,080,000 $1,320,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 47 days
from 20 sales
 25 days
from 78 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.

Camden Elderslie
3 bed $1.08M / $1.01M
Camden — 3 bed: $1.08M (36 sales) Elderslie — 3 bed: $1.01M (32 sales)

36 vs 32 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $1.13M
Camden — 4 bed: $1.32M (30 sales) Elderslie — 4 bed: $1.13M (105 sales)

30 vs 105 sales

5 bed $1.4M / $1.47M
Camden — 5 bed: $1.4M (8 sales) Elderslie — 5 bed: $1.47M (17 sales)

8 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Camden Elderslie
Residential 31% 53%
Rural and farming 33%
same for both
Parks and recreation 29% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 6%
Commercial 5% 0%
Industrial 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

Camden Elderslie
New dwellings approved 1,671
across Camden
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
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.

Camden Elderslie
Houses 3.1%
$680/wk on $1.13M
 3.1%
$725/wk on $1.22M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Camden Elderslie
House price Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Schools Higher than 72% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW

Liveability

Camden is more walkable (87 vs 71); Camden scores higher overall (62 vs 53).

Camden Elderslie
Grade B
same for both
Score 62/100 53/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Elderslie carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0).

Camden Elderslie
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime High
77/100
 —
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Camden Elderslie
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 8.6 km

Schools in Camden

  • Camden South Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Camden Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Paul's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Elderslie

  • Elderslie High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Elderslie Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mawarra Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Camden Elderslie
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 25 19
Childcare 8
same for both
GPs 6 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Hospitals 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Camden sits further from the CBD (68.8 km vs 65.6 km).

Camden Elderslie
Walkability score 87/100 71/100
Distance to Sydney 68.8 km
+5% vs other
 65.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 59 min 57 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 190.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 159.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2570
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.

Camden Elderslie
Car (driver) 58.9% / 60.7%
Camden — Car (driver): 58.9% Elderslie — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 32.6% / 33.5%
Camden — Worked from Home: 32.6% Elderslie — Worked from Home: 33.5%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 3.4%
Camden — Car (passenger): 2.5% Elderslie — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 3.9% / 0.7%
Camden — Walked Only: 3.9% Elderslie — Walked Only: 0.7%
Train 1.7% / 1.2%
Camden — Train: 1.7% Elderslie — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).

Setting

Camden Elderslie
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.3 km 31.8 km

NBN connectivity

Camden Elderslie
Connectivity score 61/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
2,043 premises
 66%
3,060 premises

Climate

Camden Elderslie
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)

Camden Elderslie
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Camden Elderslie
Average residential rate $1,504/yr
same for both
Council Camden
same for both

Federal electorate

Camden Elderslie
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Camden Elderslie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Camden

Parks Village Feel

Elderslie

Family Large Blocks Parks Young Families

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