Camden Park vs Camden South

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Camden Park, the large majority of households are couple families. In Camden South, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Camden Park: a median of $1.59 million, against $1.13 million in Camden South, though rent is higher in Camden South. On these figures, Camden Park tends to suit couples, while Camden South suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Camden Park is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 70%)
  • Camden South has more parks and reserves (14 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Camden Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)
  • Camden South has cheaper houses ($1,127,500 vs $1,590,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Camden Park leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)
  • Camden South has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Camden South

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 71 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (68.6 km vs 72.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Camden South

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Camden Park and Camden South 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 Park Camden South
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 Park Camden South
Walkability 6 / 53
Camden Park — Walkability: 6/100 Camden South — Walkability: 53/100
Safety 85 / 76
Camden Park — Safety: 85/100 Camden South — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Camden Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Camden South — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Camden South has more residents (4,595 vs 2,233); Camden Park has higher household incomes ($167,388 vs $105,664).

Camden Park Camden South
Population 2,233 4,595
+106% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.2% +1.2%
Median age 39 38
Median household income $167,388/yr
+37% vs other
 $105,664/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk $450/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Camden Park Camden South
0-4 4.6% / 6.9%
Camden Park — 0-4: 4.6% Camden South — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 18.5% / 15.2%
Camden Park — 5-14: 18.5% Camden South — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 8.5% / 5.5%
Camden Park — 15-19: 8.5% Camden South — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 7.0% / 4.3%
Camden Park — 20-24: 7.0% Camden South — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 6.5% / 12.8%
Camden Park — 25-34: 6.5% Camden South — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 15.4% / 13.9%
Camden Park — 35-44: 15.4% Camden South — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 16.7% / 11.8%
Camden Park — 45-54: 16.7% Camden South — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 11.6% / 10.4%
Camden Park — 55-64: 11.6% Camden South — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 7.7% / 12.1%
Camden Park — 65-74: 7.7% Camden South — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 3.3% / 5.6%
Camden Park — 75-84: 3.3% Camden South — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 0.5% / 1.5%
Camden Park — 85+: 0.5% Camden South — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Camden Park 75.6% couple families
Camden Park — Couple Families: 75.6% Camden Park — Lone Person: 11.6% Camden Park — One Parent Families: 11.0% Camden Park — Group Household: 1.0% Camden Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Camden South 53.8% couple families
Camden South — Couple Families: 53.8% Camden South — Lone Person: 26.1% Camden South — One Parent Families: 16.6% Camden South — Group Household: 2.8% Camden South — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Camden Park 5.9% renting
Camden Park — Owned Outright: 32.3% Camden Park — Mortgage: 61.9% Camden Park — Renting: 5.9%
Camden South 16.8% renting
Camden South — Owned Outright: 36.8% Camden South — Mortgage: 46.4% Camden South — Renting: 16.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Camden Park Camden South
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 18.7%
Camden Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Camden South — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 10.1%
Camden Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Camden South — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 8.4%
Camden Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Camden South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 3.3%
Camden Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Camden South — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.0%
Camden Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Camden South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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 Park Camden South
England 3.9% / 4.1%
Camden Park — England: 3.9% Camden South — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.4%
Camden Park — New Zealand: 0.6% Camden South — New Zealand: 1.4%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.6%
Camden Park — Scotland: 0.7% Camden South — Scotland: 0.6%
Italy 0.8% / —
Camden Park — Italy: 0.8% Camden South — Italy: not among its largest
Ireland 0.4% / 0.4%
Camden Park — Ireland: 0.4% Camden South — Ireland: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.5%
Camden Park — Germany: not among its largest Camden South — Germany: 0.5%
South Africa 0.4% / —
Camden Park — South Africa: 0.4% Camden South — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Camden Park 98.2% houses
Camden Park — Houses: 98.2% Camden Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Camden Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Camden South 92.6% houses
Camden South — Houses: 92.6% Camden South — Townhouses: 5.2% Camden South — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Camden Park Camden South
Median house price $1,590,000 $1,127,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,583,750 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 14 sales
 27 days
from 36 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 Park Camden South
3 bed $1.04M / $1M
Camden Park — 3 bed: $1.04M (5 sales) Camden South — 3 bed: $1M (53 sales)

5 vs 53 sales

4 bed $1.57M / $1.3M
Camden Park — 4 bed: $1.57M (25 sales) Camden South — 4 bed: $1.3M (45 sales)

25 vs 45 sales

5 bed $1.77M / $1.46M
Camden Park — 5 bed: $1.77M (17 sales) Camden South — 5 bed: $1.46M (13 sales)

17 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Camden Park has more rural and farming land (91% vs 43%).

Camden Park Camden South
Rural and farming 91% 43%
Residential 7% 42%
Parks and recreation 1% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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 Park Camden South
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
 1,671
across Camden
Approvals change year on year +92% -21%

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 Park Camden South
Houses — 2.7%
$670/wk on $1.29M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Camden Park Camden South
House price Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Income Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 11% of NSW

Liveability

Camden South is more walkable (53 vs 6).

Camden Park Camden South
Grade A B
Score 71/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Camden Park Camden South
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
24/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Camden Park Camden South
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
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 8.6 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Camden Park Camden South
Parks & reserves 3 14
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Camden Park sits further from the CBD (72.2 km vs 68.6 km).

Camden Park Camden South
Walkability score 6/100 53/100
Distance to Sydney 72.2 km
+5% vs other
 68.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 71 min 60 min
Public transport score 34/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 11.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 111.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Park Camden South
Car (driver) 60.7% / 60.3%
Camden Park — Car (driver): 60.7% Camden South — Car (driver): 60.3%
Worked from Home 36.2% / 34.8%
Camden Park — Worked from Home: 36.2% Camden South — Worked from Home: 34.8%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 2.8%
Camden Park — Car (passenger): 2.2% Camden South — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Train 0.5% / 1.3%
Camden Park — Train: 0.5% Camden South — Train: 1.3%
Bus 0.5% / 0.3%
Camden Park — Bus: 0.5% Camden South — Bus: 0.3%
Walked Only — / 0.3%
Camden Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Camden South — Walked Only: 0.3%

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

Setting

Camden Park Camden South
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.0 km 31.1 km

NBN connectivity

Camden Park Camden South
Connectivity score 79/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 62%
692 premises
 60%
1,767 premises

Climate

Camden Park Camden South
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 Park Camden South
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 Park Camden South
Average residential rate $2,099/yr $1,504/yr
Council Wollondilly Camden

Federal electorate

Camden Park Camden South
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Camden Park

Acreage Family

Camden South

Family Large Blocks Parks Quiet

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