Camden Park vs Cawdor

Camden Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Cawdor. 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 Cawdor: a median of $2.04 million, against $1.59 million in Camden Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Camden Park tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Cawdor suits 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

Camden Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • But Cawdor has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Camden Park

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($1,583,750 vs $2,187,335)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,590,000 vs $2,036,250)

Weighs house prices, land 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 19%)
  • Cawdor has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cawdor

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 71 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cawdor

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 12%)
  • But Camden Park carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 86/100)

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 Cawdor 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 Cawdor
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 Cawdor
Walkability 6 / 27
Camden Park — Walkability: 6/100 Cawdor — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 85 / 14
Camden Park — Safety: 85/100 Cawdor — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Camden Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cawdor — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Camden Park has more residents (2,233 vs 430); Camden Park has higher household incomes ($167,388 vs $124,748).

Camden Park Cawdor
Population 2,233
+81% vs other
 430
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.2% -0.9%
Median age 39 44
Median household income $167,388/yr
+25% vs other
 $124,748/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk $450/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Camden Park Cawdor
0-4 4.6% / 3.7%
Camden Park — 0-4: 4.6% Cawdor — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 18.5% / 10.9%
Camden Park — 5-14: 18.5% Cawdor — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 8.5% / 10.2%
Camden Park — 15-19: 8.5% Cawdor — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 7.0% / 5.6%
Camden Park — 20-24: 7.0% Cawdor — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 6.5% / 11.2%
Camden Park — 25-34: 6.5% Cawdor — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 15.4% / 9.8%
Camden Park — 35-44: 15.4% Cawdor — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 16.7% / 16.3%
Camden Park — 45-54: 16.7% Cawdor — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 11.6% / 11.4%
Camden Park — 55-64: 11.6% Cawdor — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 7.7% / 16.0%
Camden Park — 65-74: 7.7% Cawdor — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 3.3% / 3.0%
Camden Park — 75-84: 3.3% Cawdor — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 0.5% / 3.7%
Camden Park — 85+: 0.5% Cawdor — 85+: 3.7%

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%
Cawdor 66.7% couple families
Cawdor — Couple Families: 66.7% Cawdor — Lone Person: 18.3% Cawdor — One Parent Families: 15.1% Cawdor — Group Household: 0.0% Cawdor — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Camden Park 5.9% renting
Camden Park — Owned Outright: 32.3% Camden Park — Mortgage: 61.9% Camden Park — Renting: 5.9%
Cawdor 16.0% renting
Cawdor — Owned Outright: 48.8% Cawdor — Mortgage: 35.2% Cawdor — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Camden Park Cawdor
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 19.8%
Camden Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Cawdor — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 10.9%
Camden Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Cawdor — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 9.5%
Camden Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Cawdor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.1%
Camden Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Cawdor — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Camden Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Cawdor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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 Cawdor
England 3.9% / 2.3%
Camden Park — England: 3.9% Cawdor — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.7%
Camden Park — New Zealand: 0.6% Cawdor — New Zealand: 0.7%
Germany — / 1.2%
Camden Park — Germany: not among its largest Cawdor — Germany: 1.2%
Italy 0.8% / —
Camden Park — Italy: 0.8% Cawdor — Italy: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Camden Park — Scotland: 0.7% Cawdor — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / —
Camden Park — South Africa: 0.4% Cawdor — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Camden Park 98.2% houses
Camden Park — Houses: 98.2% Camden Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Cawdor 95.5% houses
Cawdor — Houses: 95.5% Cawdor — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Camden Park Cawdor
Median house price $1,590,000 $2,036,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,583,750 $2,187,335
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 14 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Camden Park Cawdor
Rural and farming 91% 99%
Residential 7% 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 Park Cawdor
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
same for both
Approvals change year on year +92%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Camden Park Cawdor
House price Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Income Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Cawdor is more walkable (27 vs 6).

Camden Park Cawdor
Grade A —
Score 71/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cawdor carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Cawdor carries more crime risk (86 vs 15).

Camden Park Cawdor
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
15/100
 High
86/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Camden Park

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

Schools in Cawdor

  • Camden High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Cawdor Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Camden Park Cawdor
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Camden Park Cawdor
Walkability score 6/100 27/100
Distance to Sydney 72.2 km 71.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 71 min 63 min
Public transport score 34/100
Bus
 68/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 11.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 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 Park Cawdor
Car (driver) 60.7% / 54.3%
Camden Park — Car (driver): 60.7% Cawdor — Car (driver): 54.3%
Worked from Home 36.2% / 34.3%
Camden Park — Worked from Home: 36.2% Cawdor — Worked from Home: 34.3%
Walked Only — / 6.9%
Camden Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Cawdor — Walked Only: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 4.6%
Camden Park — Car (passenger): 2.2% Cawdor — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Train 0.5% / —
Camden Park — Train: 0.5% Cawdor — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.5% / —
Camden Park — Bus: 0.5% Cawdor — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Camden Park Cawdor
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.0 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Camden Park Cawdor
Connectivity score 79/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 62%
692 premises
 1%
156 premises

Climate

Camden Park Cawdor
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 Cawdor
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 Cawdor
Average residential rate $2,099/yr
same for both
Council Wollondilly
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Camden Park Cawdor
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

Cawdor

Premium Rural

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