Cameron Park vs Elermore Vale

Cameron Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 42 in Elermore Vale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cameron Park, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cameron Park: a median of $1.03 million, against $945,000 in Elermore Vale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cameron Park tends to suit families with children and couples, while Elermore Vale 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

Cameron Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 5)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 58%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 79%)
  • But Elermore Vale has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Cameron Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($430,000 vs $720,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Elermore Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $510/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cameron Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 110 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (144.6 km vs 150.7 km)
  • But Elermore Vale is more walkable (58/100 vs 37/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Elermore Vale

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 9%)
  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 37/100)

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

Investors

Cameron Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.8% vs 9.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
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.

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Walkability 37 / 58
Cameron Park — Walkability: 37/100 Elermore Vale — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 44 / 41
Cameron Park — Safety: 44/100 Elermore Vale — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 58 / 46
Cameron Park — Low fire risk: 58/100 Elermore Vale — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Cameron Park has more residents (9,977 vs 6,057); Cameron Park has higher household incomes ($128,128 vs $81,484).

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Population 9,977
+39% vs other
 6,057
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.8% +9.6%
Median age 33 42
Median household income $128,128/yr
+36% vs other
 $81,484/yr
Median weekly rent $510/wk
+25% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
0-4 8.2% / 5.2%
Cameron Park — 0-4: 8.2% Elermore Vale — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 17.2% / 11.6%
Cameron Park — 5-14: 17.2% Elermore Vale — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 6.9% / 5.8%
Cameron Park — 15-19: 6.9% Elermore Vale — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.7% / 5.6%
Cameron Park — 20-24: 5.7% Elermore Vale — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 13.9% / 12.5%
Cameron Park — 25-34: 13.9% Elermore Vale — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 17.6% / 12.2%
Cameron Park — 35-44: 17.6% Elermore Vale — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 12.9% / 11.1%
Cameron Park — 45-54: 12.9% Elermore Vale — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 8.4% / 10.8%
Cameron Park — 55-64: 8.4% Elermore Vale — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 5.4% / 11.9%
Cameron Park — 65-74: 5.4% Elermore Vale — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 2.8% / 8.7%
Cameron Park — 75-84: 2.8% Elermore Vale — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 1.0% / 4.6%
Cameron Park — 85+: 1.0% Elermore Vale — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cameron Park 67.9% couple families
Cameron Park — Couple Families: 67.9% Cameron Park — Lone Person: 14.1% Cameron Park — One Parent Families: 14.5% Cameron Park — Group Household: 2.6% Cameron Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Elermore Vale 41.4% couple families
Elermore Vale — Couple Families: 41.4% Elermore Vale — Lone Person: 36.3% Elermore Vale — One Parent Families: 16.1% Elermore Vale — Group Household: 4.8% Elermore Vale — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cameron Park 22.4% renting
Cameron Park — Owned Outright: 22.3% Cameron Park — Mortgage: 55.3% Cameron Park — Renting: 22.4%
Elermore Vale 26.3% renting
Elermore Vale — Owned Outright: 37.0% Elermore Vale — Mortgage: 36.7% Elermore Vale — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 15.7%
Cameron Park — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Elermore Vale — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 13.2%
Cameron Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Elermore Vale — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.3%
Cameron Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Elermore Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 4.2%
Cameron Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Elermore Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.6%
Cameron Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Elermore Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
India 2.7% / 1.4%
Cameron Park — India: 2.7% Elermore Vale — India: 1.4%
England 1.3% / 1.8%
Cameron Park — England: 1.3% Elermore Vale — England: 1.8%
China 0.9% / 0.7%
Cameron Park — China: 0.9% Elermore Vale — China: 0.7%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.8%
Cameron Park — New Zealand: 0.8% Elermore Vale — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.4%
Cameron Park — South Africa: 1.0% Elermore Vale — South Africa: 0.4%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.7%
Cameron Park — Philippines: 0.7% Elermore Vale — Philippines: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cameron Park 96.0% houses
Cameron Park — Houses: 96.0% Cameron Park — Townhouses: 3.7% Cameron Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Elermore Vale 79.2% houses
Elermore Vale — Houses: 79.2% Elermore Vale — Townhouses: 19.2% Elermore Vale — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Median house price $1,028,000 $945,000
Median unit price $430,000 $720,000
Median land price $577,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 128 sales
 17 days
from 33 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.

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
3 bed $900K / $868K
Cameron Park — 3 bed: $900K (32 sales) Elermore Vale — 3 bed: $868K (42 sales)

32 vs 42 sales

4 bed $1.03M / $1.08M
Cameron Park — 4 bed: $1.03M (148 sales) Elermore Vale — 4 bed: $1.08M (26 sales)

148 vs 26 sales

5 bed $1.24M / $1.2M
Cameron Park — 5 bed: $1.24M (22 sales) Elermore Vale — 5 bed: $1.2M (10 sales)

22 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Elermore Vale has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 22%).

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Residential 53%
same for both
Environmental 22% 34%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 5%
Parks and recreation 4% 8%
Industrial 3% 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

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
 912
across Newcastle
Approvals change year on year +2% +77%

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.

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Houses 4.4%
$815/wk on $972K
 4.5%
$765/wk on $890K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
House price Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 8% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW

Liveability

Elermore Vale is more walkable (58 vs 37); Cameron Park scores higher overall (48 vs 34).

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Elermore Vale carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 42).

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
59/100
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

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 8.7 km
 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.3% 2.3%

Schools in Cameron Park

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

Schools in Elermore Vale

  • Wallsend South Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Elermore Vale Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Alesco Secondary College Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 6
Childcare 8 5
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 11

Mobility

Elermore Vale sits further from the CBD (150.7 km vs 144.6 km).

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Walkability score 37/100 58/100
Distance to Sydney 144.6 km 150.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min 110 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 80.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 153.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2285
 0.9%
postcode 2287
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2285
 42
postcode 2287

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.

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Car (driver) 71.9% / 67.4%
Cameron Park — Car (driver): 71.9% Elermore Vale — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 22.8% / 25.6%
Cameron Park — Worked from Home: 22.8% Elermore Vale — Worked from Home: 25.6%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.7%
Cameron Park — Car (passenger): 3.9% Elermore Vale — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.1%
Cameron Park — Walked Only: 0.7% Elermore Vale — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus 0.5% / 1.0%
Cameron Park — Bus: 0.5% Elermore Vale — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 8.9 km

NBN connectivity

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Connectivity score 85/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 74%
3,976 premises
 40%
2,756 premises

Climate

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Average residential rate $1,708/yr $1,783/yr
Council Lake Macquarie Newcastle

Federal electorate

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Division Hunter Newcastle
Member Dan Repacholi Sharon Claydon
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cameron Park Elermore Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cameron Park

Family Large Blocks Regional Centre

Elermore Vale

Parks Retirees River

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