Cameron Park vs Holmesville

Cameron Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Holmesville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cameron Park, most households are couple families. In Holmesville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cameron Park: a median of $1.03 million, against $840,000 in Holmesville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cameron Park tends to suit families with children and couples, while Holmesville 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

Cameron Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 74%)
  • But Holmesville has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Holmesville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($840,000 vs $1,028,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Holmesville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $510/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Holmesville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 9%)

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

Where they sit

Cameron Park and Holmesville 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 Holmesville
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 Holmesville
Walkability 37 / 33
Cameron Park — Walkability: 37/100 Holmesville — Walkability: 33/100
Safety 44 / 52
Cameron Park — Safety: 44/100 Holmesville — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 58 / 51
Cameron Park — Low fire risk: 58/100 Holmesville — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Cameron Park has more residents (9,977 vs 1,413); Cameron Park has higher household incomes ($128,128 vs $97,968).

Cameron Park Holmesville
Population 9,977
+86% vs other
 1,413
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.8% —
Median age 33 38
Median household income $128,128/yr
+24% vs other
 $97,968/yr
Median weekly rent $510/wk
+24% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cameron Park Holmesville
0-4 8.2% / 5.3%
Cameron Park — 0-4: 8.2% Holmesville — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 17.2% / 13.0%
Cameron Park — 5-14: 17.2% Holmesville — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.9% / 7.0%
Cameron Park — 15-19: 6.9% Holmesville — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.7% / 5.8%
Cameron Park — 20-24: 5.7% Holmesville — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 13.9% / 14.4%
Cameron Park — 25-34: 13.9% Holmesville — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 17.6% / 10.7%
Cameron Park — 35-44: 17.6% Holmesville — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 12.9% / 14.1%
Cameron Park — 45-54: 12.9% Holmesville — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 8.4% / 14.0%
Cameron Park — 55-64: 8.4% Holmesville — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 5.4% / 12.1%
Cameron Park — 65-74: 5.4% Holmesville — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 2.8% / 3.3%
Cameron Park — 75-84: 2.8% Holmesville — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 1.0% / 0.9%
Cameron Park — 85+: 1.0% Holmesville — 85+: 0.9%

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 — One Parent Families: 14.5% Cameron Park — Lone Person: 14.1% Cameron Park — Other Families: 0.8% Cameron Park — Group Household: 2.6%
Holmesville 51.6% couple families
Holmesville — Couple Families: 51.6% Holmesville — One Parent Families: 22.4% Holmesville — Lone Person: 20.5% Holmesville — Other Families: 3.8% Holmesville — Group Household: 1.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

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%
Holmesville 14.2% renting
Holmesville — Owned Outright: 37.5% Holmesville — Mortgage: 48.3% Holmesville — Renting: 14.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cameron Park Holmesville
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 24.0%
Cameron Park — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Holmesville — Certificate III & IV: 24.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 5.0%
Cameron Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Holmesville — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.0%
Cameron Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Holmesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 1.5%
Cameron Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Holmesville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.7%
Cameron Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Holmesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

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 Holmesville
England 1.3% / 1.8%
Cameron Park — England: 1.3% Holmesville — England: 1.8%
India 2.7% / —
Cameron Park — India: 2.7% Holmesville — India: not among its largest
China 0.9% / 0.2%
Cameron Park — China: 0.9% Holmesville — China: 0.2%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.3%
Cameron Park — New Zealand: 0.8% Holmesville — New Zealand: 0.3%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.4%
Cameron Park — Philippines: 0.7% Holmesville — Philippines: 0.4%
South Africa 1.0% / —
Cameron Park — South Africa: 1.0% Holmesville — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.8%
Cameron Park — Germany: not among its largest Holmesville — Germany: 0.8%
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Cameron Park — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Holmesville — Sri Lanka: 0.4%

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%
Holmesville 99.4% houses
Holmesville — Houses: 99.4% Holmesville — Townhouses: 0.0% Holmesville — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cameron Park Holmesville
Median house price $1,028,000 $840,000
Median unit price $430,000 —
Median land price $577,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 128 sales
 14 days
from 14 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 Holmesville
3 bed $900K / $799K
Cameron Park — 3 bed: $900K (32 sales) Holmesville — 3 bed: $799K (17 sales)

32 vs 17 sales

4 bed $1.03M / $880K
Cameron Park — 4 bed: $1.03M (148 sales) Holmesville — 4 bed: $880K (11 sales)

148 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Holmesville has more rural and farming land (17% vs 0%).

Cameron Park Holmesville
Residential 53% 51%
Environmental 22% 26%
Rural and farming 0% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 1%
Parks and recreation 4%
same for both
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 Holmesville
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
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.

Cameron Park Holmesville
Houses 4.4%
$815/wk on $972K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cameron Park Holmesville
House price Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 13% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of NSW —

Liveability

Cameron Park scores higher overall (48 vs 29).

Cameron Park Holmesville
Grade C D
Score 48/100 29/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Cameron Park Holmesville
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
48/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Cameron Park Holmesville
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 8.7 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Cameron Park Holmesville
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 8 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Cameron Park Holmesville
Walkability score 37/100 33/100
Distance to Sydney 144.6 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min 108 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 80.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 36.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2285
 0.5%
postcode 2286
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2285
 49
postcode 2286

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 Holmesville
Car (driver) 71.9% / 80.5%
Cameron Park — Car (driver): 71.9% Holmesville — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 22.8% / 14.5%
Cameron Park — Worked from Home: 22.8% Holmesville — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.9%
Cameron Park — Car (passenger): 3.9% Holmesville — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.1%
Cameron Park — Walked Only: 0.7% Holmesville — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus 0.5% / —
Cameron Park — Bus: 0.5% Holmesville — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Cameron Park Holmesville
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 16.2 km

NBN connectivity

Cameron Park Holmesville
Connectivity score 85/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 74%
3,976 premises
 55%
630 premises

Climate

Cameron Park Holmesville
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 Holmesville
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 Holmesville
Average residential rate $1,708/yr
same for both
Council Lake Macquarie
same for both

Federal electorate

Cameron Park Holmesville
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cameron Park Holmesville
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

Holmesville

Large Blocks

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