Campbellfield vs Roxburgh Park

Roxburgh Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 38 in Campbellfield. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Campbellfield, about half of households are couple families. In Roxburgh Park, most households are couple families. Roxburgh Park is closer to the city centre: 23.6 km, against 26.5 km. On these figures, Campbellfield tends to suit people living alone, while Roxburgh Park suits 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

Roxburgh Park

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (40 vs 10)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Roxburgh Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper units ($542,500 vs $692,875)
  • has cheaper land ($810,000 vs $1,023,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Campbellfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Roxburgh Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 49/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (23.6 km vs 26.5 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Roxburgh Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 97/100)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 49/100)
  • But Campbellfield has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Roxburgh Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.6% vs -1.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
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.

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Walkability 49 / 82
Campbellfield — Walkability: 49/100 Roxburgh Park — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 3 / 43
Campbellfield — Safety: 3/100 Roxburgh Park — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 62 / 100
Campbellfield — Low fire risk: 62/100 Roxburgh Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 62 / 85
Campbellfield — Low flood risk: 62/100 Roxburgh Park — Low flood risk: 85/100

Demographics

Roxburgh Park has more residents (24,129 vs 4,977); Roxburgh Park has higher household incomes ($84,708 vs $57,720).

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Population 4,977 24,129
+385% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +10.6%
Median age 38 31
Median household income $57,720/yr $84,708/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $390/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
0-4 6.7% / 6.5%
Campbellfield — 0-4: 6.7% Roxburgh Park — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 13.3% / 16.4%
Campbellfield — 5-14: 13.3% Roxburgh Park — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 5.6% / 8.9%
Campbellfield — 15-19: 5.6% Roxburgh Park — 15-19: 8.9%
20-24 6.2% / 8.4%
Campbellfield — 20-24: 6.2% Roxburgh Park — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 13.9% / 13.7%
Campbellfield — 25-34: 13.9% Roxburgh Park — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 12.6% / 13.3%
Campbellfield — 35-44: 12.6% Roxburgh Park — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.9% / 13.8%
Campbellfield — 45-54: 11.9% Roxburgh Park — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 10.4% / 10.7%
Campbellfield — 55-64: 10.4% Roxburgh Park — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 9.6% / 5.2%
Campbellfield — 65-74: 9.6% Roxburgh Park — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 7.3% / 2.4%
Campbellfield — 75-84: 7.3% Roxburgh Park — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 2.3% / 0.7%
Campbellfield — 85+: 2.3% Roxburgh Park — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Campbellfield 45.4% couple families
Campbellfield — Couple Families: 45.4% Campbellfield — Lone Person: 31.8% Campbellfield — One Parent Families: 18.5% Campbellfield — Group Household: 2.4% Campbellfield — Other Families: 1.9%
Roxburgh Park 67.0% couple families
Roxburgh Park — Couple Families: 67.0% Roxburgh Park — Lone Person: 12.2% Roxburgh Park — One Parent Families: 17.7% Roxburgh Park — Group Household: 1.8% Roxburgh Park — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Campbellfield 27.4% renting
Campbellfield — Owned Outright: 41.2% Campbellfield — Mortgage: 31.4% Campbellfield — Renting: 27.4%
Roxburgh Park 23.2% renting
Roxburgh Park — Owned Outright: 21.1% Roxburgh Park — Mortgage: 55.7% Roxburgh Park — Renting: 23.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 9.9%
Campbellfield — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Roxburgh Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Certificate III & IV 8.1% / 8.0%
Campbellfield — Certificate III & IV: 8.1% Roxburgh Park — Certificate III & IV: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 6.6%
Campbellfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Roxburgh Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 3.2%
Campbellfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Roxburgh Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.2%
Campbellfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Roxburgh Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

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.

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Iraq 10.1% / 17.2%
Campbellfield — Iraq: 10.1% Roxburgh Park — Iraq: 17.2%
Lebanon 8.6% / 2.6%
Campbellfield — Lebanon: 8.6% Roxburgh Park — Lebanon: 2.6%
Italy 5.1% / —
Campbellfield — Italy: 5.1% Roxburgh Park — Italy: not among its largest
India 1.5% / 2.6%
Campbellfield — India: 1.5% Roxburgh Park — India: 2.6%
Pakistan 1.7% / 1.8%
Campbellfield — Pakistan: 1.7% Roxburgh Park — Pakistan: 1.8%
Greece 2.4% / —
Campbellfield — Greece: 2.4% Roxburgh Park — Greece: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 2.0%
Campbellfield — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Roxburgh Park — Sri Lanka: 2.0%
Philippines — / 1.8%
Campbellfield — Philippines: not among its largest Roxburgh Park — Philippines: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Campbellfield 85.1% houses
Campbellfield — Houses: 85.1% Campbellfield — Townhouses: 5.5% Campbellfield — Flats / Apartments: 9.3%
Roxburgh Park 89.5% houses
Roxburgh Park — Houses: 89.5% Roxburgh Park — Townhouses: 9.1% Roxburgh Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Median house price $682,500 $705,000
Median unit price $692,875 $542,500
Median land price $1,023,000 $810,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 18 sales
 26 days
from 228 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.

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
3 bed $678K / $645K
Campbellfield — 3 bed: $678K (52 sales) Roxburgh Park — 3 bed: $645K (189 sales)

52 vs 189 sales

4 bed $750K / $750K
Campbellfield — 4 bed: $750K (11 sales) Roxburgh Park — 4 bed: $750K (160 sales)

11 vs 160 sales

Zoning mix

Campbellfield has more industrially zoned land (75% vs 0%).

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Residential 10% 77%
Industrial 75% 0%
Other and special use 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 3%
Parks and recreation 5% 4%
Commercial 2%
same for both
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

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Houses 4.3%
$580/wk on $705K
 4.3%
$575/wk on $698K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
House price Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
Income Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 5% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC

Liveability

Roxburgh Park scores higher overall (50 vs 27); Roxburgh Park is more walkable (82 vs 49).

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Grade D B
Score 27/100 50/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Campbellfield carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Campbellfield carries more flood risk (38 vs 15).

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Bushfire Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
97/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood Low
38/100
 Low
15/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 35
within 5 km
 19
within 5 km

Schools

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 5
Universities within 10 km 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 9.6 km
 None

Schools in Campbellfield

  • Campbellfield Heights Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Roxburgh Park

  • Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Roxburgh College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Roxburgh Homestead Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Roxburgh Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Roxburgh Rise Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Supermarkets 2 4
Cafes & restaurants 11 3
Parks & reserves 10 40
Childcare 5 12
GPs 2 5
Pharmacies 3
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 3
same for both
Fuel stations 6 3
EV chargers 1 2
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Campbellfield sits further from the CBD (26.5 km vs 23.6 km).

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Walkability score 49/100 82/100
Distance to Melbourne 26.5 km
+11% vs other
 23.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 35 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 127.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 222.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3061
 0.8%
postcode 3064
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3061
 60
postcode 3064

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.

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Car (driver) 73.4% / 71.4%
Campbellfield — Car (driver): 73.4% Roxburgh Park — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 17.6%
Campbellfield — Worked from Home: 13.6% Roxburgh Park — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 5.9%
Campbellfield — Car (passenger): 6.1% Roxburgh Park — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Train 3.7% / 3.8%
Campbellfield — Train: 3.7% Roxburgh Park — Train: 3.8%
Walked Only 1.9% / 0.3%
Campbellfield — Walked Only: 1.9% Roxburgh Park — Walked Only: 0.3%
Bus 0.7% / 0.9%
Campbellfield — Bus: 0.7% Roxburgh Park — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.8 km 23.8 km

NBN connectivity

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Connectivity score 87/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
4,963 premises
 58%
7,330 premises

Climate

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Annual rainfall 534 mm 518 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C 6.0°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Division Scullin Calwell
Member Andrew Giles Basem Abdo
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Campbellfield Roxburgh Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Campbellfield

Acreage Middle-Ring Multicultural Transport Hub

Roxburgh Park

Easy Commute Family Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub Urban

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