Campbells Forest vs Raywood
Raywood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in Campbells Forest. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Campbells Forest, about half of households are couple families. In Raywood, most households are couple families.
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
Campbells Forest
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 79/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 70%)
- But Raywood has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Raywood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Campbells Forest
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 4%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Campbells Forest
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (128 min vs 137 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (174 km vs 184.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Campbells Forest
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 79/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Campbells Forest
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.1% vs 3.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Campbells Forest and Raywood drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Raywood has more residents (329 vs 50); Campbells Forest has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $62,660).
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 329 +558% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.1% | +3.5% |
| Median age | 56 | 47 |
| Median household income | $86,112/yr +27% vs other | $62,660/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).
Zoning mix
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 98% |
| 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
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 27 across Loddon same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +150% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 56% of VIC | Higher than 23% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of VIC | Higher than 70% of VIC |
Liveability
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Raywood carries more flood risk (71 vs 19); Raywood carries more crime risk (79 vs 28).
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | High 79/100 |
| Flood | Low 19/100 | High 71/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Campbells Forest
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Raywood
- Raywood Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 7 |
Mobility
Raywood sits further from the CBD (184.8 km vs 174 km).
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 174 km | 184.8 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 128 min | 137 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3556 | 0.0% postcode 3570 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 3556 | 67 postcode 3570 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).
Setting
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 123 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 158 premises |
Council rates
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,353/yr same for both | |
| Council | Loddon same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Campbells Forest | Raywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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