Campbelltown vs Ruse

Campbelltown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Ruse. In Campbelltown, about half of households rent. In Ruse, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Campbelltown tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Ruse 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Campbelltown has more schools inside the suburb (14 vs 1)
  • Ruse carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 96/100)

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

First-home buyers

Ruse

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Campbelltown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Campbelltown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 70/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Campbelltown

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (16 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Ruse carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 96/100)

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

Investors

Campbelltown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.9% vs 0.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Campbelltown Ruse
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.

Campbelltown Ruse
Walkability 95 / 70
Campbelltown — Walkability: 95/100 Ruse — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 4 / 55
Campbelltown — Safety: 4/100 Ruse — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 73 / 51
Campbelltown — Low fire risk: 73/100 Ruse — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Campbelltown has more residents (16,577 vs 5,632); Ruse has higher household incomes ($93,444 vs $74,464).

Campbelltown Ruse
Population 16,577
+66% vs other
 5,632
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +31.9% +0.9%
Median age 34 38
Median household income $74,464/yr $93,444/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk $410/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Campbelltown Ruse
0-4 7.2% / 7.0%
Campbelltown — 0-4: 7.2% Ruse — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 12.1% / 13.4%
Campbelltown — 5-14: 12.1% Ruse — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 5.3% / 6.1%
Campbelltown — 15-19: 5.3% Ruse — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 8.0% / 6.0%
Campbelltown — 20-24: 8.0% Ruse — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 18.2% / 12.9%
Campbelltown — 25-34: 18.2% Ruse — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 15.1% / 14.0%
Campbelltown — 35-44: 15.1% Ruse — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 10.4% / 11.4%
Campbelltown — 45-54: 10.4% Ruse — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 8.7% / 10.7%
Campbelltown — 55-64: 8.7% Ruse — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 7.4% / 13.1%
Campbelltown — 65-74: 7.4% Ruse — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 5.5% / 4.2%
Campbelltown — 75-84: 5.5% Ruse — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 2.1% / 1.0%
Campbelltown — 85+: 2.1% Ruse — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Campbelltown 34.1% couple families
Campbelltown — Couple Families: 34.1% Campbelltown — Lone Person: 41.4% Campbelltown — One Parent Families: 17.7% Campbelltown — Group Household: 4.9% Campbelltown — Other Families: 1.9%
Ruse 50.4% couple families
Ruse — Couple Families: 50.4% Ruse — Lone Person: 24.4% Ruse — One Parent Families: 21.2% Ruse — Group Household: 2.3% Ruse — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Campbelltown 52.5% renting
Campbelltown — Owned Outright: 18.0% Campbelltown — Mortgage: 29.4% Campbelltown — Renting: 52.5%
Ruse 19.8% renting
Ruse — Owned Outright: 34.9% Ruse — Mortgage: 45.3% Ruse — Renting: 19.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Campbelltown Ruse
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 17.4%
Campbelltown — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Ruse — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 7.4%
Campbelltown — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Ruse — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.7%
Campbelltown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Ruse — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 2.3%
Campbelltown — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Ruse — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.0%
Campbelltown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Ruse — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Campbelltown Ruse
England 2.5% / 3.1%
Campbelltown — England: 2.5% Ruse — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.3%
Campbelltown — New Zealand: 2.9% Ruse — New Zealand: 2.3%
India 3.5% / 1.2%
Campbelltown — India: 3.5% Ruse — India: 1.2%
Philippines 3.3% / 0.9%
Campbelltown — Philippines: 3.3% Ruse — Philippines: 0.9%
Bangladesh 1.9% / 0.6%
Campbelltown — Bangladesh: 1.9% Ruse — Bangladesh: 0.6%
Iraq — / 0.8%
Campbelltown — Iraq: not among its largest Ruse — Iraq: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Campbelltown 51.1% houses
Campbelltown — Houses: 51.1% Campbelltown — Flats / Apartments: 35.1% Campbelltown — Townhouses: 13.8%
Ruse 96.7% houses
Ruse — Houses: 96.7% Ruse — Flats / Apartments: 1.3% Ruse — Townhouses: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Campbelltown Ruse
Median house price $950,000 $963,000
Median unit price $572,500 —
Median land price $852,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 142 sales
 20 days
from 36 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.

Campbelltown Ruse
3 bed $929K / $931K
Campbelltown — 3 bed: $929K (104 sales) Ruse — 3 bed: $931K (58 sales)

104 vs 58 sales

4 bed $1.02M / $1M
Campbelltown — 4 bed: $1.02M (59 sales) Ruse — 4 bed: $1M (39 sales)

59 vs 39 sales

5 bed $1.16M / $1.16M
Campbelltown — 5 bed: $1.16M (21 sales) Ruse — 5 bed: $1.16M (7 sales)

21 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Campbelltown has more industrially zoned land (13% vs 0%).

Campbelltown Ruse
Residential 44% 67%
Parks and recreation 11% 29%
Infrastructure and transport 26% 3%
Industrial 13% 0%
Commercial 5% 0%
Environmental 0% 1%
Planning zones cover 99% of Campbelltown and 100% of Ruse. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Campbelltown Ruse
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +48%
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.

Campbelltown Ruse
Houses 3.5%
$660/wk on $988K
 3.7%
$670/wk on $942K
Units 4.5%
$510/wk on $585K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Campbelltown Ruse
House price Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools Higher than 34% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 45% of NSW —

Liveability

Campbelltown is more walkable (95 vs 70); Ruse scores higher overall (48 vs 42).

Campbelltown Ruse
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100 48/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Campbelltown carries more crime risk (96 vs 45); Ruse carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 27).

Campbelltown Ruse
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime High
96/100
 Moderate
45/100
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 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Campbelltown Ruse
Inside the suburb 14 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 5 1
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 0.0 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 1.3%

Schools in Campbelltown

  • St Patrick's College Campbelltown Independent · Secondary above peers
  • Campbelltown East Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Peter's Anglican Grammar Independent · Primary at peers
  • St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Lomandra School Government · Combined · Special school at peers

Schools in Ruse

  • Ruse Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Campbelltown Ruse
Supermarkets 13 1
Cafes & restaurants 35 0
Parks & reserves 20 9
Childcare 18 8
GPs 16 0
Pharmacies 11 1
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 13 0
Fuel stations 8 2
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 44 6

Mobility

Campbelltown Ruse
Walkability score 95/100 70/100
Distance to Sydney 56 km 57 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 53 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 853.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2560
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.

Campbelltown Ruse
Car (driver) 52.7% / 60.7%
Campbelltown — Car (driver): 52.7% Ruse — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 32.1% / 30.7%
Campbelltown — Worked from Home: 32.1% Ruse — Worked from Home: 30.7%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 4.9%
Campbelltown — Car (passenger): 5.4% Ruse — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 5.6% / 2.5%
Campbelltown — Train: 5.6% Ruse — Train: 2.5%
Walked Only 2.9% / 0.5%
Campbelltown — Walked Only: 2.9% Ruse — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus 1.1% / 0.6%
Campbelltown — Bus: 1.1% Ruse — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

Campbelltown Ruse
Elevation 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 22.2 km

NBN connectivity

Campbelltown Ruse
Connectivity score 86/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 69%
10,408 premises
 53%
2,068 premises

Climate

Campbelltown Ruse
Annual rainfall 817 mm 1,038 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Campbelltown Ruse
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Campbelltown Ruse
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Campbelltown Ruse
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Campbelltown Ruse
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Campbelltown

Apartments Easy Commute Outer Parks River Transport Hub

Ruse

Outer Parks River

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