Clybucca vs Seven Oaks
Seven Oaks is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Clybucca. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Seven Oaks, most households are couple families. On these figures, Seven Oaks tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and 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
Seven Oaks
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 67/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 77%)
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Seven Oaks
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (435 km vs 441.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Seven Oaks
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 67/100)
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- But Clybucca has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Clybucca
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (48.6% vs -17.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Clybucca and Seven Oaks 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
Clybucca has more residents (214 vs 56); Seven Oaks has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $87,724).
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 214 +74% vs other | 56 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +48.6% | -17.6% |
| Median age | 50 | 46 |
| Median household income | $87,724/yr | $97,448/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $315/wk | $340/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
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 (17.8%).
Property market
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $830,000 | $850,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $400,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Seven Oaks has more rural and farming land (93% vs 69%); Clybucca has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 6%).
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 69% | 93% |
| Environmental | 30% | 6% |
| 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
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Kempsey same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +380% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
Liveability
Seven Oaks is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Clybucca carries more crime risk (67 vs 0); Clybucca carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 0).
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 0 |
Mobility
Clybucca sits further from the CBD (441.5 km vs 435 km).
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 441.5 km +1% vs other | 435 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 290 min | 287 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2440 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 2440 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.5%).
Setting
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | -1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.8 km | 10.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 92 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Council rates
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,447/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kempsey same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Clybucca | Seven Oaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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