Collingwood vs Erudgere

Erudgere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Collingwood. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Collingwood tends to suit couples, while Erudgere suits families with children.

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

  • Collingwood carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 56/100)
  • Erudgere is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 75%)

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

First-home buyers

Erudgere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Collingwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Erudgere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (285.4 km vs 289.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Collingwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Collingwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.6% vs 0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Collingwood Erudgere
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.

Collingwood Erudgere
Walkability 12 / 12
Collingwood — Walkability: 12/100 Erudgere — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 60 / 44
Collingwood — Safety: 60/100 Erudgere — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Collingwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Erudgere — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Erudgere has more residents (108 vs 51); Erudgere has higher household incomes ($145,132 vs $110,500).

Collingwood Erudgere
Population 51 108
+112% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.6% +0.9%
Median age 45 38
Median household income $110,500/yr $145,132/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $450/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collingwood Erudgere
0-4 — / 10.2%
Collingwood — 0-4: not among its largest Erudgere — 0-4: 10.2%
5-14 13.7% / 18.5%
Collingwood — 5-14: 13.7% Erudgere — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 7.8% / 8.3%
Collingwood — 15-19: 7.8% Erudgere — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 — / 3.7%
Collingwood — 20-24: not among its largest Erudgere — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 21.6% / 3.7%
Collingwood — 25-34: 21.6% Erudgere — 25-34: 3.7%
35-44 — / 14.8%
Collingwood — 35-44: not among its largest Erudgere — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 21.6% / 14.8%
Collingwood — 45-54: 21.6% Erudgere — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 5.9% / 9.3%
Collingwood — 55-64: 5.9% Erudgere — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 7.8% / 11.1%
Collingwood — 65-74: 7.8% Erudgere — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 11.8% / 4.6%
Collingwood — 75-84: 11.8% Erudgere — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / —
Collingwood — 85+: not among its largest Erudgere — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

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.

Collingwood Erudgere
England 7.8% / 2.8%
Collingwood — England: 7.8% Erudgere — England: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collingwood 75.0% couple families
Collingwood — Couple Families: 75.0% Collingwood — Lone Person: 25.0% Collingwood — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Erudgere 61.5% couple families
Erudgere — Couple Families: 61.5% Erudgere — Lone Person: 11.5% Erudgere — One Parent Families: 26.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collingwood 100.0% houses
Collingwood — Houses: 100.0% Collingwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Erudgere 96.8% houses
Erudgere — Houses: 96.8% Erudgere — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Collingwood Erudgere
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 27.8%
Collingwood — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Erudgere — Certificate III & IV: 27.8%
Bachelor Degree 21.6% / 9.3%
Collingwood — Bachelor Degree: 21.6% Erudgere — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 5.6%
Collingwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Erudgere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.8% / —
Collingwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.8% Erudgere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collingwood 42.9% renting
Collingwood — Owned Outright: 57.1% Collingwood — Mortgage: 0.0% Collingwood — Renting: 42.9%
Erudgere 18.2% renting
Erudgere — Owned Outright: 36.4% Erudgere — Mortgage: 45.5% Erudgere — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Collingwood Erudgere
Median house price — $1,225,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Collingwood has more rural and farming land (90% vs 66%); Erudgere has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 0%).

Collingwood Erudgere
Rural and farming 90% 66%
Residential 10% 19%
Environmental 0% 16%
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

Collingwood Erudgere
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collingwood Erudgere
House price — Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 76% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Collingwood Erudgere
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Erudgere carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Erudgere carries more crime risk (56 vs 40).

Collingwood Erudgere
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
56/100
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
same for both

Schools

Collingwood Erudgere
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

Collingwood Erudgere
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 16 8

Mobility

Collingwood sits further from the CBD (289.1 km vs 285.4 km).

Collingwood Erudgere
Walkability score 12/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 289.1 km
+1% vs other
 285.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 241 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2850
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.

Collingwood Erudgere
Car (driver) 87.5% / 67.4%
Collingwood — Car (driver): 87.5% Erudgere — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 32.6%
Collingwood — Worked from Home: 12.5% Erudgere — Worked from Home: 32.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Collingwood Erudgere
Elevation 580 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 480 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Collingwood Erudgere
Connectivity score 16/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Collingwood Erudgere
Annual rainfall 687 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Collingwood Erudgere
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Collingwood Erudgere
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collingwood Erudgere
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collingwood

Rural

Erudgere

Family River Rural Young Families

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