Coxs Creek vs Rylstone

Coxs Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 54 in Rylstone. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coxs Creek, most households are couple families. In Rylstone, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coxs Creek tends to suit families with children and couples, while Rylstone suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Coxs Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 62/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 44%)
  • But Rylstone has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Rylstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 41%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coxs Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Rylstone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (252.5 km vs 263.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (219 min vs 228 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Coxs Creek carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 62/100)
  • Rylstone has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Coxs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.1% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coxs Creek Rylstone
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.

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Walkability 0 / 0
Coxs Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Rylstone — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 38
Coxs Creek — Safety: 100/100 Rylstone — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 34 / 53
Coxs Creek — Low fire risk: 34/100 Rylstone — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Rylstone has more residents (904 vs 73); Rylstone rents higher ($280/wk vs $50/wk).

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Population 73 904
+1138% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.1% -1.7%
Median age 37 54
Median household income $60,632/yr
+5% vs other
 $57,876/yr
Median weekly rent $50/wk $280/wk
+460% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coxs Creek Rylstone
0-4 11.0% / 4.1%
Coxs Creek — 0-4: 11.0% Rylstone — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 19.2% / 9.6%
Coxs Creek — 5-14: 19.2% Rylstone — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 5.5% / 4.4%
Coxs Creek — 15-19: 5.5% Rylstone — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 — / 3.3%
Coxs Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Rylstone — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 13.7% / 6.9%
Coxs Creek — 25-34: 13.7% Rylstone — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 12.3% / 10.2%
Coxs Creek — 35-44: 12.3% Rylstone — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 21.9% / 11.8%
Coxs Creek — 45-54: 21.9% Rylstone — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 11.0% / 17.3%
Coxs Creek — 55-64: 11.0% Rylstone — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 19.2% / 17.7%
Coxs Creek — 65-74: 19.2% Rylstone — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 — / 11.1%
Coxs Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Rylstone — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ — / 3.4%
Coxs Creek — 85+: not among its largest Rylstone — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coxs Creek 61.5% couple families
Coxs Creek — Couple Families: 61.5% Coxs Creek — Lone Person: 38.5% Coxs Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coxs Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Rylstone 32.4% couple families
Rylstone — Couple Families: 32.4% Rylstone — Lone Person: 50.8% Rylstone — One Parent Families: 11.8% Rylstone — Group Household: 5.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coxs Creek 0.0% renting
Coxs Creek — Owned Outright: 72.7% Coxs Creek — Mortgage: 27.3% Coxs Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Rylstone 19.2% renting
Rylstone — Owned Outright: 51.9% Rylstone — Mortgage: 28.8% Rylstone — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coxs Creek 100.0% houses
Coxs Creek — Houses: 100.0% Coxs Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Coxs Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Rylstone 95.9% houses
Rylstone — Houses: 95.9% Rylstone — Flats / Apartments: 2.3% Rylstone — Townhouses: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Certificate III & IV 5.5% / 19.4%
Coxs Creek — Certificate III & IV: 5.5% Rylstone — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 8.4%
Coxs Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Rylstone — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.4%
Coxs Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Rylstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 2.4%
Coxs Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Rylstone — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Coxs Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rylstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Property market

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Median house price — $590,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $485,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 85 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Coxs Creek has more land zoned for conservation (56% vs 26%); Rylstone has more rural and farming land (64% vs 44%).

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Rural and farming 44% 64%
Environmental 56% 26%
Residential 0% 9%
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

Coxs Creek Rylstone
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
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.

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Houses — 2.4%
$460/wk on $1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coxs Creek Rylstone
House price — Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 49% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of NSW

Liveability

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Rylstone carries more crime risk (62 vs 0); Coxs Creek carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 47).

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
62/100
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

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Coxs Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Rylstone

  • Rylstone Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 7 14

Mobility

Coxs Creek sits further from the CBD (263.9 km vs 252.5 km).

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 263.9 km
+4% vs other
 252.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 219 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2849
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2849
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.

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Car (driver) 45.0% / 70.7%
Coxs Creek — Car (driver): 45.0% Rylstone — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 17.3%
Coxs Creek — Worked from Home: 40.0% Rylstone — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Walked Only 15.0% / 5.1%
Coxs Creek — Walked Only: 15.0% Rylstone — Walked Only: 5.1%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Coxs Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rylstone — Car (passenger): 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Elevation 678 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 637 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Connectivity score 15/100 50/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 14%
493 premises

Climate

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Annual rainfall 965 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coxs Creek Rylstone
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coxs Creek

Family River Rural Young Families

Rylstone

Affordable Retirees Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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