Eagle Vale vs Raby
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eagle Vale, about half of households are couple families. In Raby, 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
Raby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 54/100)
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
Eagle Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (85/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Raby
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (3 vs 1)
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 54/100)
- But Eagle Vale is more walkable (85/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Eagle Vale and Raby 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
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,789 | 5,943 +3% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% same for both | |
| Median age | 36 same for both | |
| Median household income | $92,820/yr | $99,164/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk | $410/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $948,500 | $990,000 |
| Median unit price | $834,000 | — |
| Median land price | $745,050 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 20 days from 25 sales | 19 days from 32 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.
57 vs 59 sales
24 vs 40 sales
Zoning mix
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 66% | 60% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 11% | 18% |
| Parks and recreation | 14% | 12% |
| Environmental | 6% same for both | |
| Commercial | 3% | 4% |
| 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
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,788 across Campbelltown (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +48% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.7% $690/wk on $970K | 3.7% $710/wk on $1M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 8% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 65% of NSW same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
Liveability
Raby scores higher overall (63 vs 43); Eagle Vale is more walkable (85 vs 72).
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | B |
| Score | 43/100 | 63/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Eagle Vale carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0); Eagle Vale carries more crime risk (54 vs 36).
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | Low 36/100 |
| 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 | 7 within 5 km | 10 within 5 km |
Schools
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 3.5 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 5.6 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.7% | 1.5% |
Schools in Eagle Vale
- Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Eagle Vale High School Government · Secondary below peers
- Odyssey College Independent · Secondary · Special school
Schools in Raby
- Robert Townson Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Robert Townson High School Government · Secondary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 6 |
| Childcare | 2 | 4 |
| GPs | 1 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 2 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 85/100 | 72/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 54 km | 54.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 46 min same for both | |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 109.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 122.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2558 | 0.8% postcode 2566 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 2558 | 59 postcode 2566 |
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 (63.3%).
Setting
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 82 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 26.6 km | 27.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 59/100 | 75/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Hybrid fibre-coaxial |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 7% 1,954 premises | 0% 2,045 premises |
Climate
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 817 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,443/yr same for both | |
| Council | Campbelltown (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Macarthur same for both | |
| Member | Mike Freelander same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Eagle Vale | Raby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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