Eglinton vs Kelso

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eglinton, most households are couple families. In Kelso, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Eglinton tends to suit 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

Kelso

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 2)
  • But Eglinton carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Eglinton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($304,500 vs $410,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kelso

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $415/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kelso

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 196 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (203.5 km vs 214.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Eglinton carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 85/100)
  • Kelso is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Eglinton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.5% vs 11.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eglinton Kelso
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.

Eglinton Kelso
Walkability 0 / 42
Eglinton — Walkability: 0/100 Kelso — Walkability: 42/100
Safety 68 / 15
Eglinton — Safety: 68/100 Kelso — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 67 / 100
Eglinton — Low fire risk: 67/100 Kelso — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kelso has more residents (10,039 vs 3,012); Eglinton has higher household incomes ($106,808 vs $90,324).

Eglinton Kelso
Population 3,012 10,039
+233% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.5% +11.9%
Median age 34 36
Median household income $106,808/yr
+15% vs other
 $90,324/yr
Median weekly rent $415/wk
+13% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eglinton Kelso
0-4 8.1% / 6.9%
Eglinton — 0-4: 8.1% Kelso — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 17.1% / 15.6%
Eglinton — 5-14: 17.1% Kelso — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 6.3% / 7.0%
Eglinton — 15-19: 6.3% Kelso — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.2% / 5.9%
Eglinton — 20-24: 4.2% Kelso — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 15.3% / 13.0%
Eglinton — 25-34: 15.3% Kelso — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 13.8% / 12.0%
Eglinton — 35-44: 13.8% Kelso — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 12.0% / 12.3%
Eglinton — 45-54: 12.0% Kelso — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 9.5% / 10.6%
Eglinton — 55-64: 9.5% Kelso — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 9.6% / 8.9%
Eglinton — 65-74: 9.6% Kelso — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 3.0% / 5.5%
Eglinton — 75-84: 3.0% Kelso — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.0% / 2.4%
Eglinton — 85+: 1.0% Kelso — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eglinton 57.4% couple families
Eglinton — Couple Families: 57.4% Eglinton — Lone Person: 20.6% Eglinton — One Parent Families: 17.5% Eglinton — Group Household: 2.8% Eglinton — Other Families: 1.6%
Kelso 45.0% couple families
Kelso — Couple Families: 45.0% Kelso — Lone Person: 28.1% Kelso — One Parent Families: 22.2% Kelso — Group Household: 3.2% Kelso — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eglinton 21.0% renting
Eglinton — Owned Outright: 31.4% Eglinton — Mortgage: 47.7% Eglinton — Renting: 21.0%
Kelso 28.4% renting
Kelso — Owned Outright: 32.6% Kelso — Mortgage: 39.0% Kelso — Renting: 28.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Eglinton Kelso
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 18.0%
Eglinton — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Kelso — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 8.9%
Eglinton — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Kelso — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 6.3%
Eglinton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Kelso — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.2%
Eglinton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Kelso — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.3%
Eglinton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Kelso — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Eglinton Kelso
England 1.5% / 1.4%
Eglinton — England: 1.5% Kelso — England: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.9%
Eglinton — New Zealand: 1.0% Kelso — New Zealand: 0.9%
India 0.9% / 0.6%
Eglinton — India: 0.9% Kelso — India: 0.6%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.3%
Eglinton — South Africa: 0.8% Kelso — South Africa: 0.3%
Nepal 0.4% / 0.3%
Eglinton — Nepal: 0.4% Kelso — Nepal: 0.3%
Scotland 0.3% / 0.4%
Eglinton — Scotland: 0.3% Kelso — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Eglinton — Philippines: not among its largest Kelso — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eglinton 97.5% houses
Eglinton — Houses: 97.5% Eglinton — Townhouses: 1.5% Eglinton — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Kelso 92.6% houses
Kelso — Houses: 92.6% Kelso — Townhouses: 6.3% Kelso — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Eglinton Kelso
Median house price $746,000 $810,000
Median unit price — $280,000
Median land price $304,500 $410,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 33 sales
 37 days
from 135 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.

Eglinton Kelso
3 bed $700K / $685K
Eglinton — 3 bed: $700K (22 sales) Kelso — 3 bed: $685K (58 sales)

22 vs 58 sales

4 bed $785K / $844K
Eglinton — 4 bed: $785K (44 sales) Kelso — 4 bed: $844K (148 sales)

44 vs 148 sales

5 bed $1M / $1M
Eglinton — 5 bed: $1M (5 sales) Kelso — 5 bed: $1M (24 sales)

5 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Eglinton has more rural and farming land (96% vs 58%).

Eglinton Kelso
Rural and farming 96% 58%
Residential 4% 23%
Industrial 0% 9%
Parks and recreation 1% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Eglinton Kelso
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
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.

Eglinton Kelso
Houses 3.9%
$600/wk on $810K
 4.0%
$655/wk on $859K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Eglinton Kelso
House price Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 4% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW

Liveability

Kelso is more walkable (42 vs 0); Eglinton scores higher overall (42 vs 34).

Eglinton Kelso
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100 34/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Eglinton carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0); Kelso carries more crime risk (85 vs 32).

Eglinton Kelso
Bushfire Low
33/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
32/100
 High
85/100
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
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Eglinton Kelso
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Eglinton

  • Eglinton Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Kelso

  • Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus Government · Secondary at peers
  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Kelso Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Eglinton Kelso
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 15
Childcare 2 6
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 7 42

Mobility

Eglinton sits further from the CBD (214.6 km vs 203.5 km).

Eglinton Kelso
Walkability score 0/100 42/100
Distance to Sydney 214.6 km
+5% vs other
 203.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 196 min 170 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 36.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 123.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Eglinton Kelso
Car (driver) 79.0% / 79.8%
Eglinton — Car (driver): 79.0% Kelso — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 11.6%
Eglinton — Worked from Home: 12.9% Kelso — Worked from Home: 11.6%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 6.3%
Eglinton — Car (passenger): 6.0% Kelso — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.7%
Eglinton — Walked Only: 1.4% Kelso — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bus 0.6% / 0.1%
Eglinton — Bus: 0.6% Kelso — Bus: 0.1%
Bicycle — / 0.3%
Eglinton — Bicycle: not among its largest Kelso — Bicycle: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Eglinton Kelso
Elevation 702 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 683 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eglinton Kelso
Connectivity score 83/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 71%
1,278 premises
 61%
4,953 premises

Climate

Eglinton Kelso
Annual rainfall 666 mm 644 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C 1.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Eglinton Kelso
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Eglinton Kelso
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Eglinton Kelso
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eglinton Kelso
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eglinton

Acreage Family

Kelso

Family Regional Centre River

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