Ellalong vs Pelton
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ellalong, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ellalong tends to suit couples, while Pelton 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
Ellalong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pelton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ellalong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 125 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (153.1 km vs 159.5 km)
- But Pelton is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pelton
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
- But Ellalong carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ellalong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.0% vs -4.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ellalong and Pelton 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
Ellalong has more residents (1,351 vs 82); Ellalong rents higher ($400/wk vs $310/wk).
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,351 +94% vs other | 82 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.0% | -4.7% |
| Median age | 35 | 34 |
| Median household income | $88,244/yr +8% vs other | $81,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +22% vs other | $310/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
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 (28.0%).
Property market
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $830,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $435,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 34 days from 13 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Ellalong has more rural and farming land (97% vs 57%); Pelton has more land zoned for conservation (40% vs 1%).
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 57% |
| Environmental | 1% | 40% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 719 across Cessnock same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -31% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 31% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
Liveability
Pelton is more walkable (22 vs 0).
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 25/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Pelton carries more crime risk (84 vs 64); Pelton carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 39).
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 39/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 64/100 | High 84/100 |
| 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
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Ellalong
- Ellalong Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Pelton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
Pelton sits further from the CBD (159.5 km vs 153.1 km).
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 22/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 153.1 km | 159.5 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 117 min | 125 min |
| Public transport score | 31/100 Bus | 25/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 8.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 4.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2325 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 2325 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 (80.1%).
Setting
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 149 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 34.8 km | 38.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 41/100 | 46/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 2% 566 premises | 5% 40 premises |
Climate
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 804 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,405/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cessnock same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ellalong | Pelton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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