Ferodale vs Raymond Terrace

Raymond Terrace is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Ferodale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ferodale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ferodale tends to suit couples, while Raymond Terrace suits people living alone and 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

Raymond Terrace

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • But Ferodale is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Ferodale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Raymond Terrace

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Raymond Terrace

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 142 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (169.7 km vs 188.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Raymond Terrace

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Ferodale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.1% vs 4.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
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.

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Walkability 10 / 70
Ferodale — Walkability: 10/100 Raymond Terrace — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 4 / 12
Ferodale — Safety: 4/100 Raymond Terrace — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 22 / 33
Ferodale — Low fire risk: 22/100 Raymond Terrace — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Raymond Terrace has more residents (13,453 vs 98); Ferodale rents higher ($400/wk vs $325/wk).

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Population 98 13,453
+13628% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.1% +4.9%
Median age 43 37
Median household income $81,224/yr
+17% vs other
 $67,444/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+19% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
0-4 3.1% / 5.9%
Ferodale — 0-4: 3.1% Raymond Terrace — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 10.2% / 14.8%
Ferodale — 5-14: 10.2% Raymond Terrace — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 9.2% / 6.7%
Ferodale — 15-19: 9.2% Raymond Terrace — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 10.2% / 6.1%
Ferodale — 20-24: 10.2% Raymond Terrace — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 5.1% / 13.1%
Ferodale — 25-34: 5.1% Raymond Terrace — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 12.2% / 12.2%
Ferodale — 35-44: 12.2% Raymond Terrace — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 14.3% / 12.2%
Ferodale — 45-54: 14.3% Raymond Terrace — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 15.3% / 12.1%
Ferodale — 55-64: 15.3% Raymond Terrace — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 13.3% / 10.0%
Ferodale — 65-74: 13.3% Raymond Terrace — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 5.1% / 5.3%
Ferodale — 75-84: 5.1% Raymond Terrace — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 1.8%
Ferodale — 85+: not among its largest Raymond Terrace — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ferodale 61.9% couple families
Ferodale — Couple Families: 61.9% Ferodale — Lone Person: 23.8% Ferodale — One Parent Families: 14.3% Ferodale — Group Household: 0.0% Ferodale — Other Families: 0.0%
Raymond Terrace 33.1% couple families
Raymond Terrace — Couple Families: 33.1% Raymond Terrace — Lone Person: 36.4% Raymond Terrace — One Parent Families: 24.8% Raymond Terrace — Group Household: 4.0% Raymond Terrace — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ferodale 0.0% renting
Ferodale — Owned Outright: 46.4% Ferodale — Mortgage: 53.6% Ferodale — Renting: 0.0%
Raymond Terrace 40.5% renting
Raymond Terrace — Owned Outright: 26.7% Raymond Terrace — Mortgage: 32.7% Raymond Terrace — Renting: 40.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ferodale 100.0% houses
Ferodale — Houses: 100.0% Ferodale — Townhouses: 0.0% Ferodale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Raymond Terrace 83.2% houses
Raymond Terrace — Houses: 83.2% Raymond Terrace — Townhouses: 15.7% Raymond Terrace — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 19.0%
Ferodale — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Raymond Terrace — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.0%
Ferodale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Raymond Terrace — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 4.5%
Ferodale — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Raymond Terrace — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 1.0%
Ferodale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Raymond Terrace — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Ferodale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Raymond Terrace — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Property market

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Median house price — $746,000
Median unit price — $527,500
Median land price — $486,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 141 sales

Zoning mix

Raymond Terrace has more land zoned for conservation (35% vs 22%).

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Infrastructure and transport 59% 21%
Environmental 22% 35%
Residential 0% 23%
Rural and farming 19% 16%
Parks and recreation 0% 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

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
New dwellings approved 495
across Port Stephens
same for both
Approvals change year on year -72%
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.

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Houses — 4.5%
$650/wk on $750K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
House price — Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 33% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 91% of NSW

Liveability

Raymond Terrace is more walkable (70 vs 10).

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Ferodale carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 67).

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Bushfire High
78/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime High
96/100
 High
88/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 High
100/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 4

Schools in Ferodale

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

Schools in Raymond Terrace

  • St Brigid's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Grahamstown Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Irrawang High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Irrawang Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Raymond Terrace Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Alesco Secondary College - Raymond Terrace Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 12
Childcare 0 10
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 9
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 11 8

Mobility

Ferodale sits further from the CBD (188.7 km vs 169.7 km).

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Walkability score 10/100 70/100
Distance to Sydney 188.7 km
+10% vs other
 169.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 142 min 127 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 370.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2318
 0.5%
postcode 2324
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 2318
 54
postcode 2324

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.

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Car (driver) 60.0% / 77.5%
Ferodale — Car (driver): 60.0% Raymond Terrace — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 14.3%
Ferodale — Worked from Home: 25.0% Raymond Terrace — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Walked Only 15.0% / 1.5%
Ferodale — Walked Only: 15.0% Raymond Terrace — Walked Only: 1.5%
Car (passenger) — / 5.4%
Ferodale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Raymond Terrace — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Bus — / 0.9%
Ferodale — Bus: not among its largest Raymond Terrace — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.4 km 7.5 km

NBN connectivity

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Connectivity score 21/100 73/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 51%
6,517 premises

Climate

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Annual rainfall 1,181 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Average residential rate $1,359/yr
same for both
Council Port Stephens
same for both

Federal electorate

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Division Paterson
same for both
Member Meryl Swanson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ferodale Raymond Terrace
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ferodale

Rural

Raymond Terrace

Regional Centre

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