Hoskinstown vs Primrose Valley
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Hoskinstown tends to suit 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
Hoskinstown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 24/100)
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
Primrose Valley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $435/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Hoskinstown
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (196 min vs 207 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (295.6 km vs 304.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hoskinstown
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 7%)
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 24/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Primrose Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.2% vs 1.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hoskinstown and Primrose Valley 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
Hoskinstown rents higher ($435/wk vs $360/wk); Hoskinstown has higher household incomes ($151,632 vs $136,500).
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 191 +19% vs other | 155 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.1% | +6.2% |
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income | $151,632/yr +10% vs other | $136,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $435/wk +17% vs other | $360/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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 (17.8%).
Property market
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $825,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $435,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Primrose Valley has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 7%); Hoskinstown has more rural and farming land (92% vs 70%).
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 70% |
| Environmental | 7% | 29% |
| 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
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +231% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 36% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 91% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
Liveability
Hoskinstown is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Primrose Valley carries more crime risk (24 vs 13).
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 69/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 12 |
Mobility
Primrose Valley sits further from the CBD (304.9 km vs 295.6 km).
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 295.6 km | 304.9 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 196 min | 207 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.8% postcode 2621 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 2621 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 (78.2%).
Setting
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 748 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 909 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 57 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Climate
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 622 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr same for both | |
| Council | Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hoskinstown | Primrose Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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