Huskisson vs Myola
Huskisson is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 65 in Myola. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Myola 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
Myola
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Myola
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 39%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Huskisson
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 9%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 34%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Huskisson sits closer to the CBD (183.9 km vs 186.8 km)
- Myola is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Myola
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (53% vs 31%)
- carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Huskisson
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.9% vs -12.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Huskisson and Myola 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
Huskisson has more residents (840 vs 94); Huskisson has higher household incomes ($67,288 vs $50,908).
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 840 +89% vs other | 94 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.9% | -12.1% |
| Median age | 56 | 65 |
| Median household income | $67,288/yr +24% vs other | $50,908/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +5% vs other | $333/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,720,000 | $1,802,000 |
| Median unit price | $1,135,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 62 days from 12 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Huskisson has more rural and farming land (36% vs 13%); Myola has more land zoned for conservation (71% vs 51%).
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 51% | 71% |
| Rural and farming | 36% | 13% |
| Residential | 6% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 5% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| Industrial | 2% | 0% |
| Planning zones cover 100% of Huskisson and 96% of Myola. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.5% $625/wk on $1.27M | — |
| Units | 2.3% $630/wk on $1.44M | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 53% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 8% of NSW | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Myola is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 21/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Huskisson carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 0); Huskisson carries more crime risk (89 vs 78).
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 93/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 89/100 | High 78/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Huskisson
- Huskisson Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Myola
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Myola sits further from the CBD (186.8 km vs 183.9 km).
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 183.9 km | 186.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 159 min | 157 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2540 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2540 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 (66.8%).
Setting
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.7 km 2.1 km to a named beach | 292 m 1.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 62/100 | 72/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 32% 1,008 premises | 49% 101 premises |
Climate
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,302 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Huskisson | Myola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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