Huskisson vs Tomerong

Tomerong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 56 in Huskisson. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Huskisson, most households are people living alone. In Tomerong, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Huskisson: a median of $1.72 million, against $1.06 million in Tomerong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Huskisson tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tomerong suits families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Tomerong

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 89/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 33%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Tomerong

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,060,000 vs $1,720,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 39%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tomerong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Huskisson has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tomerong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (149 min vs 159 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tomerong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Huskisson has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Tomerong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs 6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Huskisson Tomerong
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.

Huskisson Tomerong
Walkability 0 / 10
Huskisson — Walkability: 0/100 Tomerong — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 11 / 77
Huskisson — Safety: 11/100 Tomerong — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 7 / 13
Huskisson — Low fire risk: 7/100 Tomerong — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Tomerong has higher household incomes ($97,136 vs $67,288); Tomerong has more residents (1,194 vs 840).

Huskisson Tomerong
Population 840 1,194
+42% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +12.1%
Median age 56 42
Median household income $67,288/yr $97,136/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Huskisson Tomerong
0-4 3.5% / 4.5%
Huskisson — 0-4: 3.5% Tomerong — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 7.6% / 13.8%
Huskisson — 5-14: 7.6% Tomerong — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 1.5% / 7.0%
Huskisson — 15-19: 1.5% Tomerong — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.6% / 3.9%
Huskisson — 20-24: 4.6% Tomerong — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 9.3% / 10.6%
Huskisson — 25-34: 9.3% Tomerong — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 11.8% / 11.7%
Huskisson — 35-44: 11.8% Tomerong — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 10.6% / 12.3%
Huskisson — 45-54: 10.6% Tomerong — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 20.2% / 16.1%
Huskisson — 55-64: 20.2% Tomerong — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 19.8% / 13.4%
Huskisson — 65-74: 19.8% Tomerong — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 8.7% / 4.4%
Huskisson — 75-84: 8.7% Tomerong — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.9% / 1.3%
Huskisson — 85+: 2.9% Tomerong — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Huskisson 60.5% lone person
Huskisson — Lone Person: 60.5% Huskisson — Couple Families: 22.2% Huskisson — One Parent Families: 10.9% Huskisson — Group Household: 6.5%
Tomerong 26.6% lone person
Tomerong — Lone Person: 26.6% Tomerong — Couple Families: 56.9% Tomerong — One Parent Families: 15.3% Tomerong — Group Household: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Huskisson 41.8% renting
Huskisson — Owned Outright: 44.6% Huskisson — Mortgage: 13.6% Huskisson — Renting: 41.8%
Tomerong 9.0% renting
Tomerong — Owned Outright: 47.0% Tomerong — Mortgage: 44.1% Tomerong — Renting: 9.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Huskisson Tomerong
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 22.5%
Huskisson — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Tomerong — Certificate III & IV: 22.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.4% / 9.7%
Huskisson — Bachelor Degree: 14.4% Tomerong — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.6%
Huskisson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Tomerong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 2.7%
Huskisson — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Tomerong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.5%
Huskisson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Tomerong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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.

Huskisson Tomerong
England 5.8% / 4.4%
Huskisson — England: 5.8% Tomerong — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.3%
Huskisson — New Zealand: 1.9% Tomerong — New Zealand: 2.3%
Philippines 1.1% / 0.3%
Huskisson — Philippines: 1.1% Tomerong — Philippines: 0.3%
Italy 1.0% / 0.4%
Huskisson — Italy: 1.0% Tomerong — Italy: 0.4%
Brazil 1.0% / —
Huskisson — Brazil: 1.0% Tomerong — Brazil: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.8%
Huskisson — Scotland: not among its largest Tomerong — Scotland: 0.8%
Greece — / 0.3%
Huskisson — Greece: not among its largest Tomerong — Greece: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Huskisson 56.2% houses
Huskisson — Houses: 56.2% Huskisson — Townhouses: 25.1% Huskisson — Flats / Apartments: 18.6%
Tomerong 100.3% houses
Tomerong — Houses: 100.3% Tomerong — Townhouses: 0.0% Tomerong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Huskisson Tomerong
Median house price $1,720,000 $1,060,000
Median unit price $1,135,000 —
Median land price — $995,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 62 days
from 12 sales
 43 days
from 9 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.

Huskisson Tomerong
3 bed $1.51M / $1.01M
Huskisson — 3 bed: $1.51M (14 sales) Tomerong — 3 bed: $1.01M (12 sales)

14 vs 12 sales

4 bed $1.91M / $1.22M
Huskisson — 4 bed: $1.91M (8 sales) Tomerong — 4 bed: $1.22M (8 sales)

8 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Tomerong has more rural and farming land (89% vs 36%); Huskisson has more land zoned for conservation (51% vs 9%).

Huskisson Tomerong
Rural and farming 36% 89%
Environmental 51% 9%
Residential 6% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
Industrial 2% 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

Huskisson Tomerong
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
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.

Huskisson Tomerong
Houses 2.5%
$625/wk on $1.27M
 —
Units 2.3%
$630/wk on $1.44M
 —

Ranking within NSW

Huskisson Tomerong
House price Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 1% of NSW —

Liveability

Tomerong is more walkable (10 vs 0); Tomerong scores higher overall (37 vs 21).

Huskisson Tomerong
Grade D C
Score 21/100 37/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Huskisson carries more crime risk (89 vs 23).

Huskisson Tomerong
Bushfire High
93/100
 High
87/100
Crime High
89/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
62/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Huskisson Tomerong
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Huskisson

  • Huskisson Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Tomerong

  • Tomerong Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Huskisson Tomerong
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Huskisson Tomerong
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 183.9 km 182.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 149 min
Public transport score 40/100
Bus
 34/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 10.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Huskisson Tomerong
Car (driver) 66.8% / 81.4%
Huskisson — Car (driver): 66.8% Tomerong — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 19.4% / 10.2%
Huskisson — Worked from Home: 19.4% Tomerong — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Walked Only 8.9% / 4.1%
Huskisson — Walked Only: 8.9% Tomerong — Walked Only: 4.1%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 3.7%
Huskisson — Car (passenger): 2.0% Tomerong — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bicycle 1.6% / 0.6%
Huskisson — Bicycle: 1.6% Tomerong — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Huskisson Tomerong
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km
2.1 km to a named beach
 9.2 km

NBN connectivity

Huskisson Tomerong
Connectivity score 62/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,008 premises
 0%
474 premises

Climate

Huskisson Tomerong
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 Tomerong
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Huskisson Tomerong
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Huskisson Tomerong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Huskisson

Coastal Retirees Townhouses

Tomerong

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