Huskisson vs Vincentia

Vincentia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 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. Houses cost more in Huskisson: a median of $1.72 million, against $1.26 million in Vincentia, though rent is higher in Vincentia. On these figures, Huskisson tends to suit people living alone, while Vincentia suits 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

Vincentia

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 56%)
  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Vincentia

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,260,000 vs $1,720,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 39%)
  • has cheaper units ($915,000 vs $1,135,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $425/wk)

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 188.9 km)
  • Vincentia is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Vincentia

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Huskisson has more units and townhouses to downsize into (44% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Vincentia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.6% vs 6.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Huskisson and Vincentia 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 Vincentia
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 Vincentia
Walkability 0 / 65
Huskisson — Walkability: 0/100 Vincentia — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 11 / 45
Huskisson — Safety: 11/100 Vincentia — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 7 / 7
Huskisson — Low fire risk: 7/100 Vincentia — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Vincentia has more residents (3,870 vs 840); Vincentia rents higher ($425/wk vs $350/wk).

Huskisson Vincentia
Population 840 3,870
+361% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +17.6%
Median age 56 50
Median household income $67,288/yr $80,600/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $425/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Huskisson Vincentia
0-4 3.5% / 4.7%
Huskisson — 0-4: 3.5% Vincentia — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 7.6% / 10.7%
Huskisson — 5-14: 7.6% Vincentia — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 1.5% / 4.0%
Huskisson — 15-19: 1.5% Vincentia — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 4.6% / 3.3%
Huskisson — 20-24: 4.6% Vincentia — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 9.3% / 9.5%
Huskisson — 25-34: 9.3% Vincentia — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 11.8% / 11.6%
Huskisson — 35-44: 11.8% Vincentia — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 10.6% / 12.0%
Huskisson — 45-54: 10.6% Vincentia — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 20.2% / 15.6%
Huskisson — 55-64: 20.2% Vincentia — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 19.8% / 18.0%
Huskisson — 65-74: 19.8% Vincentia — 65-74: 18.0%
75-84 8.7% / 7.9%
Huskisson — 75-84: 8.7% Vincentia — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 2.9% / 3.0%
Huskisson — 85+: 2.9% Vincentia — 85+: 3.0%

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% Huskisson — Other Families: 0.0%
Vincentia 44.2% lone person
Vincentia — Lone Person: 44.2% Vincentia — Couple Families: 37.7% Vincentia — One Parent Families: 14.0% Vincentia — Group Household: 3.5% Vincentia — Other Families: 0.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Vincentia 24.1% renting
Vincentia — Owned Outright: 49.0% Vincentia — Mortgage: 26.9% Vincentia — Renting: 24.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Huskisson Vincentia
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 17.3%
Huskisson — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Vincentia — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.4% / 13.8%
Huskisson — Bachelor Degree: 14.4% Vincentia — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.9%
Huskisson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Vincentia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 5.7%
Huskisson — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Vincentia — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 3.0%
Huskisson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Vincentia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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 Vincentia
England 5.8% / 5.6%
Huskisson — England: 5.8% Vincentia — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.5%
Huskisson — New Zealand: 1.9% Vincentia — New Zealand: 1.5%
Italy 1.0% / 0.8%
Huskisson — Italy: 1.0% Vincentia — Italy: 0.8%
Philippines 1.1% / 0.4%
Huskisson — Philippines: 1.1% Vincentia — Philippines: 0.4%
Brazil 1.0% / —
Huskisson — Brazil: 1.0% Vincentia — Brazil: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.7%
Huskisson — Germany: not among its largest Vincentia — Germany: 0.7%
Greece — / 0.7%
Huskisson — Greece: not among its largest Vincentia — Greece: 0.7%

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%
Vincentia 91.5% houses
Vincentia — Houses: 91.5% Vincentia — Townhouses: 3.8% Vincentia — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Huskisson Vincentia
Median house price $1,720,000 $1,260,000
Median unit price $1,135,000 $915,000
Median land price — $880,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 62 days
from 12 sales
 47 days
from 53 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 Vincentia
3 bed $1.51M / $1.07M
Huskisson — 3 bed: $1.51M (14 sales) Vincentia — 3 bed: $1.07M (43 sales)

14 vs 43 sales

4 bed $1.91M / $1.32M
Huskisson — 4 bed: $1.91M (8 sales) Vincentia — 4 bed: $1.32M (66 sales)

8 vs 66 sales

Zoning mix

Huskisson has more rural and farming land (36% vs 0%); Vincentia has more land zoned for conservation (61% vs 51%).

Huskisson Vincentia
Environmental 51% 61%
Rural and farming 36% 0%
Residential 6% 22%
Parks and recreation 3% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 6%
Industrial 2% 0%
Commercial 1%
same for both
Planning zones cover 100% of Huskisson and 99% of Vincentia. 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 Vincentia
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 Vincentia
Houses 2.5%
$625/wk on $1.27M
 2.4%
$700/wk on $1.51M
Units 2.3%
$630/wk on $1.44M
 —

Ranking within NSW

Huskisson Vincentia
House price Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 66% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 53% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 1% of NSW —

Liveability

Vincentia is more walkable (65 vs 0); Vincentia scores higher overall (48 vs 21).

Huskisson Vincentia
Grade D C
Score 21/100 48/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Huskisson carries more crime risk (89 vs 55).

Huskisson Vincentia
Bushfire High
93/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
62/100
 High
87/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Huskisson Vincentia
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
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 Vincentia

  • Vincentia Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Vincentia High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Novo Education Space Vincentia Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Huskisson Vincentia
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 4 8
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 1 3
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2
same for both
Fuel stations 0 2
Beaches 0 4
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Vincentia sits further from the CBD (188.9 km vs 183.9 km).

Huskisson Vincentia
Walkability score 0/100 65/100
Distance to Sydney 183.9 km 188.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 160 min
Public transport score 40/100
Bus
 72/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.2
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 Vincentia
Car (driver) 66.8% / 73.2%
Huskisson — Car (driver): 66.8% Vincentia — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 19.4% / 19.0%
Huskisson — Worked from Home: 19.4% Vincentia — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Walked Only 8.9% / 3.5%
Huskisson — Walked Only: 8.9% Vincentia — Walked Only: 3.5%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 3.3%
Huskisson — Car (passenger): 2.0% Vincentia — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bicycle 1.6% / 0.7%
Huskisson — Bicycle: 1.6% Vincentia — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Huskisson Vincentia
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km
2.1 km to a named beach
 784 m
1.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Huskisson Vincentia
Connectivity score 62/100 56/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,008 premises
 20%
2,848 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Huskisson Vincentia
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

Vincentia

Acreage Beach Coastal Quiet Retirees

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