Kangiara vs Rye Park
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kangiara, most households are couple families. In Rye Park, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kangiara tends to suit couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Kangiara is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 59%)
- Rye Park carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 97/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kangiara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kangiara
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $170/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Rye Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (298 km vs 306 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Rye Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 97/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kangiara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.2% vs -10.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kangiara and Rye Park 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
Rye Park has more residents (230 vs 50); Kangiara has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $67,600).
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 230 +360% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.2% | -10.9% |
| Median age | 48 | 50 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +42% vs other | $67,600/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $120/wk | $170/wk +42% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
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 (17.4%).
Property market
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $41,000 |
Zoning mix
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Yass Valley | 48 across Hilltops |
| Approvals change year on year | +14% | -47% |
Ranking within NSW
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
Liveability
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Kangiara carries more crime risk (97 vs 80).
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 28/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | High 97/100 | High 80/100 |
| 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
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 9 | 60 |
Mobility
Kangiara sits further from the CBD (306 km vs 298 km).
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 306 km +3% vs other | 298 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 205 min | 202 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 2582 | 0.1% postcode 2586 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 2582 | 62 postcode 2586 |
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 (69.2%).
Setting
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 551 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 540 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 71 premises |
Council rates
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,162/yr | $714/yr |
| Council | Yass Valley | Hilltops |
Federal electorate
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kangiara | Rye Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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