Menangle Park vs Camden Park

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Menangle Park, about half of households rent. In Camden Park, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Camden Park: a median of $1.59 million, against $1.04 million in Menangle Park, though rent is higher in Menangle Park. On these figures, Menangle Park tends to suit renters and buyers on a tighter budget, while Camden Park suits families with children and 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

Camden Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 97/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Menangle Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($670,000 vs $1,583,750)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,037,500 vs $1,590,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Camden Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $500/wk)
  • But Menangle Park has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Menangle Park

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 71 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (65.2 km vs 72.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Menangle Park is more walkable (41/100 vs 6/100)
  • Camden Park carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Camden Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.2% vs -12.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Menangle Park and Camden 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.

Menangle Park Camden Park
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.

Menangle Park Camden Park
Walkability 41 / 6
Menangle Park — Walkability: 41/100 Camden Park — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 3 / 85
Menangle Park — Safety: 3/100 Camden Park — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 61 / 100
Menangle Park — Low fire risk: 61/100 Camden Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Camden Park has more residents (2,233 vs 224); Camden Park has higher household incomes ($167,388 vs $87,724).

Menangle Park Camden Park
Population 224 2,233
+897% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.8% -0.2%
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $87,724/yr $167,388/yr
+91% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+16% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Menangle Park Camden Park
0-4 4.9% / 4.6%
Menangle Park — 0-4: 4.9% Camden Park — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 12.5% / 18.5%
Menangle Park — 5-14: 12.5% Camden Park — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 9.8% / 8.5%
Menangle Park — 15-19: 9.8% Camden Park — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 8.0% / 7.0%
Menangle Park — 20-24: 8.0% Camden Park — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 11.6% / 6.5%
Menangle Park — 25-34: 11.6% Camden Park — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 13.8% / 15.4%
Menangle Park — 35-44: 13.8% Camden Park — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 10.3% / 16.7%
Menangle Park — 45-54: 10.3% Camden Park — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 15.6% / 11.6%
Menangle Park — 55-64: 15.6% Camden Park — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 8.0% / 7.7%
Menangle Park — 65-74: 8.0% Camden Park — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 4.0% / 3.3%
Menangle Park — 75-84: 4.0% Camden Park — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 3.1% / 0.5%
Menangle Park — 85+: 3.1% Camden Park — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Menangle Park 38.0% couple families
Menangle Park — Couple Families: 38.0% Menangle Park — One Parent Families: 30.0% Menangle Park — Lone Person: 26.0% Menangle Park — Group Household: 6.0% Menangle Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Camden Park 75.6% couple families
Camden Park — Couple Families: 75.6% Camden Park — One Parent Families: 11.0% Camden Park — Lone Person: 11.6% Camden Park — Group Household: 1.0% Camden Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Menangle Park 47.1% renting
Menangle Park — Owned Outright: 31.4% Menangle Park — Mortgage: 21.4% Menangle Park — Renting: 47.1%
Camden Park 5.9% renting
Camden Park — Owned Outright: 32.3% Camden Park — Mortgage: 61.9% Camden Park — Renting: 5.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Menangle Park Camden Park
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 16.3%
Menangle Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Camden Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 12.6%
Menangle Park — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Camden Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 9.6%
Menangle Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Camden Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Menangle Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Camden Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Menangle Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Camden Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Menangle Park Camden Park
England 4.0% / 3.9%
Menangle Park — England: 4.0% Camden Park — England: 3.9%
Indonesia 1.8% / —
Menangle Park — Indonesia: 1.8% Camden Park — Indonesia: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.8%
Menangle Park — Italy: not among its largest Camden Park — Italy: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Menangle Park — Scotland: not among its largest Camden Park — Scotland: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Menangle Park — New Zealand: not among its largest Camden Park — New Zealand: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Menangle Park — South Africa: not among its largest Camden Park — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Menangle Park 94.2% houses
Menangle Park — Houses: 94.2% Menangle Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Camden Park 98.2% houses
Camden Park — Houses: 98.2% Camden Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Menangle Park Camden Park
Median house price $1,037,500 $1,590,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $670,000 $1,583,750
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 38 sales
 42 days
from 14 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.

Menangle Park Camden Park
4 bed $1.16M / $1.57M
Menangle Park — 4 bed: $1.16M (44 sales) Camden Park — 4 bed: $1.57M (25 sales)

44 vs 25 sales

5 bed $1.25M / $1.77M
Menangle Park — 5 bed: $1.25M (29 sales) Camden Park — 5 bed: $1.77M (17 sales)

29 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Camden Park has more rural and farming land (91% vs 21%).

Menangle Park Camden Park
Rural and farming 21% 91%
Parks and recreation 26% 1%
Residential 26% 7%
Environmental 10% 0%
Industrial 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 1%
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

Menangle Park Camden Park
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
 1,338
across Wollondilly
Approvals change year on year +48% +92%

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.

Menangle Park Camden Park
Houses 3.4%
$850/wk on $1.3M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Menangle Park Camden Park
House price Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of NSW —

Liveability

Menangle Park is more walkable (41 vs 6).

Menangle Park Camden Park
Grade — A
Score — 71/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Menangle Park carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Menangle Park carries more crime risk (97 vs 15).

Menangle Park Camden Park
Bushfire Low
39/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
97/100
 Low
15/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Menangle Park Camden Park
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 5.9 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 8.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.0% 2.7%

Schools in Menangle Park

  • Broughton Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Camden Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Menangle Park Camden Park
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 2
same for both
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Camden Park sits further from the CBD (72.2 km vs 65.2 km).

Menangle Park Camden Park
Walkability score 41/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 65.2 km 72.2 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 71 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 34/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 35.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2563
 0.9%
postcode 2570
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 56
postcode 2570

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.

Menangle Park Camden Park
Car (driver) 60.7% / 60.7%
Menangle Park — Car (driver): 60.7% Camden Park — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 29.8% / 36.2%
Menangle Park — Worked from Home: 29.8% Camden Park — Worked from Home: 36.2%
Car (passenger) 9.5% / 2.2%
Menangle Park — Car (passenger): 9.5% Camden Park — Car (passenger): 2.2%
Train — / 0.5%
Menangle Park — Train: not among its largest Camden Park — Train: 0.5%
Bus — / 0.5%
Menangle Park — Bus: not among its largest Camden Park — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).

Setting

Menangle Park Camden Park
Elevation 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.8 km 29.0 km

NBN connectivity

Menangle Park Camden Park
Connectivity score 97/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 95%
898 premises
 62%
692 premises

Climate

Menangle Park Camden Park
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Menangle Park Camden Park
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³ 5.1 µg/m³
PM10 14.8 µg/m³ 13.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.97 pphm 0.37 pphm

Council rates

Menangle Park Camden Park
Average residential rate $1,443/yr $2,099/yr
Council Campbelltown (NSW) Wollondilly

Federal electorate

Menangle Park Camden Park
Division Macarthur Hume
Member Mike Freelander Angus Taylor
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Menangle Park Camden Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Menangle Park

Outer Quiet Trains

Camden Park

Acreage Family

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