Primrose Valley vs Captains Flat
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Primrose Valley, most households are couple families. On these figures, Primrose Valley tends to suit couples, while Captains Flat suits people living alone.
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
Primrose Valley
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 70/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 55%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Primrose Valley has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 17%)
- Captains Flat has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Primrose Valley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (304.9 km vs 318.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (207 min vs 212 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Primrose Valley carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 70/100)
- Captains Flat has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 7%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Primrose Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.2% vs 0.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Primrose Valley and Captains Flat 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
Captains Flat has more residents (611 vs 155); Primrose Valley has higher household incomes ($136,500 vs $85,488).
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 155 | 611 +294% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.2% | +0.2% |
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Median household income | $136,500/yr +37% vs other | $85,488/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk +17% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
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 (18.8%).
Property market
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $479,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $379,000 |
Zoning mix
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 70% same for both | |
| Environmental | 29% | 30% |
| 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
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +231% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 91% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
Liveability
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 28/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Captains Flat carries more crime risk (70 vs 24); Primrose Valley carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 32).
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | High 70/100 |
| 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
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Primrose Valley
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Captains Flat
- Captains Flat Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 12 | 27 |
Mobility
Captains Flat sits further from the CBD (318.2 km vs 304.9 km).
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 304.9 km | 318.2 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 207 min | 212 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.8% postcode 2621 | 0.6% postcode 2623 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 2621 | 38 postcode 2623 |
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 (75.7%).
Setting
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 909 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 990 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 0% 291 premises |
Climate
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 622 mm | 686 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.5°C | 28.2°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.8°C | 0.9°C |
Council rates
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr same for both | |
| Council | Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Primrose Valley | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Primrose Valley
Captains Flat
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