Raby vs Varroville

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Varroville tends to suit families with children and couples.

Raby is a substantially larger suburb with 5943 residents compared to Varroville's 134, offering significantly better walkability at 72 versus 27. Raby has markedly lower crime risk (36 versus 80) and no bushfire risk, making it safer overall, though Varroville residents earn a notably higher median household income of $132548 compared to $99164. Rents are considerably higher in Varroville at $610 weekly versus $410, reflecting its higher socio-economic decile rating of 10. Both suburbs are equidistant from the CBD at around 54.5 km, and share the same median age of 36 years.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Raby

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Raby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Raby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $610/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Raby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 27/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 52 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Raby

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 27/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 80/100)
  • But Varroville has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Varroville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.6% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Raby Varroville
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.

Raby Varroville
Walkability 72 / 27
Raby — Walkability: 72/100 Varroville — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 64 / 20
Raby — Safety: 64/100 Varroville — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 67
Raby — Low fire risk: 100/100 Varroville — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Raby has more residents (5,943 vs 134); Varroville rents higher ($610/wk vs $410/wk).

Raby Varroville
Population 5,943
+98% vs other
 134
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +18.6%
Median age 36
same for both
Median household income $99,164/yr $132,548/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $610/wk
+49% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Raby Varroville
0-4 6.9% / 6.7%
Raby — 0-4: 6.9% Varroville — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.5% / 20.9%
Raby — 5-14: 14.5% Varroville — 5-14: 20.9%
15-19 6.3% / 10.4%
Raby — 15-19: 6.3% Varroville — 15-19: 10.4%
20-24 6.0% / 2.2%
Raby — 20-24: 6.0% Varroville — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 13.2% / 10.4%
Raby — 25-34: 13.2% Varroville — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 14.4% / 16.4%
Raby — 35-44: 14.4% Varroville — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 11.3% / 9.7%
Raby — 45-54: 11.3% Varroville — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 14.5% / 9.7%
Raby — 55-64: 14.5% Varroville — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 9.5% / 14.2%
Raby — 65-74: 9.5% Varroville — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 2.7% / 6.7%
Raby — 75-84: 2.7% Varroville — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 0.8% / —
Raby — 85+: 0.8% Varroville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Raby 55.3% couple families
Raby — Couple Families: 55.3% Raby — Lone Person: 20.3% Raby — One Parent Families: 21.2% Raby — Group Household: 2.1% Raby — Other Families: 1.1%
Varroville 70.8% couple families
Varroville — Couple Families: 70.8% Varroville — Lone Person: 16.7% Varroville — One Parent Families: 12.5% Varroville — Group Household: 0.0% Varroville — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Raby 20.4% renting
Raby — Owned Outright: 31.8% Raby — Mortgage: 47.8% Raby — Renting: 20.4%
Varroville 15.4% renting
Varroville — Owned Outright: 46.2% Varroville — Mortgage: 38.5% Varroville — Renting: 15.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Raby Varroville
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 6.7%
Raby — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Varroville — Certificate III & IV: 6.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 11.2%
Raby — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Varroville — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 10.4%
Raby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Varroville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 6.0%
Raby — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Varroville — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Raby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Varroville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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.

Raby Varroville
Lebanon 1.2% / 5.2%
Raby — Lebanon: 1.2% Varroville — Lebanon: 5.2%
China — / 5.2%
Raby — China: not among its largest Varroville — China: 5.2%
Philippines 1.8% / 2.2%
Raby — Philippines: 1.8% Varroville — Philippines: 2.2%
England 2.5% / —
Raby — England: 2.5% Varroville — England: not among its largest
Italy — / 2.2%
Raby — Italy: not among its largest Varroville — Italy: 2.2%
India 2.1% / —
Raby — India: 2.1% Varroville — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.7% / —
Raby — New Zealand: 1.7% Varroville — New Zealand: not among its largest
Iraq 1.5% / —
Raby — Iraq: 1.5% Varroville — Iraq: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Raby 92.3% houses
Raby — Houses: 92.3% Raby — Townhouses: 6.6% Raby — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Varroville 100.0% houses
Varroville — Houses: 100.0% Varroville — Townhouses: 0.0% Varroville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Raby Varroville
Median house price $990,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 32 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Varroville has more land zoned for conservation (86% vs 6%).

Raby Varroville
Environmental 6% 86%
Residential 60% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 18% 4%
Parks and recreation 12% 9%
Commercial 4% 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

Raby Varroville
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +48%
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.

Raby Varroville
Houses 3.7%
$710/wk on $1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Raby Varroville
House price Higher than 49% of NSW —
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 65% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of NSW —

Liveability

Raby is more walkable (72 vs 27).

Raby Varroville
Grade B —
Score 63/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Varroville carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0); Varroville carries more crime risk (80 vs 36).

Raby Varroville
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
36/100
 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 10
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Raby Varroville
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 5.6 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 7.3 km

Schools in Raby

  • Robert Townson Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Robert Townson High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Varroville

  • Mount Carmel Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Sava College Independent · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Raby Varroville
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 4 1
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Raby Varroville
Walkability score 72/100 27/100
Distance to Sydney 54.5 km 54.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 52 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 22/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 122.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2566
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 2566
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.

Raby Varroville
Car (driver) 60.0% / 53.3%
Raby — Car (driver): 60.0% Varroville — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 32.8% / 46.7%
Raby — Worked from Home: 32.8% Varroville — Worked from Home: 46.7%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / —
Raby — Car (passenger): 4.1% Varroville — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 2.2% / —
Raby — Train: 2.2% Varroville — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.4% / —
Raby — Bus: 0.4% Varroville — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Raby Varroville
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.9 km 29.0 km

NBN connectivity

Raby Varroville
Connectivity score 75/100 95/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
2,045 premises
 80%
45 premises

Climate

Raby Varroville
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)

Raby Varroville
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Raby Varroville
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Raby Varroville
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Raby Varroville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Raby

Outer Parks

Varroville

Family Outer

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