Raleigh vs Repton
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Repton tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Raleigh has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Repton carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 66/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Raleigh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($720,000 vs $1,700,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Raleigh
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $405/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
- Raleigh sits closer to the CBD (506.5 km vs 511.3 km)
- Repton is more walkable (29/100 vs 12/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Repton
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 12/100)
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 66/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Raleigh and Repton 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
Repton rents higher ($405/wk vs $345/wk).
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 681 +2% vs other | 667 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.6% | +3.3% |
| Median age | 49 same for both | |
| Median household income | $77,064/yr | $76,960/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $345/wk | $405/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,100,000 | $1,050,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $720,000 | $1,700,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 44 days from 3 sales | 52 days from 6 sales |
Zoning mix
Raleigh has more rural and farming land (76% vs 27%); Repton has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 17%).
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 27% |
| Environmental | 17% | 46% |
| Residential | 4% | 25% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| Industrial | 1% | 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
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Bellingen same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +12% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 45% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 79% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
Liveability
Repton is more walkable (29 vs 12); Repton scores higher overall (34 vs 26).
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | C |
| Score | 26/100 | 34/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Raleigh carries more crime risk (66 vs 42); Repton carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 53).
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 66/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Raleigh
- Raleigh Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Repton
- Repton Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 13 | 5 |
Mobility
Repton sits further from the CBD (511.3 km vs 506.5 km).
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 29/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 506.5 km | 511.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 332 min | 331 min |
| Public transport score | 28/100 Bus | 23/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 7.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 5.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 3 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2454 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 2454 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.8%).
Setting
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 46 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.9 km | 2.4 km 3.0 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 34/100 | 44/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 362 premises | 0% 287 premises |
Climate
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,827 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.22 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,592/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bellingen same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Raleigh | Repton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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