Rappville vs Ellangowan

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Ellangowan: a median of $740,000, against $670,000 in Rappville, and rent is higher there too.

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

Rappville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (112% vs 98%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Rappville has cheaper houses ($670,000 vs $740,000)
  • Ellangowan leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Rappville has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $243/wk)
  • Ellangowan leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ellangowan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rappville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
  • But Ellangowan is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Ellangowan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.0% vs -16.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rappville Ellangowan
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.

Rappville Ellangowan
Walkability 0 / 8
Rappville — Walkability: 0/100 Ellangowan — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 67 / 19
Rappville — Safety: 67/100 Ellangowan — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 19 / 18
Rappville — Low fire risk: 19/100 Ellangowan — Low fire risk: 18/100

Demographics

Ellangowan has more residents (318 vs 142); Ellangowan has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $38,636).

Rappville Ellangowan
Population 142 318
+124% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.0% -3.0%
Median age 49 47
Median household income $38,636/yr $71,500/yr
+85% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $243/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rappville Ellangowan
0-4 5.6% / 5.7%
Rappville — 0-4: 5.6% Ellangowan — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.3% / 8.2%
Rappville — 5-14: 11.3% Ellangowan — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 2.8% / 6.9%
Rappville — 15-19: 2.8% Ellangowan — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 3.5% / 4.7%
Rappville — 20-24: 3.5% Ellangowan — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 14.8% / 11.9%
Rappville — 25-34: 14.8% Ellangowan — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 9.2% / 8.2%
Rappville — 35-44: 9.2% Ellangowan — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 13.4% / 16.4%
Rappville — 45-54: 13.4% Ellangowan — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 19.7% / 20.8%
Rappville — 55-64: 19.7% Ellangowan — 55-64: 20.8%
65-74 10.6% / 12.6%
Rappville — 65-74: 10.6% Ellangowan — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 11.3% / 3.8%
Rappville — 75-84: 11.3% Ellangowan — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 3.5% / 1.3%
Rappville — 85+: 3.5% Ellangowan — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rappville 25.8% couple families
Rappville — Couple Families: 25.8% Rappville — Lone Person: 35.5% Rappville — One Parent Families: 38.7% Rappville — Group Household: 0.0%
Ellangowan 41.8% couple families
Ellangowan — Couple Families: 41.8% Ellangowan — Lone Person: 29.9% Ellangowan — One Parent Families: 22.4% Ellangowan — Group Household: 6.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rappville 13.5% renting
Rappville — Owned Outright: 54.1% Rappville — Mortgage: 32.4% Rappville — Renting: 13.5%
Ellangowan 9.5% renting
Ellangowan — Owned Outright: 41.1% Ellangowan — Mortgage: 49.5% Ellangowan — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rappville Ellangowan
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 20.4%
Rappville — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Ellangowan — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 5.0%
Rappville — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Ellangowan — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 3.1%
Rappville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Ellangowan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Rappville Ellangowan
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.3%
Rappville — New Zealand: 2.1% Ellangowan — New Zealand: 1.3%
England — / 1.9%
Rappville — England: not among its largest Ellangowan — England: 1.9%
Philippines — / 1.3%
Rappville — Philippines: not among its largest Ellangowan — Philippines: 1.3%
Netherlands — / 1.3%
Rappville — Netherlands: not among its largest Ellangowan — Netherlands: 1.3%
Germany — / 0.9%
Rappville — Germany: not among its largest Ellangowan — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rappville 111.6% houses
Rappville — Houses: 111.6% Rappville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Ellangowan 97.9% houses
Ellangowan — Houses: 97.9% Ellangowan — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rappville Ellangowan
Median house price $670,000 $740,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $60,000 —

Zoning mix

Ellangowan has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 1%); Rappville has more rural and farming land (99% vs 80%).

Rappville Ellangowan
Rural and farming 99% 80%
Environmental 1% 20%
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

Rappville Ellangowan
New dwellings approved 24
across Richmond Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -78%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Rappville Ellangowan
House price Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Ellangowan is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Rappville Ellangowan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ellangowan carries more crime risk (81 vs 33).

Rappville Ellangowan
Bushfire High
81/100
 High
82/100
Crime Low
33/100
 High
81/100
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

Rappville Ellangowan
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Rappville

  • Rappville Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Ellangowan

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

Amenities in the suburb

Rappville Ellangowan
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 6 10

Mobility

Rappville Ellangowan
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 696 km 696.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 472 min 473 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2469
 0.2%
postcode 2470
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2469
 67
postcode 2470

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.

Rappville Ellangowan
Car (driver) 65.0% / 80.9%
Rappville — Car (driver): 65.0% Ellangowan — Car (driver): 80.9%
Walked Only 35.0% / 2.7%
Rappville — Walked Only: 35.0% Ellangowan — Walked Only: 2.7%
Worked from Home — / 16.4%
Rappville — Worked from Home: not among its largest Ellangowan — Worked from Home: 16.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.9%).

Setting

Rappville Ellangowan
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.4 km 35.1 km

NBN connectivity

Rappville Ellangowan
Connectivity score 15/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
122 premises

Climate

Rappville Ellangowan
Annual rainfall 1,408 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Rappville Ellangowan
Average residential rate $1,282/yr
same for both
Council Richmond Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Rappville Ellangowan
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rappville Ellangowan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rappville

Affordable Retirees Rural

Ellangowan

Rural

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