Ravensdale vs Martinsville

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Martinsville: a median of $1.6 million, against $1.1 million in Ravensdale, though rent is higher in Ravensdale. On these figures, Ravensdale tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Ravensdale carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 62/100)
  • Martinsville is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Ravensdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,600,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Martinsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($347/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Martinsville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (99 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (124.5 km vs 137.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Ravensdale carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 62/100)
  • Martinsville is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs 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

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

Ravensdale Martinsville
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.

Ravensdale Martinsville
Walkability 0 / 8
Ravensdale — Walkability: 0/100 Martinsville — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 55 / 38
Ravensdale — Safety: 55/100 Martinsville — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 44 / 42
Ravensdale — Low fire risk: 44/100 Martinsville — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Martinsville has more residents (389 vs 70); Ravensdale has higher household incomes ($110,448 vs $94,692).

Ravensdale Martinsville
Population 70 389
+456% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% +7.8%
Median age 51 53
Median household income $110,448/yr
+14% vs other
 $94,692/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+7% vs other
 $347/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ravensdale Martinsville
0-4 11.4% / 4.4%
Ravensdale — 0-4: 11.4% Martinsville — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 11.4% / 9.3%
Ravensdale — 5-14: 11.4% Martinsville — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 14.3% / 5.4%
Ravensdale — 15-19: 14.3% Martinsville — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 5.7%
Ravensdale — 20-24: not among its largest Martinsville — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 11.4% / 7.7%
Ravensdale — 25-34: 11.4% Martinsville — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 8.6% / 8.7%
Ravensdale — 35-44: 8.6% Martinsville — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 18.6% / 12.1%
Ravensdale — 45-54: 18.6% Martinsville — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 21.4% / 19.8%
Ravensdale — 55-64: 21.4% Martinsville — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 15.7% / 19.8%
Ravensdale — 65-74: 15.7% Martinsville — 65-74: 19.8%
75-84 8.6% / 6.2%
Ravensdale — 75-84: 8.6% Martinsville — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 3.1%
Ravensdale — 85+: not among its largest Martinsville — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ravensdale 62.5% couple families
Ravensdale — Couple Families: 62.5% Ravensdale — Lone Person: 37.5% Ravensdale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ravensdale — Group Household: 0.0%
Martinsville 61.0% couple families
Martinsville — Couple Families: 61.0% Martinsville — Lone Person: 24.7% Martinsville — One Parent Families: 10.4% Martinsville — Group Household: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ravensdale 20.0% renting
Ravensdale — Owned Outright: 50.0% Ravensdale — Mortgage: 30.0% Ravensdale — Renting: 20.0%
Martinsville 13.5% renting
Martinsville — Owned Outright: 53.4% Martinsville — Mortgage: 33.1% Martinsville — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Ravensdale Martinsville
New Zealand 5.7% / 3.3%
Ravensdale — New Zealand: 5.7% Martinsville — New Zealand: 3.3%
England — / 2.1%
Ravensdale — England: not among its largest Martinsville — England: 2.1%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Ravensdale — South Africa: not among its largest Martinsville — South Africa: 1.0%
China — / 0.8%
Ravensdale — China: not among its largest Martinsville — China: 0.8%
Canada — / 0.8%
Ravensdale — Canada: not among its largest Martinsville — Canada: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Ravensdale Martinsville
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 18.0%
Ravensdale — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Martinsville — Bachelor Degree: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 18.6% / 10.0%
Ravensdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 18.6% Martinsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 16.5%
Ravensdale — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Martinsville — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.2%
Ravensdale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Martinsville — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 1.0%
Ravensdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Martinsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ravensdale 100.0% houses
Ravensdale — Houses: 100.0%
Martinsville 100.0% houses
Martinsville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Ravensdale Martinsville
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,625,000

Zoning mix

Ravensdale has more rural and farming land (75% vs 12%); Martinsville has more land zoned for conservation (88% vs 25%).

Ravensdale Martinsville
Environmental 25% 88%
Rural and farming 75% 12%
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

Ravensdale Martinsville
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
Approvals change year on year +67% +2%

Ranking within NSW

Ravensdale Martinsville
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Martinsville is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Ravensdale Martinsville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Martinsville carries more crime risk (62 vs 45).

Ravensdale Martinsville
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
62/100
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

Ravensdale Martinsville
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Ravensdale Martinsville
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 8 15

Mobility

Ravensdale sits further from the CBD (137.7 km vs 124.5 km).

Ravensdale Martinsville
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 137.7 km
+10% vs other
 124.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 135 min 99 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2259
 0.9%
postcode 2265
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2259
 78
postcode 2265

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.

Ravensdale Martinsville
Car (driver) 58.3% / 52.9%
Ravensdale — Car (driver): 58.3% Martinsville — Car (driver): 52.9%
Worked from Home 41.7% / 34.6%
Ravensdale — Worked from Home: 41.7% Martinsville — Worked from Home: 34.6%
Car (passenger) — / 6.5%
Ravensdale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Martinsville — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Walked Only — / 5.9%
Ravensdale — Walked Only: not among its largest Martinsville — Walked Only: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.3%).

Setting

Ravensdale Martinsville
Elevation 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.2 km 23.5 km

NBN connectivity

Ravensdale Martinsville
Connectivity score 16/100 23/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
95 premises

Climate

Ravensdale Martinsville
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm 804 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C 5.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Ravensdale Martinsville
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 14.8 µg/m³ 11.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.36 pphm 0.27 pphm

Council rates

Ravensdale Martinsville
Average residential rate $1,409/yr $1,708/yr
Council Central Coast (NSW) Lake Macquarie

Federal electorate

Ravensdale Martinsville
Division Dobell Hunter
Member Emma Mcbride Dan Repacholi
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ravensdale Martinsville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ravensdale

Family Rural Young Families

Martinsville

Retirees River Rural

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