Ravensdale vs Yarramalong

Yarramalong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Ravensdale. 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 Yarramalong: a median of $1.46 million, against $1.1 million in Ravensdale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ravensdale tends to suit people living alone 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

Yarramalong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

  • Ravensdale has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,460,000)
  • Yarramalong leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ravensdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($375/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarramalong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (89 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (97.2 km vs 137.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ravensdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Ravensdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.4% vs -3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ravensdale and Yarramalong 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 Yarramalong
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 Yarramalong
Walkability 0 / 0
Ravensdale — Walkability: 0/100 Yarramalong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 51
Ravensdale — Safety: 55/100 Yarramalong — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 44 / 38
Ravensdale — Low fire risk: 44/100 Yarramalong — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Yarramalong has more residents (329 vs 70); Yarramalong has higher household incomes ($133,692 vs $110,448).

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Population 70 329
+370% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% -3.2%
Median age 51 44
Median household income $110,448/yr $133,692/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $375/wk $410/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ravensdale Yarramalong
0-4 11.4% / 3.0%
Ravensdale — 0-4: 11.4% Yarramalong — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 11.4% / 19.1%
Ravensdale — 5-14: 11.4% Yarramalong — 5-14: 19.1%
15-19 14.3% / 4.0%
Ravensdale — 15-19: 14.3% Yarramalong — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 — / 1.5%
Ravensdale — 20-24: not among its largest Yarramalong — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 11.4% / 8.5%
Ravensdale — 25-34: 11.4% Yarramalong — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 8.6% / 12.8%
Ravensdale — 35-44: 8.6% Yarramalong — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 18.6% / 15.8%
Ravensdale — 45-54: 18.6% Yarramalong — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 21.4% / 16.4%
Ravensdale — 55-64: 21.4% Yarramalong — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 15.7% / 11.6%
Ravensdale — 65-74: 15.7% Yarramalong — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 8.6% / 4.3%
Ravensdale — 75-84: 8.6% Yarramalong — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / 1.8%
Ravensdale — 85+: not among its largest Yarramalong — 85+: 1.8%

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%
Yarramalong 59.3% couple families
Yarramalong — Couple Families: 59.3% Yarramalong — Lone Person: 24.4% Yarramalong — One Parent Families: 10.5% Yarramalong — Group Household: 5.8%
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%
Yarramalong 5.3% renting
Yarramalong — Owned Outright: 33.6% Yarramalong — Mortgage: 61.1% Yarramalong — Renting: 5.3%
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 Yarramalong
New Zealand 5.7% / 1.5%
Ravensdale — New Zealand: 5.7% Yarramalong — New Zealand: 1.5%
England — / 6.4%
Ravensdale — England: not among its largest Yarramalong — England: 6.4%
Ireland — / 2.4%
Ravensdale — Ireland: not among its largest Yarramalong — Ireland: 2.4%
Philippines — / 1.5%
Ravensdale — Philippines: not among its largest Yarramalong — Philippines: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Ravensdale — Netherlands: not among its largest Yarramalong — Netherlands: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

Qualifications

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

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 19.8%
Ravensdale — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Yarramalong — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 18.6% / 11.2%
Ravensdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 18.6% Yarramalong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 13.7%
Ravensdale — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Yarramalong — Bachelor Degree: 13.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 1.2%
Ravensdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Yarramalong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.2%
Ravensdale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yarramalong — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ravensdale 100.0% houses
Ravensdale — Houses: 100.0%
Yarramalong 100.0% houses
Yarramalong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Ravensdale has more rural and farming land (75% vs 49%); Yarramalong has more land zoned for conservation (51% vs 25%).

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Rural and farming 75% 49%
Environmental 25% 51%
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 Yarramalong
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ravensdale Yarramalong
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 66% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
49/100
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 Yarramalong
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ravensdale

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

Schools in Yarramalong

  • Darkinjung Barker Independent · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 8 3

Mobility

Ravensdale sits further from the CBD (137.7 km vs 97.2 km).

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 137.7 km
+29% vs other
 97.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 135 min 89 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2259
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2259
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.

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Car (driver) 58.3% / 58.2%
Ravensdale — Car (driver): 58.3% Yarramalong — Car (driver): 58.2%
Worked from Home 41.7% / 37.7%
Ravensdale — Worked from Home: 41.7% Yarramalong — Worked from Home: 37.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.1%
Ravensdale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yarramalong — Car (passenger): 4.1%

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

Setting

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Elevation 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.2 km 26.6 km

NBN connectivity

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Connectivity score 16/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
142 premises

Climate

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ravensdale Yarramalong
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Ravensdale Yarramalong
Division Dobell
same for both
Member Emma Mcbride
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ravensdale Yarramalong
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

Yarramalong

Family Rural

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