Reddestone vs Emmaville
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Reddestone, about half of households are people living alone. In Emmaville, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Reddestone: a median of $453,000, against $297,000 in Emmaville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Emmaville 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
Emmaville
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 86/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 84%)
- But Reddestone is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 30%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Emmaville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($297,000 vs $453,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Emmaville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $865/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 82%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Reddestone
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (449 min vs 484 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (592 km vs 623.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Emmaville
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 26%)
- carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 86/100)
- But Reddestone has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 5%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Reddestone
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.3% vs -2.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Reddestone and Emmaville 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
Emmaville has more residents (505 vs 59); Reddestone rents higher ($865/wk vs $150/wk).
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 505 +756% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.3% | -2.7% |
| Median age | 59 | 58 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr +30% vs other | $38,896/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $865/wk +83% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Property market
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $453,000 | $297,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $96,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 112 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Reddestone has more rural and farming land (99% vs 87%); Emmaville has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 1%).
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 87% |
| Environmental | 1% | 13% |
| 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
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
Liveability
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 7/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Emmaville carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 38); Reddestone carries more crime risk (86 vs 72).
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 38/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | High 86/100 | High 72/100 |
| 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
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Reddestone
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Emmaville
- Emmaville Central School Government · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 4 |
Mobility
Emmaville sits further from the CBD (623.6 km vs 592 km).
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 592 km | 623.6 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 449 min | 484 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2370 | 0.3% postcode 2371 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2370 | 57 postcode 2371 |
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 (84.2%).
Setting
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,064 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 939 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 111 premises |
Climate
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 817 mm | 675 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.0°C | 32.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.6°C | 2.8°C |
Council rates
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $966/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Reddestone | Emmaville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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