Richmond Vale vs Abermain

Abermain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Richmond Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Richmond Vale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Richmond Vale tends to suit people living alone and couples.

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

Abermain

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Richmond Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Richmond Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Richmond Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (107 min vs 121 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (142 km vs 153.4 km)
  • But Abermain is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Abermain

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 99/100)

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

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

Richmond Vale Abermain
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.

Richmond Vale Abermain
Walkability 0 / 30
Richmond Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Abermain — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 1 / 23
Richmond Vale — Safety: 1/100 Abermain — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 37 / 31
Richmond Vale — Low fire risk: 37/100 Abermain — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Abermain has more residents (2,544 vs 95); Richmond Vale has higher household incomes ($162,448 vs $75,348).

Richmond Vale Abermain
Population 95 2,544
+2578% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.1% +8.9%
Median age 43 37
Median household income $162,448/yr
+54% vs other
 $75,348/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk $320/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Richmond Vale Abermain
0-4 7.4% / 7.0%
Richmond Vale — 0-4: 7.4% Abermain — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 15.8% / 15.5%
Richmond Vale — 5-14: 15.8% Abermain — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 3.2% / 5.7%
Richmond Vale — 15-19: 3.2% Abermain — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.2% / 5.9%
Richmond Vale — 20-24: 3.2% Abermain — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 8.4% / 13.4%
Richmond Vale — 25-34: 8.4% Abermain — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 9.5% / 12.3%
Richmond Vale — 35-44: 9.5% Abermain — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 10.5% / 11.9%
Richmond Vale — 45-54: 10.5% Abermain — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 31.6% / 14.0%
Richmond Vale — 55-64: 31.6% Abermain — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 11.6% / 8.7%
Richmond Vale — 65-74: 11.6% Abermain — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 — / 4.8%
Richmond Vale — 75-84: not among its largest Abermain — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / 0.9%
Richmond Vale — 85+: not among its largest Abermain — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Richmond Vale 60.0% couple families
Richmond Vale — Couple Families: 60.0% Richmond Vale — Lone Person: 40.0% Richmond Vale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Richmond Vale — Group Household: 0.0% Richmond Vale — Other Families: 0.0%
Abermain 43.5% couple families
Abermain — Couple Families: 43.5% Abermain — Lone Person: 29.0% Abermain — One Parent Families: 21.0% Abermain — Group Household: 4.9% Abermain — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Richmond Vale 17.2% renting
Richmond Vale — Owned Outright: 44.8% Richmond Vale — Mortgage: 37.9% Richmond Vale — Renting: 17.2%
Abermain 19.6% renting
Abermain — Owned Outright: 36.2% Abermain — Mortgage: 44.2% Abermain — Renting: 19.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Richmond Vale 100.0% houses
Richmond Vale — Houses: 100.0% Richmond Vale — Townhouses: 0.0% Richmond Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Abermain 95.3% houses
Abermain — Houses: 95.3% Abermain — Townhouses: 4.3% Abermain — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Richmond Vale Abermain
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 23.2%
Richmond Vale — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Abermain — Certificate III & IV: 23.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 3.8%
Richmond Vale — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Abermain — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 5.0%
Richmond Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Abermain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 0.9%
Richmond Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Abermain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.2%
Richmond Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Abermain — Postgraduate Degree: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Property market

Richmond Vale Abermain
Median house price — $680,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $462,000 $525,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 13 sales

Zoning mix

Richmond Vale has more rural and farming land (74% vs 12%); Abermain has more industrially zoned land (32% vs 2%).

Richmond Vale Abermain
Rural and farming 74% 12%
Industrial 2% 32%
Environmental 22% 30%
Residential 0% 22%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
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

Richmond Vale Abermain
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Richmond Vale Abermain
Houses — 3.9%
$558/wk on $738K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Richmond Vale Abermain
House price — Higher than 24% of NSW
Income Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 1% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of NSW

Liveability

Abermain is more walkable (30 vs 0).

Richmond Vale Abermain
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Richmond Vale carries more crime risk (99 vs 77).

Richmond Vale Abermain
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime High
99/100
 High
77/100
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 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Richmond Vale Abermain
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Richmond Vale

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

Schools in Abermain

  • Abermain Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Holy Spirit Infants School Catholic · Primary
  • Alesco Secondary College - Abermain Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school
  • Aspect Hunter School, Abermain Satellite Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Richmond Vale Abermain
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Abermain sits further from the CBD (153.4 km vs 142 km).

Richmond Vale Abermain
Walkability score 0/100 30/100
Distance to Sydney 142 km 153.4 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 107 min 121 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2323
 0.4%
postcode 2326
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2323
 56
postcode 2326

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.

Richmond Vale Abermain
Car (driver) 77.8% / 80.5%
Richmond Vale — Car (driver): 77.8% Abermain — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 11.2%
Richmond Vale — Worked from Home: 11.1% Abermain — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Walked Only 11.1% / 1.4%
Richmond Vale — Walked Only: 11.1% Abermain — Walked Only: 1.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Richmond Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Abermain — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bus — / 1.4%
Richmond Vale — Bus: not among its largest Abermain — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Richmond Vale Abermain
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 31.1 km

NBN connectivity

Richmond Vale Abermain
Connectivity score 27/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 44%
1,072 premises

Climate

Richmond Vale Abermain
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Richmond Vale Abermain
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 6.3 µg/m³
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 17.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.53 pphm 0.72 pphm

Council rates

Richmond Vale Abermain
Average residential rate $1,405/yr
same for both
Council Cessnock
same for both

Federal electorate

Richmond Vale Abermain
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Richmond Vale Abermain
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Richmond Vale

Family Rural

Abermain

Acreage Affordable Family

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