Rugby vs Frogmore

Frogmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in Rugby. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rugby, most households are people living alone. In Frogmore, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Rugby: a median of $495,000, against $240,000 in Frogmore, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rugby tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Frogmore suits 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

Rugby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Frogmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($240,000 vs $495,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Frogmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($40/wk vs $105/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rugby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (205 min vs 229 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (287.8 km vs 320.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Rugby carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 73/100)
  • Frogmore has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 23%)

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

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

Rugby Frogmore
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.

Rugby Frogmore
Walkability 0 / 0
Rugby — Walkability: 0/100 Frogmore — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 27
Rugby — Safety: 100/100 Frogmore — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Rugby — Low fire risk: 100/100 Frogmore — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Rugby rents higher ($105/wk vs $40/wk); Frogmore has more residents (146 vs 83).

Rugby Frogmore
Population 83 146
+76% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.7% +10.6%
Median age 53 48
Median household income $74,724/yr $81,224/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $105/wk
+62% vs other
 $40/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rugby Frogmore
0-4 15.7% / 2.1%
Rugby — 0-4: 15.7% Frogmore — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 4.8% / 11.0%
Rugby — 5-14: 4.8% Frogmore — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 — / 4.8%
Rugby — 15-19: not among its largest Frogmore — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 6.0% / 8.9%
Rugby — 20-24: 6.0% Frogmore — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 13.3% / 13.7%
Rugby — 25-34: 13.3% Frogmore — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 6.0% / 8.2%
Rugby — 35-44: 6.0% Frogmore — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 3.6% / 14.4%
Rugby — 45-54: 3.6% Frogmore — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 25.3% / 14.4%
Rugby — 55-64: 25.3% Frogmore — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 18.1% / 13.0%
Rugby — 65-74: 18.1% Frogmore — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 — / 11.0%
Rugby — 75-84: not among its largest Frogmore — 75-84: 11.0%
85+ 4.8% / 4.1%
Rugby — 85+: 4.8% Frogmore — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rugby 58.3% lone person
Rugby — Lone Person: 58.3% Rugby — Couple Families: 41.7% Rugby — One Parent Families: 0.0% Rugby — Group Household: 0.0%
Frogmore 45.5% lone person
Frogmore — Lone Person: 45.5% Frogmore — Couple Families: 33.3% Frogmore — One Parent Families: 12.1% Frogmore — Group Household: 9.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rugby 14.7% renting
Rugby — Owned Outright: 55.9% Rugby — Mortgage: 29.4% Rugby — Renting: 14.7%
Frogmore 16.7% renting
Frogmore — Owned Outright: 66.7% Frogmore — Mortgage: 16.7% Frogmore — Renting: 16.7%
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.

Rugby Frogmore
England 7.2% / 2.1%
Rugby — England: 7.2% Frogmore — England: 2.1%
South Africa — / 2.1%
Rugby — South Africa: not among its largest Frogmore — South Africa: 2.1%
Germany — / 2.1%
Rugby — Germany: not among its largest Frogmore — Germany: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

Qualifications

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

Rugby Frogmore
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 17.8%
Rugby — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Frogmore — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 11.0%
Rugby — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Frogmore — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.2%
Rugby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Frogmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / —
Rugby — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Frogmore — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rugby 100.0% houses
Rugby — Houses: 100.0%
Frogmore 100.0% houses
Frogmore — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Rugby Frogmore
Median house price $495,000 $240,000
Median unit price — $725,000
Median land price — $86,000

Zoning mix

Rugby Frogmore
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Rugby Frogmore
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Rugby Frogmore
House price Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Rugby Frogmore
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Frogmore carries more crime risk (73 vs 0); Frogmore carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).

Rugby Frogmore
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime None
0/100
 High
73/100
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

Rugby Frogmore
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

Rugby Frogmore
Waterways 15 30

Mobility

Frogmore sits further from the CBD (320.9 km vs 287.8 km).

Rugby Frogmore
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 287.8 km 320.9 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 205 min 229 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2583
 0.1%
postcode 2586
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2583
 62
postcode 2586

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.

Rugby Frogmore
Car (driver) 61.5% / 52.1%
Rugby — Car (driver): 61.5% Frogmore — Car (driver): 52.1%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 38.0%
Rugby — Worked from Home: 38.5% Frogmore — Worked from Home: 38.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.6%
Rugby — Car (passenger): not among its largest Frogmore — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Rugby — Walked Only: not among its largest Frogmore — Walked Only: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.5%).

Setting

Rugby Frogmore
Elevation 584 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 544 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Rugby Frogmore
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
55 premises

Council rates

Rugby Frogmore
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Rugby Frogmore
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rugby Frogmore
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rugby

Affordable Rural Young Families

Frogmore

Affordable Retirees Rural

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