Rugby vs Rye Park

Rye Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 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 Rye Park, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Rugby tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

  • Rugby carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 80/100)
  • Rye Park is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rugby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($105/wk vs $170/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rugby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (287.8 km vs 298 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rugby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Rugby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.7% vs -10.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rugby and Rye Park 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 Rye Park
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 Rye Park
Walkability 0 / 6
Rugby — Walkability: 0/100 Rye Park — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 100 / 20
Rugby — Safety: 100/100 Rye Park — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Rugby — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rye Park — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Rye Park has more residents (230 vs 83); Rye Park rents higher ($170/wk vs $105/wk).

Rugby Rye Park
Population 83 230
+177% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.7% -10.9%
Median age 53 50
Median household income $74,724/yr
+10% vs other
 $67,600/yr
Median weekly rent $105/wk $170/wk
+62% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rugby Rye Park
0-4 15.7% / 4.3%
Rugby — 0-4: 15.7% Rye Park — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 4.8% / 7.4%
Rugby — 5-14: 4.8% Rye Park — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 — / 7.4%
Rugby — 15-19: not among its largest Rye Park — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 6.0% / 6.1%
Rugby — 20-24: 6.0% Rye Park — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 13.3% / 7.4%
Rugby — 25-34: 13.3% Rye Park — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 6.0% / 9.1%
Rugby — 35-44: 6.0% Rye Park — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 3.6% / 20.4%
Rugby — 45-54: 3.6% Rye Park — 45-54: 20.4%
55-64 25.3% / 14.3%
Rugby — 55-64: 25.3% Rye Park — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 18.1% / 14.3%
Rugby — 65-74: 18.1% Rye Park — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 — / 7.4%
Rugby — 75-84: not among its largest Rye Park — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 4.8% / 3.0%
Rugby — 85+: 4.8% Rye Park — 85+: 3.0%

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%
Rye Park 32.6% lone person
Rye Park — Lone Person: 32.6% Rye Park — Couple Families: 45.7% Rye Park — One Parent Families: 13.0% Rye Park — Group Household: 8.7%
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%
Rye Park 11.0% renting
Rye Park — Owned Outright: 61.6% Rye Park — Mortgage: 27.4% Rye Park — Renting: 11.0%
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 Rye Park
England 7.2% / 1.3%
Rugby — England: 7.2% Rye Park — England: 1.3%
China — / 2.2%
Rugby — China: not among its largest Rye Park — China: 2.2%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Rugby — New Zealand: not among its largest Rye Park — New Zealand: 1.3%

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

Qualifications

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

Rugby Rye Park
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 17.4%
Rugby — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Rye Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 8.3%
Rugby — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Rye Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 7.4%
Rugby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Rye Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / —
Rugby — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Rye Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Rugby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rye Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rugby 100.0% houses
Rugby — Houses: 100.0% Rugby — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Rye Park 90.2% houses
Rye Park — Houses: 90.2% Rye Park — Flats / Apartments: 9.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rugby Rye Park
Median house price $495,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $41,000

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Rugby Rye Park
House price Higher than 15% of NSW —
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW

Liveability

Rugby Rye Park
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Rye Park carries more crime risk (80 vs 0); Rye Park carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0).

Rugby Rye Park
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime None
0/100
 High
80/100
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 Rye Park
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 Rye Park
Waterways 15 60

Mobility

Rye Park sits further from the CBD (298 km vs 287.8 km).

Rugby Rye Park
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 287.8 km 298 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 205 min 202 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 Rye Park
Car (driver) 61.5% / 63.2%
Rugby — Car (driver): 61.5% Rye Park — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 25.0%
Rugby — Worked from Home: 38.5% Rye Park — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only — / 7.9%
Rugby — Walked Only: not among its largest Rye Park — Walked Only: 7.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Rugby — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rye Park — Car (passenger): 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Rugby Rye Park
Elevation 584 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 540 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Rugby Rye Park
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

Rye Park

Affordable Rural

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