Abbotsbury vs Bonnyrigg Heights

Bonnyrigg Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Abbotsbury. 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 Abbotsbury: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.38 million in Bonnyrigg Heights, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bonnyrigg Heights tends to suit 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

Bonnyrigg Heights

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bonnyrigg Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,375,000 vs $1,800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bonnyrigg Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bonnyrigg Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bonnyrigg Heights

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)
  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
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.

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Walkability 52 / 62
Abbotsbury — Walkability: 52/100 Bonnyrigg Heights — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 70 / 80
Abbotsbury — Safety: 70/100 Bonnyrigg Heights — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 84 / 80
Abbotsbury — Low fire risk: 84/100 Bonnyrigg Heights — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Bonnyrigg Heights has more residents (7,369 vs 4,200); Abbotsbury has higher household incomes ($136,292 vs $100,360).

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Population 4,200 7,369
+75% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% +0.9%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $136,292/yr
+26% vs other
 $100,360/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+18% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
0-4 4.1% / 4.6%
Abbotsbury — 0-4: 4.1% Bonnyrigg Heights — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 11.3% / 12.7%
Abbotsbury — 5-14: 11.3% Bonnyrigg Heights — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 7.7% / 7.8%
Abbotsbury — 15-19: 7.7% Bonnyrigg Heights — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 8.0% / 7.3%
Abbotsbury — 20-24: 8.0% Bonnyrigg Heights — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 11.9% / 13.7%
Abbotsbury — 25-34: 11.9% Bonnyrigg Heights — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 9.6% / 10.9%
Abbotsbury — 35-44: 9.6% Bonnyrigg Heights — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 14.4% / 13.2%
Abbotsbury — 45-54: 14.4% Bonnyrigg Heights — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 17.5% / 14.3%
Abbotsbury — 55-64: 17.5% Bonnyrigg Heights — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 10.4% / 10.6%
Abbotsbury — 65-74: 10.4% Bonnyrigg Heights — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 3.8% / 3.7%
Abbotsbury — 75-84: 3.8% Bonnyrigg Heights — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 1.2% / 1.2%
Abbotsbury — 85+: 1.2% Bonnyrigg Heights — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Abbotsbury 69.0% couple families
Abbotsbury — Couple Families: 69.0% Abbotsbury — One Parent Families: 15.7% Abbotsbury — Lone Person: 12.2% Abbotsbury — Other Families: 2.2% Abbotsbury — Group Household: 0.9%
Bonnyrigg Heights 62.2% couple families
Bonnyrigg Heights — Couple Families: 62.2% Bonnyrigg Heights — One Parent Families: 24.0% Bonnyrigg Heights — Lone Person: 10.8% Bonnyrigg Heights — Other Families: 1.6% Bonnyrigg Heights — Group Household: 1.3%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Abbotsbury 10.6% renting
Abbotsbury — Owned Outright: 47.9% Abbotsbury — Mortgage: 41.5% Abbotsbury — Renting: 10.6%
Bonnyrigg Heights 20.7% renting
Bonnyrigg Heights — Owned Outright: 40.8% Bonnyrigg Heights — Mortgage: 38.5% Bonnyrigg Heights — Renting: 20.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 10.9%
Abbotsbury — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Bonnyrigg Heights — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 9.3%
Abbotsbury — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Bonnyrigg Heights — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 6.7%
Abbotsbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Bonnyrigg Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.7%
Abbotsbury — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Bonnyrigg Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.5%
Abbotsbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Bonnyrigg Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

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.

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Iraq 9.3% / 9.4%
Abbotsbury — Iraq: 9.3% Bonnyrigg Heights — Iraq: 9.4%
Vietnam 3.0% / 12.4%
Abbotsbury — Vietnam: 3.0% Bonnyrigg Heights — Vietnam: 12.4%
Italy 3.4% / 1.4%
Abbotsbury — Italy: 3.4% Bonnyrigg Heights — Italy: 1.4%
Philippines 1.5% / 1.3%
Abbotsbury — Philippines: 1.5% Bonnyrigg Heights — Philippines: 1.3%
Lebanon 1.0% / 1.0%
Abbotsbury — Lebanon: 1.0% Bonnyrigg Heights — Lebanon: 1.0%
Fiji — / 1.9%
Abbotsbury — Fiji: not among its largest Bonnyrigg Heights — Fiji: 1.9%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Abbotsbury — New Zealand: not among its largest Bonnyrigg Heights — New Zealand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Abbotsbury 98.1% houses
Abbotsbury — Houses: 98.1% Abbotsbury — Townhouses: 1.4% Abbotsbury — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Bonnyrigg Heights 95.5% houses
Bonnyrigg Heights — Houses: 95.5% Bonnyrigg Heights — Townhouses: 3.3% Bonnyrigg Heights — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Median house price $1,800,000 $1,375,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 24 sales
 35 days
from 15 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
3 bed $1.65M / $1.28M
Abbotsbury — 3 bed: $1.65M (9 sales) Bonnyrigg Heights — 3 bed: $1.28M (10 sales)

9 vs 10 sales

4 bed $1.78M / $1.41M
Abbotsbury — 4 bed: $1.78M (35 sales) Bonnyrigg Heights — 4 bed: $1.41M (11 sales)

35 vs 11 sales

5 bed $1.9M / $875K
Abbotsbury — 5 bed: $1.9M (17 sales) Bonnyrigg Heights — 5 bed: $875K (8 sales)

17 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
New dwellings approved 1,095
across Fairfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
House price Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 99% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Bonnyrigg Heights is more walkable (62 vs 52).

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Grade A B
Score 70/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Abbotsbury carries more crime risk (30 vs 20).

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
20/100
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 8
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 7.8 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 5.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 3.7%

Schools in Abbotsbury

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

Schools in Bonnyrigg Heights

  • Bonnyrigg Heights Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Freeman Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 8 10
Childcare 1 4
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Walkability score 52/100 62/100
Distance to Sydney 40.7 km
+1% vs other
 40.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 45 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 130.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 228.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2176
 0.7%
postcode 2177
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2176
 45
postcode 2177

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.

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Car (driver) 51.2% / 58.5%
Abbotsbury — Car (driver): 51.2% Bonnyrigg Heights — Car (driver): 58.5%
Worked from Home 44.2% / 32.2%
Abbotsbury — Worked from Home: 44.2% Bonnyrigg Heights — Worked from Home: 32.2%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 5.0%
Abbotsbury — Car (passenger): 3.4% Bonnyrigg Heights — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 0.6% / 2.3%
Abbotsbury — Train: 0.6% Bonnyrigg Heights — Train: 2.3%
Bus 0.3% / 1.0%
Abbotsbury — Bus: 0.3% Bonnyrigg Heights — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.5%).

Setting

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.9 km 27.1 km

NBN connectivity

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,308 premises
 5%
2,083 premises

Climate

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Annual rainfall 931 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Average residential rate $990/yr
same for both
Council Fairfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Division Fowler Werriwa
Member Dai Le Anne Maree Stanley
Party Independent Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Abbotsbury Bonnyrigg Heights
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Abbotsbury

Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks River

Bonnyrigg Heights

Multicultural Outer Parks River Urban

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