Abbotsbury vs Edensor Park

Edensor Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Abbotsbury. In both, most 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 $1.45 million in Edensor Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Edensor Park 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

Edensor Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Abbotsbury leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
  • Edensor Park has cheaper houses ($1,450,000 vs $1,800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Edensor Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Edensor Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 52/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.5 km vs 40.7 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Edensor Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Edensor Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.2% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Abbotsbury and Edensor 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.

Abbotsbury Edensor 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.

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Walkability 52 / 80
Abbotsbury — Walkability: 52/100 Edensor Park — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 70 / 69
Abbotsbury — Safety: 70/100 Edensor Park — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 84 / 100
Abbotsbury — Low fire risk: 84/100 Edensor Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Edensor Park has more residents (10,279 vs 4,200); Abbotsbury has higher household incomes ($136,292 vs $94,484).

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Population 4,200 10,279
+145% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% +5.2%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $136,292/yr
+31% vs other
 $94,484/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+18% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
0-4 4.1% / 5.3%
Abbotsbury — 0-4: 4.1% Edensor Park — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 11.3% / 12.0%
Abbotsbury — 5-14: 11.3% Edensor Park — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 7.7% / 6.8%
Abbotsbury — 15-19: 7.7% Edensor Park — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 8.0% / 7.4%
Abbotsbury — 20-24: 8.0% Edensor Park — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 11.9% / 13.2%
Abbotsbury — 25-34: 11.9% Edensor Park — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 9.6% / 11.2%
Abbotsbury — 35-44: 9.6% Edensor Park — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 14.4% / 12.5%
Abbotsbury — 45-54: 14.4% Edensor Park — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 17.5% / 14.9%
Abbotsbury — 55-64: 17.5% Edensor Park — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 10.4% / 10.8%
Abbotsbury — 65-74: 10.4% Edensor Park — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 3.8% / 4.3%
Abbotsbury — 75-84: 3.8% Edensor Park — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.2% / 1.6%
Abbotsbury — 85+: 1.2% Edensor Park — 85+: 1.6%

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%
Edensor Park 63.3% couple families
Edensor Park — Couple Families: 63.3% Edensor Park — One Parent Families: 21.1% Edensor Park — Lone Person: 12.8% Edensor Park — Other Families: 2.0% Edensor Park — Group Household: 0.8%
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%
Edensor Park 27.2% renting
Edensor Park — Owned Outright: 39.2% Edensor Park — Mortgage: 33.6% Edensor Park — Renting: 27.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 10.4%
Abbotsbury — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Edensor Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 10.1%
Abbotsbury — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Edensor Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 6.5%
Abbotsbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Edensor Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.8%
Abbotsbury — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Edensor Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.6%
Abbotsbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Edensor Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

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 Edensor Park
Iraq 9.3% / 17.9%
Abbotsbury — Iraq: 9.3% Edensor Park — Iraq: 17.9%
Vietnam 3.0% / 7.8%
Abbotsbury — Vietnam: 3.0% Edensor Park — Vietnam: 7.8%
Italy 3.4% / 2.3%
Abbotsbury — Italy: 3.4% Edensor Park — Italy: 2.3%
Philippines 1.5% / 1.2%
Abbotsbury — Philippines: 1.5% Edensor Park — Philippines: 1.2%
Lebanon 1.0% / 0.8%
Abbotsbury — Lebanon: 1.0% Edensor Park — Lebanon: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Abbotsbury — New Zealand: not among its largest Edensor Park — New Zealand: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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%
Edensor Park 89.6% houses
Edensor Park — Houses: 89.6% Edensor Park — Townhouses: 8.4% Edensor Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Median house price $1,800,000 $1,450,000
Median unit price — $800,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 24 sales
 28 days
from 31 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 Edensor Park
3 bed $1.65M / $1.3M
Abbotsbury — 3 bed: $1.65M (9 sales) Edensor Park — 3 bed: $1.3M (20 sales)

9 vs 20 sales

4 bed $1.78M / $1.52M
Abbotsbury — 4 bed: $1.78M (35 sales) Edensor Park — 4 bed: $1.52M (13 sales)

35 vs 13 sales

5 bed $1.9M / $1.55M
Abbotsbury — 5 bed: $1.9M (17 sales) Edensor Park — 5 bed: $1.55M (22 sales)

17 vs 22 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within NSW

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
House price Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW

Liveability

Edensor Park is more walkable (80 vs 52); Abbotsbury scores higher overall (70 vs 65).

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Grade A B
Score 70/100 65/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Abbotsbury carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Bushfire Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
31/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 7.8 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 6.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 3.2%

Schools in Abbotsbury

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

Schools in Edensor Park

  • Edensor Park Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Governor Philip King Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 8 6
Childcare 1 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 4 15

Mobility

Abbotsbury sits further from the CBD (40.7 km vs 38.5 km).

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Walkability score 52/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 40.7 km
+5% vs other
 38.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 43 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 130.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 250.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2176
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2176
same for both

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 Edensor Park
Car (driver) 51.2% / 58.4%
Abbotsbury — Car (driver): 51.2% Edensor Park — Car (driver): 58.4%
Worked from Home 44.2% / 34.1%
Abbotsbury — Worked from Home: 44.2% Edensor Park — Worked from Home: 34.1%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 4.3%
Abbotsbury — Car (passenger): 3.4% Edensor Park — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 0.6% / 1.7%
Abbotsbury — Train: 0.6% Edensor Park — Train: 1.7%
Bus 0.3% / 0.8%
Abbotsbury — Bus: 0.3% Edensor Park — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.4%).

Setting

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.9 km 27.1 km

NBN connectivity

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,308 premises
 0%
3,056 premises

Climate

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
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 Edensor Park
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 Edensor Park
Average residential rate $990/yr
same for both
Council Fairfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
Division Fowler
same for both
Member Dai Le
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Abbotsbury Edensor Park
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

Edensor Park

Multicultural Outer Parks River Urban

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