Agnes Banks vs Londonderry
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 Londonderry: a median of $1.67 million, against $1.31 million in Agnes Banks. On these figures, Agnes Banks 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Agnes Banks has cheaper houses ($1,312,500 vs $1,667,500)
- Londonderry has cheaper land ($2,050,000 vs $2,680,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Londonderry
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (28/100 vs 16/100)
- has a shorter drive in (59 min vs 64 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Londonderry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (28/100 vs 16/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Agnes Banks
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.3% vs 3.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Agnes Banks and Londonderry drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Londonderry has more residents (4,024 vs 996); Agnes Banks has higher household incomes ($127,608 vs $112,216).
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 996 | 4,024 +304% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.3% | +3.0% |
| Median age | 38 same for both | |
| Median household income | $127,608/yr +12% vs other | $112,216/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $440/wk | $460/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,312,500 | $1,667,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $915,000 |
| Median land price | $2,680,000 | $2,050,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 65 days from 7 sales |
Zoning mix
Agnes Banks has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 10%).
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 68% same for both | |
| Environmental | 23% | 10% |
| Other and special use | 5% | 19% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 3% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,063 across Penrith same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.6% $900/wk on $1.3M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 91% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 51% of NSW |
Liveability
Londonderry is more walkable (28 vs 16); Agnes Banks scores higher overall (39 vs 33).
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C same for both | |
| Score | 39/100 | 33/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 79/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | Moderate 50/100 | None 0/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Agnes Banks
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Londonderry
- Londonderry Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 3 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 8 | 6 |
Mobility
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 28/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 68 km +3% vs other | 66.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 64 min | 59 min |
| Public transport score | 26/100 Bus | 69/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 43.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2753 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 40 postcode 2753 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.9%).
Setting
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 27 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 48.2 km | 45.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 84/100 | 80/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 77% 366 premises | 72% 1,360 premises |
Climate
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 806 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.23 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,547/yr same for both | |
| Council | Penrith same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lindsay same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Mcintosh same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Agnes Banks | Londonderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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