Alfords Point vs Illawong

Comparing Alfords Point and Illawong, NSW: Illawong has more residents (7,427 vs 3,131); Illawong is more walkable (62 vs 52); and Alfords Point rents higher ($768/wk vs $650/wk).

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

Illawong

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Illawong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($650/wk vs $768/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Illawong

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

Illawong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • 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

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

Alfords Point Illawong
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.

Alfords Point Illawong
Walkability 52 / 62
Alfords Point — Walkability: 52/100 Illawong — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 82 / 76
Alfords Point — Safety: 82/100 Illawong — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 6 / 14
Alfords Point — Low fire risk: 6/100 Illawong — Low fire risk: 14/100

Demographics

Illawong has more residents (7,427 vs 3,131); Alfords Point rents higher ($768/wk vs $650/wk).

Alfords Point Illawong
Population 3,131 7,427
+137% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +2.1%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $154,388/yr
+6% vs other
 $144,456/yr
Median weekly rent $768/wk
+15% vs other
 $650/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alfords Point Illawong
0-4 4.4% / 5.2%
Alfords Point — 0-4: 4.4% Illawong — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 12.7% / 12.3%
Alfords Point — 5-14: 12.7% Illawong — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 7.2% / 6.7%
Alfords Point — 15-19: 7.2% Illawong — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.7% / 5.9%
Alfords Point — 20-24: 6.7% Illawong — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 10.6% / 9.8%
Alfords Point — 25-34: 10.6% Illawong — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 10.2% / 11.3%
Alfords Point — 35-44: 10.2% Illawong — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 13.0% / 12.5%
Alfords Point — 45-54: 13.0% Illawong — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 18.7% / 16.2%
Alfords Point — 55-64: 18.7% Illawong — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 11.6% / 13.3%
Alfords Point — 65-74: 11.6% Illawong — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 3.5% / 5.1%
Alfords Point — 75-84: 3.5% Illawong — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.1% / 1.6%
Alfords Point — 85+: 1.1% Illawong — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alfords Point 76.6% couple families
Alfords Point — Couple Families: 76.6% Alfords Point — Lone Person: 10.1% Alfords Point — One Parent Families: 11.4% Alfords Point — Group Household: 0.9% Alfords Point — Other Families: 1.1%
Illawong 70.8% couple families
Illawong — Couple Families: 70.8% Illawong — Lone Person: 14.3% Illawong — One Parent Families: 12.7% Illawong — Group Household: 1.2% Illawong — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alfords Point 4.0% renting
Alfords Point — Owned Outright: 50.3% Alfords Point — Mortgage: 45.8% Alfords Point — Renting: 4.0%
Illawong 8.1% renting
Illawong — Owned Outright: 50.2% Illawong — Mortgage: 41.8% Illawong — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Alfords Point Illawong
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 17.4%
Alfords Point — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Illawong — Bachelor Degree: 17.4%
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 13.8%
Alfords Point — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Illawong — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 9.4%
Alfords Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Illawong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 5.2%
Alfords Point — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Illawong — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.8%
Alfords Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Illawong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

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

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.

Alfords Point Illawong
England 2.2% / 2.6%
Alfords Point — England: 2.2% Illawong — England: 2.6%
Lebanon 2.2% / 2.2%
Alfords Point — Lebanon: 2.2% Illawong — Lebanon: 2.2%
China 1.0% / 2.4%
Alfords Point — China: 1.0% Illawong — China: 2.4%
Greece 1.1% / 1.2%
Alfords Point — Greece: 1.1% Illawong — Greece: 1.2%
Vietnam 1.0% / 0.9%
Alfords Point — Vietnam: 1.0% Illawong — Vietnam: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Alfords Point — New Zealand: not among its largest Illawong — New Zealand: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alfords Point 98.8% houses
Alfords Point — Houses: 98.8% Alfords Point — Townhouses: 0.9% Alfords Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Illawong 92.6% houses
Illawong — Houses: 92.6% Illawong — Townhouses: 5.0% Illawong — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Alfords Point Illawong
Median house price $1,932,500 $1,955,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 20 sales
 29 days
from 33 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.

Alfords Point Illawong
3 bed $1.7M / $1.96M
Alfords Point — 3 bed: $1.7M (7 sales) Illawong — 3 bed: $1.96M (11 sales)

7 vs 11 sales

4 bed $1.82M / $1.87M
Alfords Point — 4 bed: $1.82M (24 sales) Illawong — 4 bed: $1.87M (24 sales)

24 vs 24 sales

5 bed $2.13M / $2.24M
Alfords Point — 5 bed: $2.13M (20 sales) Illawong — 5 bed: $2.24M (15 sales)

20 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Alfords Point Illawong
Environmental 85% 91%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 3%
Parks and recreation 3%
same for both
Residential 0% 2%
Other and special use 2% 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

Alfords Point Illawong
New dwellings approved 1,449
across Sutherland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Alfords Point Illawong
Houses — 3.2%
$1,250/wk on $2.05M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Alfords Point Illawong
House price Higher than 84% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 76% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 88% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 28% of NSW

Liveability

Illawong is more walkable (62 vs 52).

Alfords Point Illawong
Grade B
same for both
Score 58/100 62/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Alfords Point Illawong
Bushfire High
94/100
 High
86/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
24/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Alfords Point Illawong
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 7.3 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 8.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 3.0%

Schools in Alfords Point

  • Alfords Point Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Illawong

  • Menai High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Illawong Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Tharawal Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Alfords Point Illawong
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 7
Childcare 1 4
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Alfords Point Illawong
Walkability score 52/100 62/100
Distance to Sydney 34.3 km 35.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 37 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 34.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 174.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2234
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2234
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.

Alfords Point Illawong
Car (driver) 49.0% / 47.9%
Alfords Point — Car (driver): 49.0% Illawong — Car (driver): 47.9%
Worked from Home 46.4% / 46.3%
Alfords Point — Worked from Home: 46.4% Illawong — Worked from Home: 46.3%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 2.6%
Alfords Point — Car (passenger): 2.5% Illawong — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Train 1.6% / 2.0%
Alfords Point — Train: 1.6% Illawong — Train: 2.0%
Walked Only 0.4% / 0.9%
Alfords Point — Walked Only: 0.4% Illawong — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.0%).

Setting

Alfords Point Illawong
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 8.0 km

NBN connectivity

Alfords Point Illawong
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
987 premises
 1%
2,545 premises

Climate

Alfords Point Illawong
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Alfords Point Illawong
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 16.1 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.9 pphm 0.79 pphm

Council rates

Alfords Point Illawong
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

Alfords Point Illawong
Division Hughes
same for both
Member David Moncrieff
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alfords Point Illawong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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