Alfords Point vs Menai

Menai is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Alfords Point. 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 Alfords Point: a median of $1.93 million, against $1.75 million in Menai, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Alfords Point tends to suit couples.

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

Menai

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (12 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
  • But Alfords Point carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 36/100)

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

First-home buyers

Menai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,750,000 vs $1,932,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Menai

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (15% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($560/wk vs $768/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Alfords Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (35 min vs 41 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Menai

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (25% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • But Alfords Point carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 36/100)

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 Menai 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 Menai
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 Menai
Walkability 52 / 50
Alfords Point — Walkability: 52/100 Menai — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 82 / 64
Alfords Point — Safety: 82/100 Menai — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 6 / 13
Alfords Point — Low fire risk: 6/100 Menai — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Menai has more residents (10,419 vs 3,131); Alfords Point rents higher ($768/wk vs $560/wk).

Alfords Point Menai
Population 3,131 10,419
+233% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +1.1%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $154,388/yr
+13% vs other
 $133,900/yr
Median weekly rent $768/wk
+27% vs other
 $560/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alfords Point Menai
0-4 4.4% / 5.7%
Alfords Point — 0-4: 4.4% Menai — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.7% / 14.0%
Alfords Point — 5-14: 12.7% Menai — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 7.2% / 6.9%
Alfords Point — 15-19: 7.2% Menai — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 6.7% / 6.8%
Alfords Point — 20-24: 6.7% Menai — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 10.6% / 11.3%
Alfords Point — 25-34: 10.6% Menai — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 10.2% / 12.4%
Alfords Point — 35-44: 10.2% Menai — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 13.0% / 14.4%
Alfords Point — 45-54: 13.0% Menai — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 18.7% / 14.8%
Alfords Point — 55-64: 18.7% Menai — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 11.6% / 8.7%
Alfords Point — 65-74: 11.6% Menai — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 3.5% / 4.0%
Alfords Point — 75-84: 3.5% Menai — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 1.1% / 1.0%
Alfords Point — 85+: 1.1% Menai — 85+: 1.0%

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 — One Parent Families: 11.4% Alfords Point — Lone Person: 10.1% Alfords Point — Group Household: 0.9% Alfords Point — Other Families: 1.1%
Menai 63.5% couple families
Menai — Couple Families: 63.5% Menai — One Parent Families: 16.7% Menai — Lone Person: 17.8% Menai — Group Household: 1.2% Menai — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person 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%
Menai 15.0% renting
Menai — Owned Outright: 36.7% Menai — Mortgage: 48.4% Menai — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Alfords Point Menai
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 15.2%
Alfords Point — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Menai — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 14.1%
Alfords Point — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Menai — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 9.7%
Alfords Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Menai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 4.5%
Alfords Point — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Menai — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.9%
Alfords Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Menai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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 Menai
England 2.2% / 2.5%
Alfords Point — England: 2.2% Menai — England: 2.5%
Lebanon 2.2% / 0.5%
Alfords Point — Lebanon: 2.2% Menai — Lebanon: 0.5%
China 1.0% / 1.4%
Alfords Point — China: 1.0% Menai — China: 1.4%
India 0.7% / 0.7%
Alfords Point — India: 0.7% Menai — India: 0.7%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Alfords Point — South Africa: not among its largest Menai — South Africa: 1.2%
Greece 1.1% / —
Alfords Point — Greece: 1.1% Menai — Greece: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Alfords Point — New Zealand: not among its largest Menai — New Zealand: 1.1%
Vietnam 1.0% / —
Alfords Point — Vietnam: 1.0% Menai — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

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%
Menai 75.2% houses
Menai — Houses: 75.2% Menai — Townhouses: 21.5% Menai — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Alfords Point Menai
Median house price $1,932,500 $1,750,000
Median unit price — $1,000,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 20 sales
 21 days
from 83 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 Menai
3 bed $1.7M / $1.43M
Alfords Point — 3 bed: $1.7M (7 sales) Menai — 3 bed: $1.43M (30 sales)

7 vs 30 sales

4 bed $1.82M / $1.77M
Alfords Point — 4 bed: $1.82M (24 sales) Menai — 4 bed: $1.77M (56 sales)

24 vs 56 sales

5 bed $2.13M / $2.1M
Alfords Point — 5 bed: $2.13M (20 sales) Menai — 5 bed: $2.1M (26 sales)

20 vs 26 sales

Zoning mix

Alfords Point has more land zoned for conservation (85% vs 37%).

Alfords Point Menai
Environmental 85% 37%
Other and special use 2% 44%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 8%
Residential 0% 8%
Parks and recreation 3% 1%
Commercial 0% 1%
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 Menai
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 Menai
Houses — 3.6%
$1,000/wk on $1.45M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Alfords Point Menai
House price Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 50% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 88% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Alfords Point scores higher overall (58 vs 53).

Alfords Point Menai
Grade B
same for both
Score 58/100 53/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Menai carries more crime risk (36 vs 18).

Alfords Point Menai
Bushfire High
94/100
 High
87/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
36/100
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
same for both

Schools

Alfords Point Menai
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 7.3 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 10.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 3.1%

Schools in Alfords Point

  • Alfords Point Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Menai

  • Menai Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Aquinas Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Aspect South East Sydney School, Menai Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Alfords Point Menai
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 3 8
Childcare 1 12
GPs 1 6
Pharmacies 1 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Alfords Point Menai
Walkability score 52/100 50/100
Distance to Sydney 34.3 km 35 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 41 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 34.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 208.8
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 Menai
Car (driver) 49.0% / 48.7%
Alfords Point — Car (driver): 49.0% Menai — Car (driver): 48.7%
Worked from Home 46.4% / 44.9%
Alfords Point — Worked from Home: 46.4% Menai — Worked from Home: 44.9%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 2.5%
Alfords Point — Car (passenger): 2.5% Menai — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Train 1.6% / 2.4%
Alfords Point — Train: 1.6% Menai — Train: 2.4%
Walked Only 0.4% / 1.2%
Alfords Point — Walked Only: 0.4% Menai — Walked Only: 1.2%

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

Setting

Alfords Point Menai
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 11.3 km

NBN connectivity

Alfords Point Menai
Connectivity score 75/100 73/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
987 premises
 6%
3,944 premises

Climate

Alfords Point Menai
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 Menai
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ 6.8 µg/m³
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 18.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.9 pphm 0.72 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Alfords Point

Large Blocks Outer Premium

Menai

Outer River Townhouses

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