Allandale vs Bishops Bridge

Bishops Bridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Allandale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bishops Bridge, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bishops Bridge tends to suit families with children and 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

Bishops Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 93/100)

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

Bishops Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $330/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Allandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 123 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bishops Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Allandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.8% vs -12.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Allandale Bishops Bridge
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.

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Walkability 0 / 6
Allandale — Walkability: 0/100 Bishops Bridge — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 7 / 63
Allandale — Safety: 7/100 Bishops Bridge — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 80 / 78
Allandale — Low fire risk: 80/100 Bishops Bridge — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Bishops Bridge has more residents (218 vs 68); Allandale rents higher ($330/wk vs $185/wk).

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Population 68 218
+221% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.8% -12.1%
Median age 49 43
Median household income $110,448/yr
+8% vs other
 $101,348/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+44% vs other
 $185/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Allandale Bishops Bridge
0-4 — / 6.4%
Allandale — 0-4: not among its largest Bishops Bridge — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 14.7% / 13.8%
Allandale — 5-14: 14.7% Bishops Bridge — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 11.8% / 8.3%
Allandale — 15-19: 11.8% Bishops Bridge — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 — / 3.2%
Allandale — 20-24: not among its largest Bishops Bridge — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 8.8% / 6.0%
Allandale — 25-34: 8.8% Bishops Bridge — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 5.9% / 10.6%
Allandale — 35-44: 5.9% Bishops Bridge — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 20.6% / 12.8%
Allandale — 45-54: 20.6% Bishops Bridge — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 17.6% / 13.8%
Allandale — 55-64: 17.6% Bishops Bridge — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 19.1% / 14.7%
Allandale — 65-74: 19.1% Bishops Bridge — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 — / 5.0%
Allandale — 75-84: not among its largest Bishops Bridge — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / —
Allandale — 85+: not among its largest Bishops Bridge — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Allandale Bishops Bridge
England 8.8% / 1.8%
Allandale — England: 8.8% Bishops Bridge — England: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Allandale — New Zealand: not among its largest Bishops Bridge — New Zealand: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Allandale 40.9% couple families
Allandale — Couple Families: 40.9% Allandale — Lone Person: 31.8% Allandale — One Parent Families: 27.3%
Bishops Bridge 55.6% couple families
Bishops Bridge — Couple Families: 55.6% Bishops Bridge — Lone Person: 33.3% Bishops Bridge — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Allandale 100.0% houses
Allandale — Houses: 100.0%
Bishops Bridge 100.0% houses
Bishops Bridge — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 25.7%
Allandale — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Bishops Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 25.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.3%
Allandale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Bishops Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 7.3%
Allandale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Bishops Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / —
Allandale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Bishops Bridge — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Allandale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bishops Bridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Allandale 0.0% renting
Allandale — Owned Outright: 40.7% Allandale — Mortgage: 59.3% Allandale — Renting: 0.0%
Bishops Bridge 4.6% renting
Bishops Bridge — Owned Outright: 53.8% Bishops Bridge — Mortgage: 41.5% Bishops Bridge — Renting: 4.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Median house price $1,600,000 $1,526,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 88 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Rural and farming 87% 91%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 0%
Environmental 0% 8%
Residential 5% 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

Allandale Bishops Bridge
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
 1,413
across Maitland
Approvals change year on year -31% +20%

Ranking within NSW

Allandale Bishops Bridge
House price Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Allandale carries more crime risk (93 vs 37).

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
22/100
Crime High
93/100
 Low
37/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Waterways 4 5

Mobility

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 169.2 km 169.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2320
 0.4%
postcode 2326
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2320
 56
postcode 2326

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.

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Car (driver) 51.2% / 73.4%
Allandale — Car (driver): 51.2% Bishops Bridge — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 39.5% / 23.4%
Allandale — Worked from Home: 39.5% Bishops Bridge — Worked from Home: 23.4%
Walked Only 9.3% / —
Allandale — Walked Only: 9.3% Bishops Bridge — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Allandale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bishops Bridge — Car (passenger): 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.1 km 30.4 km

NBN connectivity

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
89 premises

Climate

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Allandale Bishops Bridge
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Average residential rate $1,405/yr $1,908/yr
Council Cessnock Maitland

Federal electorate

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Division Hunter Paterson
Member Dan Repacholi Meryl Swanson
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Allandale Bishops Bridge
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Allandale

River Rural

Bishops Bridge

Rural

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