Allandale vs Harpers Hill

Allandale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Harpers Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harpers Hill, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Harpers Hill tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Allandale is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 47%)
  • Harpers Hill carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 93/100)

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

First-home buyers

Harpers Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Harpers Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Allandale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 123 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (169.2 km vs 174.9 km)
  • But Harpers Hill is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Harpers Hill

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 19%)
  • carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Harpers Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.5% vs -6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Allandale and Harpers Hill 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 Harpers Hill
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 Harpers Hill
Walkability 0 / 18
Allandale — Walkability: 0/100 Harpers Hill — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 7 / 19
Allandale — Safety: 7/100 Harpers Hill — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 80 / 77
Allandale — Low fire risk: 80/100 Harpers Hill — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Allandale has higher household incomes ($110,448 vs $81,224); Allandale rents higher ($330/wk vs $273/wk).

Allandale Harpers Hill
Population 68
+6% vs other
 64
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.8% +18.5%
Median age 49 54
Median household income $110,448/yr
+26% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+17% vs other
 $273/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Allandale Harpers Hill
0-4 — / —
Allandale — 0-4: not among its largest Harpers Hill — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.7% / 12.5%
Allandale — 5-14: 14.7% Harpers Hill — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 11.8% / 7.8%
Allandale — 15-19: 11.8% Harpers Hill — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 — / —
Allandale — 20-24: not among its largest Harpers Hill — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.8% / 4.7%
Allandale — 25-34: 8.8% Harpers Hill — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 5.9% / 6.2%
Allandale — 35-44: 5.9% Harpers Hill — 35-44: 6.2%
45-54 20.6% / 15.6%
Allandale — 45-54: 20.6% Harpers Hill — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 17.6% / 15.6%
Allandale — 55-64: 17.6% Harpers Hill — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 19.1% / 23.4%
Allandale — 65-74: 19.1% Harpers Hill — 65-74: 23.4%
75-84 — / 9.4%
Allandale — 75-84: not among its largest Harpers Hill — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ — / —
Allandale — 85+: not among its largest Harpers Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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%
Harpers Hill 46.7% couple families
Harpers Hill — Couple Families: 46.7% Harpers Hill — Lone Person: 53.3% Harpers Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Harpers Hill 9.7% renting
Harpers Hill — Owned Outright: 48.4% Harpers Hill — Mortgage: 41.9% Harpers Hill — Renting: 9.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Allandale 100.0% houses
Allandale — Houses: 100.0%
Harpers Hill 100.0% houses
Harpers Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Allandale Harpers Hill
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 18.8%
Allandale — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Harpers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 18.8%
Allandale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Harpers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 18.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.8%
Allandale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Harpers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / —
Allandale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Harpers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Property market

Allandale Harpers Hill
Median house price $1,600,000 $1,635,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Allandale Harpers Hill
Rural and farming 87% 94%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 6%
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 Harpers Hill
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
 1,413
across Maitland
Approvals change year on year -31% +20%

Ranking within NSW

Allandale Harpers Hill
House price Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Harpers Hill is more walkable (18 vs 0).

Allandale Harpers Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Allandale carries more crime risk (93 vs 81).

Allandale Harpers Hill
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
23/100
Crime High
93/100
 High
81/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Allandale Harpers Hill
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 Harpers Hill
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Harpers Hill sits further from the CBD (174.9 km vs 169.2 km).

Allandale Harpers Hill
Walkability score 0/100 18/100
Distance to Sydney 169.2 km 174.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2320
 0.6%
postcode 2321
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2320
 69
postcode 2321

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 Harpers Hill
Car (driver) 51.2% / 53.3%
Allandale — Car (driver): 51.2% Harpers Hill — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 39.5% / 30.0%
Allandale — Worked from Home: 39.5% Harpers Hill — Worked from Home: 30.0%
Car (passenger) — / 16.7%
Allandale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Harpers Hill — Car (passenger): 16.7%
Walked Only 9.3% / —
Allandale — Walked Only: 9.3% Harpers Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.3%).

Setting

Allandale Harpers Hill
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.1 km 37.6 km

NBN connectivity

Allandale Harpers Hill
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Allandale Harpers Hill
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 Harpers Hill
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ —
PM10 17.5 µg/m³ 19.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.72 pphm —

Council rates

Allandale Harpers Hill
Average residential rate $1,405/yr $1,908/yr
Council Cessnock Maitland

Federal electorate

Allandale Harpers Hill
Division Hunter Paterson
Member Dan Repacholi Meryl Swanson
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Allandale

River Rural

Harpers Hill

Retirees Rural

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