Angus vs Marsden Park

Marsden Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 45 in Angus. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marsden Park, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Marsden Park: a median of $1.23 million, against $185,000 in Angus, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Angus tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Marsden Park suits 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

Marsden Park

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 3)
  • But Angus has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Angus

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($185,000 vs $1,230,000)
  • has cheaper land ($190,000 vs $1,035,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Angus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $570/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Marsden Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 28/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marsden Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 90/100)
  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 28/100)
  • But Angus has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 6%)

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

Where they sit

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

Angus Marsden Park
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.

Angus Marsden Park
Walkability 28 / 37
Angus — Walkability: 28/100 Marsden Park — Walkability: 37/100
Safety 10 / 33
Angus — Safety: 10/100 Marsden Park — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 62 / 62
Angus — Low fire risk: 62/100 Marsden Park — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Marsden Park has more residents (14,610 vs 384); Marsden Park rents higher ($570/wk vs $350/wk).

Angus Marsden Park
Population 384 14,610
+3705% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 45 32
Median household income $98,280/yr $141,544/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $570/wk
+63% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Angus Marsden Park
0-4 4.2% / 11.7%
Angus — 0-4: 4.2% Marsden Park — 0-4: 11.7%
5-14 10.4% / 18.3%
Angus — 5-14: 10.4% Marsden Park — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 7.3% / 4.4%
Angus — 15-19: 7.3% Marsden Park — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 8.9% / 4.1%
Angus — 20-24: 8.9% Marsden Park — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 8.9% / 18.5%
Angus — 25-34: 8.9% Marsden Park — 25-34: 18.5%
35-44 11.7% / 24.6%
Angus — 35-44: 11.7% Marsden Park — 35-44: 24.6%
45-54 18.0% / 7.9%
Angus — 45-54: 18.0% Marsden Park — 45-54: 7.9%
55-64 14.1% / 4.8%
Angus — 55-64: 14.1% Marsden Park — 55-64: 4.8%
65-74 10.7% / 4.0%
Angus — 65-74: 10.7% Marsden Park — 65-74: 4.0%
75-84 4.9% / 1.5%
Angus — 75-84: 4.9% Marsden Park — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 0.8% / 0.2%
Angus — 85+: 0.8% Marsden Park — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Angus 44.2% couple families
Angus — Couple Families: 44.2% Angus — Lone Person: 29.8% Angus — One Parent Families: 20.2% Angus — Group Household: 2.9% Angus — Other Families: 2.9%
Marsden Park 77.8% couple families
Marsden Park — Couple Families: 77.8% Marsden Park — Lone Person: 10.8% Marsden Park — One Parent Families: 8.9% Marsden Park — Group Household: 1.5% Marsden Park — 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.

Angus 22.4% renting
Angus — Owned Outright: 51.4% Angus — Mortgage: 26.2% Angus — Renting: 22.4%
Marsden Park 21.4% renting
Marsden Park — Owned Outright: 10.6% Marsden Park — Mortgage: 68.0% Marsden Park — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Angus Marsden Park
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 7.1%
Angus — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Marsden Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 20.2%
Angus — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Marsden Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 9.8%
Angus — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Marsden Park — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 6.7%
Angus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Marsden Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.4%
Angus — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Marsden Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Angus Marsden Park
India — / 22.8%
Angus — India: not among its largest Marsden Park — India: 22.8%
Philippines — / 9.6%
Angus — Philippines: not among its largest Marsden Park — Philippines: 9.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.9%
Angus — New Zealand: 1.3% Marsden Park — New Zealand: 1.9%
Sri Lanka — / 1.5%
Angus — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Marsden Park — Sri Lanka: 1.5%
Pakistan — / 1.5%
Angus — Pakistan: not among its largest Marsden Park — Pakistan: 1.5%
Italy 1.3% / —
Angus — Italy: 1.3% Marsden Park — Italy: not among its largest
England 0.8% / —
Angus — England: 0.8% Marsden Park — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Angus 96.7% houses
Angus — Houses: 96.7% Angus — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Angus — Townhouses: 0.0%
Marsden Park 97.4% houses
Marsden Park — Houses: 97.4% Marsden Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.3% Marsden Park — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Angus Marsden Park
Median house price $185,000 $1,230,000
Median unit price — $530,000
Median land price $190,000 $1,035,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 39 days
from 246 sales

Zoning mix

Angus has more rural and farming land (88% vs 14%); Marsden Park has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 0%).

Angus Marsden Park
Rural and farming 88% 14%
Residential 0% 31%
Industrial 0% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 16%
Commercial 0% 10%
Environmental 8% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Other and special use 0% 4%
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

Angus Marsden Park
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Angus Marsden Park
Houses — 3.7%
$875/wk on $1.24M
Units — 4.7%
$600/wk on $670K

Ranking within NSW

Angus Marsden Park
House price Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 19% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 96% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 55% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 51% of NSW

Liveability

Marsden Park is more walkable (37 vs 28).

Angus Marsden Park
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Angus carries more crime risk (90 vs 67).

Angus Marsden Park
Bushfire Low
38/100
same for both
Crime High
90/100
 Moderate
67/100
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 6
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Angus Marsden Park
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Angus

  • Australian Christian College - Marsden Park Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Marsden Park

  • St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Marsden Park Anglican College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Marsden Park Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary) Catholic · Primary below peers
  • St Luke's Arrunga Catholic · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Angus Marsden Park
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 3 9
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Angus Marsden Park
Walkability score 28/100 37/100
Distance to Sydney 51.5 km 51.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 47 min
Public transport score 63/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 211.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 2765
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.

Angus Marsden Park
Car (driver) 60.6% / 45.4%
Angus — Car (driver): 60.6% Marsden Park — Car (driver): 45.4%
Worked from Home 33.7% / 47.0%
Angus — Worked from Home: 33.7% Marsden Park — Worked from Home: 47.0%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 2.6%
Angus — Car (passenger): 5.8% Marsden Park — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Train — / 4.1%
Angus — Train: not among its largest Marsden Park — Train: 4.1%
Bus — / 0.6%
Angus — Bus: not among its largest Marsden Park — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.6%).

Setting

Angus Marsden Park
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.6 km 39.4 km

NBN connectivity

Angus Marsden Park
Connectivity score 100/100 98/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
161 premises
 96%
6,110 premises

Climate

Angus Marsden Park
Annual rainfall 806 mm 932 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Angus Marsden Park
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Angus Marsden Park
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Angus Marsden Park
Division Chifley
same for both
Member Ed Husic
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Angus Marsden Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Angus

Acreage Outer

Marsden Park

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