Ashcroft vs Mount Pritchard

Ashcroft is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 36 in Mount Pritchard. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ashcroft, about half of households rent. In Mount Pritchard, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ashcroft tends to suit renters and families with children.

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

Mount Pritchard

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 4)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Pritchard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (32% vs 41%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ashcroft

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (54% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Pritchard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Pritchard

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 84/100)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Ashcroft

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
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.

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Walkability 71 / 84
Ashcroft — Walkability: 71/100 Mount Pritchard — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 16 / 44
Ashcroft — Safety: 16/100 Mount Pritchard — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 72 / 100
Ashcroft — Low fire risk: 72/100 Mount Pritchard — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Pritchard has more residents (10,426 vs 3,634); Mount Pritchard rents higher ($380/wk vs $295/wk).

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Population 3,634 10,426
+187% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.4% +4.7%
Median age 32 36
Median household income $56,628/yr $72,592/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk $380/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
0-4 7.6% / 5.8%
Ashcroft — 0-4: 7.6% Mount Pritchard — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 17.3% / 14.0%
Ashcroft — 5-14: 17.3% Mount Pritchard — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 7.6% / 7.4%
Ashcroft — 15-19: 7.6% Mount Pritchard — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 7.0% / 7.1%
Ashcroft — 20-24: 7.0% Mount Pritchard — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 12.9% / 13.3%
Ashcroft — 25-34: 12.9% Mount Pritchard — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 13.1% / 12.5%
Ashcroft — 35-44: 13.1% Mount Pritchard — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 11.3% / 12.9%
Ashcroft — 45-54: 11.3% Mount Pritchard — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 11.6% / 12.6%
Ashcroft — 55-64: 11.6% Mount Pritchard — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 6.5% / 8.2%
Ashcroft — 65-74: 6.5% Mount Pritchard — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 3.6% / 4.6%
Ashcroft — 75-84: 3.6% Mount Pritchard — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 1.5% / 1.6%
Ashcroft — 85+: 1.5% Mount Pritchard — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ashcroft 41.7% couple families
Ashcroft — Couple Families: 41.7% Ashcroft — One Parent Families: 26.9% Ashcroft — Lone Person: 27.1% Ashcroft — Other Families: 2.5% Ashcroft — Group Household: 1.8%
Mount Pritchard 46.8% couple families
Mount Pritchard — Couple Families: 46.8% Mount Pritchard — One Parent Families: 25.4% Mount Pritchard — Lone Person: 23.5% Mount Pritchard — Other Families: 2.2% Mount Pritchard — Group Household: 2.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ashcroft 54.2% renting
Ashcroft — Owned Outright: 20.8% Ashcroft — Mortgage: 25.1% Ashcroft — Renting: 54.2%
Mount Pritchard 35.2% renting
Mount Pritchard — Owned Outright: 29.6% Mount Pritchard — Mortgage: 35.2% Mount Pritchard — Renting: 35.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Certificate III & IV 9.2% / 9.9%
Ashcroft — Certificate III & IV: 9.2% Mount Pritchard — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 7.7%
Ashcroft — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Mount Pritchard — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 5.9%
Ashcroft — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Mount Pritchard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.6%
Ashcroft — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Mount Pritchard — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.6%
Ashcroft — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Mount Pritchard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

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.

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Vietnam 8.3% / 15.9%
Ashcroft — Vietnam: 8.3% Mount Pritchard — Vietnam: 15.9%
Iraq 4.8% / 3.3%
Ashcroft — Iraq: 4.8% Mount Pritchard — Iraq: 3.3%
Lebanon 4.9% / 1.9%
Ashcroft — Lebanon: 4.9% Mount Pritchard — Lebanon: 1.9%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.9%
Ashcroft — New Zealand: 2.3% Mount Pritchard — New Zealand: 1.9%
Fiji 2.0% / 0.8%
Ashcroft — Fiji: 2.0% Mount Pritchard — Fiji: 0.8%
Italy — / 1.6%
Ashcroft — Italy: not among its largest Mount Pritchard — Italy: 1.6%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ashcroft 77.6% houses
Ashcroft — Houses: 77.6% Ashcroft — Flats / Apartments: 21.9% Ashcroft — Townhouses: 0.5%
Mount Pritchard 86.9% houses
Mount Pritchard — Houses: 86.9% Mount Pritchard — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Mount Pritchard — Townhouses: 9.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,191,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 12 sales
 25 days
from 53 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.

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
3 bed $1.07M / $1.11M
Ashcroft — 3 bed: $1.07M (34 sales) Mount Pritchard — 3 bed: $1.11M (38 sales)

34 vs 38 sales

4 bed $1.12M / $1.17M
Ashcroft — 4 bed: $1.12M (9 sales) Mount Pritchard — 4 bed: $1.17M (22 sales)

9 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Residential 76% 85%
Parks and recreation 21% 5%
Environmental 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
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

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
 1,095
across Fairfield
Approvals change year on year +28% +29%

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.

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Houses 3.6%
$725/wk on $1.05M
 2.7%
$700/wk on $1.32M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
House price Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 29% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Pritchard scores higher overall (45 vs 33); Mount Pritchard is more walkable (84 vs 71).

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Grade C
same for both
Score 33/100 45/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ashcroft carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Ashcroft carries more crime risk (84 vs 56).

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Bushfire Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
56/100
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 10
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 1.7 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 3.0%

Schools in Ashcroft

  • Ashcroft High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Ashcroft Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mount Pritchard

  • Mount Pritchard Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mount Pritchard East Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Les Powell School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 14
Parks & reserves 4 11
Childcare 2 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Walkability score 71/100 84/100
Distance to Sydney 42.5 km 43.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 43 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 86.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 210.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2168
 0.8%
postcode 2170
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 2168
 32
postcode 2170

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.

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Car (driver) 71.6% / 64.0%
Ashcroft — Car (driver): 71.6% Mount Pritchard — Car (driver): 64.0%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 25.8%
Ashcroft — Worked from Home: 15.5% Mount Pritchard — Worked from Home: 25.8%
Car (passenger) 7.2% / 5.7%
Ashcroft — Car (passenger): 7.2% Mount Pritchard — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Train 3.5% / 2.5%
Ashcroft — Train: 3.5% Mount Pritchard — Train: 2.5%
Bus 2.1% / 1.2%
Ashcroft — Bus: 2.1% Mount Pritchard — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.4 km 23.8 km

NBN connectivity

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Connectivity score 75/100 86/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,259 premises
 41%
3,461 premises

Climate

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Average residential rate $1,322/yr $990/yr
Council Liverpool Fairfield

Federal electorate

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Division Werriwa Fowler
Member Anne Maree Stanley Dai Le
Party Australian Labor Party Independent

First Home Owner Grant

Ashcroft Mount Pritchard
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ashcroft

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet River Urban

Mount Pritchard

Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

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