Avondale vs Marshall Mount

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Marshall Mount, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Marshall Mount: a median of $2.7 million, against $842,000 in Avondale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Avondale tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Marshall Mount suits 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

Marshall Mount

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 72%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Avondale has cheaper houses ($842,500 vs $2,700,000)
  • Marshall Mount leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Avondale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Avondale sits closer to the CBD (101.6 km vs 106.1 km)
  • Marshall Mount is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marshall Mount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Marshall Mount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.6% vs 2.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Avondale Marshall Mount
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.

Avondale Marshall Mount
Walkability 0 / 10
Avondale — Walkability: 0/100 Marshall Mount — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 38 / 44
Avondale — Safety: 38/100 Marshall Mount — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 70 / 100
Avondale — Low fire risk: 70/100 Marshall Mount — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Avondale has more residents (1,695 vs 177); Marshall Mount has higher household incomes ($113,100 vs $79,248).

Avondale Marshall Mount
Population 1,695
+90% vs other
 177
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% +24.6%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $79,248/yr $113,100/yr
+43% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $375/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avondale Marshall Mount
0-4 7.0% / 6.2%
Avondale — 0-4: 7.0% Marshall Mount — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.2% / 10.7%
Avondale — 5-14: 11.2% Marshall Mount — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 4.7% / 6.8%
Avondale — 15-19: 4.7% Marshall Mount — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.7% / 5.6%
Avondale — 20-24: 5.7% Marshall Mount — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 15.1% / 5.1%
Avondale — 25-34: 15.1% Marshall Mount — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 11.1% / 16.4%
Avondale — 35-44: 11.1% Marshall Mount — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 11.3% / 10.2%
Avondale — 45-54: 11.3% Marshall Mount — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 16.3% / 14.1%
Avondale — 55-64: 16.3% Marshall Mount — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 11.3% / 14.1%
Avondale — 65-74: 11.3% Marshall Mount — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 5.8% / 4.5%
Avondale — 75-84: 5.8% Marshall Mount — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 0.9% / —
Avondale — 85+: 0.9% Marshall Mount — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avondale 39.9% couple families
Avondale — Couple Families: 39.9% Avondale — Lone Person: 35.5% Avondale — One Parent Families: 19.8% Avondale — Group Household: 2.9% Avondale — Other Families: 1.9%
Marshall Mount 68.6% couple families
Marshall Mount — Couple Families: 68.6% Marshall Mount — Lone Person: 22.9% Marshall Mount — One Parent Families: 8.6% Marshall Mount — Group Household: 0.0% Marshall Mount — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Avondale 26.5% renting
Avondale — Owned Outright: 34.5% Avondale — Mortgage: 39.0% Avondale — Renting: 26.5%
Marshall Mount 23.1% renting
Marshall Mount — Owned Outright: 48.1% Marshall Mount — Mortgage: 28.8% Marshall Mount — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Avondale Marshall Mount
England 5.4% / 4.5%
Avondale — England: 5.4% Marshall Mount — England: 4.5%
Italy 1.0% / 2.8%
Avondale — Italy: 1.0% Marshall Mount — Italy: 2.8%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Avondale — Scotland: 0.9% Marshall Mount — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Avondale — New Zealand: 0.8% Marshall Mount — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Avondale — Philippines: 0.8% Marshall Mount — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Qualifications

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

Avondale Marshall Mount
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 22.6%
Avondale — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Marshall Mount — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 7.9%
Avondale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Marshall Mount — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.3%
Avondale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Marshall Mount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.8%
Avondale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Marshall Mount — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.7%
Avondale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Marshall Mount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avondale 71.8% houses
Avondale — Houses: 71.8% Avondale — Townhouses: 28.7%
Marshall Mount 100.0% houses
Marshall Mount — Houses: 100.0% Marshall Mount — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Avondale Marshall Mount
Median house price $842,500 $2,700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $21,750,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Avondale has more rural and farming land (34% vs 18%); Marshall Mount has more land zoned for conservation (60% vs 48%).

Avondale Marshall Mount
Environmental 48% 60%
Rural and farming 34% 18%
Residential 10% 20%
Other and special use 0% 10%
Parks and recreation 4% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 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

Avondale Marshall Mount
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Avondale Marshall Mount
House price Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW

Liveability

Marshall Mount is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Avondale Marshall Mount
Grade C —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Avondale carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0).

Avondale Marshall Mount
Bushfire Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Avondale Marshall Mount
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

Avondale Marshall Mount
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Marshall Mount sits further from the CBD (106.1 km vs 101.6 km).

Avondale Marshall Mount
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 101.6 km 106.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 95 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2530
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2530
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.

Avondale Marshall Mount
Car (driver) 69.4% / 69.9%
Avondale — Car (driver): 69.4% Marshall Mount — Car (driver): 69.9%
Worked from Home 24.1% / 23.3%
Avondale — Worked from Home: 24.1% Marshall Mount — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Walked Only 0.9% / 6.8%
Avondale — Walked Only: 0.9% Marshall Mount — Walked Only: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / —
Avondale — Car (passenger): 4.0% Marshall Mount — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.5% / —
Avondale — Bus: 1.5% Marshall Mount — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.9%).

Setting

Avondale Marshall Mount
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 178 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 12.4 km

NBN connectivity

Avondale Marshall Mount
Connectivity score 93/100 24/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 90%
772 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Avondale Marshall Mount
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Avondale Marshall Mount
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Avondale Marshall Mount
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Avondale Marshall Mount
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Avondale

Townhouses

Marshall Mount

Premium Rural

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