Bardwell Park vs Bardwell Valley

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bardwell Park, most households are couple families. In Bardwell Valley, about half of households are couple families. Bardwell Valley is closer to the city centre: 15.7 km, against 18.7 km.

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

Bardwell Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Bardwell Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($955,000 vs $1,262,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Bardwell Valley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (20 min vs 25 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (15.7 km vs 18.7 km)
  • But Bardwell Park is more walkable (91/100 vs 78/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bardwell Park is more walkable (91/100 vs 78/100)
  • Bardwell Valley has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Bardwell Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
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.

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Walkability 91 / 78
Bardwell Park — Walkability: 91/100 Bardwell Valley — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 72 / 74
Bardwell Park — Safety: 72/100 Bardwell Valley — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bardwell Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bardwell Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bardwell Park has higher household incomes ($124,072 vs $109,148).

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Population 2,320 2,344
+1% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +0.9%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $124,072/yr
+12% vs other
 $109,148/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
0-4 4.9% / 5.5%
Bardwell Park — 0-4: 4.9% Bardwell Valley — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.2% / 13.0%
Bardwell Park — 5-14: 11.2% Bardwell Valley — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 7.1% / 6.0%
Bardwell Park — 15-19: 7.1% Bardwell Valley — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.6% / 5.5%
Bardwell Park — 20-24: 5.6% Bardwell Valley — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 11.8% / 10.2%
Bardwell Park — 25-34: 11.8% Bardwell Valley — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 12.2% / 13.7%
Bardwell Park — 35-44: 12.2% Bardwell Valley — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 14.8% / 13.7%
Bardwell Park — 45-54: 14.8% Bardwell Valley — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 13.1% / 12.9%
Bardwell Park — 55-64: 13.1% Bardwell Valley — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 9.7% / 10.9%
Bardwell Park — 65-74: 9.7% Bardwell Valley — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 6.2% / 6.1%
Bardwell Park — 75-84: 6.2% Bardwell Valley — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.5% / 2.2%
Bardwell Park — 85+: 2.5% Bardwell Valley — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bardwell Park 57.9% couple families
Bardwell Park — Couple Families: 57.9% Bardwell Park — Lone Person: 23.0% Bardwell Park — One Parent Families: 14.2% Bardwell Park — Group Household: 3.0% Bardwell Park — Other Families: 1.9%
Bardwell Valley 51.5% couple families
Bardwell Valley — Couple Families: 51.5% Bardwell Valley — Lone Person: 24.8% Bardwell Valley — One Parent Families: 17.7% Bardwell Valley — Group Household: 3.3% Bardwell Valley — Other Families: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bardwell Park 18.9% renting
Bardwell Park — Owned Outright: 43.7% Bardwell Park — Mortgage: 37.4% Bardwell Park — Renting: 18.9%
Bardwell Valley 17.9% renting
Bardwell Valley — Owned Outright: 45.1% Bardwell Valley — Mortgage: 37.0% Bardwell Valley — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Bachelor Degree 18.4% / 15.1%
Bardwell Park — Bachelor Degree: 18.4% Bardwell Valley — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Certificate III & IV 9.3% / 9.9%
Bardwell Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.3% Bardwell Valley — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 8.2%
Bardwell Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Bardwell Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.7% / 5.8%
Bardwell Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7% Bardwell Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.5%
Bardwell Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Bardwell Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
China 6.5% / 3.1%
Bardwell Park — China: 6.5% Bardwell Valley — China: 3.1%
Greece 5.1% / 2.2%
Bardwell Park — Greece: 5.1% Bardwell Valley — Greece: 2.2%
Lebanon 1.1% / 5.7%
Bardwell Park — Lebanon: 1.1% Bardwell Valley — Lebanon: 5.7%
England 1.5% / 2.3%
Bardwell Park — England: 1.5% Bardwell Valley — England: 2.3%
Vietnam 1.9% / 0.9%
Bardwell Park — Vietnam: 1.9% Bardwell Valley — Vietnam: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.9%
Bardwell Park — New Zealand: 0.9% Bardwell Valley — New Zealand: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bardwell Park 86.3% houses
Bardwell Park — Houses: 86.3% Bardwell Park — Townhouses: 6.4% Bardwell Park — Flats / Apartments: 7.3%
Bardwell Valley 65.6% houses
Bardwell Valley — Houses: 65.6% Bardwell Valley — Townhouses: 27.0% Bardwell Valley — Flats / Apartments: 7.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Median house price $1,975,000 $1,905,000
Median unit price $955,000 $1,262,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 13 sales
 27 days
from 16 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.

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
3 bed $1.89M / $1.75M
Bardwell Park — 3 bed: $1.89M (13 sales) Bardwell Valley — 3 bed: $1.75M (19 sales)

13 vs 19 sales

4 bed $2.15M / $2.13M
Bardwell Park — 4 bed: $2.15M (16 sales) Bardwell Valley — 4 bed: $2.13M (16 sales)

16 vs 16 sales

Zoning mix

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Residential 60% 78%
Parks and recreation 29% 22%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 0%
Commercial 1% 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

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
New dwellings approved 857
across Bayside (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +98%
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.

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Houses 2.7%
$948/wk on $1.86M
 4.7%
$990/wk on $1.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
House price Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Income Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW

Liveability

Bardwell Park is more walkable (91 vs 78); Bardwell Park scores higher overall (88 vs 80).

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Grade A+ A
Score 88/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
26/100
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
same for both

Schools

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Sydney, 7.3 km
 3
The University of Sydney, 7.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 2.8%

Schools in Bardwell Park

  • Bardwell Park Infants School Government · Primary

Schools in Bardwell Valley

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 7 1

Mobility

Bardwell Park sits further from the CBD (18.7 km vs 15.7 km).

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Walkability score 91/100 78/100
Distance to Sydney 18.7 km
+16% vs other
 15.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 20 min
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
 54/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 59.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2207
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 2207
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.

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Worked from Home 50.3% / 45.1%
Bardwell Park — Worked from Home: 50.3% Bardwell Valley — Worked from Home: 45.1%
Car (driver) 39.6% / 42.9%
Bardwell Park — Car (driver): 39.6% Bardwell Valley — Car (driver): 42.9%
Train 5.9% / 6.0%
Bardwell Park — Train: 5.9% Bardwell Valley — Train: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 3.3%
Bardwell Park — Car (passenger): 2.8% Bardwell Valley — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.1%
Bardwell Park — Walked Only: 1.0% Bardwell Valley — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.3%).

Setting

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.0 km 3.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Connectivity score 90/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
908 premises
 47%
885 premises

Climate

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Average residential rate $1,217/yr
same for both
Council Bayside (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Bardwell Park Bardwell Valley
Division Barton
same for both
Member Ash Ambihaipahar
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bardwell Park

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River Trains Transport Hub

Bardwell Valley

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium River Townhouses Urban

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