Bardwell Valley vs Bexley

In both, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Bardwell Valley, most homes are detached houses. Bardwell Valley is closer to the city centre: 15.7 km, against 19.2 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

Bexley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (22 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 3)
  • But Bardwell Valley carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bexley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($705,000 vs $1,262,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bexley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($470/wk vs $550/wk)

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 19.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bexley

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 34%)
  • But Bardwell Valley carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 37/100)

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 Valley and Bexley 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 Valley Bexley
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 Valley Bexley
Walkability 78 / 80
Bardwell Valley — Walkability: 78/100 Bexley — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 74 / 63
Bardwell Valley — Safety: 74/100 Bexley — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bardwell Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bexley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bexley has more residents (19,646 vs 2,344); Bardwell Valley rents higher ($550/wk vs $470/wk).

Bardwell Valley Bexley
Population 2,344 19,646
+738% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% -0.4%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $109,148/yr
+11% vs other
 $97,240/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+15% vs other
 $470/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bardwell Valley Bexley
0-4 5.5% / 6.0%
Bardwell Valley — 0-4: 5.5% Bexley — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.0% / 11.9%
Bardwell Valley — 5-14: 13.0% Bexley — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 6.0% / 5.4%
Bardwell Valley — 15-19: 6.0% Bexley — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.5% / 6.3%
Bardwell Valley — 20-24: 5.5% Bexley — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 10.2% / 12.8%
Bardwell Valley — 25-34: 10.2% Bexley — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 13.7% / 13.9%
Bardwell Valley — 35-44: 13.7% Bexley — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 13.7% / 12.5%
Bardwell Valley — 45-54: 13.7% Bexley — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 12.9% / 11.6%
Bardwell Valley — 55-64: 12.9% Bexley — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 10.9% / 9.4%
Bardwell Valley — 65-74: 10.9% Bexley — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 6.1% / 6.0%
Bardwell Valley — 75-84: 6.1% Bexley — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 2.2% / 4.1%
Bardwell Valley — 85+: 2.2% Bexley — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Bexley 52.7% couple families
Bexley — Couple Families: 52.7% Bexley — Lone Person: 26.0% Bexley — One Parent Families: 16.5% Bexley — Group Household: 3.2% Bexley — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bardwell Valley 17.9% renting
Bardwell Valley — Owned Outright: 45.1% Bardwell Valley — Mortgage: 37.0% Bardwell Valley — Renting: 17.9%
Bexley 26.8% renting
Bexley — Owned Outright: 36.5% Bexley — Mortgage: 36.7% Bexley — Renting: 26.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bardwell Valley Bexley
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 15.1%
Bardwell Valley — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Bexley — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Certificate III & IV 9.9% / 8.9%
Bardwell Valley — Certificate III & IV: 9.9% Bexley — Certificate III & IV: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.0%
Bardwell Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Bexley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 5.4%
Bardwell Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Bexley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.2%
Bardwell Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Bexley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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 Valley Bexley
Lebanon 5.7% / 5.3%
Bardwell Valley — Lebanon: 5.7% Bexley — Lebanon: 5.3%
China 3.1% / 6.7%
Bardwell Valley — China: 3.1% Bexley — China: 6.7%
Greece 2.2% / 2.9%
Bardwell Valley — Greece: 2.2% Bexley — Greece: 2.9%
England 2.3% / 1.2%
Bardwell Valley — England: 2.3% Bexley — England: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.5%
Bardwell Valley — New Zealand: 1.9% Bexley — New Zealand: 1.5%
Italy 1.0% / 1.7%
Bardwell Valley — Italy: 1.0% Bexley — Italy: 1.7%
Philippines — / 1.8%
Bardwell Valley — Philippines: not among its largest Bexley — Philippines: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bardwell Valley 65.6% houses
Bardwell Valley — Houses: 65.6% Bardwell Valley — Townhouses: 27.0% Bardwell Valley — Flats / Apartments: 7.4%
Bexley 53.1% houses
Bexley — Houses: 53.1% Bexley — Townhouses: 25.5% Bexley — Flats / Apartments: 21.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bardwell Valley Bexley
Median house price $1,905,000 $1,870,000
Median unit price $1,262,500 $705,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 16 sales
 24 days
from 101 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 Valley Bexley
3 bed $1.75M / $1.65M
Bardwell Valley — 3 bed: $1.75M (19 sales) Bexley — 3 bed: $1.65M (54 sales)

19 vs 54 sales

4 bed $2.13M / $1.99M
Bardwell Valley — 4 bed: $2.13M (16 sales) Bexley — 4 bed: $1.99M (48 sales)

16 vs 48 sales

5 bed $2.2M / $2.1M
Bardwell Valley — 5 bed: $2.2M (9 sales) Bexley — 5 bed: $2.1M (29 sales)

9 vs 29 sales

Zoning mix

Bardwell Valley Bexley
Residential 78% 84%
Parks and recreation 22% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Bardwell Valley Bexley
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 Valley Bexley
Houses 4.7%
$990/wk on $1.1M
 2.7%
$950/wk on $1.8M
Units — 4.8%
$638/wk on $690K

Ranking within NSW

Bardwell Valley Bexley
House price Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 81% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Bardwell Valley Bexley
Grade A
same for both
Score 80/100 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bexley carries more crime risk (37 vs 26).

Bardwell Valley Bexley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
37/100
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

Bardwell Valley Bexley
Inside the suburb 0 9
Rated above peers 0 4
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Sydney, 7.2 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 8.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 3.0%

Schools in Bardwell Valley

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

Schools in Bexley

  • Bethany College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College Independent · Primary above peers
  • Sydney Technical High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Marist College Kogarah Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bardwell Valley Bexley
Parks & reserves 3 13
Childcare 0 22
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Bexley sits further from the CBD (19.2 km vs 15.7 km).

Bardwell Valley Bexley
Walkability score 78/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 15.7 km 19.2 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 25 min
Public transport score 54/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 338.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Valley Bexley
Car (driver) 42.9% / 47.1%
Bardwell Valley — Car (driver): 42.9% Bexley — Car (driver): 47.1%
Worked from Home 45.1% / 39.4%
Bardwell Valley — Worked from Home: 45.1% Bexley — Worked from Home: 39.4%
Train 6.0% / 6.3%
Bardwell Valley — Train: 6.0% Bexley — Train: 6.3%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.0%
Bardwell Valley — Car (passenger): 3.3% Bexley — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 1.1% / 2.1%
Bardwell Valley — Walked Only: 1.1% Bexley — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.1%).

Setting

Bardwell Valley Bexley
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km 3.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bardwell Valley Bexley
Connectivity score 88/100 87/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
885 premises
 39%
7,629 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bardwell Valley

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium River Townhouses Urban

Bexley

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Townhouses Urban

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