Bargo vs Pheasants Nest

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bargo, about half of households are couple families. In Pheasants Nest, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pheasants Nest: a median of $2.14 million, against $1.05 million in Bargo. On these figures, Bargo tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Pheasants Nest 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

Bargo

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Pheasants Nest is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 67%)

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

  • Bargo has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $2,137,500)
  • Pheasants Nest leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pheasants Nest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bargo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 20/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (93.4 km vs 97.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bargo

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 20/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bargo Pheasants Nest
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.

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Walkability 52 / 20
Bargo — Walkability: 52/100 Pheasants Nest — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 42 / 28
Bargo — Safety: 42/100 Pheasants Nest — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 7 / 15
Bargo — Low fire risk: 7/100 Pheasants Nest — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Bargo has more residents (4,516 vs 716); Pheasants Nest has higher household incomes ($126,256 vs $90,272).

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Population 4,516
+84% vs other
 716
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +4.1%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $90,272/yr $126,256/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $430/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bargo Pheasants Nest
0-4 5.2% / 4.5%
Bargo — 0-4: 5.2% Pheasants Nest — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 15.0% / 11.7%
Bargo — 5-14: 15.0% Pheasants Nest — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 6.6% / 7.8%
Bargo — 15-19: 6.6% Pheasants Nest — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.6% / 5.2%
Bargo — 20-24: 5.6% Pheasants Nest — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 10.1% / 10.8%
Bargo — 25-34: 10.1% Pheasants Nest — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 12.0% / 10.8%
Bargo — 35-44: 12.0% Pheasants Nest — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 13.6% / 17.7%
Bargo — 45-54: 13.6% Pheasants Nest — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 12.5% / 13.8%
Bargo — 55-64: 12.5% Pheasants Nest — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 11.0% / 11.2%
Bargo — 65-74: 11.0% Pheasants Nest — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 6.6% / 3.9%
Bargo — 75-84: 6.6% Pheasants Nest — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.7% / 0.7%
Bargo — 85+: 1.7% Pheasants Nest — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bargo 49.4% couple families
Bargo — Couple Families: 49.4% Bargo — Lone Person: 29.7% Bargo — One Parent Families: 17.5% Bargo — Group Household: 2.2% Bargo — Other Families: 1.2%
Pheasants Nest 72.0% couple families
Pheasants Nest — Couple Families: 72.0% Pheasants Nest — Lone Person: 17.3% Pheasants Nest — One Parent Families: 10.7% Pheasants Nest — Group Household: 0.0% Pheasants Nest — 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.

Bargo 18.1% renting
Bargo — Owned Outright: 36.2% Bargo — Mortgage: 45.8% Bargo — Renting: 18.1%
Pheasants Nest 14.3% renting
Pheasants Nest — Owned Outright: 35.7% Pheasants Nest — Mortgage: 50.0% Pheasants Nest — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 20.8%
Bargo — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Pheasants Nest — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.7%
Bargo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Pheasants Nest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 8.0%
Bargo — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Pheasants Nest — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.8%
Bargo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Pheasants Nest — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.1%
Bargo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Pheasants Nest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Bargo Pheasants Nest
England 3.7% / 2.1%
Bargo — England: 3.7% Pheasants Nest — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.7%
Bargo — New Zealand: 1.1% Pheasants Nest — New Zealand: 1.7%
China 0.4% / 0.7%
Bargo — China: 0.4% Pheasants Nest — China: 0.7%
Germany 0.5% / 0.4%
Bargo — Germany: 0.5% Pheasants Nest — Germany: 0.4%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.6%
Bargo — Netherlands: 0.3% Pheasants Nest — Netherlands: 0.6%
Greece — / 0.7%
Bargo — Greece: not among its largest Pheasants Nest — Greece: 0.7%
Scotland 0.4% / —
Bargo — Scotland: 0.4% Pheasants Nest — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bargo 89.2% houses
Bargo — Houses: 89.2% Bargo — Flats / Apartments: 4.4% Bargo — Townhouses: 6.3%
Pheasants Nest 97.6% houses
Pheasants Nest — Houses: 97.6% Pheasants Nest — Flats / Apartments: 2.4% Pheasants Nest — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Median house price $1,050,000 $2,137,500
Median unit price $452,720 —
Median land price $1,410,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 48 sales
 174 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Pheasants Nest has more land zoned for conservation (67% vs 24%); Bargo has more rural and farming land (65% vs 29%).

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Environmental 24% 67%
Rural and farming 65% 29%
Residential 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 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

Bargo Pheasants Nest
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
same for both
Approvals change year on year +92%
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.

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Houses 2.8%
$685/wk on $1.27M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bargo Pheasants Nest
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 53% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 14% of NSW —

Liveability

Bargo is more walkable (52 vs 20).

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Grade C
same for both
Score 32/100 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Pheasants Nest carries more crime risk (72 vs 58).

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Bushfire High
93/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
72/100
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 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bargo

  • Wollondilly Anglican College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Bargo Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Pheasants Nest

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 5 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 7 6

Mobility

Pheasants Nest sits further from the CBD (97.4 km vs 93.4 km).

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Walkability score 52/100 20/100
Distance to Sydney 93.4 km 97.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 76 min
Public transport score 69/100
Rail · Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 37.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2574
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2574
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.

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Car (driver) 68.5% / 62.3%
Bargo — Car (driver): 68.5% Pheasants Nest — Car (driver): 62.3%
Worked from Home 22.8% / 32.6%
Bargo — Worked from Home: 22.8% Pheasants Nest — Worked from Home: 32.6%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 3.2%
Bargo — Car (passenger): 5.5% Pheasants Nest — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.0%
Bargo — Walked Only: 2.2% Pheasants Nest — Walked Only: 1.0%
Train 0.7% / 1.0%
Bargo — Train: 0.7% Pheasants Nest — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Elevation 319 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 269 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.3 km 27.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Connectivity score 60/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,852 premises
 7%
267 premises

Climate

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bargo Pheasants Nest
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³ 5.1 µg/m³
PM10 12.1 µg/m³ 13.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.11 pphm 0.37 pphm

Council rates

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Average residential rate $2,099/yr
same for both
Council Wollondilly
same for both

Federal electorate

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bargo Pheasants Nest
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Bargo

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