Beaumont Hills vs Stanhope Gardens
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Beaumont Hills: a median of $1.9 million, against $1.56 million in Stanhope Gardens, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Beaumont Hills tends to suit couples, while Stanhope Gardens suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Beaumont Hills
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 36/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 80%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 89%)
- But Stanhope Gardens has more parks and reserves (14 vs 8)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stanhope Gardens
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,557,000 vs $1,900,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Stanhope Gardens
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($580/wk vs $650/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Stanhope Gardens
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (90/100 vs 79/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (40.2 km vs 42.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stanhope Gardens
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (11% vs 1%)
- is more walkable (90/100 vs 79/100)
- But Beaumont Hills carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Beaumont Hills and Stanhope Gardens drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Beaumont Hills has higher household incomes ($172,016 vs $149,136); Beaumont Hills rents higher ($650/wk vs $580/wk).
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,041 | 9,349 +3% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +2.0% |
| Median age | 38 | 37 |
| Median household income | $172,016/yr +13% vs other | $149,136/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $650/wk +11% vs other | $580/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,900,000 | $1,557,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,902,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 26 days from 82 sales | 25 days from 110 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.
10 vs 40 sales
77 vs 47 sales
39 vs 34 sales
Zoning mix
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 70% | 68% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 17% | 11% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 12% |
| Environmental | 5% | 7% |
| Commercial | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,648 across The Hills | 2,325 across Blacktown |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% | -18% |
Gross rental yield
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.6% $1,020/wk on $2.06M | 2.9% $880/wk on $1.6M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
Liveability
Stanhope Gardens is more walkable (90 vs 79).
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A+ | A |
| Score | 88/100 | 86/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Stanhope Gardens carries more crime risk (36 vs 16).
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Low 36/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 2 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Beaumont Hills
- Beaumont Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Malek Fahd Islamic School Beaumont Hills Independent · Combined
Schools in Stanhope Gardens
- St John XXIII Catholic College (Primary) Catholic · Primary at peers
- St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary) Catholic · Secondary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 15 |
| Parks & reserves | 8 | 14 |
| Childcare | 4 | 3 |
| GPs | 1 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 | 3 |
Mobility
Beaumont Hills sits further from the CBD (42.7 km vs 40.2 km).
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 79/100 | 90/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 42.7 km +6% vs other | 40.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 41 min | 38 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 226.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 180.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 3.1% postcode 2155 | 2.6% postcode 2768 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2155 | 68 postcode 2768 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.7%).
Setting
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 59 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 63 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.7 km | 31.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 81/100 | 74/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 66% 2,473 premises | 53% 3,349 premises |
Climate
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 932 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.53 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,204/yr | $1,157/yr |
| Council | The Hills | Blacktown |
Federal electorate
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mitchell | Greenway |
| Member | Alex Hawke | Michelle Rowland |
| Party | Liberal | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beaumont Hills | Stanhope Gardens | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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