Bishops Bridge vs Sawyers Gully

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 Bishops Bridge: a median of $1.53 million, against $1.29 million in Sawyers Gully, though rent is higher in Sawyers Gully. On these figures, Bishops Bridge tends to suit people living alone, while Sawyers Gully 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bishops Bridge carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 87/100)
  • Sawyers Gully is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Sawyers Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,288,000 vs $1,526,250)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bishops Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $405/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sawyers Gully

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (116 min vs 123 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (163.6 km vs 169.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bishops Bridge carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 87/100)
  • Sawyers Gully is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)

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

Investors

Sawyers Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.4% vs -12.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bishops Bridge and Sawyers Gully drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
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.

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Walkability 6 / 14
Bishops Bridge — Walkability: 6/100 Sawyers Gully — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 63 / 13
Bishops Bridge — Safety: 63/100 Sawyers Gully — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 78 / 48
Bishops Bridge — Low fire risk: 78/100 Sawyers Gully — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Sawyers Gully has more residents (542 vs 218); Sawyers Gully rents higher ($405/wk vs $185/wk).

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Population 218 542
+149% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.1% +8.4%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $101,348/yr
+5% vs other
 $96,044/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk $405/wk
+119% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
0-4 6.4% / 5.9%
Bishops Bridge — 0-4: 6.4% Sawyers Gully — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 13.8% / 13.7%
Bishops Bridge — 5-14: 13.8% Sawyers Gully — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 8.3% / 4.6%
Bishops Bridge — 15-19: 8.3% Sawyers Gully — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 3.2% / 6.6%
Bishops Bridge — 20-24: 3.2% Sawyers Gully — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 6.0% / 7.6%
Bishops Bridge — 25-34: 6.0% Sawyers Gully — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 10.6% / 14.2%
Bishops Bridge — 35-44: 10.6% Sawyers Gully — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 12.8% / 12.2%
Bishops Bridge — 45-54: 12.8% Sawyers Gully — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 13.8% / 16.2%
Bishops Bridge — 55-64: 13.8% Sawyers Gully — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 14.7% / 12.7%
Bishops Bridge — 65-74: 14.7% Sawyers Gully — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 5.0% / 4.1%
Bishops Bridge — 75-84: 5.0% Sawyers Gully — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / 1.1%
Bishops Bridge — 85+: not among its largest Sawyers Gully — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bishops Bridge 55.6% couple families
Bishops Bridge — Couple Families: 55.6% Bishops Bridge — Lone Person: 33.3% Bishops Bridge — One Parent Families: 11.1% Bishops Bridge — Other Families: 0.0%
Sawyers Gully 60.5% couple families
Sawyers Gully — Couple Families: 60.5% Sawyers Gully — Lone Person: 17.7% Sawyers Gully — One Parent Families: 17.7% Sawyers Gully — Other Families: 4.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bishops Bridge 4.6% renting
Bishops Bridge — Owned Outright: 53.8% Bishops Bridge — Mortgage: 41.5% Bishops Bridge — Renting: 4.6%
Sawyers Gully 11.3% renting
Sawyers Gully — Owned Outright: 41.3% Sawyers Gully — Mortgage: 47.3% Sawyers Gully — Renting: 11.3%
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.

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
England 1.8% / 0.7%
Bishops Bridge — England: 1.8% Sawyers Gully — England: 0.7%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Bishops Bridge — New Zealand: 1.4% Sawyers Gully — New Zealand: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.9%
Bishops Bridge — Thailand: not among its largest Sawyers Gully — Thailand: 0.9%
Italy — / 0.6%
Bishops Bridge — Italy: not among its largest Sawyers Gully — Italy: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

Qualifications

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

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Certificate III & IV 25.7% / 21.4%
Bishops Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 25.7% Sawyers Gully — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.2%
Bishops Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Sawyers Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 6.8%
Bishops Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Sawyers Gully — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 0.6%
Bishops Bridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Sawyers Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Bishops Bridge — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Sawyers Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bishops Bridge 100.0% houses
Bishops Bridge — Houses: 100.0%
Sawyers Gully 100.0% houses
Sawyers Gully — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Median house price $1,526,250 $1,288,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 88 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Rural and farming 91% 86%
Environmental 8% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
 719
across Cessnock
Approvals change year on year +20% -31%

Ranking within NSW

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
House price Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Sawyers Gully is more walkable (14 vs 6).

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Sawyers Gully carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 22); Sawyers Gully carries more crime risk (87 vs 37).

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
37/100
 High
87/100
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 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
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

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Waterways 5 10

Mobility

Bishops Bridge sits further from the CBD (169.9 km vs 163.6 km).

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Walkability score 6/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 169.9 km
+4% vs other
 163.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 116 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2326
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2326
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.

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Car (driver) 73.4% / 86.1%
Bishops Bridge — Car (driver): 73.4% Sawyers Gully — Car (driver): 86.1%
Worked from Home 23.4% / 13.9%
Bishops Bridge — Worked from Home: 23.4% Sawyers Gully — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / —
Bishops Bridge — Car (passenger): 3.2% Sawyers Gully — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.4 km 31.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Connectivity score 30/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
89 premises
 2%
182 premises

Climate

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Average residential rate $1,908/yr $1,405/yr
Council Maitland Cessnock

Federal electorate

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Division Paterson Hunter
Member Meryl Swanson Dan Repacholi
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bishops Bridge Sawyers Gully
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bishops Bridge

Rural

Sawyers Gully

Rural

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