Brownlow Hill vs Theresa Park
Brownlow Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Theresa Park. 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 Theresa Park: a median of $2.75 million, against $1.86 million in Brownlow Hill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brownlow Hill tends to suit 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
Brownlow Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Brownlow Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,860,000 vs $2,750,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Brownlow Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $610/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Theresa Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (75.5 km vs 78.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Brownlow Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Brownlow Hill and Theresa Park 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
Theresa Park rents higher ($610/wk vs $360/wk); Theresa Park has more residents (600 vs 384).
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 384 | 600 +56% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | +12.1% |
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Median household income | $122,148/yr | $131,144/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk | $610/wk +69% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).
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 (16.2%).
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 (3.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,860,000 | $2,750,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $3,100,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Theresa Park has more rural and farming land (82% vs 42%).
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 42% | 82% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 46% | 0% |
| Environmental | 12% | 18% |
| 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
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,338 across Wollondilly same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +92% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 85% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
Liveability
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 59/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Theresa Park carries more crime risk (35 vs 25).
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 19/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Low 35/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Brownlow Hill sits further from the CBD (78.5 km vs 75.5 km).
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 78.5 km +4% vs other | 75.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 69 min | 70 min |
| Public transport score | 44/100 Bus | 30/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 16.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 7.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2570 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2570 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).
Setting
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 68 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.0 km | 42.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 40/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 11% 114 premises | 0% 206 premises |
Climate
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 817 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 13.2 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.37 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,099/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wollondilly same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hume same for both | |
| Member | Angus Taylor same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brownlow Hill | Theresa Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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