Canoelands vs Fiddletown

Fiddletown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Canoelands. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Canoelands, most households are couple families. In Fiddletown, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fiddletown: a median of $4.54 million, against $1.96 million in Canoelands. On these figures, Canoelands tends to suit couples and 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

  • Canoelands is already more of a family suburb (89% vs 71%)
  • Fiddletown carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Canoelands

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,960,000 vs $4,539,988)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Canoelands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Fiddletown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (52.7 km vs 64.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fiddletown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Fiddletown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.2% vs 1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Canoelands Fiddletown
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.

Canoelands Fiddletown
Walkability 0 / 0
Canoelands — Walkability: 0/100 Fiddletown — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 86
Canoelands — Safety: 41/100 Fiddletown — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 24 / 23
Canoelands — Low fire risk: 24/100 Fiddletown — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Fiddletown has more residents (259 vs 177); Fiddletown has higher household incomes ($133,224 vs $112,632).

Canoelands Fiddletown
Population 177 259
+46% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% +11.2%
Median age 45 40
Median household income $112,632/yr $133,224/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk $455/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canoelands Fiddletown
0-4 4.0% / 7.3%
Canoelands — 0-4: 4.0% Fiddletown — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 16.4% / 15.4%
Canoelands — 5-14: 16.4% Fiddletown — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 9.0% / 5.8%
Canoelands — 15-19: 9.0% Fiddletown — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.0% / 4.6%
Canoelands — 20-24: 4.0% Fiddletown — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 6.8% / 10.8%
Canoelands — 25-34: 6.8% Fiddletown — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 10.7% / 12.4%
Canoelands — 35-44: 10.7% Fiddletown — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 19.8% / 16.2%
Canoelands — 45-54: 19.8% Fiddletown — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 16.9% / 13.9%
Canoelands — 55-64: 16.9% Fiddletown — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 7.9% / 8.1%
Canoelands — 65-74: 7.9% Fiddletown — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 7.3% / 3.9%
Canoelands — 75-84: 7.3% Fiddletown — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 2.3% / 2.3%
Canoelands — 85+: 2.3% Fiddletown — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Canoelands 66.7% couple families
Canoelands — Couple Families: 66.7% Canoelands — One Parent Families: 22.2% Canoelands — Lone Person: 11.1% Canoelands — Group Household: 0.0%
Fiddletown 53.4% couple families
Fiddletown — Couple Families: 53.4% Fiddletown — One Parent Families: 17.2% Fiddletown — Lone Person: 24.1% Fiddletown — Group Household: 5.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Canoelands 24.4% renting
Canoelands — Owned Outright: 37.8% Canoelands — Mortgage: 37.8% Canoelands — Renting: 24.4%
Fiddletown 13.6% renting
Fiddletown — Owned Outright: 45.5% Fiddletown — Mortgage: 40.9% Fiddletown — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Canoelands Fiddletown
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 13.5%
Canoelands — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Fiddletown — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 14.3%
Canoelands — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Fiddletown — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 5.8%
Canoelands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Fiddletown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 5.8%
Canoelands — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Fiddletown — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Canoelands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Fiddletown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Canoelands Fiddletown
England 5.1% / 5.8%
Canoelands — England: 5.1% Fiddletown — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.9%
Canoelands — New Zealand: 2.3% Fiddletown — New Zealand: 1.9%
Lebanon 2.8% / —
Canoelands — Lebanon: 2.8% Fiddletown — Lebanon: not among its largest
China — / 2.7%
Canoelands — China: not among its largest Fiddletown — China: 2.7%
South Africa 1.7% / —
Canoelands — South Africa: 1.7% Fiddletown — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.2%
Canoelands — Italy: not among its largest Fiddletown — Italy: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canoelands 100.0% houses
Canoelands — Houses: 100.0% Canoelands — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Fiddletown 98.5% houses
Fiddletown — Houses: 98.5% Fiddletown — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Canoelands Fiddletown
Median house price $1,960,000 $4,539,988
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $3,960,000 —

Zoning mix

Canoelands Fiddletown
Environmental 90% 91%
Rural and farming 9% 7%
Parks and recreation 0% 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

Canoelands Fiddletown
New dwellings approved 260
across Hornsby
same for both
Approvals change year on year -79%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Canoelands Fiddletown
House price Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Canoelands Fiddletown
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Canoelands carries more crime risk (59 vs 14).

Canoelands Fiddletown
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
77/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
14/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Canoelands Fiddletown
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Canoelands

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

Schools in Fiddletown

  • Northholm Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Canoelands Fiddletown
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Canoelands sits further from the CBD (64.3 km vs 52.7 km).

Canoelands Fiddletown
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 64.3 km
+18% vs other
 52.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2157
 1.4%
postcode 2159
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2157
 53
postcode 2159

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.

Canoelands Fiddletown
Worked from Home 50.5% / 60.4%
Canoelands — Worked from Home: 50.5% Fiddletown — Worked from Home: 60.4%
Car (driver) 42.9% / 39.6%
Canoelands — Car (driver): 42.9% Fiddletown — Car (driver): 39.6%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / —
Canoelands — Car (passenger): 3.3% Fiddletown — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.3% / —
Canoelands — Walked Only: 3.3% Fiddletown — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.4%).

Setting

Canoelands Fiddletown
Elevation 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 185 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.3 km 12.5 km

NBN connectivity

Canoelands Fiddletown
Connectivity score 20/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Canoelands Fiddletown
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Canoelands Fiddletown
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

Canoelands Fiddletown
Average residential rate $1,488/yr
same for both
Council Hornsby
same for both

Federal electorate

Canoelands Fiddletown
Division Berowra
same for both
Member Julian Leeser
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Canoelands Fiddletown
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Canoelands

Outer Premium

Fiddletown

Family Luxury Outer

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