Canoelands vs Maroota

Maroota is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 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 Maroota, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Maroota: a median of $2.35 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

Canoelands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (89% vs 73%)

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

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,960,000 vs $2,350,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Maroota

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maroota

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs 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

Canoelands and Maroota 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 Maroota
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 Maroota
Walkability 0 / 19
Canoelands — Walkability: 0/100 Maroota — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 41 / 49
Canoelands — Safety: 41/100 Maroota — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 24 / 23
Canoelands — Low fire risk: 24/100 Maroota — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Maroota has more residents (616 vs 177); Canoelands skews older (45 vs 41).

Canoelands Maroota
Population 177 616
+248% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% -0.2%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $112,632/yr
+4% vs other
 $108,108/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+2% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canoelands Maroota
0-4 4.0% / 5.5%
Canoelands — 0-4: 4.0% Maroota — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 16.4% / 15.9%
Canoelands — 5-14: 16.4% Maroota — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 9.0% / 7.0%
Canoelands — 15-19: 9.0% Maroota — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.0% / 5.0%
Canoelands — 20-24: 4.0% Maroota — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 6.8% / 8.3%
Canoelands — 25-34: 6.8% Maroota — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 10.7% / 13.3%
Canoelands — 35-44: 10.7% Maroota — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 19.8% / 15.7%
Canoelands — 45-54: 19.8% Maroota — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 16.9% / 12.3%
Canoelands — 55-64: 16.9% Maroota — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 7.9% / 11.9%
Canoelands — 65-74: 7.9% Maroota — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 7.3% / 5.0%
Canoelands — 75-84: 7.3% Maroota — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.3% / 1.5%
Canoelands — 85+: 2.3% Maroota — 85+: 1.5%

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% Canoelands — Other Families: 0.0%
Maroota 54.8% couple families
Maroota — Couple Families: 54.8% Maroota — One Parent Families: 17.8% Maroota — Lone Person: 17.8% Maroota — Group Household: 6.2% Maroota — Other Families: 3.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

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%
Maroota 21.8% renting
Maroota — Owned Outright: 39.4% Maroota — Mortgage: 38.8% Maroota — Renting: 21.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Canoelands Maroota
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 17.5%
Canoelands — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Maroota — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 6.7%
Canoelands — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Maroota — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 8.3%
Canoelands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Maroota — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 1.9%
Canoelands — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Maroota — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Canoelands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Maroota — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

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 Maroota
England 5.1% / 1.8%
Canoelands — England: 5.1% Maroota — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.8%
Canoelands — New Zealand: 2.3% Maroota — New Zealand: 2.8%
Lebanon 2.8% / —
Canoelands — Lebanon: 2.8% Maroota — Lebanon: not among its largest
South Africa 1.7% / 0.8%
Canoelands — South Africa: 1.7% Maroota — South Africa: 0.8%
Italy — / 1.6%
Canoelands — Italy: not among its largest Maroota — Italy: 1.6%
Germany — / 1.1%
Canoelands — Germany: not among its largest Maroota — Germany: 1.1%
Greece — / 1.0%
Canoelands — Greece: not among its largest Maroota — Greece: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canoelands 100.0% houses
Canoelands — Houses: 100.0% Canoelands — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Maroota 98.3% houses
Maroota — Houses: 98.3% Maroota — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Canoelands Maroota
Median house price $1,960,000 $2,350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $3,960,000 —

Zoning mix

Canoelands has more land zoned for conservation (90% vs 14%); Maroota has more rural and farming land (85% vs 9%).

Canoelands Maroota
Environmental 90% 14%
Rural and farming 9% 85%
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 Maroota
New dwellings approved 260
across Hornsby
 2,648
across The Hills
Approvals change year on year -79% -4%

Ranking within NSW

Canoelands Maroota
House price Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW

Liveability

Maroota is more walkable (19 vs 0).

Canoelands Maroota
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Canoelands Maroota
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
77/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Canoelands Maroota
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 Maroota

  • Maroota Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Canoelands Maroota
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Canoelands Maroota
Walkability score 0/100 19/100
Distance to Sydney 64.3 km 64 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 67 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2157
 0.5%
postcode 2756
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2157
 46
postcode 2756

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 Maroota
Car (driver) 42.9% / 59.6%
Canoelands — Car (driver): 42.9% Maroota — Car (driver): 59.6%
Worked from Home 50.5% / 30.8%
Canoelands — Worked from Home: 50.5% Maroota — Worked from Home: 30.8%
Walked Only 3.3% / 8.3%
Canoelands — Walked Only: 3.3% Maroota — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 1.2%
Canoelands — Car (passenger): 3.3% Maroota — Car (passenger): 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.6%).

Setting

Canoelands Maroota
Elevation 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.3 km 24.7 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Canoelands Maroota
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm 806 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Canoelands Maroota
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 Maroota
Average residential rate $1,488/yr $1,204/yr
Council Hornsby The Hills

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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Canoelands

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Maroota

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