Canoelands vs Wendoree Park

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. Houses cost more in Canoelands: a median of $1.96 million, against $560,000 in Wendoree Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Canoelands tends to suit couples, while Wendoree Park suits people living alone 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 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Wendoree Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $1,960,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Canoelands has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 7%)
  • Wendoree Park has cheaper rent ($363/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wendoree Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 70 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 Wendoree 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.

Canoelands Wendoree Park
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 Wendoree Park
Walkability 0 / 0
Canoelands — Walkability: 0/100 Wendoree Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 34
Canoelands — Safety: 41/100 Wendoree Park — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 24 / 4
Canoelands — Low fire risk: 24/100 Wendoree Park — Low fire risk: 4/100

Demographics

Canoelands has more residents (177 vs 131); Canoelands rents higher ($440/wk vs $363/wk).

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Population 177
+26% vs other
 131
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% -2.2%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $112,632/yr $122,148/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+18% vs other
 $363/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canoelands Wendoree Park
0-4 4.0% / 5.3%
Canoelands — 0-4: 4.0% Wendoree Park — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 16.4% / 11.5%
Canoelands — 5-14: 16.4% Wendoree Park — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 9.0% / 8.4%
Canoelands — 15-19: 9.0% Wendoree Park — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 4.0% / 3.1%
Canoelands — 20-24: 4.0% Wendoree Park — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 6.8% / 9.2%
Canoelands — 25-34: 6.8% Wendoree Park — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 10.7% / 14.5%
Canoelands — 35-44: 10.7% Wendoree Park — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 19.8% / 18.3%
Canoelands — 45-54: 19.8% Wendoree Park — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 16.9% / 16.8%
Canoelands — 55-64: 16.9% Wendoree Park — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 7.9% / 10.7%
Canoelands — 65-74: 7.9% Wendoree Park — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 7.3% / 4.6%
Canoelands — 75-84: 7.3% Wendoree Park — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 2.3% / —
Canoelands — 85+: 2.3% Wendoree Park — 85+: not among its largest

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 — Lone Person: 11.1% Canoelands — One Parent Families: 22.2%
Wendoree Park 44.2% couple families
Wendoree Park — Couple Families: 44.2% Wendoree Park — Lone Person: 37.2% Wendoree Park — One Parent Families: 18.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Wendoree Park 7.1% renting
Wendoree Park — Owned Outright: 32.1% Wendoree Park — Mortgage: 60.7% Wendoree Park — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 13.7%
Canoelands — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Wendoree Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 13.0%
Canoelands — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Wendoree Park — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 13.0%
Canoelands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Wendoree Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 7.6%
Canoelands — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Wendoree Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%

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 Wendoree Park
England 5.1% / 6.9%
Canoelands — England: 5.1% Wendoree Park — England: 6.9%
Lebanon 2.8% / —
Canoelands — Lebanon: 2.8% Wendoree Park — Lebanon: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.3% / —
Canoelands — New Zealand: 2.3% Wendoree Park — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines — / 2.3%
Canoelands — Philippines: not among its largest Wendoree Park — Philippines: 2.3%
Greece — / 2.3%
Canoelands — Greece: not among its largest Wendoree Park — Greece: 2.3%
France — / 2.3%
Canoelands — France: not among its largest Wendoree Park — France: 2.3%
South Africa 1.7% / —
Canoelands — South Africa: 1.7% Wendoree Park — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canoelands 100.0% houses
Canoelands — Houses: 100.0%
Wendoree Park 100.0% houses
Wendoree Park — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Median house price $1,960,000 $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $3,960,000 —

Zoning mix

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Environmental 90% 100%
Rural and farming 9% 0%
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 Wendoree Park
New dwellings approved 260
across Hornsby
 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
Approvals change year on year -79% +67%

Ranking within NSW

Canoelands Wendoree Park
House price Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW

Liveability

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wendoree Park carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 76).

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
96/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
66/100
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 Wendoree 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

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 64.3 km
+2% vs other
 62.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2157
 1.1%
postcode 2250
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2157
 36
postcode 2250

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 Wendoree Park
Car (driver) 42.9% / 76.7%
Canoelands — Car (driver): 42.9% Wendoree Park — Car (driver): 76.7%
Worked from Home 50.5% / 23.3%
Canoelands — Worked from Home: 50.5% Wendoree Park — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / —
Canoelands — Car (passenger): 3.3% Wendoree Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.3% / —
Canoelands — Walked Only: 3.3% Wendoree Park — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Elevation 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.3 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Connectivity score 20/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Average residential rate $1,488/yr $1,409/yr
Council Hornsby Central Coast (NSW)

Federal electorate

Canoelands Wendoree Park
Division Berowra Robertson
Member Julian Leeser Gordon Reid
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Canoelands Wendoree 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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