Cattai vs Maraylya
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 Cattai: a median of $2.59 million, against $1.89 million in Maraylya, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Maraylya 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
Maraylya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Maraylya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,887,500 vs $2,590,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Maraylya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $560/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Maraylya
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (33/100 vs 10/100)
- has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 65 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (56.1 km vs 62.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Maraylya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (33/100 vs 10/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cattai
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (36.3% vs 3.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cattai and Maraylya 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
Cattai rents higher ($560/wk vs $500/wk); Cattai has higher household incomes ($149,656 vs $135,564).
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,077 | 1,281 +19% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +36.3% | +3.0% |
| Median age | 40 | 41 |
| Median household income | $149,656/yr +9% vs other | $135,564/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $560/wk +11% vs other | $500/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
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 (21.5%).
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 (3.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,590,000 | $1,887,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $2,465,000 | $2,490,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 63 days from 6 sales | 232 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Maraylya has more rural and farming land (89% vs 69%); Cattai has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 11%).
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 69% | 89% |
| Environmental | 21% | 11% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 1% |
| 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
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,648 across The Hills same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
Liveability
Maraylya is more walkable (33 vs 10).
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 57/100 | 59/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | Low 34/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Cattai
- Cattai Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Maraylya
- Maraylya Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Childcare | 1 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 10 |
Mobility
Cattai sits further from the CBD (62.7 km vs 56.1 km).
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 33/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 62.7 km +11% vs other | 56.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 65 min | 56 min |
| Public transport score | 26/100 Bus | 35/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 14.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2756 | 2.7% postcode 2765 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2756 | — postcode 2765 |
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 (56.2%).
Setting
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 18 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.3 km | 27.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 362 premises | 0% 420 premises |
Climate
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 806 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,204/yr same for both | |
| Council | The Hills same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Berowra same for both | |
| Member | Julian Leeser same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cattai | Maraylya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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