Cecil Hills vs Cecil Park

Cecil Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Cecil 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 Cecil Park: a median of $3.48 million, against $1.48 million in Cecil Hills, though rent is higher in Cecil Hills. On these figures, Cecil Hills tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Cecil Park suits older residents.

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

Cecil Hills

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • 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

Cecil Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,480,000 vs $3,475,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cecil Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cecil Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 26/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cecil Hills

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 26/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Cecil Park has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Cecil Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.7% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cecil Hills and Cecil 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.

Cecil Hills Cecil 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.

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Walkability 68 / 26
Cecil Hills — Walkability: 68/100 Cecil Park — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 64 / 30
Cecil Hills — Safety: 64/100 Cecil Park — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 44 / 49
Cecil Hills — Low fire risk: 44/100 Cecil Park — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Cecil Hills has more residents (6,906 vs 815); Cecil Hills rents higher ($550/wk vs $400/wk).

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Population 6,906
+88% vs other
 815
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +5.7%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $125,268/yr $127,192/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+27% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
0-4 4.1% / 4.5%
Cecil Hills — 0-4: 4.1% Cecil Park — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.6% / 10.6%
Cecil Hills — 5-14: 13.6% Cecil Park — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 9.1% / 7.4%
Cecil Hills — 15-19: 9.1% Cecil Park — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 8.7% / 7.4%
Cecil Hills — 20-24: 8.7% Cecil Park — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 11.1% / 10.9%
Cecil Hills — 25-34: 11.1% Cecil Park — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 10.5% / 10.2%
Cecil Hills — 35-44: 10.5% Cecil Park — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 15.8% / 14.1%
Cecil Hills — 45-54: 15.8% Cecil Park — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 14.6% / 12.8%
Cecil Hills — 55-64: 14.6% Cecil Park — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 8.6% / 13.1%
Cecil Hills — 65-74: 8.6% Cecil Park — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 3.0% / 5.8%
Cecil Hills — 75-84: 3.0% Cecil Park — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.0% / 2.2%
Cecil Hills — 85+: 1.0% Cecil Park — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cecil Hills 70.6% couple families
Cecil Hills — Couple Families: 70.6% Cecil Hills — One Parent Families: 17.9% Cecil Hills — Lone Person: 9.8% Cecil Hills — Other Families: 0.9% Cecil Hills — Group Household: 0.8%
Cecil Park 71.1% couple families
Cecil Park — Couple Families: 71.1% Cecil Park — One Parent Families: 13.2% Cecil Park — Lone Person: 13.8% Cecil Park — Other Families: 1.9% Cecil Park — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cecil Hills 14.8% renting
Cecil Hills — Owned Outright: 36.7% Cecil Hills — Mortgage: 48.5% Cecil Hills — Renting: 14.8%
Cecil Park 15.0% renting
Cecil Park — Owned Outright: 49.5% Cecil Park — Mortgage: 35.5% Cecil Park — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 16.6%
Cecil Hills — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Cecil Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 9.6%
Cecil Hills — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Cecil Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 5.9%
Cecil Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Cecil Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 3.1%
Cecil Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Cecil Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.6%
Cecil Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Cecil Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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.

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Iraq 9.3% / 3.6%
Cecil Hills — Iraq: 9.3% Cecil Park — Iraq: 3.6%
Italy 1.6% / 6.9%
Cecil Hills — Italy: 1.6% Cecil Park — Italy: 6.9%
Vietnam 5.3% / 2.2%
Cecil Hills — Vietnam: 5.3% Cecil Park — Vietnam: 2.2%
Iran 1.5% / 3.1%
Cecil Hills — Iran: 1.5% Cecil Park — Iran: 3.1%
Fiji 1.9% / 2.2%
Cecil Hills — Fiji: 1.9% Cecil Park — Fiji: 2.2%
Philippines 2.8% / —
Cecil Hills — Philippines: 2.8% Cecil Park — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cecil Hills 94.8% houses
Cecil Hills — Houses: 94.8% Cecil Hills — Townhouses: 4.8% Cecil Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Cecil Park 98.2% houses
Cecil Park — Houses: 98.2% Cecil Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Cecil Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Median house price $1,480,000 $3,475,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 26 sales
 —

Development activity

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Houses 4.3%
$1,000/wk on $1.2M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
House price Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 87% of NSW —

Liveability

Cecil Hills is more walkable (68 vs 26); Cecil Hills scores higher overall (56 vs 44).

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Grade B C
Score 56/100 44/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Cecil Park carries more crime risk (70 vs 36).

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Low
36/100
 High
70/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 8.0 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 9.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.5% 4.8%

Schools in Cecil Hills

  • Cecil Hills High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Cecil Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Cecil Park

  • Irfan College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 13 0
Childcare 5 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 14 9

Mobility

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Walkability score 68/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 49.4 km
+1% vs other
 48.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 49 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 91.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2171
 0.6%
postcode 2178
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2171
 54
postcode 2178

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.

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Car (driver) 54.8% / 49.8%
Cecil Hills — Car (driver): 54.8% Cecil Park — Car (driver): 49.8%
Worked from Home 38.4% / 43.2%
Cecil Hills — Worked from Home: 38.4% Cecil Park — Worked from Home: 43.2%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.7%
Cecil Hills — Car (passenger): 4.9% Cecil Park — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 0.4% / 3.3%
Cecil Hills — Walked Only: 0.4% Cecil Park — Walked Only: 3.3%
Train 1.0% / —
Cecil Hills — Train: 1.0% Cecil Park — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).

Setting

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 31.2 km

NBN connectivity

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Connectivity score 76/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
2,064 premises
 18%
273 premises

Climate

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Annual rainfall 931 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³ 6.7 µg/m³
PM10 18.2 µg/m³ 16.9 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.72 pphm 0.37 pphm

Council rates

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool
same for both

Federal electorate

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Division Werriwa
same for both
Member Anne Maree Stanley
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cecil Hills Cecil Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cecil Hills

Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks

Cecil Park

Acreage Multicultural Outer Quiet River

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