Clydesdale vs Sedgefield

Sedgefield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Clydesdale. 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 Clydesdale: a median of $1.38 million, against $1.02 million in Sedgefield, though rent is higher in Sedgefield. On these figures, Sedgefield tends to suit families with children 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

Sedgefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

Sedgefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,025,000 vs $1,380,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Clydesdale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $600/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Sedgefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (202.9 km vs 205.1 km)

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

Clydesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (46.2% vs 38.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clydesdale Sedgefield
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.

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Walkability 4 / 6
Clydesdale — Walkability: 4/100 Sedgefield — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 83 / 74
Clydesdale — Safety: 83/100 Sedgefield — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 82 / 58
Clydesdale — Low fire risk: 82/100 Sedgefield — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Sedgefield has more residents (254 vs 114); Sedgefield rents higher ($600/wk vs $360/wk).

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Population 114 254
+123% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +46.2% +38.0%
Median age 41 37
Median household income $142,948/yr
+3% vs other
 $138,112/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk $600/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale Sedgefield
0-4 9.6% / 7.1%
Clydesdale — 0-4: 9.6% Sedgefield — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 11.4% / 18.1%
Clydesdale — 5-14: 11.4% Sedgefield — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 7.9% / 4.7%
Clydesdale — 15-19: 7.9% Sedgefield — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.4% / 4.7%
Clydesdale — 20-24: 4.4% Sedgefield — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 3.5% / 13.0%
Clydesdale — 25-34: 3.5% Sedgefield — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 18.4% / 13.8%
Clydesdale — 35-44: 18.4% Sedgefield — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 9.6% / 13.4%
Clydesdale — 45-54: 9.6% Sedgefield — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 14.9% / 16.9%
Clydesdale — 55-64: 14.9% Sedgefield — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 7.9% / 8.7%
Clydesdale — 65-74: 7.9% Sedgefield — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 4.4% / 2.4%
Clydesdale — 75-84: 4.4% Sedgefield — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / —
Clydesdale — 85+: not among its largest Sedgefield — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Clydesdale Sedgefield
England 4.4% / 1.2%
Clydesdale — England: 4.4% Sedgefield — England: 1.2%
South Africa 5.3% / —
Clydesdale — South Africa: 5.3% Sedgefield — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale 72.4% couple families
Clydesdale — Couple Families: 72.4% Clydesdale — Lone Person: 27.6% Clydesdale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Sedgefield 78.7% couple families
Sedgefield — Couple Families: 78.7% Sedgefield — Lone Person: 14.9% Sedgefield — One Parent Families: 6.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale 100.0% houses
Clydesdale — Houses: 100.0%
Sedgefield 100.0% houses
Sedgefield — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Certificate III & IV 24.6% / 23.2%
Clydesdale — Certificate III & IV: 24.6% Sedgefield — Certificate III & IV: 23.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 10.2%
Clydesdale — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Sedgefield — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 4.3%
Clydesdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Sedgefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale 19.4% renting
Clydesdale — Owned Outright: 55.6% Clydesdale — Mortgage: 25.0% Clydesdale — Renting: 19.4%
Sedgefield 0.0% renting
Sedgefield — Owned Outright: 31.1% Sedgefield — Mortgage: 68.9% Sedgefield — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Median house price $1,380,000 $1,025,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $614,500

Zoning mix

Sedgefield has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 0%); Clydesdale has more rural and farming land (100% vs 63%).

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Rural and farming 100% 63%
Environmental 0% 37%
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

Clydesdale Sedgefield
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Clydesdale Sedgefield
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Income Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW

Liveability

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sedgefield carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 18).

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
26/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Clydesdale Sedgefield
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

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Clydesdale sits further from the CBD (205.1 km vs 202.9 km).

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Walkability score 4/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 205.1 km
+1% vs other
 202.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 144 min 145 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
same for both

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.

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Car (driver) 80.0% / 86.1%
Clydesdale — Car (driver): 80.0% Sedgefield — Car (driver): 86.1%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 13.9%
Clydesdale — Worked from Home: 20.0% Sedgefield — Worked from Home: 13.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
101 premises

Climate

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Clydesdale Sedgefield
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clydesdale Sedgefield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clydesdale

Rural Young Families

Sedgefield

Family River Rural

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