Clydesdale vs Whittingham

Clydesdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Whittingham. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clydesdale, most households are couple families. In Whittingham, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Clydesdale tends to suit couples.

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

Clydesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Whittingham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Whittingham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (133 min vs 144 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (194.3 km vs 205.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Clydesdale carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 77/100)
  • Whittingham has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)

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 15.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Clydesdale and Whittingham 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 Whittingham
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 Whittingham
Walkability 4 / 8
Clydesdale — Walkability: 4/100 Whittingham — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 83 / 23
Clydesdale — Safety: 83/100 Whittingham — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 82 / 75
Clydesdale — Low fire risk: 82/100 Whittingham — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Whittingham has more residents (421 vs 114); Clydesdale has higher household incomes ($142,948 vs $101,816).

Clydesdale Whittingham
Population 114 421
+269% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +46.2% +15.7%
Median age 41 45
Median household income $142,948/yr
+29% vs other
 $101,816/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+11% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale Whittingham
0-4 9.6% / 4.8%
Clydesdale — 0-4: 9.6% Whittingham — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.4% / 12.8%
Clydesdale — 5-14: 11.4% Whittingham — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 7.9% / 9.3%
Clydesdale — 15-19: 7.9% Whittingham — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 4.4% / 4.3%
Clydesdale — 20-24: 4.4% Whittingham — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 3.5% / 7.6%
Clydesdale — 25-34: 3.5% Whittingham — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 18.4% / 10.0%
Clydesdale — 35-44: 18.4% Whittingham — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 9.6% / 16.4%
Clydesdale — 45-54: 9.6% Whittingham — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 14.9% / 15.9%
Clydesdale — 55-64: 14.9% Whittingham — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 7.9% / 12.1%
Clydesdale — 65-74: 7.9% Whittingham — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 4.4% / 5.2%
Clydesdale — 75-84: 4.4% Whittingham — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / 0.7%
Clydesdale — 85+: not among its largest Whittingham — 85+: 0.7%

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

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% Clydesdale — Group Household: 0.0%
Whittingham 53.5% couple families
Whittingham — Couple Families: 53.5% Whittingham — Lone Person: 22.2% Whittingham — One Parent Families: 20.2% Whittingham — Group Household: 4.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Whittingham 16.0% renting
Whittingham — Owned Outright: 39.7% Whittingham — Mortgage: 44.3% Whittingham — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Whittingham
England 4.4% / 1.0%
Clydesdale — England: 4.4% Whittingham — England: 1.0%
South Africa 5.3% / —
Clydesdale — South Africa: 5.3% Whittingham — South Africa: not among its largest
China — / 1.2%
Clydesdale — China: not among its largest Whittingham — China: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Clydesdale — New Zealand: not among its largest Whittingham — New Zealand: 0.7%

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

Qualifications

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

Clydesdale Whittingham
Certificate III & IV 24.6% / 20.0%
Clydesdale — Certificate III & IV: 24.6% Whittingham — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 5.2%
Clydesdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Whittingham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 6.9%
Clydesdale — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Whittingham — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Clydesdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Whittingham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Clydesdale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Whittingham — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale 100.0% houses
Clydesdale — Houses: 100.0%
Whittingham 101.5% houses
Whittingham — Houses: 101.5%
Houses

Property market

Clydesdale Whittingham
Median house price $1,380,000 $1,340,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Clydesdale has more rural and farming land (100% vs 86%).

Clydesdale Whittingham
Rural and farming 100% 86%
Industrial 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Residential 0% 2%
Environmental 0% 2%
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 Whittingham
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Clydesdale Whittingham
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Income Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Clydesdale Whittingham
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Whittingham carries more crime risk (77 vs 17).

Clydesdale Whittingham
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
17/100
 High
77/100
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
same for both

Schools

Clydesdale Whittingham
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 Whittingham
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Clydesdale sits further from the CBD (205.1 km vs 194.3 km).

Clydesdale Whittingham
Walkability score 4/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 205.1 km
+5% vs other
 194.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 144 min 133 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 Whittingham
Car (driver) 80.0% / 62.8%
Clydesdale — Car (driver): 80.0% Whittingham — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 24.4%
Clydesdale — Worked from Home: 20.0% Whittingham — Worked from Home: 24.4%
Walked Only — / 8.7%
Clydesdale — Walked Only: not among its largest Whittingham — Walked Only: 8.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.1%
Clydesdale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Whittingham — Car (passenger): 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Clydesdale Whittingham
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Clydesdale Whittingham
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

Whittingham

River Rural

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