Colebee vs Quakers Hill

In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Colebee: a median of $1.43 million, against $1.3 million in Quakers Hill, and rent is higher there too. Quakers Hill is closer to the city centre: 42.2 km, against 47.2 km. On these figures, Colebee 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

Quakers Hill

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (22 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 5)
  • But Colebee has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Colebee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($1,125,000 vs $1,410,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Quakers Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $620/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Quakers Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 63/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (42.2 km vs 47.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Quakers Hill

ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 0%)
  • has more GPs (9 vs 2)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Colebee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (154.5% vs 3.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Colebee Quakers Hill
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.

Colebee Quakers Hill
Walkability 63 / 76
Colebee — Walkability: 63/100 Quakers Hill — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 48 / 61
Colebee — Safety: 48/100 Quakers Hill — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 76 / 100
Colebee — Low fire risk: 76/100 Quakers Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Quakers Hill has more residents (27,893 vs 4,914); Colebee has higher household incomes ($167,596 vs $120,120).

Colebee Quakers Hill
Population 4,914 27,893
+468% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +154.5% +3.0%
Median age 33 35
Median household income $167,596/yr
+28% vs other
 $120,120/yr
Median weekly rent $620/wk
+27% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colebee Quakers Hill
0-4 9.1% / 7.5%
Colebee — 0-4: 9.1% Quakers Hill — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 17.6% / 15.3%
Colebee — 5-14: 17.6% Quakers Hill — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 6.7% / 5.8%
Colebee — 15-19: 6.7% Quakers Hill — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 6.4% / 6.3%
Colebee — 20-24: 6.4% Quakers Hill — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 13.9% / 14.3%
Colebee — 25-34: 13.9% Quakers Hill — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 20.1% / 18.1%
Colebee — 35-44: 20.1% Quakers Hill — 35-44: 18.1%
45-54 13.1% / 12.3%
Colebee — 45-54: 13.1% Quakers Hill — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 8.5% / 9.9%
Colebee — 55-64: 8.5% Quakers Hill — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 3.7% / 7.2%
Colebee — 65-74: 3.7% Quakers Hill — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 0.9% / 2.5%
Colebee — 75-84: 0.9% Quakers Hill — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 0.1% / 0.8%
Colebee — 85+: 0.1% Quakers Hill — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Colebee 81.4% couple families
Colebee — Couple Families: 81.4% Colebee — One Parent Families: 11.4% Colebee — Lone Person: 5.6% Colebee — Group Household: 1.2% Colebee — Other Families: 0.4%
Quakers Hill 64.7% couple families
Quakers Hill — Couple Families: 64.7% Quakers Hill — One Parent Families: 15.4% Quakers Hill — Lone Person: 15.7% Quakers Hill — Group Household: 2.7% Quakers Hill — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Colebee 20.5% renting
Colebee — Owned Outright: 9.5% Colebee — Mortgage: 70.0% Colebee — Renting: 20.5%
Quakers Hill 30.1% renting
Quakers Hill — Owned Outright: 22.8% Quakers Hill — Mortgage: 47.1% Quakers Hill — Renting: 30.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Colebee Quakers Hill
Bachelor Degree 20.1% / 16.5%
Colebee — Bachelor Degree: 20.1% Quakers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 16.5%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 10.8%
Colebee — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Quakers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.7%
Colebee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Quakers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 7.8%
Colebee — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Quakers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.4%
Colebee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Quakers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Colebee Quakers Hill
India 11.2% / 15.8%
Colebee — India: 11.2% Quakers Hill — India: 15.8%
Philippines 10.4% / 5.6%
Colebee — Philippines: 10.4% Quakers Hill — Philippines: 5.6%
Fiji 3.9% / 1.0%
Colebee — Fiji: 3.9% Quakers Hill — Fiji: 1.0%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.6%
Colebee — New Zealand: 2.4% Quakers Hill — New Zealand: 1.6%
Sri Lanka 1.2% / 1.6%
Colebee — Sri Lanka: 1.2% Quakers Hill — Sri Lanka: 1.6%
China 2.4% / —
Colebee — China: 2.4% Quakers Hill — China: not among its largest
England — / 1.4%
Colebee — England: not among its largest Quakers Hill — England: 1.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colebee 99.7% houses
Colebee — Houses: 99.7% Colebee — Townhouses: 0.0% Colebee — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Quakers Hill 71.2% houses
Quakers Hill — Houses: 71.2% Quakers Hill — Townhouses: 25.5% Quakers Hill — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Colebee Quakers Hill
Median house price $1,425,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price — $839,000
Median land price $1,125,000 $1,410,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 96 sales
 24 days
from 350 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Colebee Quakers Hill
3 bed $1.08M / $1.15M
Colebee — 3 bed: $1.08M (7 sales) Quakers Hill — 3 bed: $1.15M (209 sales)

7 vs 209 sales

4 bed $1.35M / $1.41M
Colebee — 4 bed: $1.35M (76 sales) Quakers Hill — 4 bed: $1.41M (166 sales)

76 vs 166 sales

5 bed $1.67M / $1.55M
Colebee — 5 bed: $1.67M (33 sales) Quakers Hill — 5 bed: $1.55M (43 sales)

33 vs 43 sales

6 bed $1.77M / $1.59M
Colebee — 6 bed: $1.77M (10 sales) Quakers Hill — 6 bed: $1.59M (6 sales)

10 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Colebee has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 2%).

Colebee Quakers Hill
Residential 36% 67%
Environmental 25% 2%
Parks and recreation 24% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 17%
Commercial 1%
same for both
Planning zones cover 100% of Colebee and 96% of Quakers Hill. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Colebee Quakers Hill
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Colebee Quakers Hill
Houses 3.4%
$890/wk on $1.35M
 3.3%
$730/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Colebee Quakers Hill
House price Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Income Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 43% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW

Liveability

Quakers Hill is more walkable (76 vs 63).

Colebee Quakers Hill
Grade A B
Score 71/100 67/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Colebee carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Colebee carries more crime risk (52 vs 39).

Colebee Quakers Hill
Bushfire Low
24/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
39/100
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 7
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Colebee Quakers Hill
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Colebee

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Quakers Hill

  • Quakers Hill Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Barnier Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Hambledon Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mary Immaculate Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Quakers Hill High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Colebee Quakers Hill
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 2
Parks & reserves 5 16
Childcare 2 22
GPs 2 9
Pharmacies 1 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Colebee sits further from the CBD (47.2 km vs 42.2 km).

Colebee Quakers Hill
Walkability score 63/100 76/100
Distance to Sydney 47.2 km
+11% vs other
 42.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 40 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 38.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 427.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2761
 1.5%
postcode 2763
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2761
 53
postcode 2763

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.

Colebee Quakers Hill
Worked from Home 47.0% / 44.6%
Colebee — Worked from Home: 47.0% Quakers Hill — Worked from Home: 44.6%
Car (driver) 45.7% / 45.1%
Colebee — Car (driver): 45.7% Quakers Hill — Car (driver): 45.1%
Train 2.2% / 5.4%
Colebee — Train: 2.2% Quakers Hill — Train: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.3%
Colebee — Car (passenger): 4.3% Quakers Hill — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bus 0.5% / 0.7%
Colebee — Bus: 0.5% Quakers Hill — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.0%).

Setting

Colebee Quakers Hill
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.3 km 34.3 km

NBN connectivity

Colebee Quakers Hill
Connectivity score 100/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,712 premises
 8%
9,480 premises

Climate

Colebee Quakers Hill
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Colebee Quakers Hill
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

Colebee Quakers Hill
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Colebee Quakers Hill
Division Chifley Greenway
Member Ed Husic Michelle Rowland
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Colebee Quakers Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Colebee

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Young Families

Quakers Hill

Easy Commute Family Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

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