Colebee vs Schofields

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Colebee: a median of $1.43 million, against $1.27 million in Schofields, and rent is higher there too.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Colebee has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)
  • Schofields has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Colebee has cheaper land ($1,125,000 vs $1,555,000)
  • Schofields has cheaper houses ($1,275,000 vs $1,425,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Schofields

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($540/wk vs $620/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Schofields

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (7% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 63/100)
  • But Colebee sits closer to the CBD (47.2 km vs 50.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Schofields

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 0%)
  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

Colebee and Schofields 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 Schofields
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 Schofields
Walkability 63 / 78
Colebee — Walkability: 63/100 Schofields — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 48 / 49
Colebee — Safety: 48/100 Schofields — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 76 / 65
Colebee — Low fire risk: 76/100 Schofields — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Schofields has more residents (15,213 vs 4,914); Colebee has higher household incomes ($167,596 vs $140,192).

Colebee Schofields
Population 4,914 15,213
+210% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +154.5% —
Median age 33 32
Median household income $167,596/yr
+16% vs other
 $140,192/yr
Median weekly rent $620/wk
+13% vs other
 $540/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colebee Schofields
0-4 9.1% / 10.9%
Colebee — 0-4: 9.1% Schofields — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 17.6% / 17.3%
Colebee — 5-14: 17.6% Schofields — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 6.7% / 4.7%
Colebee — 15-19: 6.7% Schofields — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 6.4% / 5.2%
Colebee — 20-24: 6.4% Schofields — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 13.9% / 18.6%
Colebee — 25-34: 13.9% Schofields — 25-34: 18.6%
35-44 20.1% / 24.9%
Colebee — 35-44: 20.1% Schofields — 35-44: 24.9%
45-54 13.1% / 8.8%
Colebee — 45-54: 13.1% Schofields — 45-54: 8.8%
55-64 8.5% / 5.0%
Colebee — 55-64: 8.5% Schofields — 55-64: 5.0%
65-74 3.7% / 3.2%
Colebee — 65-74: 3.7% Schofields — 65-74: 3.2%
75-84 0.9% / 1.0%
Colebee — 75-84: 0.9% Schofields — 75-84: 1.0%
85+ 0.1% / 0.3%
Colebee — 85+: 0.1% Schofields — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

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%
Schofields 72.2% couple families
Schofields — Couple Families: 72.2% Schofields — One Parent Families: 12.0% Schofields — Lone Person: 11.7% Schofields — Group Household: 2.9% Schofields — Other Families: 1.2%
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%
Schofields 32.0% renting
Schofields — Owned Outright: 8.3% Schofields — Mortgage: 59.7% Schofields — Renting: 32.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Colebee Schofields
Bachelor Degree 20.1% / 21.0%
Colebee — Bachelor Degree: 20.1% Schofields — Bachelor Degree: 21.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 11.4%
Colebee — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Schofields — Postgraduate Degree: 11.4%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 7.6%
Colebee — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Schofields — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.2%
Colebee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Schofields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.5%
Colebee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Schofields — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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 Schofields
India 11.2% / 24.2%
Colebee — India: 11.2% Schofields — India: 24.2%
Philippines 10.4% / 4.1%
Colebee — Philippines: 10.4% Schofields — Philippines: 4.1%
China 2.4% / 2.3%
Colebee — China: 2.4% Schofields — China: 2.3%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.8%
Colebee — New Zealand: 2.4% Schofields — New Zealand: 1.8%
Fiji 3.9% / —
Colebee — Fiji: 3.9% Schofields — Fiji: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 1.2% / 1.8%
Colebee — Sri Lanka: 1.2% Schofields — Sri Lanka: 1.8%
Nepal — / 2.2%
Colebee — Nepal: not among its largest Schofields — Nepal: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colebee 99.7% houses
Colebee — Houses: 99.7% Colebee — Flats / Apartments: 0.3% Colebee — Townhouses: 0.0%
Schofields 83.1% houses
Schofields — Houses: 83.1% Schofields — Flats / Apartments: 11.0% Schofields — Townhouses: 5.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Colebee Schofields
Median house price $1,425,000 $1,275,000
Median unit price — $601,000
Median land price $1,125,000 $1,555,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 96 sales
 26 days
from 165 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 Schofields
3 bed $1.08M / $1.2M
Colebee — 3 bed: $1.08M (7 sales) Schofields — 3 bed: $1.2M (44 sales)

7 vs 44 sales

4 bed $1.35M / $1.28M
Colebee — 4 bed: $1.35M (76 sales) Schofields — 4 bed: $1.28M (118 sales)

76 vs 118 sales

5 bed $1.67M / $1.35M
Colebee — 5 bed: $1.67M (33 sales) Schofields — 5 bed: $1.35M (28 sales)

33 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Schofields has more rural and farming land (40% vs 1%); Colebee has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 4%).

Colebee Schofields
Rural and farming 1% 40%
Residential 36% 38%
Environmental 25% 4%
Parks and recreation 24% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 11%
Commercial 1% 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

Colebee Schofields
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 Schofields
Houses 3.4%
$890/wk on $1.35M
 3.4%
$800/wk on $1.21M
Units — 5.7%
$672/wk on $615K

Ranking within NSW

Colebee Schofields
House price Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 39% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 89% of NSW

Liveability

Schofields is more walkable (78 vs 63); Colebee scores higher overall (71 vs 62).

Colebee Schofields
Grade A B
Score 71/100 62/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Schofields carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 24).

Colebee Schofields
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Colebee Schofields
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Colebee

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

Schools in Schofields

  • St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields) Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Galungara Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Schofields Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Aspect Western Sydney School, Schofields Independent · Secondary · Special school
  • Aspect Western Sydney School, St Joseph's Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Colebee Schofields
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 3
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 2 12
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 18

Mobility

Schofields sits further from the CBD (50.9 km vs 47.2 km).

Colebee Schofields
Walkability score 63/100 78/100
Distance to Sydney 47.2 km 50.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 46 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 38.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 175.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2761
 2.7%
postcode 2762
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2761
 62
postcode 2762

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 Schofields
Worked from Home 47.0% / 53.7%
Colebee — Worked from Home: 47.0% Schofields — Worked from Home: 53.7%
Car (driver) 45.7% / 35.8%
Colebee — Car (driver): 45.7% Schofields — Car (driver): 35.8%
Train 2.2% / 7.3%
Colebee — Train: 2.2% Schofields — Train: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 2.3%
Colebee — Car (passenger): 4.3% Schofields — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Bus 0.5% / 0.4%
Colebee — Bus: 0.5% Schofields — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.7%).

Setting

Colebee Schofields
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.3 km 36.0 km

NBN connectivity

Colebee Schofields
Connectivity score 100/100 98/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,712 premises
 94%
5,735 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Colebee Schofields
Division Chifley
same for both
Member Ed Husic
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Colebee Schofields
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

Schofields

Affordable Easy Commute Family Multicultural Outer Professionals River Transport Hub Young Families

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