Constitution Hill vs Old Toongabbie

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Old Toongabbie, most households are couple families. On these figures, Old Toongabbie 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

Old Toongabbie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 70/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Old Toongabbie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Constitution Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Old Toongabbie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 74/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Old Toongabbie

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 70/100)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 74/100)
  • But Constitution Hill has more units and townhouses to downsize into (38% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Constitution Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
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.

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Walkability 74 / 84
Constitution Hill — Walkability: 74/100 Old Toongabbie — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 30 / 70
Constitution Hill — Safety: 30/100 Old Toongabbie — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Constitution Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Old Toongabbie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Old Toongabbie has higher household incomes ($112,944 vs $88,712).

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Population 4,030
+19% vs other
 3,276
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +4.6%
Median age 38
same for both
Median household income $88,712/yr $112,944/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $450/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
0-4 5.3% / 6.4%
Constitution Hill — 0-4: 5.3% Old Toongabbie — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 13.5% / 14.5%
Constitution Hill — 5-14: 13.5% Old Toongabbie — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.3% / 6.3%
Constitution Hill — 15-19: 6.3% Old Toongabbie — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.2% / 5.3%
Constitution Hill — 20-24: 6.2% Old Toongabbie — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 14.3% / 12.0%
Constitution Hill — 25-34: 14.3% Old Toongabbie — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 13.1% / 13.9%
Constitution Hill — 35-44: 13.1% Old Toongabbie — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 13.8% / 14.1%
Constitution Hill — 45-54: 13.8% Old Toongabbie — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 12.1% / 11.9%
Constitution Hill — 55-64: 12.1% Old Toongabbie — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 8.3% / 8.0%
Constitution Hill — 65-74: 8.3% Old Toongabbie — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 5.2% / 6.0%
Constitution Hill — 75-84: 5.2% Old Toongabbie — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.6% / 1.6%
Constitution Hill — 85+: 1.6% Old Toongabbie — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Constitution Hill 44.7% couple families
Constitution Hill — Couple Families: 44.7% Constitution Hill — Lone Person: 28.1% Constitution Hill — One Parent Families: 21.4% Constitution Hill — Group Household: 3.9% Constitution Hill — Other Families: 1.9%
Old Toongabbie 56.1% couple families
Old Toongabbie — Couple Families: 56.1% Old Toongabbie — Lone Person: 25.1% Old Toongabbie — One Parent Families: 14.5% Old Toongabbie — Group Household: 2.9% Old Toongabbie — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Constitution Hill 40.5% renting
Constitution Hill — Owned Outright: 28.9% Constitution Hill — Mortgage: 30.6% Constitution Hill — Renting: 40.5%
Old Toongabbie 23.0% renting
Old Toongabbie — Owned Outright: 35.5% Old Toongabbie — Mortgage: 41.5% Old Toongabbie — Renting: 23.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 15.0%
Constitution Hill — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Old Toongabbie — Bachelor Degree: 15.0%
Certificate III & IV 10.3% / 12.4%
Constitution Hill — Certificate III & IV: 10.3% Old Toongabbie — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.2%
Constitution Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Old Toongabbie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 5.6%
Constitution Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Old Toongabbie — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.3%
Constitution Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Old Toongabbie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

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.

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
India 4.6% / 5.3%
Constitution Hill — India: 4.6% Old Toongabbie — India: 5.3%
China 3.7% / 1.8%
Constitution Hill — China: 3.7% Old Toongabbie — China: 1.8%
Lebanon 3.3% / 1.4%
Constitution Hill — Lebanon: 3.3% Old Toongabbie — Lebanon: 1.4%
Sri Lanka 1.5% / 3.0%
Constitution Hill — Sri Lanka: 1.5% Old Toongabbie — Sri Lanka: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.1%
Constitution Hill — New Zealand: 1.8% Old Toongabbie — New Zealand: 2.1%
England 1.3% / 2.2%
Constitution Hill — England: 1.3% Old Toongabbie — England: 2.2%
Philippines 2.0% / 1.0%
Constitution Hill — Philippines: 2.0% Old Toongabbie — Philippines: 1.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Constitution Hill 61.5% houses
Constitution Hill — Houses: 61.5% Constitution Hill — Townhouses: 37.3% Constitution Hill — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Old Toongabbie 83.5% houses
Old Toongabbie — Houses: 83.5% Old Toongabbie — Townhouses: 8.8% Old Toongabbie — Flats / Apartments: 7.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Median house price $1,525,000 $1,451,250
Median unit price $753,000 $821,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 23 sales
 24 days
from 26 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.

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
3 bed $1.56M / $1.32M
Constitution Hill — 3 bed: $1.56M (24 sales) Old Toongabbie — 3 bed: $1.32M (20 sales)

24 vs 20 sales

4 bed $1.5M / $1.5M
Constitution Hill — 4 bed: $1.5M (15 sales) Old Toongabbie — 4 bed: $1.5M (17 sales)

15 vs 17 sales

5 bed $1.53M / $1.45M
Constitution Hill — 5 bed: $1.53M (7 sales) Old Toongabbie — 5 bed: $1.45M (13 sales)

7 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Residential 85% 72%
Parks and recreation 5% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 7%
Industrial 0% 8%
Environmental 1% 4%
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

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
New dwellings approved 2,888
across Parramatta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +154%
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.

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Houses 3.9%
$795/wk on $1.07M
 3.3%
$850/wk on $1.35M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
House price Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Income Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Old Toongabbie scores higher overall (80 vs 62); Old Toongabbie is more walkable (84 vs 74).

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Grade B A
Score 62/100 80/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Constitution Hill carries more crime risk (70 vs 30).

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 Low
30/100
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 9
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 3.7 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 4.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.3%

Schools in Constitution Hill

  • Toongabbie East Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Old Toongabbie

  • Toongabbie Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 1 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Walkability score 74/100 84/100
Distance to Sydney 29.4 km 29.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 32 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 121.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 67.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2145
 1.1%
postcode 2146
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2145
 34
postcode 2146

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.

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Worked from Home 44.4% / 48.9%
Constitution Hill — Worked from Home: 44.4% Old Toongabbie — Worked from Home: 48.9%
Car (driver) 44.8% / 42.5%
Constitution Hill — Car (driver): 44.8% Old Toongabbie — Car (driver): 42.5%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 3.6%
Constitution Hill — Car (passenger): 4.4% Old Toongabbie — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bus 2.3% / 2.8%
Constitution Hill — Bus: 2.3% Old Toongabbie — Bus: 2.8%
Train 3.1% / 1.5%
Constitution Hill — Train: 3.1% Old Toongabbie — Train: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.9%).

Setting

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.6 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,546 premises
 1%
1,245 premises

Climate

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm 932 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.83 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Average residential rate $1,103/yr
same for both
Council Parramatta
same for both

Federal electorate

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Division Parramatta
same for both
Member Andrew Charlton
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Constitution Hill Old Toongabbie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Constitution Hill

Multicultural Outer Parks River Townhouses Urban

Old Toongabbie

Outer Parks

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