Cumberland Reach vs Sackville North

Cumberland Reach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Sackville North. 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 Sackville North: a median of $1.45 million, against $725,000 in Cumberland Reach, though rent is higher in Cumberland Reach. On these figures, Cumberland Reach tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Sackville North suits 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

Cumberland Reach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cumberland Reach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($725,000 vs $1,452,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sackville North

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $530/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Sackville North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (74.9 km vs 80.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Cumberland Reach carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 77/100)
  • Sackville North has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Sackville North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.4% vs 14.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
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.

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Walkability 8 / 15
Cumberland Reach — Walkability: 8/100 Sackville North — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 100 / 23
Cumberland Reach — Safety: 100/100 Sackville North — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 35 / 64
Cumberland Reach — Low fire risk: 35/100 Sackville North — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Sackville North has more residents (388 vs 208); Cumberland Reach rents higher ($530/wk vs $400/wk).

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Population 208 388
+87% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.9% +24.4%
Median age 38 41
Median household income $124,072/yr $147,316/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $530/wk
+25% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
0-4 9.1% / 7.0%
Cumberland Reach — 0-4: 9.1% Sackville North — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 10.6% / 13.4%
Cumberland Reach — 5-14: 10.6% Sackville North — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.7% / 5.7%
Cumberland Reach — 15-19: 6.7% Sackville North — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 8.2% / 7.5%
Cumberland Reach — 20-24: 8.2% Sackville North — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 8.7% / 7.7%
Cumberland Reach — 25-34: 8.7% Sackville North — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 15.9% / 15.7%
Cumberland Reach — 35-44: 15.9% Sackville North — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 10.1% / 12.1%
Cumberland Reach — 45-54: 10.1% Sackville North — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 21.2% / 14.2%
Cumberland Reach — 55-64: 21.2% Sackville North — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 5.8% / 11.1%
Cumberland Reach — 65-74: 5.8% Sackville North — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 4.8% / 5.2%
Cumberland Reach — 75-84: 4.8% Sackville North — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.4% / 2.3%
Cumberland Reach — 85+: 1.4% Sackville North — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cumberland Reach 60.5% couple families
Cumberland Reach — Couple Families: 60.5% Cumberland Reach — Lone Person: 18.6% Cumberland Reach — One Parent Families: 20.9%
Sackville North 83.3% couple families
Sackville North — Couple Families: 83.3% Sackville North — Lone Person: 12.5% Sackville North — One Parent Families: 4.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cumberland Reach 0.0% renting
Cumberland Reach — Owned Outright: 25.9% Cumberland Reach — Mortgage: 74.1% Cumberland Reach — Renting: 0.0%
Sackville North 8.9% renting
Sackville North — Owned Outright: 38.4% Sackville North — Mortgage: 52.7% Sackville North — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Certificate III & IV 26.4% / 22.9%
Cumberland Reach — Certificate III & IV: 26.4% Sackville North — Certificate III & IV: 22.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 8.0%
Cumberland Reach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Sackville North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 1.4% / 8.0%
Cumberland Reach — Bachelor Degree: 1.4% Sackville North — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.3%
Cumberland Reach — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Sackville North — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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.

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
England 1.9% / 2.8%
Cumberland Reach — England: 1.9% Sackville North — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.5%
Cumberland Reach — New Zealand: 1.4% Sackville North — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Cumberland Reach — South Africa: not among its largest Sackville North — South Africa: 1.5%
China — / 1.3%
Cumberland Reach — China: not among its largest Sackville North — China: 1.3%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Cumberland Reach — Netherlands: not among its largest Sackville North — Netherlands: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cumberland Reach 100.0% houses
Cumberland Reach — Houses: 100.0% Cumberland Reach — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Sackville North 94.9% houses
Sackville North — Houses: 94.9% Sackville North — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Median house price $725,000 $1,452,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $850,000

Zoning mix

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Rural and farming 81% 89%
Environmental 19% 10%
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

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
 2,648
across The Hills
Approvals change year on year +3% -4%

Ranking within NSW

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Income Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Sackville North carries more crime risk (77 vs 0); Cumberland Reach carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 36).

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Low
36/100
Crime None
0/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cumberland Reach

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

Schools in Sackville North

  • Brewongle Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Cumberland Reach sits further from the CBD (80.2 km vs 74.9 km).

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Walkability score 8/100 15/100
Distance to Sydney 80.2 km
+7% vs other
 74.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2756
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2756
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.

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Car (driver) 67.1% / 61.0%
Cumberland Reach — Car (driver): 67.1% Sackville North — Car (driver): 61.0%
Worked from Home 28.0% / 35.1%
Cumberland Reach — Worked from Home: 28.0% Sackville North — Worked from Home: 35.1%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.9%
Cumberland Reach — Car (passenger): 4.9% Sackville North — Car (passenger): 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.1%).

Setting

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.0 km 30.4 km

NBN connectivity

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
137 premises

Climate

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Average residential rate $1,650/yr $1,204/yr
Council Hawkesbury The Hills

Federal electorate

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Division Macquarie Berowra
Member Susan Templeman Julian Leeser
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Cumberland Reach Sackville North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cumberland Reach

Young Families

Sackville North

Acreage River

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