Daceyville vs Pagewood

Pagewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 56 in Daceyville. In Daceyville, the large majority of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Pagewood, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pagewood: a median of $2.85 million, against $2.04 million in Daceyville, and rent is higher there too. Daceyville is closer to the city centre: 8.6 km, against 10.8 km. On these figures, Daceyville tends to suit renters, people living alone, and older residents, while Pagewood suits families with children and 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

Pagewood

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (76% vs 15%)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 30%)
  • But Daceyville has more schools rated above their peers (3 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 2 things we measure here

  • Daceyville has cheaper houses ($2,040,000 vs $2,845,000)
  • Pagewood leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 108%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Daceyville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $460/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (81% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Daceyville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (8.6 km vs 10.8 km)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Daceyville

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (85% vs 24%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 19%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 86/100)
  • But Pagewood carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Pagewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.1% vs -5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Daceyville Pagewood
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.

Daceyville Pagewood
Walkability 94 / 86
Daceyville — Walkability: 94/100 Pagewood — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 11 / 43
Daceyville — Safety: 11/100 Pagewood — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Daceyville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pagewood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pagewood rents higher ($460/wk vs $130/wk); Pagewood has higher household incomes ($118,612 vs $33,852).

Daceyville Pagewood
Population 1,146 3,885
+239% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.2% +2.1%
Median age 56 42
Median household income $33,852/yr $118,612/yr
+250% vs other
Median weekly rent $130/wk $460/wk
+254% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Daceyville Pagewood
0-4 3.5% / 5.0%
Daceyville — 0-4: 3.5% Pagewood — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 7.4% / 13.1%
Daceyville — 5-14: 7.4% Pagewood — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 4.7% / 7.7%
Daceyville — 15-19: 4.7% Pagewood — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 4.5% / 6.1%
Daceyville — 20-24: 4.5% Pagewood — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 8.8% / 8.5%
Daceyville — 25-34: 8.8% Pagewood — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 7.9% / 12.3%
Daceyville — 35-44: 7.9% Pagewood — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 11.3% / 15.2%
Daceyville — 45-54: 11.3% Pagewood — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 13.3% / 13.5%
Daceyville — 55-64: 13.3% Pagewood — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 16.2% / 8.7%
Daceyville — 65-74: 16.2% Pagewood — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 16.2% / 7.4%
Daceyville — 75-84: 16.2% Pagewood — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 6.4% / 2.5%
Daceyville — 85+: 6.4% Pagewood — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Daceyville 61.9% lone person
Daceyville — Lone Person: 61.9% Daceyville — Couple Families: 12.3% Daceyville — One Parent Families: 17.8% Daceyville — Group Household: 6.2% Daceyville — Other Families: 1.8%
Pagewood 27.2% lone person
Pagewood — Lone Person: 27.2% Pagewood — Couple Families: 53.4% Pagewood — One Parent Families: 15.0% Pagewood — Group Household: 2.6% Pagewood — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Daceyville 81.2% renting
Daceyville — Owned Outright: 10.7% Daceyville — Mortgage: 8.1% Daceyville — Renting: 81.2%
Pagewood 26.2% renting
Pagewood — Owned Outright: 39.0% Pagewood — Mortgage: 34.9% Pagewood — Renting: 26.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Daceyville Pagewood
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 15.1%
Daceyville — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Pagewood — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 11.1%
Daceyville — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Pagewood — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 8.0%
Daceyville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Pagewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 8.0%
Daceyville — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Pagewood — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.5%
Daceyville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Pagewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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.

Daceyville Pagewood
England 2.9% / 2.3%
Daceyville — England: 2.9% Pagewood — England: 2.3%
Greece 1.2% / 2.9%
Daceyville — Greece: 1.2% Pagewood — Greece: 2.9%
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.7%
Daceyville — New Zealand: 2.2% Pagewood — New Zealand: 1.7%
China — / 2.8%
Daceyville — China: not among its largest Pagewood — China: 2.8%
Indonesia — / 2.1%
Daceyville — Indonesia: not among its largest Pagewood — Indonesia: 2.1%
Vietnam 1.0% / —
Daceyville — Vietnam: 1.0% Pagewood — Vietnam: not among its largest
Philippines 1.0% / —
Daceyville — Philippines: 1.0% Pagewood — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Daceyville 15.4% houses
Daceyville — Houses: 15.4% Daceyville — Townhouses: 72.1% Daceyville — Flats / Apartments: 12.5%
Pagewood 75.6% houses
Pagewood — Houses: 75.6% Pagewood — Townhouses: 11.7% Pagewood — Flats / Apartments: 12.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Daceyville Pagewood
Median house price $2,040,000 $2,845,000
Median unit price — $886,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Daceyville Pagewood
Residential 64% 40%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 56%
Parks and recreation 30% 3%
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

Daceyville Pagewood
New dwellings approved 857
across Bayside (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +98%
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.

Daceyville Pagewood
Houses — 5.4%
$1,600/wk on $1.55M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Daceyville Pagewood
House price Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools Higher than 99% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 98% of NSW

Liveability

Pagewood scores higher overall (78 vs 61); Daceyville is more walkable (94 vs 86).

Daceyville Pagewood
Grade B A
Score 61/100 78/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Daceyville carries more crime risk (89 vs 57).

Daceyville Pagewood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
57/100
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 24
within 5 km
 28
within 5 km

Schools

Daceyville Pagewood
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of New South Wales, 1.8 km
 3
The University of New South Wales, 2.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.5% 3.8%

Schools in Daceyville

  • Daceyville Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Hartford College Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Pagewood

  • Pagewood Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Daceyville Pagewood
Parks & reserves 3 7
Childcare 4 2

Mobility

Pagewood sits further from the CBD (10.8 km vs 8.6 km).

Daceyville Pagewood
Walkability score 94/100 86/100
Distance to Sydney 8.6 km 10.8 km
+26% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 15 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 65.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 105.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 2032
 1.8%
postcode 2035
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 12
postcode 2032
 16
postcode 2035

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.

Daceyville Pagewood
Car (driver) 44.7% / 45.4%
Daceyville — Car (driver): 44.7% Pagewood — Car (driver): 45.4%
Worked from Home 40.2% / 43.4%
Daceyville — Worked from Home: 40.2% Pagewood — Worked from Home: 43.4%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.5%
Daceyville — Car (passenger): 4.5% Pagewood — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus 6.0% / 2.7%
Daceyville — Bus: 6.0% Pagewood — Bus: 2.7%
Walked Only 3.0% / 2.5%
Daceyville — Walked Only: 3.0% Pagewood — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (45.4%).

Setting

Daceyville Pagewood
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km
3.1 km to a named beach
 2.7 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Daceyville Pagewood
Connectivity score 75/100 82/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
699 premises
 25%
1,451 premises

Climate

Daceyville Pagewood
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Daceyville Pagewood
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Daceyville Pagewood
Average residential rate $1,217/yr
same for both
Council Bayside (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Daceyville Pagewood
Division Kingsford Smith
same for both
Member Matt Thistlethwaite
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Daceyville Pagewood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Daceyville

Inner Parks Premium Retirees Townhouses

Pagewood

Coastal Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

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