Davistown vs Saratoga

Saratoga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Davistown. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Saratoga, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Davistown tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Saratoga 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

Saratoga

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 74%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 53%)

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

  • Davistown has cheaper units ($665,000 vs $965,000)
  • Saratoga leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Davistown has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $485/wk)
  • Saratoga leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Davistown

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 5%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 20%)

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 population growth.

Where they sit

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

Davistown Saratoga
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.

Davistown Saratoga
Walkability 54 / 58
Davistown — Walkability: 54/100 Saratoga — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 72 / 80
Davistown — Safety: 72/100 Saratoga — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 71 / 72
Davistown — Low fire risk: 71/100 Saratoga — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Saratoga has more residents (3,982 vs 2,602); Saratoga has higher household incomes ($103,428 vs $71,760).

Davistown Saratoga
Population 2,602 3,982
+53% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +1.1%
Median age 48 43
Median household income $71,760/yr $103,428/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $485/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Davistown Saratoga
0-4 4.7% / 5.0%
Davistown — 0-4: 4.7% Saratoga — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 12.8% / 13.5%
Davistown — 5-14: 12.8% Saratoga — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 5.3% / 6.1%
Davistown — 15-19: 5.3% Saratoga — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.3% / 5.5%
Davistown — 20-24: 3.3% Saratoga — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 8.1% / 10.1%
Davistown — 25-34: 8.1% Saratoga — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 12.0% / 11.6%
Davistown — 35-44: 12.0% Saratoga — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 11.6% / 14.2%
Davistown — 45-54: 11.6% Saratoga — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 13.6% / 14.1%
Davistown — 55-64: 13.6% Saratoga — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 12.7% / 11.6%
Davistown — 65-74: 12.7% Saratoga — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 10.9% / 6.5%
Davistown — 75-84: 10.9% Saratoga — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 5.5% / 1.8%
Davistown — 85+: 5.5% Saratoga — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Davistown 40.1% couple families
Davistown — Couple Families: 40.1% Davistown — Lone Person: 42.4% Davistown — One Parent Families: 13.2% Davistown — Group Household: 4.4% Davistown — Other Families: 0.0%
Saratoga 52.1% couple families
Saratoga — Couple Families: 52.1% Saratoga — Lone Person: 28.8% Saratoga — One Parent Families: 15.9% Saratoga — Group Household: 2.3% Saratoga — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Davistown 16.0% renting
Davistown — Owned Outright: 43.7% Davistown — Mortgage: 40.3% Davistown — Renting: 16.0%
Saratoga 15.9% renting
Saratoga — Owned Outright: 38.9% Saratoga — Mortgage: 45.2% Saratoga — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Davistown Saratoga
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 18.6%
Davistown — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Saratoga — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 13.1%
Davistown — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Saratoga — Bachelor Degree: 13.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.7%
Davistown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Saratoga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 3.8%
Davistown — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Saratoga — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.6%
Davistown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Saratoga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

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.

Davistown Saratoga
England 4.9% / 5.5%
Davistown — England: 4.9% Saratoga — England: 5.5%
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.1%
Davistown — New Zealand: 1.7% Saratoga — New Zealand: 2.1%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.5%
Davistown — Scotland: 0.9% Saratoga — Scotland: 0.5%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.7%
Davistown — South Africa: 0.6% Saratoga — South Africa: 0.7%
Italy 0.2% / 0.4%
Davistown — Italy: 0.2% Saratoga — Italy: 0.4%
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Davistown — Netherlands: 0.5% Saratoga — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Davistown 73.5% houses
Davistown — Houses: 73.5% Davistown — Flats / Apartments: 17.5% Davistown — Townhouses: 9.0%
Saratoga 95.0% houses
Saratoga — Houses: 95.0% Saratoga — Flats / Apartments: 2.4% Saratoga — Townhouses: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Davistown Saratoga
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price $665,000 $965,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 29 sales
 32 days
from 48 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.

Davistown Saratoga
2 bed $945K / $1.09M
Davistown — 2 bed: $945K (9 sales) Saratoga — 2 bed: $1.09M (7 sales)

9 vs 7 sales

3 bed $998K / $1.27M
Davistown — 3 bed: $998K (20 sales) Saratoga — 3 bed: $1.27M (41 sales)

20 vs 41 sales

4 bed $1.27M / $1.35M
Davistown — 4 bed: $1.27M (7 sales) Saratoga — 4 bed: $1.35M (29 sales)

7 vs 29 sales

5 bed $1.48M / $1.74M
Davistown — 5 bed: $1.48M (7 sales) Saratoga — 5 bed: $1.74M (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Davistown Saratoga
Residential 55% 61%
Parks and recreation 29% 17%
Environmental 15% 20%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Davistown Saratoga
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Davistown Saratoga
Houses — 2.8%
$880/wk on $1.62M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Davistown Saratoga
House price Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 15% of NSW

Liveability

Saratoga scores higher overall (67 vs 57).

Davistown Saratoga
Grade B
same for both
Score 57/100 67/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Davistown Saratoga
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
20/100
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 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Davistown Saratoga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Davistown

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

Schools in Saratoga

  • Brisbania Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Davistown Saratoga
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1

Mobility

Davistown Saratoga
Walkability score 54/100 58/100
Distance to Sydney 86.4 km 86.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 80 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 56.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 63.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2251
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 2251
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.

Davistown Saratoga
Car (driver) 65.0% / 57.7%
Davistown — Car (driver): 65.0% Saratoga — Car (driver): 57.7%
Worked from Home 30.4% / 37.1%
Davistown — Worked from Home: 30.4% Saratoga — Worked from Home: 37.1%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 3.3%
Davistown — Car (passenger): 3.7% Saratoga — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 0.6% / 0.6%
Davistown — Walked Only: 0.6% Saratoga — Walked Only: 0.6%
Train — / 0.9%
Davistown — Train: not among its largest Saratoga — Train: 0.9%
Bus 0.3% / 0.4%
Davistown — Bus: 0.3% Saratoga — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Davistown Saratoga
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.5 km 3.5 km

NBN connectivity

Davistown Saratoga
Connectivity score 48/100 49/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
1,247 premises
 8%
1,658 premises

Climate

Davistown Saratoga
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Davistown Saratoga
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Davistown Saratoga
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Davistown Saratoga
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Davistown Saratoga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Davistown

Coastal Outer Parks Quiet Retirees

Saratoga

Large Blocks Outer

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