Douglas Park vs Wilton

Wilton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Douglas Park. 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 Douglas Park: a median of $1.42 million, against $1.13 million in Wilton, though rent is higher in Wilton. On these figures, Wilton tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wilton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 77%)
  • But Douglas Park carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 66/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wilton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($660,000 vs $1,528,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,130,000 vs $1,420,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Douglas Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($446/wk vs $580/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Douglas Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (74 km vs 83.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Douglas Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Wilton has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Wilton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.3% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Douglas Park Wilton
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.

Douglas Park Wilton
Walkability 50 / 0
Douglas Park — Walkability: 50/100 Wilton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 34
Douglas Park — Safety: 57/100 Wilton — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 21 / 21
Douglas Park — Low fire risk: 21/100 Wilton — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Wilton has more residents (3,767 vs 1,386); Wilton rents higher ($580/wk vs $446/wk).

Douglas Park Wilton
Population 1,386 3,767
+172% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +22.3%
Median age 42 34
Median household income $117,000/yr $147,680/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $446/wk $580/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Douglas Park Wilton
0-4 5.4% / 9.8%
Douglas Park — 0-4: 5.4% Wilton — 0-4: 9.8%
5-14 13.8% / 18.7%
Douglas Park — 5-14: 13.8% Wilton — 5-14: 18.7%
15-19 7.4% / 5.4%
Douglas Park — 15-19: 7.4% Wilton — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.3% / 3.7%
Douglas Park — 20-24: 6.3% Wilton — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 8.8% / 12.7%
Douglas Park — 25-34: 8.8% Wilton — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 11.9% / 17.9%
Douglas Park — 35-44: 11.9% Wilton — 35-44: 17.9%
45-54 13.5% / 12.4%
Douglas Park — 45-54: 13.5% Wilton — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 14.1% / 9.7%
Douglas Park — 55-64: 14.1% Wilton — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 13.3% / 7.0%
Douglas Park — 65-74: 13.3% Wilton — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 4.0% / 2.3%
Douglas Park — 75-84: 4.0% Wilton — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.3% / 0.4%
Douglas Park — 85+: 1.3% Wilton — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Douglas Park 64.1% couple families
Douglas Park — Couple Families: 64.1% Douglas Park — Lone Person: 21.1% Douglas Park — One Parent Families: 12.5% Douglas Park — Group Household: 1.0% Douglas Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Wilton 76.0% couple families
Wilton — Couple Families: 76.0% Wilton — Lone Person: 12.3% Wilton — One Parent Families: 9.9% Wilton — Group Household: 1.1% Wilton — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Douglas Park 9.2% renting
Douglas Park — Owned Outright: 41.9% Douglas Park — Mortgage: 48.9% Douglas Park — Renting: 9.2%
Wilton 11.5% renting
Wilton — Owned Outright: 22.0% Wilton — Mortgage: 66.5% Wilton — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Douglas Park Wilton
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 20.1%
Douglas Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Wilton — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 9.4%
Douglas Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Wilton — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.6%
Douglas Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Wilton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 2.7%
Douglas Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Wilton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.2%
Douglas Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Wilton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Douglas Park Wilton
England 4.2% / 3.4%
Douglas Park — England: 4.2% Wilton — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.8%
Douglas Park — New Zealand: 0.5% Wilton — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Douglas Park — Philippines: 0.9% Wilton — Philippines: not among its largest
Ireland 0.4% / 0.4%
Douglas Park — Ireland: 0.4% Wilton — Ireland: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Douglas Park — South Africa: not among its largest Wilton — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Douglas Park — Scotland: not among its largest Wilton — Scotland: 0.5%
China — / 0.5%
Douglas Park — China: not among its largest Wilton — China: 0.5%
Zimbabwe 0.4% / —
Douglas Park — Zimbabwe: 0.4% Wilton — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Douglas Park 96.3% houses
Douglas Park — Houses: 96.3% Douglas Park — Townhouses: 3.5% Douglas Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Wilton 99.5% houses
Wilton — Houses: 99.5% Wilton — Townhouses: 0.0% Wilton — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Douglas Park Wilton
Median house price $1,420,000 $1,130,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,528,000 $660,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 7 sales
 39 days
from 151 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.

Douglas Park Wilton
3 bed $1.37M / $910K
Douglas Park — 3 bed: $1.37M (7 sales) Wilton — 3 bed: $910K (23 sales)

7 vs 23 sales

4 bed $1.45M / $1.12M
Douglas Park — 4 bed: $1.45M (14 sales) Wilton — 4 bed: $1.12M (212 sales)

14 vs 212 sales

Zoning mix

Douglas Park has more rural and farming land (89% vs 20%); Wilton has more land zoned for conservation (65% vs 3%).

Douglas Park Wilton
Rural and farming 89% 20%
Environmental 3% 65%
Residential 2% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 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

Douglas Park Wilton
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
same for both
Approvals change year on year +92%
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.

Douglas Park Wilton
Houses — 3.3%
$850/wk on $1.35M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Douglas Park Wilton
House price Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Douglas Park is more walkable (50 vs 0); Douglas Park scores higher overall (45 vs 37).

Douglas Park Wilton
Grade C
same for both
Score 45/100 37/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Wilton carries more crime risk (66 vs 43).

Douglas Park Wilton
Bushfire High
79/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
66/100
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

Douglas Park Wilton
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Douglas Park

  • Douglas Park Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wilton

  • Wilton Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Douglas Park Wilton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 2 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 10

Mobility

Wilton sits further from the CBD (83.1 km vs 74 km).

Douglas Park Wilton
Walkability score 50/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 74 km 83.1 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min
same for both
Public transport score 45/100
Rail · Bus
 42/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 13.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2569
 0.9%
postcode 2571
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2569
 75
postcode 2571

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.

Douglas Park Wilton
Car (driver) 64.2% / 59.7%
Douglas Park — Car (driver): 64.2% Wilton — Car (driver): 59.7%
Worked from Home 29.5% / 36.1%
Douglas Park — Worked from Home: 29.5% Wilton — Worked from Home: 36.1%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 2.4%
Douglas Park — Car (passenger): 4.0% Wilton — Car (passenger): 2.4%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.3%
Douglas Park — Walked Only: 1.1% Wilton — Walked Only: 1.3%
Train 1.1% / 0.6%
Douglas Park — Train: 1.1% Wilton — Train: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).

Setting

Douglas Park Wilton
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.3 km 22.9 km

NBN connectivity

Douglas Park Wilton
Connectivity score 73/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
497 premises
 51%
944 premises

Climate

Douglas Park Wilton
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Douglas Park Wilton
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Douglas Park Wilton
Average residential rate $2,099/yr
same for both
Council Wollondilly
same for both

Federal electorate

Douglas Park Wilton
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Douglas Park Wilton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Douglas Park

Acreage Trains

Wilton

Acreage Family Young Families

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