Earlwood vs Bardwell Park

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Earlwood, about half of households are couple families. In Bardwell Park, most households are couple families. Earlwood is closer to the city centre: 12.7 km, against 18.7 km.

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

Earlwood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Earlwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (12.7 km vs 18.7 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Earlwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Earlwood Bardwell Park
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.

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Walkability 91 / 91
Earlwood — Walkability: 91/100 Bardwell Park — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 67 / 72
Earlwood — Safety: 67/100 Bardwell Park — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 79 / 100
Earlwood — Low fire risk: 79/100 Bardwell Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Earlwood has more residents (18,053 vs 2,320); Bardwell Park has higher household incomes ($124,072 vs $112,528).

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Population 18,053
+87% vs other
 2,320
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +3.5%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $112,528/yr $124,072/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $570/wk
+4% vs other
 $550/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Earlwood Bardwell Park
0-4 4.8% / 4.9%
Earlwood — 0-4: 4.8% Bardwell Park — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.8% / 11.2%
Earlwood — 5-14: 11.8% Bardwell Park — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.1% / 7.1%
Earlwood — 15-19: 6.1% Bardwell Park — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.4% / 5.6%
Earlwood — 20-24: 5.4% Bardwell Park — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 10.2% / 11.8%
Earlwood — 25-34: 10.2% Bardwell Park — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 12.6% / 12.2%
Earlwood — 35-44: 12.6% Bardwell Park — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 15.7% / 14.8%
Earlwood — 45-54: 15.7% Bardwell Park — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 12.6% / 13.1%
Earlwood — 55-64: 12.6% Bardwell Park — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 9.5% / 9.7%
Earlwood — 65-74: 9.5% Bardwell Park — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 7.6% / 6.2%
Earlwood — 75-84: 7.6% Bardwell Park — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 3.5% / 2.5%
Earlwood — 85+: 3.5% Bardwell Park — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Earlwood 54.3% couple families
Earlwood — Couple Families: 54.3% Earlwood — Lone Person: 24.8% Earlwood — One Parent Families: 16.0% Earlwood — Group Household: 3.4% Earlwood — Other Families: 1.5%
Bardwell Park 57.9% couple families
Bardwell Park — Couple Families: 57.9% Bardwell Park — Lone Person: 23.0% Bardwell Park — One Parent Families: 14.2% Bardwell Park — Group Household: 3.0% Bardwell Park — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Earlwood 21.1% renting
Earlwood — Owned Outright: 45.6% Earlwood — Mortgage: 33.3% Earlwood — Renting: 21.1%
Bardwell Park 18.9% renting
Bardwell Park — Owned Outright: 43.7% Bardwell Park — Mortgage: 37.4% Bardwell Park — Renting: 18.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 18.4%
Earlwood — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Bardwell Park — Bachelor Degree: 18.4%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 9.3%
Earlwood — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Bardwell Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 9.4%
Earlwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Bardwell Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 7.7%
Earlwood — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Bardwell Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.0%
Earlwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Bardwell Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Greece 7.4% / 5.1%
Earlwood — Greece: 7.4% Bardwell Park — Greece: 5.1%
China 3.0% / 6.5%
Earlwood — China: 3.0% Bardwell Park — China: 6.5%
Vietnam 2.4% / 1.9%
Earlwood — Vietnam: 2.4% Bardwell Park — Vietnam: 1.9%
Lebanon 2.4% / 1.1%
Earlwood — Lebanon: 2.4% Bardwell Park — Lebanon: 1.1%
England 1.8% / 1.5%
Earlwood — England: 1.8% Bardwell Park — England: 1.5%
Italy 2.2% / 1.0%
Earlwood — Italy: 2.2% Bardwell Park — Italy: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Earlwood 80.1% houses
Earlwood — Houses: 80.1% Earlwood — Flats / Apartments: 11.6% Earlwood — Townhouses: 8.3%
Bardwell Park 86.3% houses
Bardwell Park — Houses: 86.3% Bardwell Park — Flats / Apartments: 7.3% Bardwell Park — Townhouses: 6.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Median house price $2,080,000 $1,975,000
Median unit price $881,000 $955,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 166 sales
 25 days
from 13 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.

Earlwood Bardwell Park
3 bed $2M / $1.89M
Earlwood — 3 bed: $2M (131 sales) Bardwell Park — 3 bed: $1.89M (13 sales)

131 vs 13 sales

4 bed $2.4M / $2.15M
Earlwood — 4 bed: $2.4M (44 sales) Bardwell Park — 4 bed: $2.15M (16 sales)

44 vs 16 sales

Zoning mix

Earlwood has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Residential 74% 60%
Parks and recreation 11% 29%
Environmental 10% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 9%
Commercial 2% 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

Earlwood Bardwell Park
New dwellings approved 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
 857
across Bayside (NSW)
Approvals change year on year +50% +98%

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.

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Houses 2.8%
$1,140/wk on $2.1M
 2.7%
$948/wk on $1.86M
Units 3.9%
$640/wk on $848K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Earlwood Bardwell Park
House price Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Schools Higher than 69% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 21% of NSW —

Liveability

Bardwell Park scores higher overall (88 vs 77).

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Grade A A+
Score 77/100 88/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Earlwood carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Bushfire Low
21/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
28/100
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 6
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Sydney, 6.4 km
 3
The University of Sydney, 7.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 4.1%

Schools in Earlwood

  • Earlwood Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Undercliffe Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Bardwell Park

  • Bardwell Park Infants School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 2
Parks & reserves 16 2
Childcare 11 1
GPs 6 1
Pharmacies 6 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Bardwell Park sits further from the CBD (18.7 km vs 12.7 km).

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Walkability score 91/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 12.7 km 18.7 km
+47% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 448.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 59.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 2206
 1.1%
postcode 2207
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2206
 21
postcode 2207

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.

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Worked from Home 57.6% / 50.3%
Earlwood — Worked from Home: 57.6% Bardwell Park — Worked from Home: 50.3%
Car (driver) 33.9% / 39.6%
Earlwood — Car (driver): 33.9% Bardwell Park — Car (driver): 39.6%
Train 3.0% / 5.9%
Earlwood — Train: 3.0% Bardwell Park — Train: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 2.8%
Earlwood — Car (passenger): 2.6% Bardwell Park — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.0%
Earlwood — Walked Only: 1.4% Bardwell Park — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.6%).

Setting

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.5 km 4.0 km

NBN connectivity

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Connectivity score 77/100 90/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
7,143 premises
 52%
908 premises

Climate

Earlwood Bardwell Park
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)

Earlwood Bardwell Park
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Average residential rate $1,322/yr $1,217/yr
Council Canterbury-Bankstown Bayside (NSW)

Federal electorate

Earlwood Bardwell Park
Division Barton
same for both
Member Ash Ambihaipahar
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Earlwood

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Urban

Bardwell Park

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River Trains Transport Hub

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