Ebenezer vs Sackville

Ebenezer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Sackville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ebenezer, most households are couple families. In Sackville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ebenezer: a median of $1.04 million, against $800,000 in Sackville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ebenezer tends to suit families with children and couples, while Sackville suits 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

Ebenezer

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 64/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Sackville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $1,040,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sackville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($415/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ebenezer

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (70 min vs 75 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (68.7 km vs 73.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ebenezer

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Ebenezer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.9% vs -22.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ebenezer Sackville
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.

Ebenezer Sackville
Walkability 10 / 0
Ebenezer — Walkability: 10/100 Sackville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 36
Ebenezer — Safety: 64/100 Sackville — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 53 / 8
Ebenezer — Low fire risk: 53/100 Sackville — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Ebenezer has more residents (1,081 vs 230); Sackville skews older (46 vs 38).

Ebenezer Sackville
Population 1,081
+79% vs other
 230
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% -22.8%
Median age 38 46
Median household income $117,572/yr
+4% vs other
 $113,256/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+8% vs other
 $415/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer Sackville
0-4 5.6% / 7.4%
Ebenezer — 0-4: 5.6% Sackville — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 14.9% / 8.3%
Ebenezer — 5-14: 14.9% Sackville — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 7.7% / 5.7%
Ebenezer — 15-19: 7.7% Sackville — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.9% / 6.1%
Ebenezer — 20-24: 7.9% Sackville — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 10.2% / 16.1%
Ebenezer — 25-34: 10.2% Sackville — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 12.2% / 8.3%
Ebenezer — 35-44: 12.2% Sackville — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 15.4% / 15.2%
Ebenezer — 45-54: 15.4% Sackville — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 11.2% / 20.4%
Ebenezer — 55-64: 11.2% Sackville — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 8.1% / 10.4%
Ebenezer — 65-74: 8.1% Sackville — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 5.9% / 5.2%
Ebenezer — 75-84: 5.9% Sackville — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 0.6% / —
Ebenezer — 85+: 0.6% Sackville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer 65.4% couple families
Ebenezer — Couple Families: 65.4% Ebenezer — Lone Person: 16.2% Ebenezer — One Parent Families: 13.8% Ebenezer — Group Household: 4.6%
Sackville 51.5% couple families
Sackville — Couple Families: 51.5% Sackville — Lone Person: 28.8% Sackville — One Parent Families: 19.7% Sackville — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer 13.2% renting
Ebenezer — Owned Outright: 37.3% Ebenezer — Mortgage: 49.5% Ebenezer — Renting: 13.2%
Sackville 8.1% renting
Sackville — Owned Outright: 40.5% Sackville — Mortgage: 51.4% Sackville — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Ebenezer Sackville
England 3.2% / 2.2%
Ebenezer — England: 3.2% Sackville — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.4% / 2.2%
Ebenezer — New Zealand: 1.4% Sackville — New Zealand: 2.2%
Germany — / 2.2%
Ebenezer — Germany: not among its largest Sackville — Germany: 2.2%
South Africa 0.4% / 1.7%
Ebenezer — South Africa: 0.4% Sackville — South Africa: 1.7%
Scotland 0.3% / —
Ebenezer — Scotland: 0.3% Sackville — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Ebenezer Sackville
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 31.7%
Ebenezer — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Sackville — Certificate III & IV: 31.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 7.8%
Ebenezer — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Sackville — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 4.3%
Ebenezer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Sackville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.3%
Ebenezer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Sackville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / —
Ebenezer — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Sackville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer 98.4% houses
Ebenezer — Houses: 98.4% Ebenezer — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Sackville 97.5% houses
Sackville — Houses: 97.5% Sackville — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ebenezer Sackville
Median house price $1,040,000 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Ebenezer Sackville
Rural and farming 94% 88%
Environmental 5% 12%
Parks and recreation 1% 0%
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

Ebenezer Sackville
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ebenezer Sackville
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Ebenezer is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Ebenezer Sackville
Grade B —
Score 50/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sackville carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 47); Sackville carries more crime risk (64 vs 36).

Ebenezer Sackville
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Moderate
64/100
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

Ebenezer Sackville
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Ebenezer

  • Ebenezer Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Sackville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ebenezer Sackville
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 10 2

Mobility

Sackville sits further from the CBD (73.4 km vs 68.7 km).

Ebenezer Sackville
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 68.7 km 73.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 75 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.

Ebenezer Sackville
Car (driver) 61.5% / 64.5%
Ebenezer — Car (driver): 61.5% Sackville — Car (driver): 64.5%
Worked from Home 31.1% / 29.9%
Ebenezer — Worked from Home: 31.1% Sackville — Worked from Home: 29.9%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 5.6%
Ebenezer — Car (passenger): 2.7% Sackville — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 4.7% / —
Ebenezer — Walked Only: 4.7% Sackville — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.5%).

Setting

Ebenezer Sackville
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.2 km 32.7 km

NBN connectivity

Ebenezer Sackville
Connectivity score 31/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
375 premises
 0%
99 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Ebenezer Sackville
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

Ebenezer Sackville
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Ebenezer Sackville
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ebenezer

Acreage Outer

Sackville

Rural

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