Edensor Park vs Bonnyrigg
In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Edensor Park, most households are couple families. In Bonnyrigg, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Edensor Park: a median of $1.45 million, against $1.26 million in Bonnyrigg, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Edensor Park tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Edensor Park carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 58/100)
- Bonnyrigg has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bonnyrigg
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper units ($615,000 vs $800,000)
- has cheaper houses ($1,263,000 vs $1,450,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bonnyrigg
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($374/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Edensor Park carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 58/100)
- Bonnyrigg has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 10%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bonnyrigg
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.9% vs 5.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Edensor Park and Bonnyrigg drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Edensor Park has higher household incomes ($94,484 vs $72,436); Edensor Park rents higher ($450/wk vs $374/wk).
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,279 +5% vs other | 9,785 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.2% | +12.9% |
| Median age | 39 | 37 |
| Median household income | $94,484/yr +23% vs other | $72,436/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk +17% vs other | $374/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,450,000 | $1,263,000 |
| Median unit price | $800,000 | $615,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 28 days from 31 sales | 24 days from 19 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.
20 vs 28 sales
13 vs 18 sales
Zoning mix
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 82% | 78% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 7% |
| Environmental | 6% | 5% |
| Industrial | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,095 across Fairfield same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.1% $800/wk on $1.35M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 100% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 25% of NSW |
Liveability
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 65/100 same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Bonnyrigg carries more crime risk (58 vs 31).
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 3 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 50 Scott Street Liverpool, 6.0 km | 1 50 Scott Street Liverpool, 4.2 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.2% same for both | |
Schools in Edensor Park
- Edensor Park Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Governor Philip King Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Bonnyrigg
- Bonnyrigg High School Government · Secondary above peers
- Bonnyrigg Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard Catholic · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 10 |
| Childcare | 7 | 9 |
| GPs | 2 same for both | |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 5 |
| Waterways | 15 | 7 |
Mobility
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 80/100 | 86/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 38.5 km | 39.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 43 min | 44 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 250.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 190.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2176 | 0.7% postcode 2177 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2176 | 45 postcode 2177 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.4%).
Setting
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 52 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.1 km | 25.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 75/100 | 85/100 |
| Most common technology | Hybrid fibre-coaxial | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 3,056 premises | 39% 3,286 premises |
Climate
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 931 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.9°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.2 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.72 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $990/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fairfield same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fowler | Werriwa |
| Member | Dai Le | Anne Maree Stanley |
| Party | Independent | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Edensor Park | Bonnyrigg | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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