Elanora Heights vs Ingleside
Elanora Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Ingleside. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ingleside: a median of $5.12 million, against $2.39 million in Elanora Heights. On these figures, Elanora Heights tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.
Elanora Heights is a larger, more walkable suburb with a liveability score of 64 compared to Ingleside's 46, and significantly better walkability at 73 versus 12. Ingleside's median house price of $4,580,000 is substantially higher than Elanora Heights at $2,375,000, though Elanora Heights has a higher median household income at $158,704. Crime risk is notably lower in Elanora Heights at 20 compared to Ingleside's 44. Both suburbs are equally distant from the CBD and sit in the top socio-economic decile, making Elanora Heights better suited to those prioritising walkability and community amenities, while Ingleside appeals to buyers seeking a quieter, more exclusive setting.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Elanora Heights
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)
- has more childcare (4 vs 1)
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 53/100)
- But Ingleside has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Elanora Heights
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($2,387,500 vs $5,120,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 33%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Ingleside
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Elanora Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (73/100 vs 12/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Elanora Heights
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (73/100 vs 12/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 53/100)
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
Elanora Heights and Ingleside 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
Elanora Heights has more residents (4,581 vs 1,030); Ingleside skews older (44 vs 41).
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,581 +78% vs other | 1,030 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.1% | +5.7% |
| Median age | 41 | 44 |
| Median household income | $158,704/yr +9% vs other | $144,352/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $750/wk | $766/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
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 (18.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,387,500 | $5,120,000 |
| Median unit price | $1,540,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 22 days from 14 sales | 36 days from 3 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.
13 vs 6 sales
10 vs 5 sales
Zoning mix
Ingleside has more rural and farming land (33% vs 0%); Ingleside has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 30%).
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 30% | 48% |
| Residential | 42% | 0% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 33% |
| Parks and recreation | 24% | 8% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 6% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 5% |
| 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
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 620 across Northern Beaches same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +51% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.8% $1,600/wk on $2.17M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 96% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 90% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 64% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Elanora Heights is more walkable (73 vs 12); Elanora Heights scores higher overall (65 vs 45).
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | C |
| Score | 65/100 | 45/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Ingleside carries more crime risk (53 vs 18).
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 94/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Elanora Heights
- Elanora Heights Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Ingleside
- Galstaun College Independent · Combined above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 10 | 2 |
| Childcare | 4 | 1 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 9 |
Mobility
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 73/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 28.3 km same for both | |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 43 min same for both | |
| Public transport score | 77/100 Bus | 74/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 36.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 30.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.5% postcode 2101 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 21 postcode 2101 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).
Setting
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 71 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.0 km 3.0 km to a named beach | 4.7 km 4.7 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 89/100 | 94/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 49% 1,545 premises | 78% 361 premises |
Climate
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,176 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.2 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.23 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,696/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northern Beaches same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mackellar same for both | |
| Member | Sophie Scamps same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Elanora Heights | Ingleside | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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