Erina vs Erina Heights

Erina Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 61 in Erina. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Erina, most households are people living alone. In Erina Heights, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Erina: a median of $1.32 million, against $1.2 million in Erina Heights, though rent is higher in Erina Heights. On these figures, Erina tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Erina Heights suits families with children and 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

  • Erina has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • Erina Heights carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

Erina Heights

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 49%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,320,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Erina has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $485/wk)
  • Erina Heights leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 38%)

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

Commuting to the city

Erina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 48/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Erina

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (25% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (46% vs 16%)
  • But Erina Heights carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 90/100)

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

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

Erina Erina Heights
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.

Erina Erina Heights
Walkability 91 / 48
Erina — Walkability: 91/100 Erina Heights — Walkability: 48/100
Safety 10 / 72
Erina — Safety: 10/100 Erina Heights — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Erina — Low fire risk: 100/100 Erina Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Erina has more residents (5,205 vs 454); Erina Heights has higher household incomes ($146,588 vs $52,520).

Erina Erina Heights
Population 5,205
+91% vs other
 454
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.0% +7.8%
Median age 61 41
Median household income $52,520/yr $146,588/yr
+179% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $485/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Erina Erina Heights
0-4 3.7% / 5.3%
Erina — 0-4: 3.7% Erina Heights — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 8.6% / 16.3%
Erina — 5-14: 8.6% Erina Heights — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 4.1% / 9.9%
Erina — 15-19: 4.1% Erina Heights — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 3.8% / 5.9%
Erina — 20-24: 3.8% Erina Heights — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 6.8% / 7.7%
Erina — 25-34: 6.8% Erina Heights — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 8.7% / 8.6%
Erina — 35-44: 8.7% Erina Heights — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 8.3% / 20.3%
Erina — 45-54: 8.3% Erina Heights — 45-54: 20.3%
55-64 9.6% / 11.0%
Erina — 55-64: 9.6% Erina Heights — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 13.7% / 9.9%
Erina — 65-74: 13.7% Erina Heights — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 18.9% / 4.4%
Erina — 75-84: 18.9% Erina Heights — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 13.9% / 1.3%
Erina — 85+: 13.9% Erina Heights — 85+: 1.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Erina 27.3% couple families
Erina — Couple Families: 27.3% Erina — Lone Person: 58.2% Erina — One Parent Families: 10.9% Erina — Group Household: 2.5% Erina — Other Families: 1.0%
Erina Heights 66.1% couple families
Erina Heights — Couple Families: 66.1% Erina Heights — Lone Person: 13.4% Erina Heights — One Parent Families: 16.1% Erina Heights — Group Household: 4.5% Erina Heights — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Erina 21.2% renting
Erina — Owned Outright: 54.7% Erina — Mortgage: 24.1% Erina — Renting: 21.2%
Erina Heights 16.3% renting
Erina Heights — Owned Outright: 43.7% Erina Heights — Mortgage: 40.0% Erina Heights — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Erina Erina Heights
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 15.2%
Erina — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Erina Heights — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 15.4%
Erina — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Erina Heights — Bachelor Degree: 15.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 11.0%
Erina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Erina Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 2.0%
Erina — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Erina Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.6%
Erina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Erina Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

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.

Erina Erina Heights
England 7.6% / 5.1%
Erina — England: 7.6% Erina Heights — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.1%
Erina — New Zealand: 1.7% Erina Heights — New Zealand: 1.1%
China 1.4% / 0.7%
Erina — China: 1.4% Erina Heights — China: 0.7%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.7%
Erina — South Africa: 1.2% Erina Heights — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland 1.1% / —
Erina — Scotland: 1.1% Erina Heights — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.1%
Erina — Netherlands: not among its largest Erina Heights — Netherlands: 1.1%
Singapore — / 0.9%
Erina — Singapore: not among its largest Erina Heights — Singapore: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Erina 75.4% houses
Erina — Houses: 75.4% Erina — Townhouses: 20.2% Erina — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Erina Heights 95.6% houses
Erina Heights — Houses: 95.6% Erina Heights — Townhouses: 3.7% Erina Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Erina Erina Heights
Median house price $1,320,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price $530,000 —
Median land price $2,650,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 52 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Erina Heights has more land zoned for conservation (82% vs 44%).

Erina Erina Heights
Environmental 44% 82%
Residential 27% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 18%
Industrial 9% 0%
Commercial 7% 0%
Parks and recreation 6% 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

Erina Erina Heights
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Erina Erina Heights
Houses 4.5%
$750/wk on $875K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Erina Erina Heights
House price Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Income Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools Higher than 66% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 90% of NSW —

Liveability

Erina is more walkable (91 vs 48).

Erina Erina Heights
Grade B —
Score 60/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Erina carries more crime risk (90 vs 28).

Erina Erina Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
90/100
 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 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Erina Erina Heights
Inside the suburb 3 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Erina

  • Woodport Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Erina High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Central Coast Adventist School Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Erina Heights

  • Central Coast Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Erina Heights Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Erina Erina Heights
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 1
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 6 3
GPs 10 0
Pharmacies 5 1
Banks & Bank@Post 10 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Erina Erina Heights
Walkability score 91/100 48/100
Distance to Sydney 81.8 km 83.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 264.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 81.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
 1.4%
postcode 2260
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
 37
postcode 2260

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.

Erina Erina Heights
Car (driver) 58.5% / 52.0%
Erina — Car (driver): 58.5% Erina Heights — Car (driver): 52.0%
Worked from Home 33.4% / 38.9%
Erina — Worked from Home: 33.4% Erina Heights — Worked from Home: 38.9%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 4.0%
Erina — Car (passenger): 3.0% Erina Heights — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 2.9% / 2.5%
Erina — Walked Only: 2.9% Erina Heights — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bicycle — / 2.5%
Erina — Bicycle: not among its largest Erina Heights — Bicycle: 2.5%
Train 1.2% / —
Erina — Train: 1.2% Erina Heights — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.5%).

Setting

Erina Erina Heights
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.6 km
4.8 km to a named beach
 3.4 km
3.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Erina Erina Heights
Connectivity score 57/100 47/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
3,516 premises
 4%
200 premises

Climate

Erina Erina Heights
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Erina Erina Heights
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Erina Erina Heights
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Erina Erina Heights
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Erina Erina Heights
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Erina

Parks Retirees Townhouses

Erina Heights

Acreage Quiet

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