Fishers Hill vs Summer Hill
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Summer Hill: a median of $2.51 million, against $1.26 million in Fishers Hill, though rent is higher in Fishers Hill. On these figures, Fishers Hill tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Summer Hill suits 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
Summer Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Fishers Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,260,000 vs $2,512,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Summer Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Fishers Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (153 min vs 160 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (197.6 km vs 202.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Summer Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (132.7% vs 55.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Fishers Hill and Summer Hill 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
Summer Hill has more residents (128 vs 56); Fishers Hill rents higher ($360/wk vs $300/wk).
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 56 | 128 +129% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +55.6% | +132.7% |
| Median age | 43 same for both | |
| Median household income | $97,448/yr | $99,112/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk +17% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
Property market
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,260,000 | $2,512,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $930,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Environmental | 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
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Dungog same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 64% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 44% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
Liveability
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | — |
| 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
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Summer Hill sits further from the CBD (202.8 km vs 197.6 km).
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 197.6 km | 202.8 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 153 min | 160 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2421 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 2421 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 69 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 75 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 43.8 km | 46.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 22 premises | 0% 60 premises |
Climate
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 996 mm | 1,026 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C | 29.9°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C | 6.8°C |
Council rates
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,646/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dungog same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Fishers Hill | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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