Fishers Hill vs Vacy

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 Fishers Hill: a median of $1.26 million, against $1.09 million in Vacy, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Fishers Hill tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Fishers Hill carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 45/100)
  • Vacy 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

Vacy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,091,250 vs $1,260,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Vacy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Vacy

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 153 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (191.8 km vs 197.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Vacy

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
  • But Fishers Hill carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Fishers Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.6% vs 15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fishers Hill Vacy
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.

Fishers Hill Vacy
Walkability 0 / 8
Fishers Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Vacy — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 71 / 55
Fishers Hill — Safety: 71/100 Vacy — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 76 / 67
Fishers Hill — Low fire risk: 76/100 Vacy — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Vacy has more residents (719 vs 56); Fishers Hill rents higher ($360/wk vs $265/wk).

Fishers Hill Vacy
Population 56 719
+1184% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +55.6% +15.0%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $97,448/yr
+4% vs other
 $93,756/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+26% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fishers Hill Vacy
0-4 5.4% / 6.7%
Fishers Hill — 0-4: 5.4% Vacy — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 26.8% / 13.8%
Fishers Hill — 5-14: 26.8% Vacy — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.4% / 5.1%
Fishers Hill — 15-19: 5.4% Vacy — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.4% / 4.6%
Fishers Hill — 20-24: 5.4% Vacy — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 — / 10.2%
Fishers Hill — 25-34: not among its largest Vacy — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 8.9% / 12.4%
Fishers Hill — 35-44: 8.9% Vacy — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 19.6% / 14.9%
Fishers Hill — 45-54: 19.6% Vacy — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 — / 14.3%
Fishers Hill — 55-64: not among its largest Vacy — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 12.5% / 12.8%
Fishers Hill — 65-74: 12.5% Vacy — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 — / 5.0%
Fishers Hill — 75-84: not among its largest Vacy — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 1.3%
Fishers Hill — 85+: not among its largest Vacy — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fishers Hill 66.7% couple families
Fishers Hill — Couple Families: 66.7% Fishers Hill — Lone Person: 33.3% Fishers Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Fishers Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Vacy 61.4% couple families
Vacy — Couple Families: 61.4% Vacy — Lone Person: 26.5% Vacy — One Parent Families: 10.2% Vacy — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fishers Hill 15.0% renting
Fishers Hill — Owned Outright: 45.0% Fishers Hill — Mortgage: 40.0% Fishers Hill — Renting: 15.0%
Vacy 6.9% renting
Vacy — Owned Outright: 41.6% Vacy — Mortgage: 51.4% Vacy — Renting: 6.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fishers Hill 100.0% houses
Fishers Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Vacy 100.8% houses
Vacy — Houses: 100.8%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Fishers Hill Vacy
Certificate III & IV 7.1% / 24.6%
Fishers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 7.1% Vacy — Certificate III & IV: 24.6%
Bachelor Degree 17.9% / 10.2%
Fishers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 17.9% Vacy — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 7.8%
Fishers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Vacy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.4% / 1.7%
Fishers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4% Vacy — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Fishers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Vacy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Property market

Fishers Hill Vacy
Median house price $1,260,000 $1,091,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $873,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 72 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Fishers Hill has more rural and farming land (98% vs 86%).

Fishers Hill Vacy
Rural and farming 98% 86%
Residential 0% 9%
Environmental 2% 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

Fishers Hill Vacy
New dwellings approved 55
across Dungog
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Fishers Hill Vacy
House price Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Income Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 28% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Vacy is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Fishers Hill Vacy
Grade — C
Score — 44/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Vacy carries more crime risk (45 vs 29).

Fishers Hill Vacy
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
45/100
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 Vacy
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Fishers Hill

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

Schools in Vacy

  • Vacy Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fishers Hill Vacy
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Fishers Hill sits further from the CBD (197.6 km vs 191.8 km).

Fishers Hill Vacy
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 197.6 km
+3% vs other
 191.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 153 min 148 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.

Fishers Hill Vacy
Car (driver) 100.0% / 71.2%
Fishers Hill — Car (driver): 100.0% Vacy — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home — / 25.0%
Fishers Hill — Worked from Home: not among its largest Vacy — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) — / 2.4%
Fishers Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Vacy — Car (passenger): 2.4%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Fishers Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Vacy — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Fishers Hill Vacy
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.8 km 38.5 km

NBN connectivity

Fishers Hill Vacy
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
287 premises

Climate

Fishers Hill Vacy
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Fishers Hill Vacy
Average residential rate $1,646/yr
same for both
Council Dungog
same for both

Federal electorate

Fishers Hill Vacy
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fishers Hill Vacy
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fishers Hill

Family Rural

Vacy

Rural

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