Gormans Hill vs Perthville

Perthville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Gormans Hill. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Gormans Hill, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Perthville, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Perthville: a median of $734,000, against $565,000 in Gormans Hill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gormans Hill tends to suit renters, people living alone, and older residents, while Perthville 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

Perthville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 41%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)
  • But Gormans Hill 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

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Gormans Hill has cheaper houses ($565,000 vs $734,000)
  • Perthville leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gormans Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (54% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Gormans Hill sits closer to the CBD (213 km vs 217.2 km)
  • Perthville is more walkable (23/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Perthville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 8/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Gormans Hill has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Gormans Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs -9.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gormans Hill Perthville
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.

Gormans Hill Perthville
Walkability 8 / 23
Gormans Hill — Walkability: 8/100 Perthville — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 19 / 51
Gormans Hill — Safety: 19/100 Perthville — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Gormans Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Perthville — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Perthville has higher household incomes ($97,916 vs $56,316); Gormans Hill has more residents (887 vs 567).

Gormans Hill Perthville
Population 887
+36% vs other
 567
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.0% -9.1%
Median age 53 43
Median household income $56,316/yr $97,916/yr
+74% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $340/wk
+42% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gormans Hill Perthville
0-4 3.2% / 4.4%
Gormans Hill — 0-4: 3.2% Perthville — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 9.2% / 16.0%
Gormans Hill — 5-14: 9.2% Perthville — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 5.2% / 5.1%
Gormans Hill — 15-19: 5.2% Perthville — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 7.3% / 4.6%
Gormans Hill — 20-24: 7.3% Perthville — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 9.4% / 10.1%
Gormans Hill — 25-34: 9.4% Perthville — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 6.9% / 11.5%
Gormans Hill — 35-44: 6.9% Perthville — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 9.4% / 13.1%
Gormans Hill — 45-54: 9.4% Perthville — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 11.4% / 17.1%
Gormans Hill — 55-64: 11.4% Perthville — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 9.4% / 9.9%
Gormans Hill — 65-74: 9.4% Perthville — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 12.9% / 6.3%
Gormans Hill — 75-84: 12.9% Perthville — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 15.8% / 0.7%
Gormans Hill — 85+: 15.8% Perthville — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gormans Hill 49.0% lone person
Gormans Hill — Lone Person: 49.0% Gormans Hill — Couple Families: 22.6% Gormans Hill — One Parent Families: 18.4% Gormans Hill — Group Household: 6.3% Gormans Hill — Other Families: 3.8%
Perthville 31.5% lone person
Perthville — Lone Person: 31.5% Perthville — Couple Families: 51.7% Perthville — One Parent Families: 13.3% Perthville — Group Household: 3.5% Perthville — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gormans Hill 54.0% renting
Gormans Hill — Owned Outright: 21.8% Gormans Hill — Mortgage: 24.2% Gormans Hill — Renting: 54.0%
Perthville 14.1% renting
Perthville — Owned Outright: 40.1% Perthville — Mortgage: 45.8% Perthville — Renting: 14.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Gormans Hill Perthville
England 1.2% / 2.1%
Gormans Hill — England: 1.2% Perthville — England: 2.1%
Scotland 1.5% / 0.9%
Gormans Hill — Scotland: 1.5% Perthville — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Gormans Hill — New Zealand: 1.2% Perthville — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy 0.3% / —
Gormans Hill — Italy: 0.3% Perthville — Italy: not among its largest
Germany 0.3% / —
Gormans Hill — Germany: 0.3% Perthville — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Qualifications

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

Gormans Hill Perthville
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 21.0%
Gormans Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Perthville — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 11.8%
Gormans Hill — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Perthville — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 8.3%
Gormans Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Perthville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 4.1%
Gormans Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Perthville — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.8%
Gormans Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Perthville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gormans Hill 73.2% houses
Gormans Hill — Houses: 73.2% Gormans Hill — Townhouses: 26.5% Gormans Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Perthville 100.0% houses
Perthville — Houses: 100.0% Perthville — Townhouses: 0.0% Perthville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gormans Hill Perthville
Median house price $565,000 $734,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $459,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 9 sales
 21 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Gormans Hill Perthville
Rural and farming 96% 98%
Residential 2%
same for both
Parks and recreation 1% 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

Gormans Hill Perthville
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
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.

Gormans Hill Perthville
Houses 5.2%
$550/wk on $550K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gormans Hill Perthville
House price Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 44% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of NSW —

Liveability

Perthville is more walkable (23 vs 8); Perthville scores higher overall (49 vs 27).

Gormans Hill Perthville
Grade D B
Score 27/100 49/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Perthville carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Gormans Hill carries more crime risk (81 vs 49).

Gormans Hill Perthville
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
49/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Gormans Hill Perthville
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gormans Hill

  • MacKillop College Bathurst Catholic · Secondary above peers

Schools in Perthville

  • Perthville Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gormans Hill Perthville
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Perthville sits further from the CBD (217.2 km vs 213 km).

Gormans Hill Perthville
Walkability score 8/100 23/100
Distance to Sydney 213 km 217.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 183 min 187 min
Public transport score 64/100
Bus
 23/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Gormans Hill Perthville
Car (driver) 75.7% / 76.1%
Gormans Hill — Car (driver): 75.7% Perthville — Car (driver): 76.1%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 16.2%
Gormans Hill — Worked from Home: 12.2% Perthville — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Car (passenger) 9.6% / 3.9%
Gormans Hill — Car (passenger): 9.6% Perthville — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 2.6% / 3.9%
Gormans Hill — Walked Only: 2.6% Perthville — Walked Only: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.1%).

Setting

Gormans Hill Perthville
Elevation 685 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 697 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gormans Hill Perthville
Connectivity score 59/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
414 premises
 0%
249 premises

Climate

Gormans Hill Perthville
Annual rainfall 666 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gormans Hill Perthville
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gormans Hill Perthville
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Gormans Hill Perthville
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gormans Hill

Affordable Retirees Rural Townhouses

Perthville

Rural

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