Gormans Hill vs White Rock

White Rock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 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 White Rock, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in White Rock: a median of $1.84 million, 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 White Rock 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

White Rock

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% 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 $1,844,000)
  • White Rock leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% 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 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $310/wk)
  • But White Rock leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

White Rock

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 8/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (210.6 km vs 213 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Gormans Hill has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 0%)
  • White Rock carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 81/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gormans Hill and White Rock 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 White Rock
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 White Rock
Walkability 8 / 19
Gormans Hill — Walkability: 8/100 White Rock — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 19 / 88
Gormans Hill — Safety: 19/100 White Rock — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 81
Gormans Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 White Rock — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

White Rock has higher household incomes ($133,224 vs $56,316); Gormans Hill skews older (53 vs 38).

Gormans Hill White Rock
Population 887
+9% vs other
 807
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.0% +1.3%
Median age 53 38
Median household income $56,316/yr $133,224/yr
+137% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $310/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gormans Hill White Rock
0-4 3.2% / 3.0%
Gormans Hill — 0-4: 3.2% White Rock — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 9.2% / 17.0%
Gormans Hill — 5-14: 9.2% White Rock — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 5.2% / 19.6%
Gormans Hill — 15-19: 5.2% White Rock — 15-19: 19.6%
20-24 7.3% / 3.7%
Gormans Hill — 20-24: 7.3% White Rock — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 9.4% / 4.5%
Gormans Hill — 25-34: 9.4% White Rock — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 6.9% / 10.5%
Gormans Hill — 35-44: 6.9% White Rock — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 9.4% / 15.4%
Gormans Hill — 45-54: 9.4% White Rock — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 11.4% / 11.3%
Gormans Hill — 55-64: 11.4% White Rock — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 9.4% / 8.4%
Gormans Hill — 65-74: 9.4% White Rock — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 12.9% / 4.1%
Gormans Hill — 75-84: 12.9% White Rock — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 15.8% / 1.1%
Gormans Hill — 85+: 15.8% White Rock — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gormans Hill 22.6% couple families
Gormans Hill — Couple Families: 22.6% Gormans Hill — Lone Person: 49.0% Gormans Hill — One Parent Families: 18.4% Gormans Hill — Group Household: 6.3% Gormans Hill — Other Families: 3.8%
White Rock 72.0% couple families
White Rock — Couple Families: 72.0% White Rock — Lone Person: 17.7% White Rock — One Parent Families: 10.4% White Rock — Group Household: 0.0% White Rock — 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.

Gormans Hill 54.0% renting
Gormans Hill — Owned Outright: 21.8% Gormans Hill — Mortgage: 24.2% Gormans Hill — Renting: 54.0%
White Rock 5.1% renting
White Rock — Owned Outright: 47.0% White Rock — Mortgage: 47.9% White Rock — Renting: 5.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gormans Hill White Rock
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 14.9%
Gormans Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% White Rock — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 12.0%
Gormans Hill — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% White Rock — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.3%
Gormans Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% White Rock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 4.3%
Gormans Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% White Rock — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.7%
Gormans Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% White Rock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

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 White Rock
England 1.2% / 2.2%
Gormans Hill — England: 1.2% White Rock — England: 2.2%
Scotland 1.5% / 0.6%
Gormans Hill — Scotland: 1.5% White Rock — Scotland: 0.6%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.7%
Gormans Hill — New Zealand: 1.2% White Rock — New Zealand: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Gormans Hill — South Africa: not among its largest White Rock — South Africa: 0.5%
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Gormans Hill — Sri Lanka: not among its largest White Rock — Sri Lanka: 0.4%
Italy 0.3% / —
Gormans Hill — Italy: 0.3% White Rock — Italy: not among its largest
Germany 0.3% / —
Gormans Hill — Germany: 0.3% White Rock — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

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%
White Rock 99.5% houses
White Rock — Houses: 99.5% White Rock — Townhouses: 0.0% White Rock — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gormans Hill White Rock
Median house price $565,000 $1,844,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $459,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 9 sales
 40 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Gormans Hill White Rock
Rural and farming 96% 94%
Residential 2% 6%
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 White Rock
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 White Rock
Houses 5.2%
$550/wk on $550K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gormans Hill White Rock
House price Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 44% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of NSW —

Liveability

White Rock is more walkable (19 vs 8); White Rock scores higher overall (64 vs 27).

Gormans Hill White Rock
Grade D B
Score 27/100 64/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

White Rock carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0); Gormans Hill carries more crime risk (81 vs 12).

Gormans Hill White Rock
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
81/100
 Low
12/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Gormans Hill White Rock
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 White Rock

  • Scots All Saints College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gormans Hill White Rock
Childcare 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Gormans Hill sits further from the CBD (213 km vs 210.6 km).

Gormans Hill White Rock
Walkability score 8/100 19/100
Distance to Sydney 213 km
+1% vs other
 210.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 183 min 181 min
Public transport score 64/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.8
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 White Rock
Car (driver) 75.7% / 70.2%
Gormans Hill — Car (driver): 75.7% White Rock — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 19.1%
Gormans Hill — Worked from Home: 12.2% White Rock — Worked from Home: 19.1%
Car (passenger) 9.6% / 7.7%
Gormans Hill — Car (passenger): 9.6% White Rock — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Walked Only 2.6% / 2.2%
Gormans Hill — Walked Only: 2.6% White Rock — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus — / 0.9%
Gormans Hill — Bus: not among its largest White Rock — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.7%).

Setting

Gormans Hill White Rock
Elevation 685 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 660 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gormans Hill White Rock
Connectivity score 59/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
414 premises
 47%
254 premises

Climate

Gormans Hill White Rock
Annual rainfall 666 mm 644 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C 1.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Gormans Hill White Rock
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

White Rock

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