Gowrie vs Long Point

Long Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Gowrie. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Gowrie, the large majority of households own their home. In Long Point, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Long Point: a median of $2.7 million, against $1.02 million in Gowrie, though rent is higher in Gowrie. On these figures, Gowrie tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Long Point suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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

Gowrie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Gowrie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,025,000 vs $2,700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Long Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($375/wk vs $478/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gowrie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (206.1 km vs 212.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gowrie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Long Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (106.5% vs 4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gowrie Long Point
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.

Gowrie Long Point
Walkability 17 / 0
Gowrie — Walkability: 17/100 Long Point — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 64 / 52
Gowrie — Low fire risk: 64/100 Long Point — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Gowrie has more residents (338 vs 64); Gowrie has higher household incomes ($159,224 vs $108,316).

Gowrie Long Point
Population 338
+81% vs other
 64
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +106.5%
Median age 42 34
Median household income $159,224/yr
+32% vs other
 $108,316/yr
Median weekly rent $478/wk
+22% vs other
 $375/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gowrie Long Point
0-4 4.4% / 12.5%
Gowrie — 0-4: 4.4% Long Point — 0-4: 12.5%
5-14 17.5% / 4.7%
Gowrie — 5-14: 17.5% Long Point — 5-14: 4.7%
15-19 6.8% / 7.8%
Gowrie — 15-19: 6.8% Long Point — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 4.1% / 9.4%
Gowrie — 20-24: 4.1% Long Point — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 10.1% / 18.8%
Gowrie — 25-34: 10.1% Long Point — 25-34: 18.8%
35-44 10.1% / 12.5%
Gowrie — 35-44: 10.1% Long Point — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 19.5% / 10.9%
Gowrie — 45-54: 19.5% Long Point — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 11.2% / 12.5%
Gowrie — 55-64: 11.2% Long Point — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 12.4% / 10.9%
Gowrie — 65-74: 12.4% Long Point — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 1.2% / 4.7%
Gowrie — 75-84: 1.2% Long Point — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.8% / —
Gowrie — 85+: 1.8% Long Point — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 70.1% couple families
Gowrie — Couple Families: 70.1% Gowrie — Lone Person: 15.6% Gowrie — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Long Point 55.6% couple families
Long Point — Couple Families: 55.6% Long Point — Lone Person: 44.4% Long Point — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 7.5% renting
Gowrie — Owned Outright: 33.0% Gowrie — Mortgage: 59.4% Gowrie — Renting: 7.5%
Long Point 47.1% renting
Long Point — Owned Outright: 35.3% Long Point — Mortgage: 17.6% Long Point — Renting: 47.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 95.4% houses
Gowrie — Houses: 95.4% Gowrie — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Long Point 100.0% houses
Long Point — Houses: 100.0% Long Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gowrie Long Point
Certificate III & IV 25.4% / 25.0%
Gowrie — Certificate III & IV: 25.4% Long Point — Certificate III & IV: 25.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 4.7%
Gowrie — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Long Point — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / —
Gowrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Long Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / —
Gowrie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Long Point — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Gowrie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Long Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Property market

Gowrie Long Point
Median house price $1,025,000 $2,700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Long Point has more rural and farming land (100% vs 45%); Gowrie has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 0%).

Gowrie Long Point
Rural and farming 45% 100%
Environmental 21% 0%
Residential 20% 0%
Parks and recreation 10% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Gowrie Long Point
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gowrie Long Point
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Gowrie is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Gowrie Long Point
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Long Point carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 36).

Gowrie Long Point
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime —
same for both
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gowrie Long Point
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

Gowrie Long Point
Parks & reserves 1 0

Mobility

Long Point sits further from the CBD (212.9 km vs 206.1 km).

Gowrie Long Point
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 206.1 km 212.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 150 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
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.

Gowrie Long Point
Car (driver) 78.0% / 83.3%
Gowrie — Car (driver): 78.0% Long Point — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 16.7%
Gowrie — Worked from Home: 17.3% Long Point — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / —
Gowrie — Car (passenger): 4.7% Long Point — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Gowrie Long Point
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gowrie Long Point
Connectivity score 56/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 27%
119 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Gowrie Long Point
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gowrie Long Point
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ —
PM10 19.2 µg/m³ 20.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.64 pphm —

Council rates

Gowrie Long Point
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Gowrie Long Point
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gowrie Long Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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