Gresford vs Fishers Hill

Gresford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Fishers Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fishers Hill, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fishers Hill: a median of $1.26 million, against $650,000 in Gresford, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gresford tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Fishers Hill 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

Gresford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • 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

Gresford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($650,000 vs $1,260,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gresford

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 162 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (197.6 km vs 208.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gresford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 12%)

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 -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gresford and Fishers 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.

Gresford Fishers Hill
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.

Gresford Fishers Hill
Walkability 6 / 0
Gresford — Walkability: 6/100 Fishers Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 71
Gresford — Safety: 63/100 Fishers Hill — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 76
Gresford — Low fire risk: 100/100 Fishers Hill — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Gresford has more residents (240 vs 56); Fishers Hill has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $79,300).

Gresford Fishers Hill
Population 240
+77% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.0% +55.6%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $79,300/yr $97,448/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $360/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gresford Fishers Hill
0-4 7.1% / 5.4%
Gresford — 0-4: 7.1% Fishers Hill — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 15.0% / 26.8%
Gresford — 5-14: 15.0% Fishers Hill — 5-14: 26.8%
15-19 5.0% / 5.4%
Gresford — 15-19: 5.0% Fishers Hill — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 1.2% / 5.4%
Gresford — 20-24: 1.2% Fishers Hill — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 12.9% / —
Gresford — 25-34: 12.9% Fishers Hill — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 12.9% / 8.9%
Gresford — 35-44: 12.9% Fishers Hill — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 9.2% / 19.6%
Gresford — 45-54: 9.2% Fishers Hill — 45-54: 19.6%
55-64 15.0% / —
Gresford — 55-64: 15.0% Fishers Hill — 55-64: not among its largest
65-74 11.2% / 12.5%
Gresford — 65-74: 11.2% Fishers Hill — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 5.0% / —
Gresford — 75-84: 5.0% Fishers Hill — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.8% / —
Gresford — 85+: 3.8% Fishers Hill — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gresford 36.8% couple families
Gresford — Couple Families: 36.8% Gresford — Lone Person: 40.4% Gresford — One Parent Families: 22.8%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gresford 19.8% renting
Gresford — Owned Outright: 45.3% Gresford — Mortgage: 34.9% Gresford — Renting: 19.8%
Fishers Hill 15.0% renting
Fishers Hill — Owned Outright: 45.0% Fishers Hill — Mortgage: 40.0% Fishers Hill — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gresford 100.0% houses
Gresford — Houses: 100.0%
Fishers Hill 100.0% houses
Fishers Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gresford Fishers Hill
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 7.1%
Gresford — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Fishers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 17.9%
Gresford — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Fishers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 5.4%
Gresford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Fishers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.4%
Gresford — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Fishers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Gresford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Fishers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Property market

Gresford Fishers Hill
Median house price $650,000 $1,260,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Gresford Fishers Hill
Rural and farming 91% 98%
Environmental 7% 2%
Residential 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Gresford Fishers Hill
House price Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Gresford Fishers Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Fishers Hill carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).

Gresford Fishers Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Low
37/100
 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

Gresford Fishers Hill
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gresford

  • Gresford Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Fishers Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gresford Fishers Hill
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Gresford sits further from the CBD (208.5 km vs 197.6 km).

Gresford Fishers Hill
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 208.5 km
+5% vs other
 197.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 162 min 153 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2311
 0.3%
postcode 2421
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 2311
 78
postcode 2421

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.

Gresford Fishers Hill
Car (driver) 73.8% / 100.0%
Gresford — Car (driver): 73.8% Fishers Hill — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 26.2% / —
Gresford — Worked from Home: 26.2% Fishers Hill — Worked from Home: not among its largest

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

Setting

Gresford Fishers Hill
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gresford Fishers Hill
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
115 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Gresford Fishers Hill
Annual rainfall 1,026 mm 996 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.8°C 7.1°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gresford

Family River Rural

Fishers Hill

Family Rural

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