Gresford vs Summer Hill
Gresford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Summer Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Summer Hill, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Summer Hill: a median of $2.51 million, against $650,000 in Gresford. On these figures, Gresford tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Summer Hill suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Gresford has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Summer Hill is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, 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 $2,512,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Summer Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (202.8 km vs 208.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Summer Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (132.7% vs -2.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gresford and Summer 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.
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.
Demographics
Gresford has more residents (240 vs 128); Summer Hill has higher household incomes ($99,112 vs $79,300).
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 240 +47% vs other | 128 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.0% | +132.7% |
| Median age | 38 | 43 |
| Median household income | $79,300/yr | $99,112/yr +25% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Property market
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $650,000 | $2,512,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $930,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 99% |
| Environmental | 7% | 1% |
| 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 | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Dungog same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 46% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 77% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
Liveability
| Gresford | Summer 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
Summer Hill carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0).
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | — |
| 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 | Summer 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 Summer Hill
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 4 |
Mobility
Gresford sits further from the CBD (208.5 km vs 202.8 km).
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 208.5 km +3% vs other | 202.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 162 min | 160 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).
Setting
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 78 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 75 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 115 premises | 0% 60 premises |
Climate
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,026 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,646/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dungog same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gresford | Summer Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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