Hammondville vs Moorebank

Moorebank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Hammondville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Hammondville, about half of households are couple families. In Moorebank, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moorebank: a median of $1.44 million, against $1.15 million in Hammondville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hammondville tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Moorebank 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

Moorebank

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (23 vs 5)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 63%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 66%)
  • But Hammondville carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Hammondville has cheaper houses ($1,152,500 vs $1,435,000)
  • Moorebank has cheaper units ($625,000 vs $845,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hammondville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($440/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hammondville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 38/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hammondville

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 13%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (37% vs 18%)
  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 38/100)
  • But Moorebank has more GPs (3 vs 1)

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

Investors

Moorebank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.0% vs 5.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hammondville Moorebank
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.

Hammondville Moorebank
Walkability 70 / 38
Hammondville — Walkability: 70/100 Moorebank — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 55 / 39
Hammondville — Safety: 55/100 Moorebank — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 6 / 18
Hammondville — Low fire risk: 6/100 Moorebank — Low fire risk: 18/100

Demographics

Moorebank has more residents (11,408 vs 3,691); Moorebank has higher household incomes ($114,452 vs $97,136).

Hammondville Moorebank
Population 3,691 11,408
+209% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +17.0%
Median age 42 36
Median household income $97,136/yr $114,452/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk $500/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hammondville Moorebank
0-4 6.7% / 8.0%
Hammondville — 0-4: 6.7% Moorebank — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 12.5% / 16.3%
Hammondville — 5-14: 12.5% Moorebank — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 5.1% / 6.1%
Hammondville — 15-19: 5.1% Moorebank — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.6% / 5.0%
Hammondville — 20-24: 4.6% Moorebank — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 10.3% / 12.5%
Hammondville — 25-34: 10.3% Moorebank — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 14.1% / 17.2%
Hammondville — 35-44: 14.1% Moorebank — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 11.4% / 12.7%
Hammondville — 45-54: 11.4% Moorebank — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 7.4% / 9.0%
Hammondville — 55-64: 7.4% Moorebank — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 9.5% / 7.5%
Hammondville — 65-74: 9.5% Moorebank — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 10.3% / 4.6%
Hammondville — 75-84: 10.3% Moorebank — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 7.9% / 1.0%
Hammondville — 85+: 7.9% Moorebank — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hammondville 49.2% couple families
Hammondville — Couple Families: 49.2% Hammondville — Lone Person: 29.9% Hammondville — One Parent Families: 17.2% Hammondville — Group Household: 2.5% Hammondville — Other Families: 1.2%
Moorebank 61.8% couple families
Moorebank — Couple Families: 61.8% Moorebank — Lone Person: 18.0% Moorebank — One Parent Families: 16.3% Moorebank — Group Household: 2.6% Moorebank — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hammondville 23.5% renting
Hammondville — Owned Outright: 29.5% Hammondville — Mortgage: 47.0% Hammondville — Renting: 23.5%
Moorebank 22.9% renting
Moorebank — Owned Outright: 27.9% Moorebank — Mortgage: 49.2% Moorebank — Renting: 22.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hammondville Moorebank
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 11.8%
Hammondville — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Moorebank — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 12.6%
Hammondville — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Moorebank — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.4%
Hammondville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Moorebank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 4.1%
Hammondville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Moorebank — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.0%
Hammondville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Moorebank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

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.

Hammondville Moorebank
India 1.5% / 2.7%
Hammondville — India: 1.5% Moorebank — India: 2.7%
Vietnam 0.9% / 3.3%
Hammondville — Vietnam: 0.9% Moorebank — Vietnam: 3.3%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.6%
Hammondville — New Zealand: 1.9% Moorebank — New Zealand: 1.6%
Fiji 1.3% / 1.9%
Hammondville — Fiji: 1.3% Moorebank — Fiji: 1.9%
Lebanon 1.0% / 2.2%
Hammondville — Lebanon: 1.0% Moorebank — Lebanon: 2.2%
Egypt 1.4% / 1.4%
Hammondville — Egypt: 1.4% Moorebank — Egypt: 1.4%
England 2.7% / —
Hammondville — England: 2.7% Moorebank — England: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.7%
Hammondville — Philippines: not among its largest Moorebank — Philippines: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hammondville 63.3% houses
Hammondville — Houses: 63.3% Hammondville — Townhouses: 25.0% Hammondville — Flats / Apartments: 11.7%
Moorebank 82.1% houses
Moorebank — Houses: 82.1% Moorebank — Townhouses: 14.0% Moorebank — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hammondville Moorebank
Median house price $1,152,500 $1,435,000
Median unit price $845,500 $625,000
Median land price — $1,850,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 14 sales
 24 days
from 123 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Hammondville Moorebank
3 bed $1.1M / $1.32M
Hammondville — 3 bed: $1.1M (31 sales) Moorebank — 3 bed: $1.32M (57 sales)

31 vs 57 sales

4 bed $1.27M / $1.47M
Hammondville — 4 bed: $1.27M (15 sales) Moorebank — 4 bed: $1.47M (81 sales)

15 vs 81 sales

5 bed $1.34M / $1.45M
Hammondville — 5 bed: $1.34M (9 sales) Moorebank — 5 bed: $1.45M (28 sales)

9 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Moorebank has more industrially zoned land (42% vs 0%).

Hammondville Moorebank
Residential 51% 22%
Industrial 0% 42%
Parks and recreation 38% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 17%
Environmental 8% 9%
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

Hammondville Moorebank
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
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.

Hammondville Moorebank
Houses 4.1%
$775/wk on $989K
 3.6%
$950/wk on $1.38M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hammondville Moorebank
House price Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Income Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Hammondville is more walkable (70 vs 38).

Hammondville Moorebank
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Moorebank carries more crime risk (61 vs 45); Hammondville carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 82).

Hammondville Moorebank
Bushfire High
94/100
 High
82/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 13
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Hammondville Moorebank
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 5.0 km
 2
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 2.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 2.3%

Schools in Hammondville

  • Hammondville Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Moorebank

  • Nuwarra Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hammondville Moorebank
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 2
Parks & reserves 5 23
Childcare 5 7
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 20

Mobility

Hammondville Moorebank
Walkability score 70/100 38/100
Distance to Sydney 37.7 km
+5% vs other
 35.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 33 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 56.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 200.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2170
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 2170
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.

Hammondville Moorebank
Car (driver) 46.4% / 47.3%
Hammondville — Car (driver): 46.4% Moorebank — Car (driver): 47.3%
Worked from Home 46.4% / 44.7%
Hammondville — Worked from Home: 46.4% Moorebank — Worked from Home: 44.7%
Train 2.8% / 2.5%
Hammondville — Train: 2.8% Moorebank — Train: 2.5%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 3.1%
Hammondville — Car (passenger): 2.0% Moorebank — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 2.0% / 1.2%
Hammondville — Walked Only: 2.0% Moorebank — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.3%).

Setting

Hammondville Moorebank
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.8 km
5.0 km to a named beach
 19.0 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Hammondville Moorebank
Connectivity score 70/100 81/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
1,353 premises
 31%
5,152 premises

Climate

Hammondville Moorebank
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hammondville Moorebank
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Hammondville Moorebank
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool
same for both

Federal electorate

Hammondville Moorebank
Division Hughes
same for both
Member David Moncrieff
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hammondville Moorebank
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hammondville

Outer Parks Retirees River Townhouses

Moorebank

Family Multicultural Outer Parks River

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