Hannam Vale vs Waitui
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Waitui, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hannam Vale: a median of $1.15 million, against $862,000 in Waitui, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Waitui tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Hannam Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Waitui
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 23%)
- has cheaper houses ($862,500 vs $1,150,000)
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
Hannam Vale
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (238 min vs 249 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (346.3 km vs 352.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hannam Vale
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hannam Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.1% vs -15.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hannam Vale and Waitui 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
Hannam Vale has more residents (218 vs 89); Hannam Vale has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $66,248).
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 218 +59% vs other | 89 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.1% | -15.2% |
| Median age | 51 | 50 |
| Median household income | $73,112/yr +9% vs other | $66,248/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +7% vs other | $325/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,150,000 | $862,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 138 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 94% |
| Environmental | 0% | 6% |
| 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
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
Liveability
Hannam Vale is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Waitui carries more crime risk (38 vs 14); Waitui carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 57).
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Low 38/100 |
| 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
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Hannam Vale
- Hannam Vale Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Waitui
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 1 |
Mobility
Waitui sits further from the CBD (352.1 km vs 346.3 km).
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 346.3 km | 352.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 238 min | 249 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2443 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 2443 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).
Setting
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 121 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.5 km | 22.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 110 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hannam Vale | Waitui | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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