Hopefield vs Lowesdale

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Hopefield tends to suit 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

Lowesdale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 83/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 60%)
  • But Hopefield has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

Lowesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lowesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lowesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (599.7 km vs 610.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lowesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Hopefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.5% vs 5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hopefield Lowesdale
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.

Hopefield Lowesdale
Walkability 0 / 0
Hopefield — Walkability: 0/100 Lowesdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 53
Hopefield — Safety: 17/100 Lowesdale — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 60 / 81
Hopefield — Low fire risk: 60/100 Lowesdale — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Hopefield has higher household incomes ($114,816 vs $97,448); Hopefield rents higher ($200/wk vs $175/wk).

Hopefield Lowesdale
Population 95 100
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.5% +5.3%
Median age 38
same for both
Median household income $114,816/yr
+15% vs other
 $97,448/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+12% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hopefield Lowesdale
0-4 3.2% / 15.0%
Hopefield — 0-4: 3.2% Lowesdale — 0-4: 15.0%
5-14 22.1% / 9.0%
Hopefield — 5-14: 22.1% Lowesdale — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 7.4% / 5.0%
Hopefield — 15-19: 7.4% Lowesdale — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 3.2% / —
Hopefield — 20-24: 3.2% Lowesdale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.8% / 10.0%
Hopefield — 25-34: 15.8% Lowesdale — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 11.6% / 19.0%
Hopefield — 35-44: 11.6% Lowesdale — 35-44: 19.0%
45-54 7.4% / 13.0%
Hopefield — 45-54: 7.4% Lowesdale — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 9.5% / 22.0%
Hopefield — 55-64: 9.5% Lowesdale — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 15.8% / 7.0%
Hopefield — 65-74: 15.8% Lowesdale — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 — / 4.0%
Hopefield — 75-84: not among its largest Lowesdale — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / —
Hopefield — 85+: not among its largest Lowesdale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hopefield 60.0% couple families
Hopefield — Couple Families: 60.0% Hopefield — Lone Person: 40.0% Hopefield — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lowesdale 58.3% couple families
Lowesdale — Couple Families: 58.3% Lowesdale — Lone Person: 29.2% Lowesdale — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hopefield 20.0% renting
Hopefield — Owned Outright: 56.0% Hopefield — Mortgage: 24.0% Hopefield — Renting: 20.0%
Lowesdale 16.0% renting
Lowesdale — Owned Outright: 36.0% Lowesdale — Mortgage: 48.0% Lowesdale — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hopefield 100.0% houses
Hopefield — Houses: 100.0% Hopefield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lowesdale 85.3% houses
Lowesdale — Houses: 85.3% Lowesdale — Flats / Apartments: 14.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hopefield Lowesdale
Bachelor Degree 17.9% / 16.0%
Hopefield — Bachelor Degree: 17.9% Lowesdale — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 12.0%
Hopefield — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Lowesdale — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 10.0%
Hopefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Lowesdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Zoning mix

Lowesdale has more rural and farming land (99% vs 77%); Hopefield has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 0%).

Hopefield Lowesdale
Rural and farming 77% 99%
Environmental 19% 0%
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

Hopefield Lowesdale
New dwellings approved 47
across Federation
same for both
Approvals change year on year +38%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hopefield Lowesdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Hopefield Lowesdale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hopefield carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 19); Hopefield carries more crime risk (83 vs 47).

Hopefield Lowesdale
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
47/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Hopefield Lowesdale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hopefield

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

Schools in Lowesdale

  • Lowesdale Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Hopefield Lowesdale
Waterways 2 12

Mobility

Hopefield sits further from the CBD (610.9 km vs 599.7 km).

Hopefield Lowesdale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 610.9 km
+2% vs other
 599.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 377 min 381 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2646
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 2646
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.

Hopefield Lowesdale
Car (driver) 68.3% / 71.4%
Hopefield — Car (driver): 68.3% Lowesdale — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 20.0%
Hopefield — Worked from Home: 19.5% Lowesdale — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Walked Only 12.2% / 8.6%
Hopefield — Walked Only: 12.2% Lowesdale — Walked Only: 8.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Hopefield Lowesdale
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hopefield Lowesdale
Connectivity score 28/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Hopefield Lowesdale
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Hopefield Lowesdale
Average residential rate $951/yr
same for both
Council Federation
same for both

Federal electorate

Hopefield Lowesdale
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hopefield Lowesdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hopefield

Family Rural

Lowesdale

Family Rural Young Families

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