Hyland Park vs Nambucca Heads

Hyland Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 57 in Nambucca Heads. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Hyland Park, about half of households are people living alone. In Nambucca Heads, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Nambucca Heads tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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 6 things we measure here

  • Hyland Park carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 85/100)
  • Nambucca Heads has more parks and reserves (14 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Hyland Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nambucca Heads

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nambucca Heads

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 13/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (485.2 km vs 488.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nambucca Heads

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (28% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 13/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Hyland Park carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Nambucca Heads

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
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.

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Walkability 13 / 71
Hyland Park — Walkability: 13/100 Nambucca Heads — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 47 / 15
Hyland Park — Safety: 47/100 Nambucca Heads — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 49
Hyland Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nambucca Heads — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Nambucca Heads has more residents (6,675 vs 440); Hyland Park rents higher ($350/wk vs $280/wk).

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Population 440 6,675
+1417% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% +5.5%
Median age 49 57
Median household income $51,428/yr
+15% vs other
 $43,628/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+20% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
0-4 3.9% / 4.3%
Hyland Park — 0-4: 3.9% Nambucca Heads — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 10.5% / 9.3%
Hyland Park — 5-14: 10.5% Nambucca Heads — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 8.6% / 4.5%
Hyland Park — 15-19: 8.6% Nambucca Heads — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 4.3% / 3.3%
Hyland Park — 20-24: 4.3% Nambucca Heads — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 8.2% / 7.4%
Hyland Park — 25-34: 8.2% Nambucca Heads — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 8.2% / 8.1%
Hyland Park — 35-44: 8.2% Nambucca Heads — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 15.9% / 9.9%
Hyland Park — 45-54: 15.9% Nambucca Heads — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 17.7% / 15.6%
Hyland Park — 55-64: 17.7% Nambucca Heads — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 16.4% / 18.5%
Hyland Park — 65-74: 16.4% Nambucca Heads — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 6.4% / 13.2%
Hyland Park — 75-84: 6.4% Nambucca Heads — 75-84: 13.2%
85+ 1.4% / 5.6%
Hyland Park — 85+: 1.4% Nambucca Heads — 85+: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hyland Park 46.1% lone person
Hyland Park — Lone Person: 46.1% Hyland Park — Couple Families: 29.7% Hyland Park — One Parent Families: 21.1% Hyland Park — Group Household: 3.1% Hyland Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Nambucca Heads 58.3% lone person
Nambucca Heads — Lone Person: 58.3% Nambucca Heads — Couple Families: 18.8% Nambucca Heads — One Parent Families: 17.0% Nambucca Heads — Group Household: 4.2% Nambucca Heads — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hyland Park 25.5% renting
Hyland Park — Owned Outright: 47.3% Hyland Park — Mortgage: 27.1% Hyland Park — Renting: 25.5%
Nambucca Heads 34.9% renting
Nambucca Heads — Owned Outright: 48.1% Nambucca Heads — Mortgage: 16.9% Nambucca Heads — Renting: 34.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 17.2%
Hyland Park — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Nambucca Heads — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 6.3%
Hyland Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Nambucca Heads — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 6.2%
Hyland Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Nambucca Heads — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 1.4%
Hyland Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Nambucca Heads — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.4%
Hyland Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Nambucca Heads — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
England 4.8% / 3.9%
Hyland Park — England: 4.8% Nambucca Heads — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.3%
Hyland Park — New Zealand: 2.3% Nambucca Heads — New Zealand: 1.3%
Netherlands 0.9% / 0.4%
Hyland Park — Netherlands: 0.9% Nambucca Heads — Netherlands: 0.4%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.5%
Hyland Park — Scotland: 0.7% Nambucca Heads — Scotland: 0.5%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.3%
Hyland Park — South Africa: 0.7% Nambucca Heads — South Africa: 0.3%
Germany — / 0.5%
Hyland Park — Germany: not among its largest Nambucca Heads — Germany: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Hyland Park — Philippines: not among its largest Nambucca Heads — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hyland Park 97.4% houses
Hyland Park — Houses: 97.4% Hyland Park — Townhouses: 3.2% Hyland Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nambucca Heads 72.3% houses
Nambucca Heads — Houses: 72.3% Nambucca Heads — Townhouses: 12.9% Nambucca Heads — Flats / Apartments: 14.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Median house price $752,500 $730,000
Median unit price — $530,500
Median land price — $265,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 42 days
from 50 sales

Zoning mix

Nambucca Heads has more rural and farming land (49% vs 1%); Hyland Park has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 21%).

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Rural and farming 1% 49%
Residential 46% 19%
Environmental 38% 21%
Parks and recreation 15% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
New dwellings approved 109
across Nambucca Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -64%
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.

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Houses 3.1%
$560/wk on $936K
 4.0%
$650/wk on $849K
Units — 3.9%
$420/wk on $555K

Ranking within NSW

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
House price Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 59% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 30% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

Nambucca Heads is more walkable (71 vs 13).

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Nambucca Heads carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0); Nambucca Heads carries more crime risk (85 vs 53).

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
85/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
95/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Hyland Park

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

Schools in Nambucca Heads

  • Nambucca Heads Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Frank Partridge VC Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Nambucca Valley Christian Community School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Nambucca Heads High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 18
Parks & reserves 0 14
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 4
Waterways 0 25

Mobility

Hyland Park sits further from the CBD (488.2 km vs 485.2 km).

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Walkability score 13/100 71/100
Distance to Sydney 488.2 km 485.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 320 min 317 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2448
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2448
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.

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Car (driver) 75.8% / 79.6%
Hyland Park — Car (driver): 75.8% Nambucca Heads — Car (driver): 79.6%
Worked from Home 14.0% / 9.9%
Hyland Park — Worked from Home: 14.0% Nambucca Heads — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 6.3%
Hyland Park — Car (passenger): 6.4% Nambucca Heads — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only 1.9% / 4.0%
Hyland Park — Walked Only: 1.9% Nambucca Heads — Walked Only: 4.0%
Train 1.9% / —
Hyland Park — Train: 1.9% Nambucca Heads — Train: not among its largest
Bus — / 0.2%
Hyland Park — Bus: not among its largest Nambucca Heads — Bus: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.6%).

Setting

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km
1.1 km to a named beach
 1.2 km
3.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Connectivity score 77/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
240 premises
 30%
4,315 premises

Council rates

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Average residential rate $1,175/yr
same for both
Council Nambucca Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hyland Park Nambucca Heads
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hyland Park

Beach Coastal Large Blocks

Nambucca Heads

Coastal Parks Retirees River

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