Hyland Park vs Valla

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hyland Park, about half of households are people living alone. In Valla, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Valla: a median of $1.34 million, against $752,000 in Hyland Park, though rent is higher in Hyland Park. On these figures, Hyland Park tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Valla 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 6 things we measure here

  • Hyland Park carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 70/100)
  • Valla is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 51%)

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

  • has cheaper houses ($752,500 vs $1,340,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Valla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Hyland Park has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Hyland Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (488.2 km vs 493.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hyland Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Valla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs 2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hyland Park and Valla 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 Valla
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 Valla
Walkability 13 / 8
Hyland Park — Walkability: 13/100 Valla — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 47 / 30
Hyland Park — Safety: 47/100 Valla — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 55
Hyland Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Valla — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Valla has more residents (1,052 vs 440); Valla has higher household incomes ($84,084 vs $51,428).

Hyland Park Valla
Population 440 1,052
+139% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% +12.4%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $51,428/yr $84,084/yr
+63% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+11% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hyland Park Valla
0-4 3.9% / 5.6%
Hyland Park — 0-4: 3.9% Valla — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 10.5% / 11.6%
Hyland Park — 5-14: 10.5% Valla — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 8.6% / 6.6%
Hyland Park — 15-19: 8.6% Valla — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.3% / 3.5%
Hyland Park — 20-24: 4.3% Valla — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 8.2% / 7.4%
Hyland Park — 25-34: 8.2% Valla — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 8.2% / 10.3%
Hyland Park — 35-44: 8.2% Valla — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 15.9% / 14.2%
Hyland Park — 45-54: 15.9% Valla — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 17.7% / 21.2%
Hyland Park — 55-64: 17.7% Valla — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 16.4% / 14.0%
Hyland Park — 65-74: 16.4% Valla — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 6.4% / 5.2%
Hyland Park — 75-84: 6.4% Valla — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.4% / 1.0%
Hyland Park — 85+: 1.4% Valla — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hyland Park 29.7% couple families
Hyland Park — Couple Families: 29.7% Hyland Park — Lone Person: 46.1% Hyland Park — One Parent Families: 21.1% Hyland Park — Group Household: 3.1% Hyland Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Valla 51.9% couple families
Valla — Couple Families: 51.9% Valla — Lone Person: 28.7% Valla — One Parent Families: 10.5% Valla — Group Household: 7.6% Valla — 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.

Hyland Park 25.5% renting
Hyland Park — Owned Outright: 47.3% Hyland Park — Mortgage: 27.1% Hyland Park — Renting: 25.5%
Valla 10.1% renting
Valla — Owned Outright: 45.0% Valla — Mortgage: 45.0% Valla — Renting: 10.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hyland Park Valla
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 21.4%
Hyland Park — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Valla — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 10.6%
Hyland Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Valla — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 8.3%
Hyland Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Valla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 2.9%
Hyland Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Valla — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.4%
Hyland Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Valla — 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 Valla
England 4.8% / 4.0%
Hyland Park — England: 4.8% Valla — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 2.3% / 0.7%
Hyland Park — New Zealand: 2.3% Valla — New Zealand: 0.7%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.8%
Hyland Park — South Africa: 0.7% Valla — South Africa: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.9% / 0.5%
Hyland Park — Netherlands: 0.9% Valla — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Hyland Park — Scotland: 0.7% Valla — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.6%
Hyland Park — Germany: not among its largest Valla — Germany: 0.6%
Sri Lanka — / 0.5%
Hyland Park — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Valla — Sri Lanka: 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%
Valla 100.5% houses
Valla — Houses: 100.5% Valla — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Hyland Park Valla
Median house price $752,500 $1,340,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $732,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 53 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Valla has more rural and farming land (84% vs 1%); Hyland Park has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 8%).

Hyland Park Valla
Rural and farming 1% 84%
Residential 46% 6%
Environmental 38% 8%
Parks and recreation 15% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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 Valla
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 Valla
Houses 3.1%
$560/wk on $936K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hyland Park Valla
House price Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 30% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 26% of NSW —

Liveability

Hyland Park Valla
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Valla carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Valla carries more crime risk (70 vs 53).

Hyland Park Valla
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
70/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hyland Park Valla
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Hyland Park Valla
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 40

Mobility

Valla sits further from the CBD (493.1 km vs 488.2 km).

Hyland Park Valla
Walkability score 13/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 488.2 km 493.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 320 min 323 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 Valla
Car (driver) 75.8% / 70.3%
Hyland Park — Car (driver): 75.8% Valla — Car (driver): 70.3%
Worked from Home 14.0% / 21.7%
Hyland Park — Worked from Home: 14.0% Valla — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 5.3%
Hyland Park — Car (passenger): 6.4% Valla — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.7%
Hyland Park — Walked Only: 1.9% Valla — Walked Only: 2.7%
Train 1.9% / —
Hyland Park — Train: 1.9% Valla — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Hyland Park Valla
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km
1.1 km to a named beach
 5.7 km

NBN connectivity

Hyland Park Valla
Connectivity score 77/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
240 premises
 0%
399 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Hyland Park Valla
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

Valla

Rural

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