Lalor Park vs Seven Hills

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Seven Hills, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Seven Hills: a median of $1.25 million, against $1.09 million in Lalor Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lalor Park tends to suit people living alone, while Seven Hills 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

Seven Hills

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (24 vs 8)
  • has more parks and reserves (26 vs 10)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Lalor Park has cheaper houses ($1,095,000 vs $1,250,000)
  • Seven Hills leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lalor Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Seven Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 72/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Seven Hills

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lalor Park Seven Hills
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.

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Walkability 72 / 92
Lalor Park — Walkability: 72/100 Seven Hills — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 24 / 23
Lalor Park — Safety: 24/100 Seven Hills — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lalor Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seven Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Seven Hills has more residents (20,095 vs 7,834); Seven Hills has higher household incomes ($98,384 vs $75,920).

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Population 7,834 20,095
+157% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% +4.0%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $75,920/yr $98,384/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $400/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lalor Park Seven Hills
0-4 6.5% / 6.3%
Lalor Park — 0-4: 6.5% Seven Hills — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 13.0% / 12.3%
Lalor Park — 5-14: 13.0% Seven Hills — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.7% / 5.4%
Lalor Park — 15-19: 5.7% Seven Hills — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.3% / 6.8%
Lalor Park — 20-24: 6.3% Seven Hills — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 14.8% / 15.5%
Lalor Park — 25-34: 14.8% Seven Hills — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 14.1% / 15.4%
Lalor Park — 35-44: 14.1% Seven Hills — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 12.9% / 12.0%
Lalor Park — 45-54: 12.9% Seven Hills — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 12.5% / 10.8%
Lalor Park — 55-64: 12.5% Seven Hills — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 8.4% / 8.8%
Lalor Park — 65-74: 8.4% Seven Hills — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 3.7% / 5.0%
Lalor Park — 75-84: 3.7% Seven Hills — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.9% / 1.7%
Lalor Park — 85+: 1.9% Seven Hills — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lalor Park 37.5% couple families
Lalor Park — Couple Families: 37.5% Lalor Park — Lone Person: 35.2% Lalor Park — One Parent Families: 20.7% Lalor Park — Group Household: 4.0% Lalor Park — Other Families: 2.6%
Seven Hills 50.8% couple families
Seven Hills — Couple Families: 50.8% Seven Hills — Lone Person: 26.6% Seven Hills — One Parent Families: 16.1% Seven Hills — Group Household: 4.3% Seven Hills — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lalor Park 43.9% renting
Lalor Park — Owned Outright: 23.1% Lalor Park — Mortgage: 33.0% Lalor Park — Renting: 43.9%
Seven Hills 36.2% renting
Seven Hills — Owned Outright: 28.3% Seven Hills — Mortgage: 35.5% Seven Hills — Renting: 36.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 14.8%
Lalor Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Seven Hills — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 10.5%
Lalor Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Seven Hills — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 7.4%
Lalor Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Seven Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 6.8%
Lalor Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Seven Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.3%
Lalor Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Seven Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

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.

Lalor Park Seven Hills
India 3.9% / 12.2%
Lalor Park — India: 3.9% Seven Hills — India: 12.2%
Philippines 3.4% / 3.4%
Lalor Park — Philippines: 3.4% Seven Hills — Philippines: 3.4%
Sri Lanka 1.2% / 4.2%
Lalor Park — Sri Lanka: 1.2% Seven Hills — Sri Lanka: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.0%
Lalor Park — New Zealand: 2.2% Seven Hills — New Zealand: 2.0%
China 1.2% / 2.5%
Lalor Park — China: 1.2% Seven Hills — China: 2.5%
England 1.5% / 1.5%
Lalor Park — England: 1.5% Seven Hills — England: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lalor Park 90.7% houses
Lalor Park — Houses: 90.7% Lalor Park — Flats / Apartments: 7.9% Lalor Park — Townhouses: 1.4%
Seven Hills 84.1% houses
Seven Hills — Houses: 84.1% Seven Hills — Flats / Apartments: 6.0% Seven Hills — Townhouses: 9.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Median house price $1,095,000 $1,250,000
Median unit price — $627,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 74 sales
 22 days
from 193 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.

Lalor Park Seven Hills
2 bed $1.01M / $1.19M
Lalor Park — 2 bed: $1.01M (20 sales) Seven Hills — 2 bed: $1.19M (10 sales)

20 vs 10 sales

3 bed $1.05M / $1.2M
Lalor Park — 3 bed: $1.05M (79 sales) Seven Hills — 3 bed: $1.2M (176 sales)

79 vs 176 sales

4 bed $1.16M / $1.35M
Lalor Park — 4 bed: $1.16M (33 sales) Seven Hills — 4 bed: $1.35M (77 sales)

33 vs 77 sales

5 bed $1.36M / $1.51M
Lalor Park — 5 bed: $1.36M (9 sales) Seven Hills — 5 bed: $1.51M (22 sales)

9 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Seven Hills has more industrially zoned land (23% vs 0%).

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Residential 82% 55%
Industrial 0% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 11%
Parks and recreation 11% 9%
Commercial 1%
same for both
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

Lalor Park Seven Hills
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Houses 3.1%
$625/wk on $1.05M
 3.1%
$720/wk on $1.2M
Units — 6.0%
$590/wk on $512K

Ranking within NSW

Lalor Park Seven Hills
House price Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 78% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 94% of NSW

Liveability

Seven Hills scores higher overall (61 vs 43); Seven Hills is more walkable (92 vs 72).

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Grade C B
Score 43/100 61/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
76/100
 High
77/100
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 7
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Inside the suburb 3 8
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 3 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 9.2 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 7.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 2.7%

Schools in Lalor Park

  • Lalor Park Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Seven Hills West Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Bernadette's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Seven Hills

  • Bert Oldfield Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Seven Hills North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Seven Hills High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Seven Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • The Hills Sports High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 10 26
Childcare 8 24
GPs 2 10
Pharmacies 2 4
Banks & Bank@Post 1 6
Fuel stations 1 8
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 6 19

Mobility

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Walkability score 72/100 92/100
Distance to Sydney 36.5 km 36.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 36 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 122.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 750.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2147
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2147
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.

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Car (driver) 53.5% / 46.3%
Lalor Park — Car (driver): 53.5% Seven Hills — Car (driver): 46.3%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 41.1%
Lalor Park — Worked from Home: 36.1% Seven Hills — Worked from Home: 41.1%
Train 4.0% / 6.7%
Lalor Park — Train: 4.0% Seven Hills — Train: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.4%
Lalor Park — Car (passenger): 4.0% Seven Hills — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus 1.2% / 1.3%
Lalor Park — Bus: 1.2% Seven Hills — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.5%).

Setting

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.7 km 28.4 km

NBN connectivity

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Connectivity score 85/100 83/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
3,270 premises
 51%
9,396 premises

Climate

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lalor Park Seven Hills
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.88 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Division Greenway Mcmahon
Member Michelle Rowland Chris Bowen
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lalor Park Seven Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lalor Park

Outer Parks River

Seven Hills

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks River Transport Hub

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