Leets Vale vs Wisemans Ferry

Leets Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Wisemans Ferry. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Leets Vale: a median of $1.02 million, against $540,000 in Wisemans Ferry, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Leets Vale tends to suit families with children, while Wisemans Ferry suits people living alone 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Leets Vale is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 48%)
  • Wisemans Ferry has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

  • Leets Vale leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 43%)
  • Wisemans Ferry has cheaper houses ($540,000 vs $1,020,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wisemans Ferry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $425/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wisemans Ferry

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 102 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (75.2 km vs 95.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Leets Vale carries lower crime risk (85/100 vs 95/100)
  • Wisemans Ferry is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
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.

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Walkability 0 / 25
Leets Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Wisemans Ferry — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 15 / 5
Leets Vale — Safety: 15/100 Wisemans Ferry — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 7 / 6
Leets Vale — Low fire risk: 7/100 Wisemans Ferry — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Wisemans Ferry has more residents (233 vs 59); Leets Vale rents higher ($425/wk vs $290/wk).

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Population 59 233
+295% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +5.9%
Median age 44 50
Median household income $94,224/yr
+25% vs other
 $70,772/yr
Median weekly rent $425/wk
+32% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
0-4 15.3% / 3.9%
Leets Vale — 0-4: 15.3% Wisemans Ferry — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 5.1% / 6.9%
Leets Vale — 5-14: 5.1% Wisemans Ferry — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 6.8% / 6.0%
Leets Vale — 15-19: 6.8% Wisemans Ferry — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 8.5% / 1.7%
Leets Vale — 20-24: 8.5% Wisemans Ferry — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 6.8% / 11.2%
Leets Vale — 25-34: 6.8% Wisemans Ferry — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 18.6% / 8.6%
Leets Vale — 35-44: 18.6% Wisemans Ferry — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 10.2% / 17.6%
Leets Vale — 45-54: 10.2% Wisemans Ferry — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 10.2% / 21.5%
Leets Vale — 55-64: 10.2% Wisemans Ferry — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 13.6% / 10.7%
Leets Vale — 65-74: 13.6% Wisemans Ferry — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 10.2% / 6.9%
Leets Vale — 75-84: 10.2% Wisemans Ferry — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 3.9%
Leets Vale — 85+: not among its largest Wisemans Ferry — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leets Vale 31.6% lone person
Leets Vale — Lone Person: 31.6% Leets Vale — Couple Families: 42.1% Leets Vale — One Parent Families: 26.3% Leets Vale — Group Household: 0.0%
Wisemans Ferry 42.2% lone person
Wisemans Ferry — Lone Person: 42.2% Wisemans Ferry — Couple Families: 30.1% Wisemans Ferry — One Parent Families: 18.1% Wisemans Ferry — Group Household: 9.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leets Vale 26.3% renting
Leets Vale — Owned Outright: 36.8% Leets Vale — Mortgage: 36.8% Leets Vale — Renting: 26.3%
Wisemans Ferry 25.3% renting
Wisemans Ferry — Owned Outright: 45.3% Wisemans Ferry — Mortgage: 29.5% Wisemans Ferry — Renting: 25.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leets Vale 100.0% houses
Leets Vale — Houses: 100.0% Leets Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wisemans Ferry 93.9% houses
Wisemans Ferry — Houses: 93.9% Wisemans Ferry — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Certificate III & IV 27.1% / 28.3%
Leets Vale — Certificate III & IV: 27.1% Wisemans Ferry — Certificate III & IV: 28.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.3% / 7.7%
Leets Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.3% Wisemans Ferry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 6.9%
Leets Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Wisemans Ferry — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Leets Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wisemans Ferry — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Property market

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Median house price $1,020,000 $540,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $177,000 —

Zoning mix

Leets Vale has more rural and farming land (57% vs 20%); Wisemans Ferry has more land zoned for conservation (72% vs 43%).

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Environmental 43% 72%
Rural and farming 57% 20%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
 2,648
across The Hills
Approvals change year on year +3% -4%

Ranking within NSW

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
House price Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 56% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Wisemans Ferry is more walkable (25 vs 0).

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wisemans Ferry carries more crime risk (95 vs 85).

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Bushfire High
93/100
 High
94/100
Crime High
85/100
 High
95/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Leets Vale

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

Schools in Wisemans Ferry

  • Wisemans Ferry Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Leets Vale sits further from the CBD (95.4 km vs 75.2 km).

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Walkability score 0/100 25/100
Distance to Sydney 95.4 km
+21% vs other
 75.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 80 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2775
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2775
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.

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Car (driver) 62.5% / 65.1%
Leets Vale — Car (driver): 62.5% Wisemans Ferry — Car (driver): 65.1%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 27.9%
Leets Vale — Worked from Home: 37.5% Wisemans Ferry — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Walked Only — / 7.0%
Leets Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest Wisemans Ferry — Walked Only: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.1%).

Setting

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.3 km 28.8 km

NBN connectivity

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Connectivity score 16/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
154 premises

Climate

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Average residential rate $1,650/yr $1,204/yr
Council Hawkesbury The Hills

Federal electorate

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Division Macquarie Berowra
Member Susan Templeman Julian Leeser
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Leets Vale Wisemans Ferry
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leets Vale

Rural Young Families

Wisemans Ferry

Rural

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