Liberty Grove vs Rhodes
Rhodes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 37 in Liberty Grove. In both, most homes are flats or apartments. In Liberty Grove, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Rhodes, most households rent. Units cost more in Rhodes: a median of $1.03 million, against $894,000 in Liberty Grove, though rent is higher in Liberty Grove. On these figures, Liberty Grove tends to suit families with children and couples, while Rhodes suits renters, young adults, and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Liberty Grove carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 67/100)
- Rhodes has more childcare (6 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Liberty Grove
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($2,010,000 vs $3,775,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
- has cheaper units ($893,775 vs $1,030,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Rhodes
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (61% vs 38%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Rhodes
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (99/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Liberty Grove carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 67/100)
- Rhodes is more walkable (99/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rhodes
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.8% vs -8.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Liberty Grove and Rhodes drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Rhodes has more residents (11,453 vs 2,055); Liberty Grove has higher household incomes ($138,476 vs $113,516).
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,055 | 11,453 +457% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.8% | -3.8% |
| Median age | 37 | 32 |
| Median household income | $138,476/yr +18% vs other | $113,516/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $600/wk +7% vs other | $560/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,010,000 | $3,775,000 |
| Median unit price | $893,775 | $1,030,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 32 days from 3 sales | 32 days from 7 sales |
Unit price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
20 vs 242 sales
8 vs 76 sales
Zoning mix
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 62% | 66% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 29% | 12% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 12% |
| Commercial | 0% | 9% |
| Environmental | 8% | 0% |
| Planning zones cover 99% of Liberty Grove and 99% of Rhodes. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,600 across Canada Bay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +72% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.2% $1,200/wk on $1.94M |
| Units | — | 5.4% $960/wk on $930K |
Ranking within NSW
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| Income | — | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 97% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 80% of NSW |
Liveability
Rhodes is more walkable (99 vs 84); Liberty Grove scores higher overall (90 vs 84).
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A+ | A |
| Score | 90/100 | 84/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Rhodes carries more crime risk (67 vs 19).
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| 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 | 16 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | 3 Strathfield Campus, 4.2 km | 3 Strathfield Campus, 5.5 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
Amenities in the suburb
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 3 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 30 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 12 |
| Childcare | 0 | 6 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 84/100 | 99/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 17 km | 18.6 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 19 min | 21 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 3.0% postcode 2138 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 10 postcode 2138 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.7%).
Setting
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.1 km | 14.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 74/100 | 77/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the building same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 18% 846 premises | 36% 5,968 premises |
Climate
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,176 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 16.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.9 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,217/yr same for both | |
| Council | Canada Bay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Reid same for both | |
| Member | Sally Sitou same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Liberty Grove | Rhodes | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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