Lindfield vs Macquarie Park

Macquarie Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 40 in Lindfield. In Lindfield, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Macquarie Park, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are people living alone. Units cost more in Lindfield: a median of $1.15 million, against $825,000 in Macquarie Park, and rent is higher there too. Lindfield is closer to the city centre: 14.6 km, against 16.8 km. On these figures, Lindfield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Macquarie Park 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

Lindfield

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (52% vs 0%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 87/100)
  • But Macquarie Park has more childcare (18 vs 11)

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

First-home buyers

Macquarie Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($825,000 vs $1,151,000)

Weighs unit prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Macquarie Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (68% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($460/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lindfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (14.6 km vs 16.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Lindfield

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 87/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 9%)
  • But Macquarie Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 48%)

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

Investors

Macquarie Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (35.9% vs 11.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.0% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lindfield Macquarie Park
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.

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Walkability 89 / 90
Lindfield — Walkability: 89/100 Macquarie Park — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 69 / 13
Lindfield — Safety: 69/100 Macquarie Park — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 30 / 33
Lindfield — Low fire risk: 30/100 Macquarie Park — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Lindfield has higher household incomes ($147,316 vs $98,072); Lindfield rents higher ($600/wk vs $460/wk).

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Population 10,943 11,071
+1% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.8% +35.9%
Median age 40 31
Median household income $147,316/yr
+33% vs other
 $98,072/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+23% vs other
 $460/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lindfield Macquarie Park
0-4 5.3% / 5.7%
Lindfield — 0-4: 5.3% Macquarie Park — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 14.8% / 5.5%
Lindfield — 5-14: 14.8% Macquarie Park — 5-14: 5.5%
15-19 6.6% / 4.4%
Lindfield — 15-19: 6.6% Macquarie Park — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 5.6% / 13.5%
Lindfield — 20-24: 5.6% Macquarie Park — 20-24: 13.5%
25-34 9.5% / 32.8%
Lindfield — 25-34: 9.5% Macquarie Park — 25-34: 32.8%
35-44 14.8% / 18.0%
Lindfield — 35-44: 14.8% Macquarie Park — 35-44: 18.0%
45-54 14.7% / 6.6%
Lindfield — 45-54: 14.7% Macquarie Park — 45-54: 6.6%
55-64 11.5% / 5.0%
Lindfield — 55-64: 11.5% Macquarie Park — 55-64: 5.0%
65-74 9.0% / 4.0%
Lindfield — 65-74: 9.0% Macquarie Park — 65-74: 4.0%
75-84 5.6% / 2.4%
Lindfield — 75-84: 5.6% Macquarie Park — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 2.5% / 2.3%
Lindfield — 85+: 2.5% Macquarie Park — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lindfield 58.0% couple families
Lindfield — Couple Families: 58.0% Lindfield — Lone Person: 25.5% Lindfield — One Parent Families: 12.9% Lindfield — Group Household: 2.4% Lindfield — Other Families: 1.2%
Macquarie Park 25.1% couple families
Macquarie Park — Couple Families: 25.1% Macquarie Park — Lone Person: 51.0% Macquarie Park — One Parent Families: 9.0% Macquarie Park — Group Household: 11.2% Macquarie Park — Other Families: 3.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lindfield 29.2% renting
Lindfield — Owned Outright: 38.4% Lindfield — Mortgage: 32.4% Lindfield — Renting: 29.2%
Macquarie Park 68.0% renting
Macquarie Park — Owned Outright: 10.5% Macquarie Park — Mortgage: 21.5% Macquarie Park — Renting: 68.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Bachelor Degree 26.9% / 30.3%
Lindfield — Bachelor Degree: 26.9% Macquarie Park — Bachelor Degree: 30.3%
Postgraduate Degree 15.3% / 19.8%
Lindfield — Postgraduate Degree: 15.3% Macquarie Park — Postgraduate Degree: 19.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.5%
Lindfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Macquarie Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Certificate III & IV 3.4% / 4.0%
Lindfield — Certificate III & IV: 3.4% Macquarie Park — Certificate III & IV: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.9%
Lindfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Macquarie Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.3%).

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.

Lindfield Macquarie Park
China 12.2% / 16.7%
Lindfield — China: 12.2% Macquarie Park — China: 16.7%
India 1.5% / 10.2%
Lindfield — India: 1.5% Macquarie Park — India: 10.2%
England 3.9% / —
Lindfield — England: 3.9% Macquarie Park — England: not among its largest
Malaysia 1.6% / 2.0%
Lindfield — Malaysia: 1.6% Macquarie Park — Malaysia: 2.0%
Philippines — / 3.3%
Lindfield — Philippines: not among its largest Macquarie Park — Philippines: 3.3%
Iran — / 2.4%
Lindfield — Iran: not among its largest Macquarie Park — Iran: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Lindfield — New Zealand: 1.5% Macquarie Park — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lindfield 44.7% flats / apartments
Lindfield — Flats / Apartments: 44.7% Lindfield — Houses: 52.1% Lindfield — Townhouses: 3.2%
Macquarie Park 90.4% flats / apartments
Macquarie Park — Flats / Apartments: 90.4% Macquarie Park — Houses: 0.0% Macquarie Park — Townhouses: 9.6%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Median house price $3,860,000 —
Median unit price $1,151,000 $825,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 91 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.

Lindfield Macquarie Park
1 bed $836K / $645K
Lindfield — 1 bed: $836K (24 sales) Macquarie Park — 1 bed: $645K (92 sales)

24 vs 92 sales

2 bed $1M / $924K
Lindfield — 2 bed: $1M (59 sales) Macquarie Park — 2 bed: $924K (128 sales)

59 vs 128 sales

3 bed $1.7M / $1.34M
Lindfield — 3 bed: $1.7M (36 sales) Macquarie Park — 3 bed: $1.34M (24 sales)

36 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Residential 57% 31%
Environmental 31% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 24%
Industrial 0% 10%
Commercial 1% 9%
Parks and recreation 4% 3%
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

Lindfield Macquarie Park
New dwellings approved 908
across Ku-ring-gai
 1,489
across Ryde
Approvals change year on year +0% +81%

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.

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Houses 3.5%
$1,900/wk on $2.83M
 3.5%
$900/wk on $1.35M
Units 4.3%
$950/wk on $1.15M
 5.0%
$790/wk on $820K

Ranking within NSW

Lindfield Macquarie Park
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Income Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 96% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW

Liveability

Lindfield scores higher overall (69 vs 48).

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Grade A C
Score 69/100 48/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Macquarie Park carries more crime risk (87 vs 31).

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Low
31/100
 High
87/100
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 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Inside the suburb 8 4
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 3.2 km
 2
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 0.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.5% 11.0%

Schools in Lindfield

  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Lindfield Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lindfield Learning Village Government · Combined below peers
  • Aurora College Government · Secondary
  • Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School Independent · Primary
  • Lindfield Montessori Preschool Independent · Primary

Schools in Macquarie Park

  • NextSense School - Spoken Language Program Independent · Primary · Special school at peers
  • Macquarie University Special Education Centre Independent · Primary · Special school
  • NextSense School Independent · Combined · Special school
  • NextSense School - Sign Bilingual Program Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Supermarkets 3 8
Cafes & restaurants 9 46
Parks & reserves 19 10
Childcare 11 18
GPs 4 5
Pharmacies 4
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 8
Fuel stations 1 3
EV chargers 0 5
Waterways 9 20

Mobility

Macquarie Park sits further from the CBD (16.8 km vs 14.6 km).

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Walkability score 89/100 90/100
Distance to Sydney 14.6 km 16.8 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 20 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 155.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1043.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.7%
postcode 2070
 5.1%
postcode 2113
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2070
 16
postcode 2113

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.

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Worked from Home 63.2% / 59.0%
Lindfield — Worked from Home: 63.2% Macquarie Park — Worked from Home: 59.0%
Car (driver) 26.2% / 21.3%
Lindfield — Car (driver): 26.2% Macquarie Park — Car (driver): 21.3%
Train 6.3% / 7.9%
Lindfield — Train: 6.3% Macquarie Park — Train: 7.9%
Walked Only 1.9% / 6.8%
Lindfield — Walked Only: 1.9% Macquarie Park — Walked Only: 6.8%
Bus 0.2% / 3.4%
Lindfield — Bus: 0.2% Macquarie Park — Bus: 3.4%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 1.3%
Lindfield — Car (passenger): 2.0% Macquarie Park — Car (passenger): 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.6 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Connectivity score 86/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
5,070 premises
 38%
8,729 premises

Climate

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lindfield Macquarie Park
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Average residential rate $1,626/yr $1,216/yr
Council Ku-ring-gai Ryde

Federal electorate

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Division Bradfield Bennelong
Member Nicolette Boele Jerome Laxale
Party Independent Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Lindfield Macquarie Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lindfield

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub

Macquarie Park

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals Transport Hub

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