Lisarow vs Niagara Park

Niagara Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Lisarow. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lisarow, most households are couple families. In Niagara Park, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lisarow: a median of $1.22 million, against $969,000 in Niagara Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lisarow tends to suit couples, while Niagara Park suits 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

Lisarow

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Niagara Park carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Niagara Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($819,178 vs $2,100,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($969,250 vs $1,215,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Niagara Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Niagara Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 37/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Niagara Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 37/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Lisarow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.1% vs 2.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Lisarow and Niagara 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.

Lisarow Niagara 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.

Lisarow Niagara Park
Walkability 37 / 61
Lisarow — Walkability: 37/100 Niagara Park — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 40 / 53
Lisarow — Safety: 40/100 Niagara Park — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 35 / 54
Lisarow — Low fire risk: 35/100 Niagara Park — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Lisarow has more residents (5,299 vs 2,779); Lisarow has higher household incomes ($108,524 vs $92,560).

Lisarow Niagara Park
Population 5,299
+48% vs other
 2,779
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +1.3%
Median age 41 37
Median household income $108,524/yr
+15% vs other
 $92,560/yr
Median weekly rent $435/wk
+6% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lisarow Niagara Park
0-4 5.3% / 5.8%
Lisarow — 0-4: 5.3% Niagara Park — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.9% / 14.5%
Lisarow — 5-14: 14.9% Niagara Park — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 7.0% / 7.5%
Lisarow — 15-19: 7.0% Niagara Park — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 5.6% / 5.5%
Lisarow — 20-24: 5.6% Niagara Park — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 9.5% / 13.2%
Lisarow — 25-34: 9.5% Niagara Park — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 12.7% / 13.6%
Lisarow — 35-44: 12.7% Niagara Park — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 14.5% / 13.6%
Lisarow — 45-54: 14.5% Niagara Park — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 13.7% / 12.1%
Lisarow — 55-64: 13.7% Niagara Park — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 8.8% / 9.4%
Lisarow — 65-74: 8.8% Niagara Park — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 5.0% / 3.9%
Lisarow — 75-84: 5.0% Niagara Park — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 3.1% / 1.1%
Lisarow — 85+: 3.1% Niagara Park — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lisarow 57.7% couple families
Lisarow — Couple Families: 57.7% Lisarow — Lone Person: 22.8% Lisarow — One Parent Families: 16.7% Lisarow — Group Household: 2.0% Lisarow — Other Families: 0.8%
Niagara Park 47.0% couple families
Niagara Park — Couple Families: 47.0% Niagara Park — Lone Person: 27.4% Niagara Park — One Parent Families: 20.1% Niagara Park — Group Household: 4.2% Niagara Park — 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.

Lisarow 14.4% renting
Lisarow — Owned Outright: 34.3% Lisarow — Mortgage: 51.4% Lisarow — Renting: 14.4%
Niagara Park 25.3% renting
Niagara Park — Owned Outright: 29.0% Niagara Park — Mortgage: 45.7% Niagara Park — Renting: 25.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lisarow Niagara Park
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 17.5%
Lisarow — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Niagara Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 11.3%
Lisarow — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Niagara Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.2%
Lisarow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Niagara Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 3.0%
Lisarow — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Niagara Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.2%
Lisarow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Niagara Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Lisarow Niagara Park
England 5.7% / 4.7%
Lisarow — England: 5.7% Niagara Park — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.4%
Lisarow — New Zealand: 1.7% Niagara Park — New Zealand: 1.4%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.9%
Lisarow — South Africa: 0.9% Niagara Park — South Africa: 0.9%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.8%
Lisarow — Philippines: 0.7% Niagara Park — Philippines: 0.8%
India 0.8% / 0.4%
Lisarow — India: 0.8% Niagara Park — India: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Lisarow — Scotland: not among its largest Niagara Park — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lisarow 82.6% houses
Lisarow — Houses: 82.6% Lisarow — Townhouses: 17.1% Lisarow — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Niagara Park 88.2% houses
Niagara Park — Houses: 88.2% Niagara Park — Townhouses: 12.1% Niagara Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lisarow Niagara Park
Median house price $1,215,000 $969,250
Median unit price $605,000 —
Median land price $2,100,000 $819,178
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 59 sales
 20 days
from 20 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.

Lisarow Niagara Park
3 bed $910K / $875K
Lisarow — 3 bed: $910K (33 sales) Niagara Park — 3 bed: $875K (29 sales)

33 vs 29 sales

4 bed $1.24M / $1M
Lisarow — 4 bed: $1.24M (64 sales) Niagara Park — 4 bed: $1M (26 sales)

64 vs 26 sales

5 bed $1.49M / $1.15M
Lisarow — 5 bed: $1.49M (19 sales) Niagara Park — 5 bed: $1.15M (9 sales)

19 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Lisarow Niagara Park
Environmental 71% 74%
Residential 15% 20%
Industrial 6% 0%
Parks and recreation 4% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 3%
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

Lisarow Niagara Park
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Lisarow Niagara Park
Houses 4.1%
$885/wk on $1.12M
 2.5%
$755/wk on $1.57M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lisarow Niagara Park
House price Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Income — Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools Higher than 73% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 69% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW

Liveability

Niagara Park is more walkable (61 vs 37).

Lisarow Niagara Park
Grade B
same for both
Score 49/100
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Lisarow carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 46); Lisarow carries more crime risk (60 vs 47).

Lisarow Niagara Park
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
47/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lisarow Niagara Park
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 9.3 km
 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 7.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.0% 1.8%

Schools in Lisarow

  • Lisarow Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lisarow High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Narara Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Niagara Park

  • Niagara Park Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lisarow Niagara Park
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 13 1
Childcare 4 2
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Lisarow Niagara Park
Walkability score 37/100 61/100
Distance to Sydney 87.8 km 87.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 77 min
Public transport score 85/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 69.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 63.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
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.

Lisarow Niagara Park
Car (driver) 58.1% / 59.1%
Lisarow — Car (driver): 58.1% Niagara Park — Car (driver): 59.1%
Worked from Home 34.6% / 32.8%
Lisarow — Worked from Home: 34.6% Niagara Park — Worked from Home: 32.8%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.9%
Lisarow — Car (passenger): 4.3% Niagara Park — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Train 1.4% / 2.4%
Lisarow — Train: 1.4% Niagara Park — Train: 2.4%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.1%
Lisarow — Walked Only: 1.3% Niagara Park — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.1%).

Setting

Lisarow Niagara Park
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.8 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Lisarow Niagara Park
Connectivity score 60/100 63/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 27%
2,093 premises
 33%
1,114 premises

Climate

Lisarow Niagara Park
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lisarow Niagara Park
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lisarow Niagara Park
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Lisarow Niagara Park
Division Dobell Robertson
Member Emma Mcbride Gordon Reid
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lisarow

River Transport Hub

Niagara Park

Large Blocks Quiet Transport Hub

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