Littleton vs Sheedys Gully
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Littleton, about half of households are people living alone. In Sheedys Gully, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sheedys Gully: a median of $1.13 million, against $550,000 in Littleton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Littleton tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Sheedys Gully 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
Littleton
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Sheedys Gully is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 43%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Littleton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($550,000 vs $1,130,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Littleton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $340/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Littleton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (52/100 vs 26/100)
- has a shorter drive in (136 min vs 141 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Littleton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (52/100 vs 26/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sheedys Gully
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (58.1% vs -7.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Littleton and Sheedys Gully 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
Littleton has more residents (737 vs 136); Sheedys Gully has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $60,372).
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 737 +82% vs other | 136 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.8% | +58.1% |
| Median age | 47 same for both | |
| Median household income | $60,372/yr | $84,500/yr +40% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $340/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Property market
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $550,000 | $1,130,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Sheedys Gully has more land zoned for conservation (87% vs 23%); Littleton has more industrially zoned land (17% vs 0%).
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 23% | 87% |
| Residential | 51% | 13% |
| Industrial | 17% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Lithgow same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
Liveability
Littleton is more walkable (52 vs 26).
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 27/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 65/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| 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 | 4 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Littleton
- La Salle Academy Lithgow Catholic · Secondary above peers
Schools in Sheedys Gully
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 52/100 | 26/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 149 km | 148.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 136 min | 141 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2790 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 2790 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 (83.7%).
Setting
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 939 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 956 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 77/100 | 93/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 47% 379 premises | 65% 51 premises |
Climate
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,147 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,150/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lithgow same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Littleton | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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