Long Point vs Wylies Flat
Long Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 48 in Wylies Flat. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Long Point, about half of households rent and most households are couple families. In Wylies Flat, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Long Point tends to suit renters, young adults, and couples, while Wylies Flat suits families with children.
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
Wylies Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Long Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Long Point has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 24%)
- Wylies Flat has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $375/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wylies Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (209.7 km vs 212.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Long Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (106.5% vs -9.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Long Point and Wylies Flat 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
Wylies Flat skews older (48 vs 34); Long Point has more residents (64 vs 50).
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 +22% vs other | 50 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +106.5% | -9.1% |
| Median age | 34 | 48 |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr +10% vs other | $97,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $375/wk +21% vs other | $295/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.0%).
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 (30.0%).
Property market
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,700,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 92% of NSW | — |
| Income | — | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
Liveability
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Long Point carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0).
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | — | 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 | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
Long Point sits further from the CBD (212.9 km vs 209.7 km).
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 212.9 km +2% vs other | 209.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 150 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2330 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 (83.3%).
Setting
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 51 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 57 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 23 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 804 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — | 6.7 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 20.2 µg/m³ | 19.2 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | — | 0.64 pphm |
Council rates
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Long Point | Wylies Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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