Louth Park vs Cliftleigh

Cliftleigh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 35 in Louth Park. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Louth Park, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. In Cliftleigh, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Louth Park: a median of $1.62 million, against $814,000 in Cliftleigh, though rent is higher in Cliftleigh. On these figures, Louth Park tends to suit couples, while Cliftleigh suits renters, young adults, and 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

Louth Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Cliftleigh

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($374,000 vs $860,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($814,000 vs $1,620,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Louth Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $435/wk)
  • But Cliftleigh has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Louth Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Cliftleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (160.0% vs 41.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Louth Park Cliftleigh
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.

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Walkability 19 / 26
Louth Park — Walkability: 19/100 Cliftleigh — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 45 / 23
Louth Park — Safety: 45/100 Cliftleigh — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 74 / 100
Louth Park — Low fire risk: 74/100 Cliftleigh — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cliftleigh has more residents (2,309 vs 922); Louth Park has higher household incomes ($171,236 vs $104,936).

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Population 922 2,309
+150% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +41.0% +160.0%
Median age 35 27
Median household income $171,236/yr
+39% vs other
 $104,936/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $435/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Louth Park Cliftleigh
0-4 4.6% / 11.9%
Louth Park — 0-4: 4.6% Cliftleigh — 0-4: 11.9%
5-14 18.1% / 16.0%
Louth Park — 5-14: 18.1% Cliftleigh — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 8.7% / 5.8%
Louth Park — 15-19: 8.7% Cliftleigh — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 6.5% / 8.5%
Louth Park — 20-24: 6.5% Cliftleigh — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 10.8% / 26.9%
Louth Park — 25-34: 10.8% Cliftleigh — 25-34: 26.9%
35-44 11.3% / 13.3%
Louth Park — 35-44: 11.3% Cliftleigh — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 19.1% / 6.9%
Louth Park — 45-54: 19.1% Cliftleigh — 45-54: 6.9%
55-64 12.5% / 5.0%
Louth Park — 55-64: 12.5% Cliftleigh — 55-64: 5.0%
65-74 5.9% / 4.4%
Louth Park — 65-74: 5.9% Cliftleigh — 65-74: 4.4%
75-84 1.4% / 1.2%
Louth Park — 75-84: 1.4% Cliftleigh — 75-84: 1.2%
85+ 0.7% / 0.4%
Louth Park — 85+: 0.7% Cliftleigh — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Louth Park 81.4% couple families
Louth Park — Couple Families: 81.4% Louth Park — One Parent Families: 9.8% Louth Park — Lone Person: 5.9% Louth Park — Group Household: 2.9%
Cliftleigh 51.1% couple families
Cliftleigh — Couple Families: 51.1% Cliftleigh — One Parent Families: 24.7% Cliftleigh — Lone Person: 20.0% Cliftleigh — Group Household: 4.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Louth Park 5.6% renting
Louth Park — Owned Outright: 31.6% Louth Park — Mortgage: 62.8% Louth Park — Renting: 5.6%
Cliftleigh 47.1% renting
Cliftleigh — Owned Outright: 12.1% Cliftleigh — Mortgage: 40.8% Cliftleigh — Renting: 47.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 20.7%
Louth Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Cliftleigh — Certificate III & IV: 20.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 7.2%
Louth Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Cliftleigh — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 6.5%
Louth Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Cliftleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 1.3%
Louth Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Cliftleigh — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.1%
Louth Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Cliftleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Philippines — / 2.5%
Louth Park — Philippines: not among its largest Cliftleigh — Philippines: 2.5%
England 1.0% / 1.3%
Louth Park — England: 1.0% Cliftleigh — England: 1.3%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.4%
Louth Park — South Africa: 0.9% Cliftleigh — South Africa: 0.4%
India 0.4% / 0.7%
Louth Park — India: 0.4% Cliftleigh — India: 0.7%
Zimbabwe 0.7% / —
Louth Park — Zimbabwe: 0.7% Cliftleigh — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.3% / 0.3%
Louth Park — New Zealand: 0.3% Cliftleigh — New Zealand: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Louth Park — Scotland: not among its largest Cliftleigh — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Louth Park 98.9% houses
Louth Park — Houses: 98.9% Louth Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Louth Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Cliftleigh 94.1% houses
Cliftleigh — Houses: 94.1% Cliftleigh — Townhouses: 5.2% Cliftleigh — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Median house price $1,620,000 $814,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $860,000 $374,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 4 sales
 28 days
from 46 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.

Louth Park Cliftleigh
4 bed $1.61M / $812K
Louth Park — 4 bed: $1.61M (16 sales) Cliftleigh — 4 bed: $812K (88 sales)

16 vs 88 sales

5 bed $1.73M / $1.05M
Louth Park — 5 bed: $1.73M (6 sales) Cliftleigh — 5 bed: $1.05M (8 sales)

6 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Louth Park has more rural and farming land (74% vs 39%).

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Rural and farming 74% 39%
Residential 15% 30%
Environmental 11% 17%
Parks and recreation 0% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Louth Park Cliftleigh
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
 719
across Cessnock
Approvals change year on year +20% -31%

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.

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Houses — 4.3%
$700/wk on $838K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Louth Park Cliftleigh
House price Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 87% of NSW

Liveability

Louth Park scores higher overall (56 vs 42).

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Grade B C
Score 56/100 42/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Louth Park carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Cliftleigh carries more crime risk (77 vs 55).

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Bushfire Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 High
77/100
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
same for both

Schools

Louth Park Cliftleigh
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

Amenities in the suburb

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Walkability score 19/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 160.7 km 159.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 116 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2320
 0.6%
postcode 2321
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2320
 69
postcode 2321

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.

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Car (driver) 67.8% / 77.8%
Louth Park — Car (driver): 67.8% Cliftleigh — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 16.8%
Louth Park — Worked from Home: 25.5% Cliftleigh — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.8%
Louth Park — Car (passenger): 3.3% Cliftleigh — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 2.3% / 0.4%
Louth Park — Walked Only: 2.3% Cliftleigh — Walked Only: 0.4%
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Louth Park — Bicycle: 1.2% Cliftleigh — Bicycle: not among its largest
Train — / 0.9%
Louth Park — Train: not among its largest Cliftleigh — Train: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.6 km 24.9 km

NBN connectivity

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Connectivity score 98/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
413 premises
 91%
1,087 premises

Climate

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Annual rainfall 996 mm 804 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C 5.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Louth Park Cliftleigh
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Average residential rate $1,908/yr $1,405/yr
Council Maitland Cessnock

Federal electorate

Louth Park Cliftleigh
Division Paterson
same for both
Member Meryl Swanson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Louth Park

Acreage Family

Cliftleigh

Family Large Blocks Young Families

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