Lower Portland vs Sackville North

Sackville North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Lower Portland. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lower Portland: a median of $2.6 million, against $1.45 million in Sackville North. On these figures, Sackville North tends to suit couples and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Lower Portland carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 77/100)
  • Sackville North is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 75%)

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

First-home buyers

Sackville North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,452,500 vs $2,595,000)
  • has cheaper land ($850,000 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sackville North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sackville North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (74.9 km vs 83.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lower Portland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lower Portland and Sackville North drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lower Portland Sackville North
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.

Lower Portland Sackville North
Walkability 16 / 15
Lower Portland — Walkability: 16/100 Sackville North — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 58 / 23
Lower Portland — Safety: 58/100 Sackville North — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 11 / 64
Lower Portland — Low fire risk: 11/100 Sackville North — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Lower Portland has more residents (711 vs 388); Sackville North has higher household incomes ($147,316 vs $102,180).

Lower Portland Sackville North
Population 711
+45% vs other
 388
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.7% +24.4%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $102,180/yr $147,316/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lower Portland Sackville North
0-4 4.8% / 7.0%
Lower Portland — 0-4: 4.8% Sackville North — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 12.9% / 13.4%
Lower Portland — 5-14: 12.9% Sackville North — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 7.5% / 5.7%
Lower Portland — 15-19: 7.5% Sackville North — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.2% / 7.5%
Lower Portland — 20-24: 4.2% Sackville North — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 8.4% / 7.7%
Lower Portland — 25-34: 8.4% Sackville North — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.1% / 15.7%
Lower Portland — 35-44: 11.1% Sackville North — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 15.9% / 12.1%
Lower Portland — 45-54: 15.9% Sackville North — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 16.7% / 14.2%
Lower Portland — 55-64: 16.7% Sackville North — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 13.9% / 11.1%
Lower Portland — 65-74: 13.9% Sackville North — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 5.1% / 5.2%
Lower Portland — 75-84: 5.1% Sackville North — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 0.4% / 2.3%
Lower Portland — 85+: 0.4% Sackville North — 85+: 2.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lower Portland 61.8% couple families
Lower Portland — Couple Families: 61.8% Lower Portland — Lone Person: 15.8% Lower Portland — One Parent Families: 13.2% Lower Portland — Group Household: 4.6% Lower Portland — Other Families: 4.6%
Sackville North 83.3% couple families
Sackville North — Couple Families: 83.3% Sackville North — Lone Person: 12.5% Sackville North — One Parent Families: 4.2% Sackville North — Group Household: 0.0% Sackville North — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lower Portland 7.5% renting
Lower Portland — Owned Outright: 36.2% Lower Portland — Mortgage: 56.3% Lower Portland — Renting: 7.5%
Sackville North 8.9% renting
Sackville North — Owned Outright: 38.4% Sackville North — Mortgage: 52.7% Sackville North — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lower Portland Sackville North
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 22.9%
Lower Portland — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Sackville North — Certificate III & IV: 22.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 8.0%
Lower Portland — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Sackville North — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.0%
Lower Portland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Sackville North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 2.3%
Lower Portland — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Sackville North — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Lower Portland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Sackville North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Lower Portland Sackville North
England 3.8% / 2.8%
Lower Portland — England: 3.8% Sackville North — England: 2.8%
China 0.7% / 1.3%
Lower Portland — China: 0.7% Sackville North — China: 1.3%
New Zealand 0.4% / 1.5%
Lower Portland — New Zealand: 0.4% Sackville North — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Lower Portland — South Africa: not among its largest Sackville North — South Africa: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Lower Portland — Netherlands: not among its largest Sackville North — Netherlands: 1.0%
Canada 0.6% / —
Lower Portland — Canada: 0.6% Sackville North — Canada: not among its largest
Fiji 0.6% / —
Lower Portland — Fiji: 0.6% Sackville North — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lower Portland 96.6% houses
Lower Portland — Houses: 96.6% Lower Portland — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Lower Portland — Townhouses: 2.4%
Sackville North 94.9% houses
Sackville North — Houses: 94.9% Sackville North — Flats / Apartments: 5.1% Sackville North — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lower Portland Sackville North
Median house price $2,595,000 $1,452,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,050,000 $850,000

Zoning mix

Lower Portland has more land zoned for conservation (40% vs 10%); Sackville North has more rural and farming land (89% vs 60%).

Lower Portland Sackville North
Rural and farming 60% 89%
Environmental 40% 10%
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

Lower Portland Sackville North
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
 2,648
across The Hills
Approvals change year on year +3% -4%

Ranking within NSW

Lower Portland Sackville North
House price Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Lower Portland Sackville North
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Lower Portland carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 36); Sackville North carries more crime risk (77 vs 42).

Lower Portland Sackville North
Bushfire High
89/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lower Portland Sackville North
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lower Portland

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Sackville North

  • Brewongle Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Lower Portland Sackville North
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 14 2

Mobility

Lower Portland sits further from the CBD (83.6 km vs 74.9 km).

Lower Portland Sackville North
Walkability score 16/100 15/100
Distance to Sydney 83.6 km
+10% vs other
 74.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2756
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2756
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.

Lower Portland Sackville North
Car (driver) 61.4% / 61.0%
Lower Portland — Car (driver): 61.4% Sackville North — Car (driver): 61.0%
Worked from Home 34.1% / 35.1%
Lower Portland — Worked from Home: 34.1% Sackville North — Worked from Home: 35.1%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.9%
Lower Portland — Car (passenger): 2.7% Sackville North — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.9% / —
Lower Portland — Walked Only: 1.9% Sackville North — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.4%).

Setting

Lower Portland Sackville North
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.0 km 30.4 km

NBN connectivity

Lower Portland Sackville North
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
279 premises
 0%
137 premises

Climate

Lower Portland Sackville North
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lower Portland Sackville North
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lower Portland Sackville North
Average residential rate $1,650/yr $1,204/yr
Council Hawkesbury The Hills

Federal electorate

Lower Portland Sackville North
Division Macquarie Berowra
Member Susan Templeman Julian Leeser
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Lower Portland Sackville North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lower Portland

Rural

Sackville North

Acreage River

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