Maroota vs Leets Vale

Maroota is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Leets Vale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maroota, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Maroota: a median of $2.35 million, against $1.02 million in Leets Vale. On these figures, Maroota tends to suit couples, while Leets Vale suits people living alone 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

Maroota

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Leets Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,020,000 vs $2,350,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Maroota

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 102 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (64 km vs 95.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maroota

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 85/100)
  • But Leets Vale has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

Weighs 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

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

Maroota Leets Vale
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.

Maroota Leets Vale
Walkability 19 / 0
Maroota — Walkability: 19/100 Leets Vale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 15
Maroota — Safety: 49/100 Leets Vale — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 23 / 7
Maroota — Low fire risk: 23/100 Leets Vale — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Maroota has more residents (616 vs 59); Maroota has higher household incomes ($108,108 vs $94,224).

Maroota Leets Vale
Population 616
+90% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.2% +3.5%
Median age 41 44
Median household income $108,108/yr
+13% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+1% vs other
 $425/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maroota Leets Vale
0-4 5.5% / 15.3%
Maroota — 0-4: 5.5% Leets Vale — 0-4: 15.3%
5-14 15.9% / 5.1%
Maroota — 5-14: 15.9% Leets Vale — 5-14: 5.1%
15-19 7.0% / 6.8%
Maroota — 15-19: 7.0% Leets Vale — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.0% / 8.5%
Maroota — 20-24: 5.0% Leets Vale — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 8.3% / 6.8%
Maroota — 25-34: 8.3% Leets Vale — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 13.3% / 18.6%
Maroota — 35-44: 13.3% Leets Vale — 35-44: 18.6%
45-54 15.7% / 10.2%
Maroota — 45-54: 15.7% Leets Vale — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 12.3% / 10.2%
Maroota — 55-64: 12.3% Leets Vale — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 11.9% / 13.6%
Maroota — 65-74: 11.9% Leets Vale — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 5.0% / 10.2%
Maroota — 75-84: 5.0% Leets Vale — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ 1.5% / —
Maroota — 85+: 1.5% Leets Vale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maroota 54.8% couple families
Maroota — Couple Families: 54.8% Maroota — Lone Person: 17.8% Maroota — One Parent Families: 17.8% Maroota — Group Household: 6.2% Maroota — Other Families: 3.4%
Leets Vale 42.1% couple families
Leets Vale — Couple Families: 42.1% Leets Vale — Lone Person: 31.6% Leets Vale — One Parent Families: 26.3% Leets Vale — Group Household: 0.0% Leets Vale — 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.

Maroota 21.8% renting
Maroota — Owned Outright: 39.4% Maroota — Mortgage: 38.8% Maroota — Renting: 21.8%
Leets Vale 26.3% renting
Leets Vale — Owned Outright: 36.8% Leets Vale — Mortgage: 36.8% Leets Vale — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maroota 98.3% houses
Maroota — Houses: 98.3% Maroota — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Leets Vale 100.0% houses
Leets Vale — Houses: 100.0% Leets Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Maroota Leets Vale
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 27.1%
Maroota — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Leets Vale — Certificate III & IV: 27.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 15.3%
Maroota — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Leets Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 10.2%
Maroota — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Leets Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Maroota — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Leets Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / —
Maroota — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Leets Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

Property market

Maroota Leets Vale
Median house price $2,350,000 $1,020,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $177,000

Zoning mix

Leets Vale has more land zoned for conservation (43% vs 14%); Maroota has more rural and farming land (85% vs 57%).

Maroota Leets Vale
Rural and farming 85% 57%
Environmental 14% 43%
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

Maroota Leets Vale
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
 459
across Hawkesbury
Approvals change year on year -4% +3%

Ranking within NSW

Maroota Leets Vale
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Maroota is more walkable (19 vs 0).

Maroota Leets Vale
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Leets Vale carries more crime risk (85 vs 51); Leets Vale carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 77).

Maroota Leets Vale
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
93/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
85/100
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

Maroota Leets Vale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Maroota

  • Maroota Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Leets Vale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Maroota Leets Vale
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Leets Vale sits further from the CBD (95.4 km vs 64 km).

Maroota Leets Vale
Walkability score 19/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 64 km 95.4 km
+49% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 102 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2756
 0.6%
postcode 2775
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2756
 36
postcode 2775

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.

Maroota Leets Vale
Car (driver) 59.6% / 62.5%
Maroota — Car (driver): 59.6% Leets Vale — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 37.5%
Maroota — Worked from Home: 30.8% Leets Vale — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Walked Only 8.3% / —
Maroota — Walked Only: 8.3% Leets Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 1.2% / —
Maroota — Car (passenger): 1.2% Leets Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Maroota Leets Vale
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 29.3 km

NBN connectivity

Maroota Leets Vale
Connectivity score 28/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
208 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Maroota Leets Vale
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Maroota Leets Vale
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 6.3 µg/m³
PM10 15.5 µg/m³ 14.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.53 pphm 0.23 pphm

Council rates

Maroota Leets Vale
Average residential rate $1,204/yr $1,650/yr
Council The Hills Hawkesbury

Federal electorate

Maroota Leets Vale
Division Berowra Macquarie
Member Julian Leeser Susan Templeman
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Maroota Leets Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maroota

Outer

Leets Vale

Rural Young Families

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