Maroota vs Wisemans Ferry

Maroota is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Wisemans Ferry. 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 $540,000 in Wisemans Ferry, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Maroota tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wisemans Ferry 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

They split

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

  • Maroota carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 95/100)
  • Wisemans Ferry has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Maroota leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 43%)
  • Wisemans Ferry has cheaper houses ($540,000 vs $2,350,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wisemans Ferry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Maroota

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 80 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (64 km vs 75.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maroota

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Wisemans Ferry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.9% vs -0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Maroota and Wisemans Ferry 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 Wisemans Ferry
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 Wisemans Ferry
Walkability 19 / 25
Maroota — Walkability: 19/100 Wisemans Ferry — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 49 / 5
Maroota — Safety: 49/100 Wisemans Ferry — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 23 / 6
Maroota — Low fire risk: 23/100 Wisemans Ferry — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Maroota has more residents (616 vs 233); Maroota has higher household incomes ($108,108 vs $70,772).

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Population 616
+62% vs other
 233
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.2% +5.9%
Median age 41 50
Median household income $108,108/yr
+35% vs other
 $70,772/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+33% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
0-4 5.5% / 3.9%
Maroota — 0-4: 5.5% Wisemans Ferry — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 15.9% / 6.9%
Maroota — 5-14: 15.9% Wisemans Ferry — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 7.0% / 6.0%
Maroota — 15-19: 7.0% Wisemans Ferry — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.0% / 1.7%
Maroota — 20-24: 5.0% Wisemans Ferry — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 8.3% / 11.2%
Maroota — 25-34: 8.3% Wisemans Ferry — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 13.3% / 8.6%
Maroota — 35-44: 13.3% Wisemans Ferry — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 15.7% / 17.6%
Maroota — 45-54: 15.7% Wisemans Ferry — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 12.3% / 21.5%
Maroota — 55-64: 12.3% Wisemans Ferry — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 11.9% / 10.7%
Maroota — 65-74: 11.9% Wisemans Ferry — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 5.0% / 6.9%
Maroota — 75-84: 5.0% Wisemans Ferry — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 1.5% / 3.9%
Maroota — 85+: 1.5% Wisemans Ferry — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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%
Wisemans Ferry 30.1% couple families
Wisemans Ferry — Couple Families: 30.1% Wisemans Ferry — Lone Person: 42.2% Wisemans Ferry — One Parent Families: 18.1% Wisemans Ferry — Group Household: 9.6% Wisemans Ferry — 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%
Wisemans Ferry 25.3% renting
Wisemans Ferry — Owned Outright: 45.3% Wisemans Ferry — Mortgage: 29.5% Wisemans Ferry — Renting: 25.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 28.3%
Maroota — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Wisemans Ferry — Certificate III & IV: 28.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.7%
Maroota — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Wisemans Ferry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 6.9%
Maroota — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Wisemans Ferry — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.7%
Maroota — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Wisemans Ferry — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / —
Maroota — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Wisemans Ferry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

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.

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
England 1.8% / 2.1%
Maroota — England: 1.8% Wisemans Ferry — England: 2.1%
Italy 1.6% / 2.1%
Maroota — Italy: 1.6% Wisemans Ferry — Italy: 2.1%
Philippines 0.5% / 3.0%
Maroota — Philippines: 0.5% Wisemans Ferry — Philippines: 3.0%
New Zealand 2.8% / —
Maroota — New Zealand: 2.8% Wisemans Ferry — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / 1.3%
Maroota — South Africa: 0.8% Wisemans Ferry — South Africa: 1.3%
China — / 1.3%
Maroota — China: not among its largest Wisemans Ferry — China: 1.3%
Germany 1.1% / —
Maroota — Germany: 1.1% Wisemans Ferry — Germany: not among its largest
Greece 1.0% / —
Maroota — Greece: 1.0% Wisemans Ferry — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maroota 98.3% houses
Maroota — Houses: 98.3% Maroota — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Wisemans Ferry 93.9% houses
Wisemans Ferry — Houses: 93.9% Wisemans Ferry — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Median house price $2,350,000 $540,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Maroota has more rural and farming land (85% vs 20%); Wisemans Ferry has more land zoned for conservation (72% vs 14%).

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Rural and farming 85% 20%
Environmental 14% 72%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
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

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wisemans Ferry carries more crime risk (95 vs 51); Wisemans Ferry carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 77).

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
94/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
95/100
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 Wisemans Ferry
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Maroota

  • Maroota Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wisemans Ferry

  • Wisemans Ferry Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 1 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Wisemans Ferry sits further from the CBD (75.2 km vs 64 km).

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Walkability score 19/100 25/100
Distance to Sydney 64 km 75.2 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 80 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 Wisemans Ferry
Car (driver) 59.6% / 65.1%
Maroota — Car (driver): 59.6% Wisemans Ferry — Car (driver): 65.1%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 27.9%
Maroota — Worked from Home: 30.8% Wisemans Ferry — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Walked Only 8.3% / 7.0%
Maroota — Walked Only: 8.3% Wisemans Ferry — Walked Only: 7.0%
Car (passenger) 1.2% / —
Maroota — Car (passenger): 1.2% Wisemans Ferry — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.1%).

Setting

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 28.8 km

NBN connectivity

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Connectivity score 28/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
208 premises
 0%
154 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Average residential rate $1,204/yr
same for both
Council The Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Maroota Wisemans Ferry
Division Berowra
same for both
Member Julian Leeser
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Maroota

Outer

Wisemans Ferry

Rural

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