Marsden Park vs Bidwill

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Marsden Park, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. In Bidwill, the large majority of households rent. Houses cost more in Marsden Park: a median of $1.23 million, against $845,000 in Bidwill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Marsden Park tends to suit couples, while Bidwill suits renters 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

Marsden Park

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 66%)
  • But Bidwill has more parks and reserves (7 vs 4)

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

  • Marsden Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 44%)
  • Bidwill has cheaper houses ($845,000 vs $1,230,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bidwill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (75% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $570/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bidwill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 37/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (48 km vs 51.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bidwill

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 37/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 6%)
  • But Marsden Park carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 92/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Marsden Park Bidwill
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.

Marsden Park Bidwill
Walkability 37 / 77
Marsden Park — Walkability: 37/100 Bidwill — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 33 / 8
Marsden Park — Safety: 33/100 Bidwill — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 62 / 100
Marsden Park — Low fire risk: 62/100 Bidwill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marsden Park has more residents (14,610 vs 4,202); Marsden Park has higher household incomes ($141,544 vs $46,748).

Marsden Park Bidwill
Population 14,610
+71% vs other
 4,202
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -1.8%
Median age 32 30
Median household income $141,544/yr
+67% vs other
 $46,748/yr
Median weekly rent $570/wk
+65% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marsden Park Bidwill
0-4 11.7% / 8.4%
Marsden Park — 0-4: 11.7% Bidwill — 0-4: 8.4%
5-14 18.3% / 18.6%
Marsden Park — 5-14: 18.3% Bidwill — 5-14: 18.6%
15-19 4.4% / 8.2%
Marsden Park — 15-19: 4.4% Bidwill — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 4.1% / 7.5%
Marsden Park — 20-24: 4.1% Bidwill — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 18.5% / 13.5%
Marsden Park — 25-34: 18.5% Bidwill — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 24.6% / 10.2%
Marsden Park — 35-44: 24.6% Bidwill — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 7.9% / 11.1%
Marsden Park — 45-54: 7.9% Bidwill — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 4.8% / 10.8%
Marsden Park — 55-64: 4.8% Bidwill — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 4.0% / 8.0%
Marsden Park — 65-74: 4.0% Bidwill — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 1.5% / 3.1%
Marsden Park — 75-84: 1.5% Bidwill — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 0.2% / 0.6%
Marsden Park — 85+: 0.2% Bidwill — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marsden Park 77.8% couple families
Marsden Park — Couple Families: 77.8% Marsden Park — One Parent Families: 8.9% Marsden Park — Lone Person: 10.8% Marsden Park — Group Household: 1.5% Marsden Park — Other Families: 1.0%
Bidwill 27.0% couple families
Bidwill — Couple Families: 27.0% Bidwill — One Parent Families: 43.2% Bidwill — Lone Person: 25.3% Bidwill — Group Household: 2.1% Bidwill — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marsden Park 21.4% renting
Marsden Park — Owned Outright: 10.6% Marsden Park — Mortgage: 68.0% Marsden Park — Renting: 21.4%
Bidwill 75.2% renting
Bidwill — Owned Outright: 9.9% Bidwill — Mortgage: 14.9% Bidwill — Renting: 75.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Marsden Park Bidwill
Bachelor Degree 20.2% / 3.0%
Marsden Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.2% Bidwill — Bachelor Degree: 3.0%
Certificate III & IV 7.1% / 8.4%
Marsden Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.1% Bidwill — Certificate III & IV: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 9.8% / 0.7%
Marsden Park — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8% Bidwill — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 3.0%
Marsden Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Bidwill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.1%
Marsden Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Bidwill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Marsden Park Bidwill
India 22.8% / —
Marsden Park — India: 22.8% Bidwill — India: not among its largest
Philippines 9.6% / 1.7%
Marsden Park — Philippines: 9.6% Bidwill — Philippines: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.9% / 3.2%
Marsden Park — New Zealand: 1.9% Bidwill — New Zealand: 3.2%
Fiji 1.3% / 1.2%
Marsden Park — Fiji: 1.3% Bidwill — Fiji: 1.2%
Pakistan 1.5% / 0.7%
Marsden Park — Pakistan: 1.5% Bidwill — Pakistan: 0.7%
Sri Lanka 1.5% / —
Marsden Park — Sri Lanka: 1.5% Bidwill — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
England — / 1.2%
Marsden Park — England: not among its largest Bidwill — England: 1.2%
Iraq — / 0.8%
Marsden Park — Iraq: not among its largest Bidwill — Iraq: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marsden Park 97.4% houses
Marsden Park — Houses: 97.4% Marsden Park — Townhouses: 2.3% Marsden Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Bidwill 66.5% houses
Bidwill — Houses: 66.5% Bidwill — Townhouses: 31.6% Bidwill — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Marsden Park Bidwill
Median house price $1,230,000 $845,000
Median unit price $530,000 —
Median land price $1,035,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 246 sales
 22 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Marsden Park has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 0%); Marsden Park has more rural and farming land (14% vs 0%).

Marsden Park Bidwill
Residential 31% 70%
Industrial 16% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 12%
Parks and recreation 7% 15%
Rural and farming 14% 0%
Commercial 10% 2%
Other and special use 4% 0%
Environmental 3% 0%
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

Marsden Park Bidwill
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

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.

Marsden Park Bidwill
Houses 3.7%
$875/wk on $1.24M
 —
Units 4.7%
$600/wk on $670K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Marsden Park Bidwill
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Income Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Schools Higher than 19% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 51% of NSW —

Liveability

Bidwill is more walkable (77 vs 37); Marsden Park scores higher overall (47 vs 39).

Marsden Park Bidwill
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100 39/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Marsden Park carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Bidwill carries more crime risk (92 vs 67).

Marsden Park Bidwill
Bushfire Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
92/100
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
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Marsden Park Bidwill
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 3 2
Universities within 10 km None 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 9.8 km

Schools in Marsden Park

  • St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Marsden Park Anglican College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Marsden Park Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary) Catholic · Primary below peers
  • St Luke's Arrunga Catholic · Combined · Special school

Schools in Bidwill

  • Bidwill Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Chifley College Bidwill Campus Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Marsden Park Bidwill
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 4 7
Childcare 9 2
GPs 3
same for both
Pharmacies 2 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Marsden Park sits further from the CBD (51.1 km vs 48 km).

Marsden Park Bidwill
Walkability score 37/100 77/100
Distance to Sydney 51.1 km
+6% vs other
 48 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 43 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 211.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 84.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 2765
 0.3%
postcode 2770
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 2765
 37
postcode 2770

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.

Marsden Park Bidwill
Car (driver) 45.4% / 64.0%
Marsden Park — Car (driver): 45.4% Bidwill — Car (driver): 64.0%
Worked from Home 47.0% / 15.9%
Marsden Park — Worked from Home: 47.0% Bidwill — Worked from Home: 15.9%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 11.8%
Marsden Park — Car (passenger): 2.6% Bidwill — Car (passenger): 11.8%
Train 4.1% / 4.7%
Marsden Park — Train: 4.1% Bidwill — Train: 4.7%
Bus 0.6% / 2.6%
Marsden Park — Bus: 0.6% Bidwill — Bus: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).

Setting

Marsden Park Bidwill
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.4 km 40.0 km

NBN connectivity

Marsden Park Bidwill
Connectivity score 98/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
6,110 premises
 0%
1,550 premises

Climate

Marsden Park Bidwill
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Marsden Park Bidwill
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 5.6 µg/m³
PM10 15.5 µg/m³ 17.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.53 pphm 0.55 pphm

Council rates

Marsden Park Bidwill
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Marsden Park Bidwill
Division Chifley
same for both
Member Ed Husic
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Marsden Park

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Professionals Young Families

Bidwill

Family Outer Parks Townhouses

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Marsden Park

Marsden Park vs Schofields Marsden Park vs Riverstone Marsden Park vs Colebee Marsden Park vs Hassall Grove Marsden Park vs Shalvey Marsden Park vs Berkshire Park

Other comparisons with Bidwill

Bidwill vs Oakhurst Bidwill vs Hebersham Bidwill vs Lethbridge Park Bidwill vs Hassall Grove Bidwill vs Blackett Bidwill vs Shalvey
Full data on Marsden Park Full data on Bidwill
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or