Mascot vs St Peters

Mascot is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 35 in St Peters. In Mascot, most households rent and the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. In St Peters, about half of households rent. St Peters is closer to the city centre: 8.1 km, against 14.7 km. On these figures, Mascot tends to suit renters and young adults.

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

Mascot

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (13 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (23 vs 4)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mascot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (58% vs 46%)
  • has cheaper rent ($600/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

St Peters

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 31/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (8.1 km vs 14.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (18 min vs 28 min)
  • But Mascot gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (13% vs 7%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mascot has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • St Peters is more walkable (93/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Mascot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (46.2% vs 15.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.1% vs 5.6%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mascot St Peters
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.

Mascot St Peters
Walkability 31 / 93
Mascot — Walkability: 31/100 St Peters — Walkability: 93/100
Safety 31 / 29
Mascot — Safety: 31/100 St Peters — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mascot — Low fire risk: 100/100 St Peters — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mascot has more residents (21,591 vs 3,629); St Peters has higher household incomes ($152,048 vs $117,208).

Mascot St Peters
Population 21,591
+83% vs other
 3,629
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +46.2% +15.4%
Median age 30 35
Median household income $117,208/yr $152,048/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $600/wk $650/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mascot St Peters
0-4 5.3% / 5.8%
Mascot — 0-4: 5.3% St Peters — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 6.5% / 7.4%
Mascot — 5-14: 6.5% St Peters — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 3.3% / 2.1%
Mascot — 15-19: 3.3% St Peters — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 13.3% / 5.2%
Mascot — 20-24: 13.3% St Peters — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 34.3% / 29.2%
Mascot — 25-34: 34.3% St Peters — 25-34: 29.2%
35-44 15.1% / 23.0%
Mascot — 35-44: 15.1% St Peters — 35-44: 23.0%
45-54 8.3% / 11.7%
Mascot — 45-54: 8.3% St Peters — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 6.5% / 7.8%
Mascot — 55-64: 6.5% St Peters — 55-64: 7.8%
65-74 4.2% / 4.8%
Mascot — 65-74: 4.2% St Peters — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 2.4% / 1.8%
Mascot — 75-84: 2.4% St Peters — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 0.9% / 1.2%
Mascot — 85+: 0.9% St Peters — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mascot 31.6% lone person
Mascot — Lone Person: 31.6% Mascot — Couple Families: 35.1% Mascot — Group Household: 18.7% Mascot — One Parent Families: 10.4% Mascot — Other Families: 4.2%
St Peters 36.5% lone person
St Peters — Lone Person: 36.5% St Peters — Couple Families: 32.4% St Peters — Group Household: 19.9% St Peters — One Parent Families: 9.3% St Peters — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mascot 58.3% renting
Mascot — Owned Outright: 16.6% Mascot — Mortgage: 25.1% Mascot — Renting: 58.3%
St Peters 46.2% renting
St Peters — Owned Outright: 18.4% St Peters — Mortgage: 35.4% St Peters — Renting: 46.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mascot St Peters
Bachelor Degree 25.0% / 30.1%
Mascot — Bachelor Degree: 25.0% St Peters — Bachelor Degree: 30.1%
Postgraduate Degree 11.6% / 12.1%
Mascot — Postgraduate Degree: 11.6% St Peters — Postgraduate Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 8.5%
Mascot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% St Peters — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Certificate III & IV 7.8% / 7.4%
Mascot — Certificate III & IV: 7.8% St Peters — Certificate III & IV: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 3.3%
Mascot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% St Peters — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.1%).

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.

Mascot St Peters
China 11.4% / 1.5%
Mascot — China: 11.4% St Peters — China: 1.5%
Indonesia 9.8% / —
Mascot — Indonesia: 9.8% St Peters — Indonesia: not among its largest
England 2.1% / 5.5%
Mascot — England: 2.1% St Peters — England: 5.5%
India 2.6% / 1.3%
Mascot — India: 2.6% St Peters — India: 1.3%
Philippines 2.2% / 1.5%
Mascot — Philippines: 2.2% St Peters — Philippines: 1.5%
Ireland 2.2% / 1.0%
Mascot — Ireland: 2.2% St Peters — Ireland: 1.0%
New Zealand — / 2.1%
Mascot — New Zealand: not among its largest St Peters — New Zealand: 2.1%
Vietnam — / 1.6%
Mascot — Vietnam: not among its largest St Peters — Vietnam: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mascot 75.0% flats / apartments
Mascot — Flats / Apartments: 75.0% Mascot — Houses: 21.0% Mascot — Townhouses: 3.9%
St Peters 40.1% flats / apartments
St Peters — Flats / Apartments: 40.1% St Peters — Houses: 22.4% St Peters — Townhouses: 37.5%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Mascot St Peters
Median house price $1,970,000 $1,925,000
Median unit price $905,000 $975,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 62 sales
 24 days
from 9 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.

Mascot St Peters
2 bed $1.68M / $1.7M
Mascot — 2 bed: $1.68M (18 sales) St Peters — 2 bed: $1.7M (5 sales)

18 vs 5 sales

3 bed $1.97M / $1.83M
Mascot — 3 bed: $1.97M (33 sales) St Peters — 3 bed: $1.83M (13 sales)

33 vs 13 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mascot St Peters
1 bed $725K / $770K
Mascot — 1 bed: $725K (50 sales) St Peters — 1 bed: $770K (5 sales)

50 vs 5 sales

2 bed $915K / $982K
Mascot — 2 bed: $915K (125 sales) St Peters — 2 bed: $982K (18 sales)

125 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

St Peters has more industrially zoned land (61% vs 7%).

Mascot St Peters
Infrastructure and transport 70% 15%
Industrial 7% 61%
Residential 12% 21%
Environmental 5% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 3%
Other and special use 3% 0%
Commercial 2% 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

Mascot St Peters
New dwellings approved 857
across Bayside (NSW)
 849
across Inner West
Approvals change year on year +98% -25%

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.

Mascot St Peters
Houses 4.2%
$1,400/wk on $1.75M
 3.8%
$1,095/wk on $1.5M
Units 6.1%
$990/wk on $850K
 5.6%
$950/wk on $875K

Ranking within NSW

Mascot St Peters
House price Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW

Liveability

St Peters is more walkable (93 vs 31); St Peters scores higher overall (85 vs 67).

Mascot St Peters
Grade B A
Score 67/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mascot St Peters
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
69/100
 High
71/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
64/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 22
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Mascot St Peters
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of New South Wales, 4.6 km
 3
The University of Sydney, 3.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.4% 1.6%

Schools in Mascot

  • Mascot Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • J J Cahill Memorial High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in St Peters

  • St Peters Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mascot St Peters
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 80 9
Parks & reserves 23 4
Childcare 13 2
GPs 6 0
Pharmacies 8 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 1
Fuel stations 4 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Mascot sits further from the CBD (14.7 km vs 8.1 km).

Mascot St Peters
Walkability score 31/100 93/100
Distance to Sydney 14.7 km
+45% vs other
 8.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 18 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 520.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 92.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.6%
postcode 2020
 2.1%
postcode 2044
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 7
postcode 2020
 22
postcode 2044

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.

Mascot St Peters
Worked from Home 44.6% / 64.6%
Mascot — Worked from Home: 44.6% St Peters — Worked from Home: 64.6%
Car (driver) 29.4% / 20.8%
Mascot — Car (driver): 29.4% St Peters — Car (driver): 20.8%
Train 12.8% / 6.7%
Mascot — Train: 12.8% St Peters — Train: 6.7%
Walked Only 5.5% / 4.0%
Mascot — Walked Only: 5.5% St Peters — Walked Only: 4.0%
Bus 3.7% / 1.0%
Mascot — Bus: 3.7% St Peters — Bus: 1.0%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 1.6%
Mascot — Car (passenger): 3.0% St Peters — Car (passenger): 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Mascot St Peters
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km 3.5 km

NBN connectivity

Mascot St Peters
Connectivity score 77/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
10,577 premises
 26%
2,639 premises

Climate

Mascot St Peters
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mascot St Peters
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.73 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mascot St Peters
Average residential rate $1,217/yr $1,342/yr
Council Bayside (NSW) Inner West

Federal electorate

Mascot St Peters
Division Kingsford Smith Grayndler
Member Matt Thistlethwaite Anthony Albanese
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mascot St Peters
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mascot

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Gentrifying Middle-Ring Multicultural Transport Hub

St Peters

Apartments Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses

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