Mays Hill vs Merrylands

In both, about half of households are couple families. In Mays Hill, most households rent and the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. In Merrylands, about half of households rent. On these figures, Mays Hill 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

Merrylands

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (35 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (38 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mays Hill leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)
  • Merrylands has cheaper units ($505,500 vs $605,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mays Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 49%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)
  • But Merrylands has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $435/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mays Hill sits closer to the CBD (24.2 km vs 26.2 km)
  • Merrylands is more walkable (96/100 vs 76/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Merrylands

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (15 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 76/100)
  • But Mays Hill has more units and townhouses to downsize into (82% vs 51%)

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

Investors

Mays Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (148.0% vs 9.5%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mays Hill Merrylands
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.

Mays Hill Merrylands
Walkability 76 / 96
Mays Hill — Walkability: 76/100 Merrylands — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 23 / 21
Mays Hill — Safety: 23/100 Merrylands — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mays Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Merrylands — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Merrylands has more residents (32,472 vs 1,902); Mays Hill has higher household incomes ($107,952 vs $76,440).

Mays Hill Merrylands
Population 1,902 32,472
+1607% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +148.0% +9.5%
Median age 31 33
Median household income $107,952/yr
+29% vs other
 $76,440/yr
Median weekly rent $435/wk
+8% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mays Hill Merrylands
0-4 8.8% / 7.9%
Mays Hill — 0-4: 8.8% Merrylands — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 12.1% / 12.8%
Mays Hill — 5-14: 12.1% Merrylands — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 3.7% / 5.6%
Mays Hill — 15-19: 3.7% Merrylands — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.0% / 7.7%
Mays Hill — 20-24: 6.0% Merrylands — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 30.2% / 18.7%
Mays Hill — 25-34: 30.2% Merrylands — 25-34: 18.7%
35-44 21.3% / 14.9%
Mays Hill — 35-44: 21.3% Merrylands — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 7.7% / 11.0%
Mays Hill — 45-54: 7.7% Merrylands — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 5.1% / 10.1%
Mays Hill — 55-64: 5.1% Merrylands — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 2.8% / 6.5%
Mays Hill — 65-74: 2.8% Merrylands — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 1.4% / 3.5%
Mays Hill — 75-84: 1.4% Merrylands — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 0.8% / 1.3%
Mays Hill — 85+: 0.8% Merrylands — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mays Hill 48.5% couple families
Mays Hill — Couple Families: 48.5% Mays Hill — Lone Person: 25.3% Mays Hill — One Parent Families: 14.1% Mays Hill — Group Household: 10.6% Mays Hill — Other Families: 1.5%
Merrylands 47.7% couple families
Merrylands — Couple Families: 47.7% Merrylands — Lone Person: 26.6% Merrylands — One Parent Families: 16.5% Merrylands — Group Household: 6.6% Merrylands — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mays Hill 66.9% renting
Mays Hill — Owned Outright: 8.4% Mays Hill — Mortgage: 24.7% Mays Hill — Renting: 66.9%
Merrylands 49.0% renting
Merrylands — Owned Outright: 23.3% Merrylands — Mortgage: 27.7% Merrylands — Renting: 49.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mays Hill Merrylands
Bachelor Degree 22.8% / 11.9%
Mays Hill — Bachelor Degree: 22.8% Merrylands — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Postgraduate Degree 15.4% / 4.6%
Mays Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 15.4% Merrylands — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6%
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 7.5%
Mays Hill — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Merrylands — Certificate III & IV: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.1%
Mays Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Merrylands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.9%
Mays Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Merrylands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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

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.

Mays Hill Merrylands
India 31.8% / 3.3%
Mays Hill — India: 31.8% Merrylands — India: 3.3%
Lebanon 2.6% / 7.6%
Mays Hill — Lebanon: 2.6% Merrylands — Lebanon: 7.6%
China 3.1% / 5.4%
Mays Hill — China: 3.1% Merrylands — China: 5.4%
Afghanistan 2.7% / 4.8%
Mays Hill — Afghanistan: 2.7% Merrylands — Afghanistan: 4.8%
Pakistan 2.3% / 2.8%
Mays Hill — Pakistan: 2.3% Merrylands — Pakistan: 2.8%
Nepal — / 2.9%
Mays Hill — Nepal: not among its largest Merrylands — Nepal: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mays Hill 75.2% flats / apartments
Mays Hill — Flats / Apartments: 75.2% Mays Hill — Houses: 18.0% Mays Hill — Townhouses: 6.8%
Merrylands 37.6% flats / apartments
Merrylands — Flats / Apartments: 37.6% Merrylands — Houses: 48.8% Merrylands — Townhouses: 13.6%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Mays Hill Merrylands
Median house price $1,500,000 $1,387,000
Median unit price $605,000 $505,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 8 sales
 25 days
from 225 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.

Mays Hill Merrylands
3 bed $1.23M / $1.31M
Mays Hill — 3 bed: $1.23M (6 sales) Merrylands — 3 bed: $1.31M (115 sales)

6 vs 115 sales

4 bed $1.67M / $1.39M
Mays Hill — 4 bed: $1.67M (5 sales) Merrylands — 4 bed: $1.39M (64 sales)

5 vs 64 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.

Mays Hill Merrylands
1 bed $470K / $440K
Mays Hill — 1 bed: $470K (11 sales) Merrylands — 1 bed: $440K (25 sales)

11 vs 25 sales

2 bed $605K / $505K
Mays Hill — 2 bed: $605K (64 sales) Merrylands — 2 bed: $505K (251 sales)

64 vs 251 sales

3 bed $790K / $695K
Mays Hill — 3 bed: $790K (11 sales) Merrylands — 3 bed: $695K (26 sales)

11 vs 26 sales

Zoning mix

Mays Hill has more industrially zoned land (17% vs 1%).

Mays Hill Merrylands
Residential 55% 83%
Parks and recreation 23% 7%
Industrial 17% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 4%
Commercial 0% 6%
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

Mays Hill Merrylands
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Mays Hill Merrylands
Houses — 3.6%
$850/wk on $1.25M
Units 6.3%
$695/wk on $578K
 6.5%
$650/wk on $520K

Ranking within NSW

Mays Hill Merrylands
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 1% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 48% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW

Liveability

Mays Hill scores higher overall (64 vs 47); Merrylands is more walkable (96 vs 76).

Mays Hill Merrylands
Grade B C
Score 64/100 47/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Mays Hill Merrylands
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 High
79/100
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 17
within 5 km
 19
within 5 km

Schools

Mays Hill Merrylands
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 1.8 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 3.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.9%

Schools in Mays Hill

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

Schools in Merrylands

  • Hilltop Road Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Margaret Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Merrylands East Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Merrylands Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Fowler Road School Government · Combined · Special school below peers
  • Holroyd School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Mays Hill Merrylands
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 2 38
Childcare 1 35
GPs 0 15
Pharmacies 0 7
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 1 4
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Merrylands sits further from the CBD (26.2 km vs 24.2 km).

Mays Hill Merrylands
Walkability score 76/100 96/100
Distance to Sydney 24.2 km 26.2 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 28 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 31.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 530.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2145
 0.6%
postcode 2160
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2145
 19
postcode 2160

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.

Mays Hill Merrylands
Worked from Home 51.0% / 34.0%
Mays Hill — Worked from Home: 51.0% Merrylands — Worked from Home: 34.0%
Car (driver) 34.9% / 48.0%
Mays Hill — Car (driver): 34.9% Merrylands — Car (driver): 48.0%
Train 6.1% / 9.6%
Mays Hill — Train: 6.1% Merrylands — Train: 9.6%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 4.8%
Mays Hill — Car (passenger): 3.4% Merrylands — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 2.0% / 2.0%
Mays Hill — Walked Only: 2.0% Merrylands — Walked Only: 2.0%
Bus 2.4% / 1.3%
Mays Hill — Bus: 2.4% Merrylands — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.0%).

Setting

Mays Hill Merrylands
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.6 km 20.8 km

NBN connectivity

Mays Hill Merrylands
Connectivity score 86/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
781 premises
 16%
12,210 premises

Climate

Mays Hill Merrylands
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mays Hill Merrylands
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.83 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mays Hill Merrylands
Average residential rate $1,038/yr
same for both
Council Cumberland
same for both

Federal electorate

Mays Hill Merrylands
Division Parramatta Blaxland
Member Andrew Charlton Jason Clare
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mays Hill Merrylands
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mays Hill

Affordable Apartments Multicultural Outer Parks Professionals Urban Young Families

Merrylands

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub Urban

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