Mays Hill vs Westmead

Comparing Mays Hill and Westmead, NSW: Westmead has more residents (16,555 vs 1,902); Westmead is more walkable (96 vs 76); and Westmead sits further from the CBD (26.2 km vs 24.2 km).

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

Westmead

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (12 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Mays Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,500,000 vs $1,800,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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

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)
  • Westmead is more walkable (96/100 vs 76/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Westmead

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Mays Hill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (148.0% vs 1.5%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.3% vs 5.5%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Mays Hill and Westmead 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 Westmead
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 Westmead
Walkability 76 / 96
Mays Hill — Walkability: 76/100 Westmead — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 23 / 27
Mays Hill — Safety: 23/100 Westmead — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mays Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Westmead — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Westmead has more residents (16,555 vs 1,902); Westmead skews older (33 vs 31).

Mays Hill Westmead
Population 1,902 16,555
+770% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +148.0% +1.5%
Median age 31 33
Median household income $107,952/yr $111,488/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $435/wk
+6% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mays Hill Westmead
0-4 8.8% / 8.0%
Mays Hill — 0-4: 8.8% Westmead — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 12.1% / 13.0%
Mays Hill — 5-14: 12.1% Westmead — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 3.7% / 3.2%
Mays Hill — 15-19: 3.7% Westmead — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 6.0% / 6.4%
Mays Hill — 20-24: 6.0% Westmead — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 30.2% / 23.4%
Mays Hill — 25-34: 30.2% Westmead — 25-34: 23.4%
35-44 21.3% / 22.8%
Mays Hill — 35-44: 21.3% Westmead — 35-44: 22.8%
45-54 7.7% / 8.2%
Mays Hill — 45-54: 7.7% Westmead — 45-54: 8.2%
55-64 5.1% / 6.3%
Mays Hill — 55-64: 5.1% Westmead — 55-64: 6.3%
65-74 2.8% / 4.6%
Mays Hill — 65-74: 2.8% Westmead — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 1.4% / 2.8%
Mays Hill — 75-84: 1.4% Westmead — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 0.8% / 1.3%
Mays Hill — 85+: 0.8% Westmead — 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%
Westmead 52.3% couple families
Westmead — Couple Families: 52.3% Westmead — Lone Person: 28.8% Westmead — One Parent Families: 9.0% Westmead — Group Household: 7.5% Westmead — Other Families: 2.4%
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%
Westmead 70.4% renting
Westmead — Owned Outright: 9.9% Westmead — Mortgage: 19.7% Westmead — Renting: 70.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mays Hill Westmead
Bachelor Degree 22.8% / 24.5%
Mays Hill — Bachelor Degree: 22.8% Westmead — Bachelor Degree: 24.5%
Postgraduate Degree 15.4% / 18.0%
Mays Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 15.4% Westmead — Postgraduate Degree: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 5.4%
Mays Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Westmead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 3.8%
Mays Hill — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Westmead — Certificate III & IV: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.8%
Mays Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Westmead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

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 Westmead
India 31.8% / 38.1%
Mays Hill — India: 31.8% Westmead — India: 38.1%
China 3.1% / 3.9%
Mays Hill — China: 3.1% Westmead — China: 3.9%
Sri Lanka 1.8% / 2.8%
Mays Hill — Sri Lanka: 1.8% Westmead — Sri Lanka: 2.8%
Philippines 1.8% / 2.2%
Mays Hill — Philippines: 1.8% Westmead — Philippines: 2.2%
Pakistan 2.3% / 1.3%
Mays Hill — Pakistan: 2.3% Westmead — Pakistan: 1.3%
Lebanon 2.6% / 0.9%
Mays Hill — Lebanon: 2.6% Westmead — Lebanon: 0.9%
Nepal — / 3.4%
Mays Hill — Nepal: not among its largest Westmead — Nepal: 3.4%
Afghanistan 2.7% / —
Mays Hill — Afghanistan: 2.7% Westmead — Afghanistan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (38.1%).

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%
Westmead 76.2% flats / apartments
Westmead — Flats / Apartments: 76.2% Westmead — Houses: 15.0% Westmead — Townhouses: 8.9%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Mays Hill Westmead
Median house price $1,500,000 $1,800,000
Median unit price $605,000 $585,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 8 sales
 24 days
from 39 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 Westmead
3 bed $1.23M / $1.85M
Mays Hill — 3 bed: $1.23M (6 sales) Westmead — 3 bed: $1.85M (8 sales)

6 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.67M / $1.77M
Mays Hill — 4 bed: $1.67M (5 sales) Westmead — 4 bed: $1.77M (8 sales)

5 vs 8 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 Westmead
1 bed $470K / $480K
Mays Hill — 1 bed: $470K (11 sales) Westmead — 1 bed: $480K (40 sales)

11 vs 40 sales

2 bed $605K / $585K
Mays Hill — 2 bed: $605K (64 sales) Westmead — 2 bed: $585K (303 sales)

64 vs 303 sales

3 bed $790K / $745K
Mays Hill — 3 bed: $790K (11 sales) Westmead — 3 bed: $745K (41 sales)

11 vs 41 sales

Zoning mix

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

Mays Hill Westmead
Residential 55% 65%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 29%
Parks and recreation 23% 3%
Industrial 17% 1%
Environmental 0% 1%
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 Westmead
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 Westmead
Houses — 2.5%
$720/wk on $1.47M
Units 6.3%
$695/wk on $578K
 5.5%
$640/wk on $600K

Ranking within NSW

Mays Hill Westmead
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 48% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 8% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW

Liveability

Westmead is more walkable (96 vs 76).

Mays Hill Westmead
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 67/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mays Hill Westmead
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 High
73/100
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
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Mays Hill Westmead
Inside the suburb 0 9
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 1.8 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 2.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 3.1%

Schools in Mays Hill

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

Schools in Westmead

  • Catherine McAuley Westmead Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Parramatta Marist High School Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Mother Teresa Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Westmead Christian Grammar School Independent · Primary below peers
  • Westmead Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mays Hill Westmead
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 16
Parks & reserves 2 15
Childcare 1 12
GPs 0 8
Pharmacies 0 5
Hospitals 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

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

Mays Hill Westmead
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
 93/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 31.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 380.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2145
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2145
same for both

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 Westmead
Worked from Home 51.0% / 52.8%
Mays Hill — Worked from Home: 51.0% Westmead — Worked from Home: 52.8%
Car (driver) 34.9% / 26.3%
Mays Hill — Car (driver): 34.9% Westmead — Car (driver): 26.3%
Train 6.1% / 10.0%
Mays Hill — Train: 6.1% Westmead — Train: 10.0%
Walked Only 2.0% / 5.9%
Mays Hill — Walked Only: 2.0% Westmead — Walked Only: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 2.9%
Mays Hill — Car (passenger): 3.4% Westmead — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Bus 2.4% / 1.8%
Mays Hill — Bus: 2.4% Westmead — Bus: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.8%).

Setting

Mays Hill Westmead
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.6 km 22.7 km

NBN connectivity

Mays Hill Westmead
Connectivity score 86/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
781 premises
 12%
7,076 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Mays Hill Westmead
Division Parramatta
same for both
Member Andrew Charlton
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mays Hill Westmead
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

Westmead

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Professionals River Trams Transport Hub Urban

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