Meadow Flat vs Portland

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meadow Flat, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Meadow Flat: a median of $1.12 million, against $518,000 in Portland, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Meadow Flat tends to suit couples, while Portland 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

Portland

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • But Meadow Flat is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Portland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($518,000 vs $1,125,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Meadow Flat leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • Portland has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $323/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Portland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 17/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (171.7 km vs 175.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Portland

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 17/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Meadow Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.2% vs 0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Meadow Flat Portland
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.

Meadow Flat Portland
Walkability 17 / 64
Meadow Flat — Walkability: 17/100 Portland — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 31 / 23
Meadow Flat — Safety: 31/100 Portland — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 66 / 57
Meadow Flat — Low fire risk: 66/100 Portland — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Portland has more residents (2,447 vs 356); Meadow Flat has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $59,800).

Meadow Flat Portland
Population 356 2,447
+587% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.2% +0.9%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $108,316/yr
+45% vs other
 $59,800/yr
Median weekly rent $323/wk
+23% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Meadow Flat Portland
0-4 3.9% / 4.9%
Meadow Flat — 0-4: 3.9% Portland — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 16.6% / 12.0%
Meadow Flat — 5-14: 16.6% Portland — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 7.0% / 4.9%
Meadow Flat — 15-19: 7.0% Portland — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.3% / 4.8%
Meadow Flat — 20-24: 5.3% Portland — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 7.3% / 10.1%
Meadow Flat — 25-34: 7.3% Portland — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 9.3% / 11.4%
Meadow Flat — 35-44: 9.3% Portland — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 17.7% / 11.6%
Meadow Flat — 45-54: 17.7% Portland — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 16.3% / 15.2%
Meadow Flat — 55-64: 16.3% Portland — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 11.5% / 15.2%
Meadow Flat — 65-74: 11.5% Portland — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 6.5% / 7.8%
Meadow Flat — 75-84: 6.5% Portland — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ — / 2.0%
Meadow Flat — 85+: not among its largest Portland — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Meadow Flat 60.3% couple families
Meadow Flat — Couple Families: 60.3% Meadow Flat — Lone Person: 25.4% Meadow Flat — One Parent Families: 14.3% Meadow Flat — Group Household: 0.0% Meadow Flat — Other Families: 0.0%
Portland 33.7% couple families
Portland — Couple Families: 33.7% Portland — Lone Person: 44.2% Portland — One Parent Families: 19.3% Portland — Group Household: 1.9% Portland — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Meadow Flat 12.6% renting
Meadow Flat — Owned Outright: 43.2% Meadow Flat — Mortgage: 44.1% Meadow Flat — Renting: 12.6%
Portland 15.5% renting
Portland — Owned Outright: 49.7% Portland — Mortgage: 34.8% Portland — Renting: 15.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Meadow Flat Portland
England 3.9% / 1.8%
Meadow Flat — England: 3.9% Portland — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.0%
Meadow Flat — New Zealand: 2.0% Portland — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Meadow Flat — Philippines: not among its largest Portland — Philippines: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Meadow Flat — Scotland: not among its largest Portland — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.3%
Meadow Flat — Germany: not among its largest Portland — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Meadow Flat Portland
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 20.8%
Meadow Flat — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Portland — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 5.0%
Meadow Flat — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Portland — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 5.2%
Meadow Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Portland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 1.2%
Meadow Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Portland — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.9%
Meadow Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Portland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Meadow Flat 100.0% houses
Meadow Flat — Houses: 100.0% Meadow Flat — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Meadow Flat — Townhouses: 0.0%
Portland 97.6% houses
Portland — Houses: 97.6% Portland — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Portland — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Meadow Flat Portland
Median house price $1,125,000 $518,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $462,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 207 days
from 5 sales
 60 days
from 40 sales

Zoning mix

Meadow Flat has more rural and farming land (97% vs 83%).

Meadow Flat Portland
Rural and farming 97% 83%
Residential 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Environmental 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

Meadow Flat Portland
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
 55
across Lithgow
Approvals change year on year -23% +0%

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.

Meadow Flat Portland
Houses — 4.6%
$500/wk on $565K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Meadow Flat Portland
House price Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 93% of NSW

Liveability

Portland is more walkable (64 vs 17).

Meadow Flat Portland
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Meadow Flat Portland
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 High
77/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Meadow Flat Portland
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Meadow Flat

  • Meadow Flat Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Portland

  • Portland Central School Government · Combined above peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Meadow Flat Portland
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 16 35

Mobility

Meadow Flat sits further from the CBD (175.4 km vs 171.7 km).

Meadow Flat Portland
Walkability score 17/100 64/100
Distance to Sydney 175.4 km
+2% vs other
 171.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 154 min
Public transport score 28/100
Bus
 46/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 4 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
 0.0%
postcode 2847
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
 51
postcode 2847

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.

Meadow Flat Portland
Car (driver) 79.1% / 82.7%
Meadow Flat — Car (driver): 79.1% Portland — Car (driver): 82.7%
Worked from Home 20.9% / 10.2%
Meadow Flat — Worked from Home: 20.9% Portland — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Meadow Flat — Car (passenger): not among its largest Portland — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only — / 2.7%
Meadow Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest Portland — Walked Only: 2.7%
Bus — / 0.5%
Meadow Flat — Bus: not among its largest Portland — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Meadow Flat Portland
Elevation 1,076 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 973 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Meadow Flat Portland
Connectivity score 29/100 47/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
129 premises
 7%
1,218 premises

Climate

Meadow Flat Portland
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Meadow Flat Portland
Average residential rate $1,301/yr $1,150/yr
Council Bathurst Lithgow

Federal electorate

Meadow Flat Portland
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Meadow Flat Portland
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Meadow Flat

Rural

Portland

Acreage Affordable Quiet Retirees River

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