Middleton Grange vs Cecil Park

Middleton Grange is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 43 in Cecil Park. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cecil Park: a median of $3.48 million, against $1.25 million in Middleton Grange, though rent is higher in Middleton Grange. On these figures, Middleton Grange tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Cecil Park suits older residents.

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

Middleton Grange

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

Middleton Grange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,252,500 vs $3,475,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cecil Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $520/wk)
  • But Middleton Grange has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Middleton Grange

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 26/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 49 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Middleton Grange

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 70/100)
  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 26/100)
  • But Cecil Park has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Middleton Grange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.0% vs 5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
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.

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Walkability 54 / 26
Middleton Grange — Walkability: 54/100 Cecil Park — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 73 / 30
Middleton Grange — Safety: 73/100 Cecil Park — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 49
Middleton Grange — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cecil Park — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Middleton Grange has more residents (7,043 vs 815); Cecil Park skews older (43 vs 31).

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Population 7,043
+88% vs other
 815
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +36.0% +5.7%
Median age 31 43
Median household income $121,888/yr $127,192/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $520/wk
+23% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
0-4 10.2% / 4.5%
Middleton Grange — 0-4: 10.2% Cecil Park — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 20.2% / 10.6%
Middleton Grange — 5-14: 20.2% Cecil Park — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 6.5% / 7.4%
Middleton Grange — 15-19: 6.5% Cecil Park — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.3% / 7.4%
Middleton Grange — 20-24: 5.3% Cecil Park — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 14.4% / 10.9%
Middleton Grange — 25-34: 14.4% Cecil Park — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 20.0% / 10.2%
Middleton Grange — 35-44: 20.0% Cecil Park — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 11.2% / 14.1%
Middleton Grange — 45-54: 11.2% Cecil Park — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 6.6% / 12.8%
Middleton Grange — 55-64: 6.6% Cecil Park — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 3.8% / 13.1%
Middleton Grange — 65-74: 3.8% Cecil Park — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 1.2% / 5.8%
Middleton Grange — 75-84: 1.2% Cecil Park — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 0.4% / 2.2%
Middleton Grange — 85+: 0.4% Cecil Park — 85+: 2.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Middleton Grange 74.0% couple families
Middleton Grange — Couple Families: 74.0% Middleton Grange — One Parent Families: 15.0% Middleton Grange — Lone Person: 9.3% Middleton Grange — Other Families: 0.9% Middleton Grange — Group Household: 0.8%
Cecil Park 71.1% couple families
Cecil Park — Couple Families: 71.1% Cecil Park — One Parent Families: 13.2% Cecil Park — Lone Person: 13.8% Cecil Park — Other Families: 1.9% Cecil Park — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Middleton Grange 26.8% renting
Middleton Grange — Owned Outright: 11.1% Middleton Grange — Mortgage: 62.1% Middleton Grange — Renting: 26.8%
Cecil Park 15.0% renting
Cecil Park — Owned Outright: 49.5% Cecil Park — Mortgage: 35.5% Cecil Park — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 16.6%
Middleton Grange — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Cecil Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 9.6%
Middleton Grange — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Cecil Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 5.9%
Middleton Grange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Cecil Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 3.1%
Middleton Grange — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Cecil Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.6%
Middleton Grange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Cecil Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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.

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Iraq 14.3% / 3.6%
Middleton Grange — Iraq: 14.3% Cecil Park — Iraq: 3.6%
Italy 0.8% / 6.9%
Middleton Grange — Italy: 0.8% Cecil Park — Italy: 6.9%
Fiji 2.9% / 2.2%
Middleton Grange — Fiji: 2.9% Cecil Park — Fiji: 2.2%
Vietnam 1.8% / 2.2%
Middleton Grange — Vietnam: 1.8% Cecil Park — Vietnam: 2.2%
Iran — / 3.1%
Middleton Grange — Iran: not among its largest Cecil Park — Iran: 3.1%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.1%
Middleton Grange — New Zealand: 1.5% Cecil Park — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines 1.6% / —
Middleton Grange — Philippines: 1.6% Cecil Park — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Middleton Grange 90.7% houses
Middleton Grange — Houses: 90.7% Middleton Grange — Townhouses: 8.3% Middleton Grange — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Cecil Park 98.2% houses
Cecil Park — Houses: 98.2% Cecil Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Cecil Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Median house price $1,252,500 $3,475,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,360,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 30 sales
 —

Development activity

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
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.

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Houses 3.5%
$835/wk on $1.25M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Income Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 43% of NSW —

Liveability

Middleton Grange is more walkable (54 vs 26); Middleton Grange scores higher overall (72 vs 44).

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Grade A C
Score 72/100 44/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Cecil Park carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0); Cecil Park carries more crime risk (70 vs 27).

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Low
27/100
 High
70/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 6.8 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 9.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 4.8%

Schools in Middleton Grange

  • Middleton Grange Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Thomas Hassall Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Cecil Park

  • Irfan College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 6 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 9

Mobility

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Walkability score 54/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 48.4 km 48.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 49 min
Public transport score 69/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 24.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2171
 0.6%
postcode 2178
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2171
 54
postcode 2178

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.

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Car (driver) 53.4% / 49.8%
Middleton Grange — Car (driver): 53.4% Cecil Park — Car (driver): 49.8%
Worked from Home 40.9% / 43.2%
Middleton Grange — Worked from Home: 40.9% Cecil Park — Worked from Home: 43.2%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 3.7%
Middleton Grange — Car (passenger): 3.5% Cecil Park — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 0.3% / 3.3%
Middleton Grange — Walked Only: 0.3% Cecil Park — Walked Only: 3.3%
Train 1.2% / —
Middleton Grange — Train: 1.2% Cecil Park — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.6% / —
Middleton Grange — Bus: 0.6% Cecil Park — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.4%).

Setting

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.3 km 31.2 km

NBN connectivity

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Connectivity score 93/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 88%
1,473 premises
 18%
273 premises

Climate

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Annual rainfall 931 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³ 6.7 µg/m³
PM10 18.2 µg/m³ 16.9 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.72 pphm 0.37 pphm

Council rates

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool
same for both

Federal electorate

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Division Werriwa
same for both
Member Anne Maree Stanley
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Middleton Grange Cecil Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Middleton Grange

Family Multicultural Outer Parks River Young Families

Cecil Park

Acreage Multicultural Outer Quiet River

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