Mount Annan vs Narellan Vale

Mount Annan is a larger, more established community with a median household income of $129,636 compared to Narellan Vale's $116,896, and sits in a higher socio-economic decile. However, Narellan Vale scores notably better on liveability (75 versus 60) and walkability (67 versus 56), suggesting better access to amenities and services. Mount Annan carries higher bushfire and crime risk ratings, while Narellan Vale has zero bushfire risk. Both are equidistant from the CBD at around 61 km, and median house prices are similar, though Mount Annan's is slightly higher at $1,195,000.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Narellan Vale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 44/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 16)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house 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

Narellan Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 56/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Narellan Vale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 44/100)
  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 56/100)
  • But Mount Annan has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Annan and Narellan Vale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
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.

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Walkability 56 / 67
Mount Annan — Walkability: 56/100 Narellan Vale — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 56 / 71
Mount Annan — Safety: 56/100 Narellan Vale — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 71 / 100
Mount Annan — Low fire risk: 71/100 Narellan Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Annan has more residents (11,784 vs 6,931); Mount Annan has higher household incomes ($129,636 vs $116,896).

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Population 11,784
+41% vs other
 6,931
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% -3.6%
Median age 34 35
Median household income $129,636/yr
+10% vs other
 $116,896/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+4% vs other
 $460/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
0-4 6.7% / 6.9%
Mount Annan — 0-4: 6.7% Narellan Vale — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 17.0% / 14.9%
Mount Annan — 5-14: 17.0% Narellan Vale — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 8.4% / 7.4%
Mount Annan — 15-19: 8.4% Narellan Vale — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 6.6% / 7.3%
Mount Annan — 20-24: 6.6% Narellan Vale — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 11.3% / 12.6%
Mount Annan — 25-34: 11.3% Narellan Vale — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 14.7% / 13.9%
Mount Annan — 35-44: 14.7% Narellan Vale — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 15.5% / 14.7%
Mount Annan — 45-54: 15.5% Narellan Vale — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 11.0% / 11.3%
Mount Annan — 55-64: 11.0% Narellan Vale — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 6.1% / 7.2%
Mount Annan — 65-74: 6.1% Narellan Vale — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 2.2% / 3.1%
Mount Annan — 75-84: 2.2% Narellan Vale — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 0.5% / 0.7%
Mount Annan — 85+: 0.5% Narellan Vale — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Annan 64.8% couple families
Mount Annan — Couple Families: 64.8% Mount Annan — One Parent Families: 17.8% Mount Annan — Lone Person: 14.5% Mount Annan — Group Household: 2.1% Mount Annan — Other Families: 0.9%
Narellan Vale 58.1% couple families
Narellan Vale — Couple Families: 58.1% Narellan Vale — One Parent Families: 20.6% Narellan Vale — Lone Person: 19.0% Narellan Vale — Group Household: 1.4% Narellan Vale — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Annan 19.8% renting
Mount Annan — Owned Outright: 23.1% Mount Annan — Mortgage: 57.1% Mount Annan — Renting: 19.8%
Narellan Vale 21.8% renting
Narellan Vale — Owned Outright: 26.0% Narellan Vale — Mortgage: 52.2% Narellan Vale — Renting: 21.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 18.0%
Mount Annan — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Narellan Vale — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 8.7%
Mount Annan — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Narellan Vale — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.9%
Mount Annan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Narellan Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.4%
Mount Annan — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Narellan Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.4%
Mount Annan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Narellan Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
England 2.7% / 2.7%
Mount Annan — England: 2.7% Narellan Vale — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.5%
Mount Annan — New Zealand: 1.5% Narellan Vale — New Zealand: 1.5%
India 1.0% / 0.8%
Mount Annan — India: 1.0% Narellan Vale — India: 0.8%
Philippines 1.2% / 0.6%
Mount Annan — Philippines: 1.2% Narellan Vale — Philippines: 0.6%
Fiji 0.9% / —
Mount Annan — Fiji: 0.9% Narellan Vale — Fiji: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.6%
Mount Annan — Scotland: not among its largest Narellan Vale — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Annan 96.2% houses
Mount Annan — Houses: 96.2% Mount Annan — Townhouses: 3.9% Mount Annan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Narellan Vale 97.2% houses
Narellan Vale — Houses: 97.2% Narellan Vale — Townhouses: 2.6% Narellan Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Median house price $1,195,000 $1,111,000
Median unit price $625,000 —
Median land price — $855,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 70 sales
 22 days
from 92 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.

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
3 bed $984K / $952K
Mount Annan — 3 bed: $984K (32 sales) Narellan Vale — 3 bed: $952K (58 sales)

32 vs 58 sales

4 bed $1.18M / $1.19M
Mount Annan — 4 bed: $1.18M (97 sales) Narellan Vale — 4 bed: $1.19M (93 sales)

97 vs 93 sales

5 bed $1.35M / $1.39M
Mount Annan — 5 bed: $1.35M (39 sales) Narellan Vale — 5 bed: $1.39M (7 sales)

39 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Residential 37% 95%
Infrastructure and transport 48% 4%
Environmental 5% 0%
Rural and farming 4% 0%
Industrial 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

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
New dwellings approved 1,671
across Camden
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
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.

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Houses 3.1%
$750/wk on $1.24M
 3.4%
$735/wk on $1.12M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 89% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 79% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Narellan Vale scores higher overall (75 vs 60); Narellan Vale is more walkable (67 vs 56).

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Grade B A
Score 60/100 75/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mount Annan carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0); Mount Annan carries more crime risk (44 vs 29).

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Bushfire Low
29/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
29/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 4.2 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 6.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.4% 1.9%

Schools in Mount Annan

  • Mount Annan High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mount Annan Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Narellan Vale

  • Elizabeth Macarthur High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Narellan Vale Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Clare's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 16 21
Childcare 6 7
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Walkability score 56/100 67/100
Distance to Sydney 61.2 km 61.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 54 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 200.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 142.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2567
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2567
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.

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Car (driver) 57.9% / 63.2%
Mount Annan — Car (driver): 57.9% Narellan Vale — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 35.4% / 30.9%
Mount Annan — Worked from Home: 35.4% Narellan Vale — Worked from Home: 30.9%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.3%
Mount Annan — Car (passenger): 3.9% Narellan Vale — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Train 1.8% / 1.3%
Mount Annan — Train: 1.8% Narellan Vale — Train: 1.3%
Walked Only 0.6% / 0.7%
Mount Annan — Walked Only: 0.6% Narellan Vale — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Elevation 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.8 km 30.0 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Connectivity score 78/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
4,035 premises
 60%
2,386 premises

Climate

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Average residential rate $1,504/yr
same for both
Council Camden
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Annan Narellan Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Annan

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet

Narellan Vale

Outer Parks

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