Mount Olive vs Westbrook

Mount Olive is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Westbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Olive tends to suit people living alone, while Westbrook suits families with children.

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

Westbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 64%)

Weighs schools, house stock, 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

Mount Olive

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 14%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mount Olive

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (157 min vs 171 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Westbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Olive and Westbrook 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 Olive Westbrook
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 Olive Westbrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Olive — Walkability: 0/100 Westbrook — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 81 / 65
Mount Olive — Low fire risk: 81/100 Westbrook — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Westbrook rents higher ($350/wk vs $80/wk); Westbrook skews older (50 vs 47).

Mount Olive Westbrook
Population 135 151
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.5% +0.0%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $124,748/yr $134,888/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $80/wk $350/wk
+338% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Olive Westbrook
0-4 2.2% / 2.6%
Mount Olive — 0-4: 2.2% Westbrook — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 8.9% / 15.9%
Mount Olive — 5-14: 8.9% Westbrook — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 8.1% / 5.3%
Mount Olive — 15-19: 8.1% Westbrook — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 2.2% / 2.6%
Mount Olive — 20-24: 2.2% Westbrook — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 13.3% / 8.6%
Mount Olive — 25-34: 13.3% Westbrook — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 3.7% / 9.3%
Mount Olive — 35-44: 3.7% Westbrook — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 14.1% / 14.6%
Mount Olive — 45-54: 14.1% Westbrook — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 22.2% / 18.5%
Mount Olive — 55-64: 22.2% Westbrook — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 14.8% / 13.9%
Mount Olive — 65-74: 14.8% Westbrook — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 4.4% / 2.6%
Mount Olive — 75-84: 4.4% Westbrook — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 2.0%
Mount Olive — 85+: not among its largest Westbrook — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Olive 64.5% couple families
Mount Olive — Couple Families: 64.5% Mount Olive — Lone Person: 35.5% Mount Olive — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Westbrook 68.0% couple families
Westbrook — Couple Families: 68.0% Westbrook — Lone Person: 20.0% Westbrook — One Parent Families: 12.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Olive 0.0% renting
Mount Olive — Owned Outright: 56.8% Mount Olive — Mortgage: 43.2% Mount Olive — Renting: 0.0%
Westbrook 0.0% renting
Westbrook — Owned Outright: 62.8% Westbrook — Mortgage: 37.2% Westbrook — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Mount Olive Westbrook
England — / 4.0%
Mount Olive — England: not among its largest Westbrook — England: 4.0%
Scotland 2.2% / —
Mount Olive — Scotland: 2.2% Westbrook — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.0%
Mount Olive — New Zealand: not among its largest Westbrook — New Zealand: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Olive Westbrook
Certificate III & IV 34.8% / 29.1%
Mount Olive — Certificate III & IV: 34.8% Westbrook — Certificate III & IV: 29.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 2.6%
Mount Olive — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Westbrook — Bachelor Degree: 2.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.2% / 6.6%
Mount Olive — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2% Westbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Mount Olive — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Westbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Olive 100.0% houses
Mount Olive — Houses: 100.0%
Westbrook 100.0% houses
Westbrook — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Mount Olive Westbrook
Median house price $1,500,000 $1,600,000
Median unit price — $1,050,000
Median land price $7,944 —

Zoning mix

Mount Olive Westbrook
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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 Olive Westbrook
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Olive Westbrook
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Olive Westbrook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Westbrook carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 19).

Mount Olive Westbrook
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
35/100
Crime — Low
14/100
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

Mount Olive Westbrook
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Olive Westbrook
Waterways 18 10

Mobility

Mount Olive Westbrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 221.5 km 220.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 171 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
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 Olive Westbrook
Car (driver) 85.1% / 71.2%
Mount Olive — Car (driver): 85.1% Westbrook — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 21.2%
Mount Olive — Worked from Home: 14.9% Westbrook — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) — / 7.6%
Mount Olive — Car (passenger): not among its largest Westbrook — Car (passenger): 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).

Setting

Mount Olive Westbrook
Elevation 157 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Olive Westbrook
Connectivity score 21/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Mount Olive Westbrook
Annual rainfall 1,026 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Olive Westbrook
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ —
PM10 20.9 µg/m³ 20.2 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Olive Westbrook
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Olive Westbrook
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Olive Westbrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Olive

Rural

Westbrook

Rural

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