Mount Panorama vs Perthville

Perthville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Mount Panorama. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Panorama, most households are couple families. In Perthville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Panorama: a median of $2.6 million, against $734,000 in Perthville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Panorama tends to suit older residents, while Perthville suits people living alone, families with children, 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

Mount Panorama

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 65%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (117% vs 100%)
  • But Perthville carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 91/100)

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

First-home buyers

Perthville

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($734,000 vs $2,600,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Perthville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $485/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Panorama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (212.2 km vs 217.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mount Panorama has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 17%)
  • Perthville carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 91/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Panorama and Perthville 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 Panorama Perthville
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 Panorama Perthville
Walkability 27 / 23
Mount Panorama — Walkability: 27/100 Perthville — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 9 / 51
Mount Panorama — Safety: 9/100 Perthville — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 85 / 86
Mount Panorama — Low fire risk: 85/100 Perthville — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Perthville has more residents (567 vs 101); Mount Panorama rents higher ($485/wk vs $340/wk).

Mount Panorama Perthville
Population 101 567
+461% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.9% -9.1%
Median age 53 43
Median household income $108,316/yr
+10% vs other
 $97,916/yr
Median weekly rent $485/wk
+30% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Panorama Perthville
0-4 3.0% / 4.4%
Mount Panorama — 0-4: 3.0% Perthville — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 7.9% / 16.0%
Mount Panorama — 5-14: 7.9% Perthville — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 6.9% / 5.1%
Mount Panorama — 15-19: 6.9% Perthville — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.0% / 4.6%
Mount Panorama — 20-24: 5.0% Perthville — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 9.9% / 10.1%
Mount Panorama — 25-34: 9.9% Perthville — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 9.9% / 11.5%
Mount Panorama — 35-44: 9.9% Perthville — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 11.9% / 13.1%
Mount Panorama — 45-54: 11.9% Perthville — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 10.9% / 17.1%
Mount Panorama — 55-64: 10.9% Perthville — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 22.8% / 9.9%
Mount Panorama — 65-74: 22.8% Perthville — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 7.9% / 6.3%
Mount Panorama — 75-84: 7.9% Perthville — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 7.9% / 0.7%
Mount Panorama — 85+: 7.9% Perthville — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

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 Panorama Perthville
England 3.0% / 2.1%
Mount Panorama — England: 3.0% Perthville — England: 2.1%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Mount Panorama — Scotland: not among its largest Perthville — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Panorama 58.8% couple families
Mount Panorama — Couple Families: 58.8% Mount Panorama — Lone Person: 23.5% Mount Panorama — One Parent Families: 17.6% Mount Panorama — Group Household: 0.0%
Perthville 51.7% couple families
Perthville — Couple Families: 51.7% Perthville — Lone Person: 31.5% Perthville — One Parent Families: 13.3% Perthville — Group Household: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Panorama 117.2% houses
Mount Panorama — Houses: 117.2%
Perthville 100.0% houses
Perthville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Panorama Perthville
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 21.0%
Mount Panorama — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Perthville — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 17.8% / 11.8%
Mount Panorama — Bachelor Degree: 17.8% Perthville — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 8.3%
Mount Panorama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Perthville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 4.1%
Mount Panorama — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Perthville — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Mount Panorama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Perthville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Panorama 13.3% renting
Mount Panorama — Owned Outright: 70.0% Mount Panorama — Mortgage: 16.7% Mount Panorama — Renting: 13.3%
Perthville 14.1% renting
Perthville — Owned Outright: 40.1% Perthville — Mortgage: 45.8% Perthville — Renting: 14.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Mount Panorama Perthville
Median house price $2,600,000 $734,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Perthville has more rural and farming land (98% vs 38%).

Mount Panorama Perthville
Rural and farming 38% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 62% 0%
Residential 0% 2%
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 Panorama Perthville
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Panorama Perthville
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 44% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Panorama Perthville
Grade — B
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Mount Panorama carries more crime risk (91 vs 49).

Mount Panorama Perthville
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
14/100
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
49/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Panorama Perthville
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Panorama

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

Schools in Perthville

  • Perthville Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Panorama Perthville
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Perthville sits further from the CBD (217.2 km vs 212.2 km).

Mount Panorama Perthville
Walkability score 27/100 23/100
Distance to Sydney 212.2 km 217.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 184 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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 Panorama Perthville
Car (driver) 76.3% / 76.1%
Mount Panorama — Car (driver): 76.3% Perthville — Car (driver): 76.1%
Worked from Home 23.7% / 16.2%
Mount Panorama — Worked from Home: 23.7% Perthville — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Mount Panorama — Car (passenger): not among its largest Perthville — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only — / 3.9%
Mount Panorama — Walked Only: not among its largest Perthville — Walked Only: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Mount Panorama Perthville
Elevation 792 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 697 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Panorama Perthville
Connectivity score 33/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
52 premises
 0%
249 premises

Climate

Mount Panorama Perthville
Annual rainfall 666 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Panorama Perthville
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Panorama Perthville
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Panorama Perthville
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

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Perthville

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