Mount Riverview vs Warrimoo

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Riverview: a median of $1.17 million, against $1.06 million in Warrimoo, and rent is higher there too.

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

Warrimoo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Warrimoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,063,500 vs $1,170,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Warrimoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Riverview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (64.9 km vs 68.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 Riverview and Warrimoo 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 Riverview Warrimoo
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 Riverview Warrimoo
Walkability 56 / 55
Mount Riverview — Walkability: 56/100 Warrimoo — Walkability: 55/100
Safety 76 / 80
Mount Riverview — Safety: 76/100 Warrimoo — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 12 / 8
Mount Riverview — Low fire risk: 12/100 Warrimoo — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Mount Riverview has more residents (3,074 vs 2,452); Mount Riverview rents higher ($450/wk vs $400/wk).

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Population 3,074
+20% vs other
 2,452
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% +0.1%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $116,896/yr $123,864/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+11% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
0-4 6.6% / 6.6%
Mount Riverview — 0-4: 6.6% Warrimoo — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 14.5% / 14.8%
Mount Riverview — 5-14: 14.5% Warrimoo — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 7.4% / 6.4%
Mount Riverview — 15-19: 7.4% Warrimoo — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.8% / 5.2%
Mount Riverview — 20-24: 3.8% Warrimoo — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.6% / 11.5%
Mount Riverview — 25-34: 9.6% Warrimoo — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 13.8% / 15.0%
Mount Riverview — 35-44: 13.8% Warrimoo — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 12.9% / 14.5%
Mount Riverview — 45-54: 12.9% Warrimoo — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 11.5% / 11.3%
Mount Riverview — 55-64: 11.5% Warrimoo — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 11.4% / 10.2%
Mount Riverview — 65-74: 11.4% Warrimoo — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 7.3% / 3.3%
Mount Riverview — 75-84: 7.3% Warrimoo — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 0.7% / 1.3%
Mount Riverview — 85+: 0.7% Warrimoo — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Riverview 57.3% couple families
Mount Riverview — Couple Families: 57.3% Mount Riverview — Lone Person: 24.0% Mount Riverview — One Parent Families: 15.3% Mount Riverview — Group Household: 2.4% Mount Riverview — Other Families: 0.9%
Warrimoo 58.4% couple families
Warrimoo — Couple Families: 58.4% Warrimoo — Lone Person: 22.0% Warrimoo — One Parent Families: 14.3% Warrimoo — Group Household: 3.9% Warrimoo — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Riverview 11.8% renting
Mount Riverview — Owned Outright: 42.1% Mount Riverview — Mortgage: 46.1% Mount Riverview — Renting: 11.8%
Warrimoo 13.9% renting
Warrimoo — Owned Outright: 34.6% Warrimoo — Mortgage: 51.5% Warrimoo — Renting: 13.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 17.8%
Mount Riverview — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Warrimoo — Bachelor Degree: 17.8%
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 13.9%
Mount Riverview — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Warrimoo — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 8.8%
Mount Riverview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Warrimoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 6.5%
Mount Riverview — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Warrimoo — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.5%
Mount Riverview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Warrimoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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 Riverview Warrimoo
England 4.9% / 4.2%
Mount Riverview — England: 4.9% Warrimoo — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.4%
Mount Riverview — New Zealand: 0.8% Warrimoo — New Zealand: 1.4%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.4%
Mount Riverview — Netherlands: 0.7% Warrimoo — Netherlands: 0.4%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.4%
Mount Riverview — South Africa: 0.6% Warrimoo — South Africa: 0.4%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.5%
Mount Riverview — Scotland: 0.5% Warrimoo — Scotland: 0.5%
Canada — / 0.5%
Mount Riverview — Canada: not among its largest Warrimoo — Canada: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Riverview 99.4% houses
Mount Riverview — Houses: 99.4% Mount Riverview — Townhouses: 0.4% Mount Riverview — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Warrimoo 98.8% houses
Warrimoo — Houses: 98.8% Warrimoo — Townhouses: 0.7% Warrimoo — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Median house price $1,170,000 $1,063,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,700,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 20 sales
 21 days
from 15 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 Riverview Warrimoo
3 bed $1M / $1.07M
Mount Riverview — 3 bed: $1M (22 sales) Warrimoo — 3 bed: $1.07M (27 sales)

22 vs 27 sales

4 bed $1.25M / $1.11M
Mount Riverview — 4 bed: $1.25M (38 sales) Warrimoo — 4 bed: $1.11M (13 sales)

38 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Environmental 90% 93%
Residential 8% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 1% 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 Riverview Warrimoo
New dwellings approved 123
across Blue Mountains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
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 Riverview Warrimoo
Houses — 3.3%
$740/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
House price Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 8% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Riverview scores higher overall (53 vs 44).

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Grade B C
Score 53/100 44/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
20/100
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 Riverview Warrimoo
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 9.0 km
 None

Schools in Mount Riverview

  • Mount Riverview Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Warrimoo

  • Wycliffe Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Warrimoo Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wycliffe Hope School Independent · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 5
same for both
Childcare 1 6
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Warrimoo sits further from the CBD (68.8 km vs 64.9 km).

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Walkability score 56/100 55/100
Distance to Sydney 64.9 km 68.8 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 59 min
Public transport score 68/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 43.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2774
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2774
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 Riverview Warrimoo
Worked from Home 47.3% / 47.9%
Mount Riverview — Worked from Home: 47.3% Warrimoo — Worked from Home: 47.9%
Car (driver) 46.6% / 45.3%
Mount Riverview — Car (driver): 46.6% Warrimoo — Car (driver): 45.3%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.1%
Mount Riverview — Car (passenger): 3.8% Warrimoo — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Train 1.5% / 2.8%
Mount Riverview — Train: 1.5% Warrimoo — Train: 2.8%
Walked Only 0.2% / 0.5%
Mount Riverview — Walked Only: 0.2% Warrimoo — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus 0.5% / —
Mount Riverview — Bus: 0.5% Warrimoo — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.9%).

Setting

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Elevation 235 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Connectivity score 94/100 96/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 70%
1,132 premises
 81%
922 premises

Climate

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Annual rainfall 822 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
PM2.5 7.2 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.6 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Average residential rate $2,080/yr
same for both
Council Blue Mountains
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Riverview Warrimoo
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Riverview

Large Blocks Parks Quiet

Warrimoo

Acreage Professionals Trains

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