Niagara Park vs Wyoming

Niagara Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Wyoming. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Niagara Park, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Wyoming tends to suit people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Niagara Park carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 67/100)
  • Wyoming has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Niagara Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($819,178 vs $1,305,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, land 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

Wyoming

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (79.7 km vs 87.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Wyoming

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 12%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)
  • But Niagara Park carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Wyoming

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 2.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Niagara Park Wyoming
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.

Niagara Park Wyoming
Walkability 61 / 66
Niagara Park — Walkability: 61/100 Wyoming — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 53 / 33
Niagara Park — Safety: 53/100 Wyoming — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 54 / 57
Niagara Park — Low fire risk: 54/100 Wyoming — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Wyoming has more residents (10,111 vs 2,779); Niagara Park has higher household incomes ($92,560 vs $73,216).

Niagara Park Wyoming
Population 2,779 10,111
+264% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% -0.2%
Median age 37 42
Median household income $92,560/yr
+21% vs other
 $73,216/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+5% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Niagara Park Wyoming
0-4 5.8% / 5.8%
Niagara Park — 0-4: 5.8% Wyoming — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.5% / 12.7%
Niagara Park — 5-14: 14.5% Wyoming — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 7.5% / 5.7%
Niagara Park — 15-19: 7.5% Wyoming — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.5% / 5.0%
Niagara Park — 20-24: 5.5% Wyoming — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 13.2% / 12.0%
Niagara Park — 25-34: 13.2% Wyoming — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 13.6% / 12.1%
Niagara Park — 35-44: 13.6% Wyoming — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 13.6% / 11.2%
Niagara Park — 45-54: 13.6% Wyoming — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 12.1% / 11.1%
Niagara Park — 55-64: 12.1% Wyoming — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 9.4% / 10.9%
Niagara Park — 65-74: 9.4% Wyoming — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 3.9% / 8.4%
Niagara Park — 75-84: 3.9% Wyoming — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 1.1% / 4.8%
Niagara Park — 85+: 1.1% Wyoming — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Niagara Park 47.0% couple families
Niagara Park — Couple Families: 47.0% Niagara Park — Lone Person: 27.4% Niagara Park — One Parent Families: 20.1% Niagara Park — Group Household: 4.2% Niagara Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Wyoming 37.4% couple families
Wyoming — Couple Families: 37.4% Wyoming — Lone Person: 38.6% Wyoming — One Parent Families: 18.9% Wyoming — Group Household: 3.6% Wyoming — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Niagara Park 25.3% renting
Niagara Park — Owned Outright: 29.0% Niagara Park — Mortgage: 45.7% Niagara Park — Renting: 25.3%
Wyoming 27.7% renting
Wyoming — Owned Outright: 31.6% Wyoming — Mortgage: 40.7% Wyoming — Renting: 27.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Niagara Park Wyoming
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 16.0%
Niagara Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Wyoming — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 10.5%
Niagara Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Wyoming — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.9%
Niagara Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Wyoming — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 2.8%
Niagara Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Wyoming — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.5%
Niagara Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Wyoming — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Niagara Park Wyoming
England 4.7% / 5.0%
Niagara Park — England: 4.7% Wyoming — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 1.4% / 2.0%
Niagara Park — New Zealand: 1.4% Wyoming — New Zealand: 2.0%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.3%
Niagara Park — Philippines: 0.8% Wyoming — Philippines: 1.3%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.5%
Niagara Park — South Africa: 0.9% Wyoming — South Africa: 0.5%
India 0.4% / 1.0%
Niagara Park — India: 0.4% Wyoming — India: 1.0%
China 0.5% / 0.7%
Niagara Park — China: 0.5% Wyoming — China: 0.7%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.5%
Niagara Park — Scotland: 0.5% Wyoming — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Niagara Park 88.2% houses
Niagara Park — Houses: 88.2% Niagara Park — Townhouses: 12.1% Niagara Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wyoming 76.9% houses
Wyoming — Houses: 76.9% Wyoming — Townhouses: 19.6% Wyoming — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Niagara Park Wyoming
Median house price $969,250 $970,000
Median unit price — $600,000
Median land price $819,178 $1,305,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 20 sales
 25 days
from 149 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.

Niagara Park Wyoming
3 bed $875K / $911K
Niagara Park — 3 bed: $875K (29 sales) Wyoming — 3 bed: $911K (119 sales)

29 vs 119 sales

4 bed $1M / $1.08M
Niagara Park — 4 bed: $1M (26 sales) Wyoming — 4 bed: $1.08M (75 sales)

26 vs 75 sales

5 bed $1.15M / $1.02M
Niagara Park — 5 bed: $1.15M (9 sales) Wyoming — 5 bed: $1.02M (20 sales)

9 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Niagara Park has more land zoned for conservation (74% vs 37%).

Niagara Park Wyoming
Environmental 74% 37%
Residential 20% 51%
Parks and recreation 2% 6%
Industrial 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Niagara Park Wyoming
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Niagara Park Wyoming
Houses 2.5%
$755/wk on $1.57M
 4.2%
$780/wk on $977K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Niagara Park Wyoming
House price Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 70% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW

Liveability

Niagara Park Wyoming
Grade B
same for both
Score 49/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Wyoming carries more crime risk (67 vs 47).

Niagara Park Wyoming
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Niagara Park Wyoming
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 7.3 km
 None

Schools in Niagara Park

  • Niagara Park Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wyoming

  • Wyoming Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Valley View Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Niagara Park Wyoming
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 8
Parks & reserves 1 7
Childcare 2 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 0 24

Mobility

Niagara Park sits further from the CBD (87.4 km vs 79.7 km).

Niagara Park Wyoming
Walkability score 61/100 66/100
Distance to Sydney 87.4 km
+9% vs other
 79.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 74 min
Public transport score 85/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 63.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 170.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
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.

Niagara Park Wyoming
Car (driver) 59.1% / 58.3%
Niagara Park — Car (driver): 59.1% Wyoming — Car (driver): 58.3%
Worked from Home 32.8% / 31.5%
Niagara Park — Worked from Home: 32.8% Wyoming — Worked from Home: 31.5%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.9%
Niagara Park — Car (passenger): 3.9% Wyoming — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 2.4% / 2.5%
Niagara Park — Train: 2.4% Wyoming — Train: 2.5%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.3%
Niagara Park — Walked Only: 1.1% Wyoming — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.1%).

Setting

Niagara Park Wyoming
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.7 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Niagara Park Wyoming
Connectivity score 63/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
1,114 premises
 72%
4,869 premises

Climate

Niagara Park Wyoming
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Niagara Park Wyoming
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Niagara Park Wyoming
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Niagara Park Wyoming
Division Robertson Dobell
Member Gordon Reid Emma Mcbride
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Niagara Park Wyoming
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Niagara Park

Large Blocks Quiet Transport Hub

Wyoming

Parks Regional Centre River

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