Noraville vs Toukley

Noraville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Toukley. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Toukley, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Toukley tends to suit people living alone.

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

Noraville

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 90/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 43%)
  • But Toukley has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Noraville leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 38%)
  • Toukley has cheaper units ($582,500 vs $745,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Toukley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $370/wk)
  • But Noraville leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Toukley

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 8%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 21%)
  • But Noraville carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 90/100)

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

Investors

Noraville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Noraville Toukley
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.

Noraville Toukley
Walkability 77 / 84
Noraville — Walkability: 77/100 Toukley — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 43 / 10
Noraville — Safety: 43/100 Toukley — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 33 / 48
Noraville — Low fire risk: 33/100 Toukley — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Toukley has more residents (4,557 vs 3,001); Noraville has higher household incomes ($76,960 vs $54,288).

Noraville Toukley
Population 3,001 4,557
+52% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +0.2%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $76,960/yr
+29% vs other
 $54,288/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+8% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Noraville Toukley
0-4 6.2% / 5.6%
Noraville — 0-4: 6.2% Toukley — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 12.3% / 10.2%
Noraville — 5-14: 12.3% Toukley — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 5.4% / 4.3%
Noraville — 15-19: 5.4% Toukley — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.4% / 5.2%
Noraville — 20-24: 5.4% Toukley — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 12.4% / 12.2%
Noraville — 25-34: 12.4% Toukley — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 11.7% / 10.2%
Noraville — 35-44: 11.7% Toukley — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 12.3% / 12.1%
Noraville — 45-54: 12.3% Toukley — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.9% / 12.6%
Noraville — 55-64: 13.9% Toukley — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 11.0% / 13.7%
Noraville — 65-74: 11.0% Toukley — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 6.3% / 9.5%
Noraville — 75-84: 6.3% Toukley — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ 3.3% / 4.5%
Noraville — 85+: 3.3% Toukley — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Noraville 36.3% lone person
Noraville — Lone Person: 36.3% Noraville — Couple Families: 38.1% Noraville — One Parent Families: 19.5% Noraville — Group Household: 4.4% Noraville — Other Families: 1.7%
Toukley 50.7% lone person
Toukley — Lone Person: 50.7% Toukley — Couple Families: 22.6% Toukley — One Parent Families: 20.3% Toukley — Group Household: 4.7% Toukley — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Noraville 28.9% renting
Noraville — Owned Outright: 36.2% Noraville — Mortgage: 34.9% Noraville — Renting: 28.9%
Toukley 43.3% renting
Toukley — Owned Outright: 33.4% Toukley — Mortgage: 23.3% Toukley — Renting: 43.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Noraville Toukley
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 19.2%
Noraville — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Toukley — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 6.2%
Noraville — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Toukley — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.6%
Noraville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Toukley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.3%
Noraville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Toukley — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.9%
Noraville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Toukley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Noraville Toukley
England 3.6% / 3.7%
Noraville — England: 3.6% Toukley — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.5%
Noraville — New Zealand: 0.9% Toukley — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 0.3% / 0.7%
Noraville — Philippines: 0.3% Toukley — Philippines: 0.7%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.5%
Noraville — Scotland: 0.4% Toukley — Scotland: 0.5%
Ireland 0.4% / 0.3%
Noraville — Ireland: 0.4% Toukley — Ireland: 0.3%
South Africa 0.2% / 0.4%
Noraville — South Africa: 0.2% Toukley — South Africa: 0.4%
Vietnam 0.3% / —
Noraville — Vietnam: 0.3% Toukley — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Noraville 92.2% houses
Noraville — Houses: 92.2% Noraville — Townhouses: 4.1% Noraville — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Toukley 70.9% houses
Toukley — Houses: 70.9% Toukley — Townhouses: 15.9% Toukley — Flats / Apartments: 13.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Noraville Toukley
Median house price $920,500 $885,000
Median unit price $745,000 $582,500
Median land price — $1,600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 23 sales
 28 days
from 63 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.

Noraville Toukley
2 bed $835K / $780K
Noraville — 2 bed: $835K (7 sales) Toukley — 2 bed: $780K (33 sales)

7 vs 33 sales

3 bed $888K / $888K
Noraville — 3 bed: $888K (44 sales) Toukley — 3 bed: $888K (80 sales)

44 vs 80 sales

4 bed $1.12M / $1.1M
Noraville — 4 bed: $1.12M (25 sales) Toukley — 4 bed: $1.1M (24 sales)

25 vs 24 sales

5 bed $1.56M / $1.17M
Noraville — 5 bed: $1.56M (7 sales) Toukley — 5 bed: $1.17M (7 sales)

7 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Toukley has more land zoned for conservation (36% vs 7%).

Noraville Toukley
Residential 63% 43%
Environmental 7% 36%
Infrastructure and transport 20% 2%
Parks and recreation 10% 16%
Commercial 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

Noraville Toukley
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.

Noraville Toukley
Houses 4.0%
$695/wk on $912K
 3.5%
$600/wk on $899K
Units — 3.6%
$450/wk on $647K

Ranking within NSW

Noraville Toukley
House price Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools Higher than 71% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Noraville scores higher overall (47 vs 29).

Noraville Toukley
Grade C D
Score 47/100 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Toukley carries more crime risk (90 vs 57); Noraville carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 52).

Noraville Toukley
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
90/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
20/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Noraville Toukley
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Noraville

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Toukley Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspect Central Coast School, Noraville Independent · Primary · Special school

Schools in Toukley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Noraville Toukley
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 6
Childcare 2 3
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 0 5
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2

Mobility

Noraville Toukley
Walkability score 77/100 84/100
Distance to Sydney 110.7 km 109.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 93 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 58.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 123.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2263
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2263
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.

Noraville Toukley
Car (driver) 67.3% / 67.4%
Noraville — Car (driver): 67.3% Toukley — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 25.2% / 23.3%
Noraville — Worked from Home: 25.2% Toukley — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 4.2%
Noraville — Car (passenger): 4.7% Toukley — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.5%
Noraville — Walked Only: 1.2% Toukley — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bus 1.3% / 1.3%
Noraville — Bus: 1.3% Toukley — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Noraville Toukley
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 713 m
723 m to a named beach
 1.4 km
1.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Noraville Toukley
Connectivity score 67/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
1,381 premises
 36%
2,737 premises

Climate

Noraville Toukley
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)

Noraville Toukley
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

Noraville Toukley
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Noraville Toukley
Division Dobell
same for both
Member Emma Mcbride
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Noraville Toukley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Noraville

Beach Coastal Large Blocks Parks Quiet

Toukley

Coastal Retirees

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