North Turramurra vs Asquith

Asquith is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 56 in North Turramurra. In both, most households own their home. In North Turramurra, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Asquith, about half of homes are flats or apartments and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in North Turramurra: a median of $2.83 million, against $1.8 million in Asquith, and rent is higher there too. North Turramurra is closer to the city centre: 27.5 km, against 31.7 km. On these figures, North Turramurra tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Asquith suits 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

They split

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

  • North Turramurra carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 36/100)
  • Asquith has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Asquith

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($721,000 vs $1,570,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 41%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,800,000 vs $2,835,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Asquith

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 8%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper rent ($490/wk vs $760/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Asquith

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (8% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 40/100)
  • But North Turramurra sits closer to the CBD (27.5 km vs 31.7 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Asquith

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 40/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (58% vs 29%)
  • But North Turramurra has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Asquith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (82.5% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

North Turramurra Asquith
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.

North Turramurra Asquith
Walkability 40 / 88
North Turramurra — Walkability: 40/100 Asquith — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 82 / 64
North Turramurra — Safety: 82/100 Asquith — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 9 / 15
North Turramurra — Low fire risk: 9/100 Asquith — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

North Turramurra skews older (56 vs 36); North Turramurra rents higher ($760/wk vs $490/wk).

North Turramurra Asquith
Population 4,194 6,160
+47% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.5% +82.5%
Median age 56 36
Median household income $107,328/yr $119,600/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $760/wk
+36% vs other
 $490/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Turramurra Asquith
0-4 3.3% / 7.4%
North Turramurra — 0-4: 3.3% Asquith — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 10.8% / 13.9%
North Turramurra — 5-14: 10.8% Asquith — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 5.9% / 5.4%
North Turramurra — 15-19: 5.9% Asquith — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.1% / 5.4%
North Turramurra — 20-24: 4.1% Asquith — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 3.8% / 15.1%
North Turramurra — 25-34: 3.8% Asquith — 25-34: 15.1%
35-44 7.9% / 20.0%
North Turramurra — 35-44: 7.9% Asquith — 35-44: 20.0%
45-54 12.1% / 12.6%
North Turramurra — 45-54: 12.1% Asquith — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 11.1% / 8.9%
North Turramurra — 55-64: 11.1% Asquith — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 10.2% / 7.1%
North Turramurra — 65-74: 10.2% Asquith — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 16.5% / 3.3%
North Turramurra — 75-84: 16.5% Asquith — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 14.2% / 1.1%
North Turramurra — 85+: 14.2% Asquith — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Turramurra 48.8% couple families
North Turramurra — Couple Families: 48.8% North Turramurra — Lone Person: 41.1% North Turramurra — One Parent Families: 7.9% North Turramurra — Group Household: 0.8% North Turramurra — Other Families: 1.4%
Asquith 56.6% couple families
Asquith — Couple Families: 56.6% Asquith — Lone Person: 25.0% Asquith — One Parent Families: 13.8% Asquith — Group Household: 3.4% Asquith — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Turramurra 7.5% renting
North Turramurra — Owned Outright: 61.6% North Turramurra — Mortgage: 30.9% North Turramurra — Renting: 7.5%
Asquith 35.5% renting
Asquith — Owned Outright: 21.7% Asquith — Mortgage: 42.8% Asquith — Renting: 35.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

North Turramurra Asquith
Bachelor Degree 22.4% / 24.0%
North Turramurra — Bachelor Degree: 22.4% Asquith — Bachelor Degree: 24.0%
Postgraduate Degree 10.4% / 10.8%
North Turramurra — Postgraduate Degree: 10.4% Asquith — Postgraduate Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.6%
North Turramurra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Asquith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Certificate III & IV 5.3% / 7.8%
North Turramurra — Certificate III & IV: 5.3% Asquith — Certificate III & IV: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.2%
North Turramurra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Asquith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

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.

North Turramurra Asquith
England 8.2% / 3.1%
North Turramurra — England: 8.2% Asquith — England: 3.1%
China 3.6% / 7.5%
North Turramurra — China: 3.6% Asquith — China: 7.5%
India 1.2% / 7.8%
North Turramurra — India: 1.2% Asquith — India: 7.8%
Iran 0.7% / 2.7%
North Turramurra — Iran: 0.7% Asquith — Iran: 2.7%
South Africa 3.4% / —
North Turramurra — South Africa: 3.4% Asquith — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines — / 3.4%
North Turramurra — Philippines: not among its largest Asquith — Philippines: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.3%
North Turramurra — New Zealand: 1.8% Asquith — New Zealand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Turramurra 70.8% houses
North Turramurra — Houses: 70.8% North Turramurra — Flats / Apartments: 22.7% North Turramurra — Townhouses: 6.5%
Asquith 42.0% houses
Asquith — Houses: 42.0% Asquith — Flats / Apartments: 49.4% Asquith — Townhouses: 8.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

North Turramurra Asquith
Median house price $2,835,000 $1,800,000
Median unit price $1,570,000 $721,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 7 sales
 23 days
from 43 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.

North Turramurra Asquith
3 bed $2.64M / $1.58M
North Turramurra — 3 bed: $2.64M (12 sales) Asquith — 3 bed: $1.58M (13 sales)

12 vs 13 sales

4 bed $2.82M / $1.86M
North Turramurra — 4 bed: $2.82M (14 sales) Asquith — 4 bed: $1.86M (21 sales)

14 vs 21 sales

5 bed $4.03M / $2.16M
North Turramurra — 5 bed: $4.03M (9 sales) Asquith — 5 bed: $2.16M (6 sales)

9 vs 6 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

North Turramurra Asquith
1 bed $710K / $547K
North Turramurra — 1 bed: $710K (5 sales) Asquith — 1 bed: $547K (15 sales)

5 vs 15 sales

2 bed $1.49M / $721K
North Turramurra — 2 bed: $1.49M (14 sales) Asquith — 2 bed: $721K (73 sales)

14 vs 73 sales

3 bed $2.21M / $960K
North Turramurra — 3 bed: $2.21M (7 sales) Asquith — 3 bed: $960K (11 sales)

7 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

North Turramurra has more land zoned for conservation (91% vs 29%).

North Turramurra Asquith
Environmental 91% 29%
Residential 2% 38%
Parks and recreation 5% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 10%
Industrial 0% 7%
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

North Turramurra Asquith
New dwellings approved 908
across Ku-ring-gai
 260
across Hornsby
Approvals change year on year +0% -79%

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.

North Turramurra Asquith
Houses — 3.0%
$985/wk on $1.73M
Units — 5.0%
$690/wk on $719K

Ranking within NSW

North Turramurra Asquith
House price Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 51% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 20% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Asquith is more walkable (88 vs 40).

North Turramurra Asquith
Grade B
same for both
Score 60/100
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Asquith carries more crime risk (36 vs 18).

North Turramurra Asquith
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
85/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
36/100
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 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

North Turramurra Asquith
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in North Turramurra

  • Ku-ring-gai High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Turramurra North Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Asquith

  • Asquith Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Asquith Boys High School Government · Secondary
  • Asquith Girls High School Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

North Turramurra Asquith
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 6 2
Parks & reserves 8 4
Childcare 3 6
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 2 1
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 9 2

Mobility

Asquith sits further from the CBD (31.7 km vs 27.5 km).

North Turramurra Asquith
Walkability score 40/100 88/100
Distance to Sydney 27.5 km 31.7 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 38 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 141.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 69.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.7%
postcode 2074
 1.7%
postcode 2077
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 2074
 17
postcode 2077

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.

North Turramurra Asquith
Worked from Home 60.4% / 51.4%
North Turramurra — Worked from Home: 60.4% Asquith — Worked from Home: 51.4%
Car (driver) 33.0% / 36.3%
North Turramurra — Car (driver): 33.0% Asquith — Car (driver): 36.3%
Train 2.3% / 7.5%
North Turramurra — Train: 2.3% Asquith — Train: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 2.5%
North Turramurra — Car (passenger): 1.8% Asquith — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only 2.0% / 1.9%
North Turramurra — Walked Only: 2.0% Asquith — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.4%).

Setting

North Turramurra Asquith
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.0 km 16.3 km

NBN connectivity

North Turramurra Asquith
Connectivity score 74/100 82/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,890 premises
 31%
2,764 premises

Climate

North Turramurra Asquith
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

North Turramurra Asquith
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

North Turramurra Asquith
Average residential rate $1,626/yr $1,488/yr
Council Ku-ring-gai Hornsby

Federal electorate

North Turramurra Asquith
Division Bradfield Berowra
Member Nicolette Boele Julian Leeser
Party Independent Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

North Turramurra Asquith
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

North Turramurra

Outer Premium Professionals Retirees

Asquith

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub

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