Old Toongabbie vs Seven Hills

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Old Toongabbie, most households are couple families. In Seven Hills, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Old Toongabbie: a median of $1.45 million, against $1.25 million in Seven Hills, and rent is higher there too. Old Toongabbie is closer to the city centre: 29.9 km, against 36.8 km.

Old Toongabbie is a smaller, more affluent pocket with a median household income of $112,944 and a liveability score of 78, while Seven Hills is a larger, more established suburb with 20,095 residents and better walkability at 92 versus 81. Property prices are notably higher in Old Toongabbie—median houses at $1,452,500 and units at $821,000 compared to Seven Hills' $1,250,000 and $627,500. Crime risk differs substantially, with Old Toongabbie at 32 and Seven Hills at 77. Old Toongabbie suits buyers drawn to a quieter, higher-income area closer to the CBD, while Seven Hills offers more walkable urban convenience and lower entry prices.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Seven Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (26 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (24 vs 3)
  • But Old Toongabbie carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Seven Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($627,500 vs $821,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,250,000 vs $1,451,250)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Seven Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Seven Hills

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (7% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Old Toongabbie sits closer to the CBD (29.9 km vs 36.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Seven Hills

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Old Toongabbie carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
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.

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Walkability 84 / 92
Old Toongabbie — Walkability: 84/100 Seven Hills — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 70 / 23
Old Toongabbie — Safety: 70/100 Seven Hills — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Old Toongabbie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seven Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Seven Hills has more residents (20,095 vs 3,276); Old Toongabbie has higher household incomes ($112,944 vs $98,384).

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Population 3,276 20,095
+513% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +4.0%
Median age 38 37
Median household income $112,944/yr
+13% vs other
 $98,384/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+11% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
0-4 6.4% / 6.3%
Old Toongabbie — 0-4: 6.4% Seven Hills — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 14.5% / 12.3%
Old Toongabbie — 5-14: 14.5% Seven Hills — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 6.3% / 5.4%
Old Toongabbie — 15-19: 6.3% Seven Hills — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.3% / 6.8%
Old Toongabbie — 20-24: 5.3% Seven Hills — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 12.0% / 15.5%
Old Toongabbie — 25-34: 12.0% Seven Hills — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 13.9% / 15.4%
Old Toongabbie — 35-44: 13.9% Seven Hills — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 14.1% / 12.0%
Old Toongabbie — 45-54: 14.1% Seven Hills — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 11.9% / 10.8%
Old Toongabbie — 55-64: 11.9% Seven Hills — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 8.0% / 8.8%
Old Toongabbie — 65-74: 8.0% Seven Hills — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 6.0% / 5.0%
Old Toongabbie — 75-84: 6.0% Seven Hills — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.6% / 1.7%
Old Toongabbie — 85+: 1.6% Seven Hills — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Old Toongabbie 56.1% couple families
Old Toongabbie — Couple Families: 56.1% Old Toongabbie — Lone Person: 25.1% Old Toongabbie — One Parent Families: 14.5% Old Toongabbie — Group Household: 2.9% Old Toongabbie — Other Families: 1.2%
Seven Hills 50.8% couple families
Seven Hills — Couple Families: 50.8% Seven Hills — Lone Person: 26.6% Seven Hills — One Parent Families: 16.1% Seven Hills — Group Household: 4.3% Seven Hills — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Old Toongabbie 23.0% renting
Old Toongabbie — Owned Outright: 35.5% Old Toongabbie — Mortgage: 41.5% Old Toongabbie — Renting: 23.0%
Seven Hills 36.2% renting
Seven Hills — Owned Outright: 28.3% Seven Hills — Mortgage: 35.5% Seven Hills — Renting: 36.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 14.8%
Old Toongabbie — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Seven Hills — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Certificate III & IV 12.4% / 10.5%
Old Toongabbie — Certificate III & IV: 12.4% Seven Hills — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.4%
Old Toongabbie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Seven Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 6.8%
Old Toongabbie — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Seven Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.3%
Old Toongabbie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Seven Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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

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.

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
India 5.3% / 12.2%
Old Toongabbie — India: 5.3% Seven Hills — India: 12.2%
Sri Lanka 3.0% / 4.2%
Old Toongabbie — Sri Lanka: 3.0% Seven Hills — Sri Lanka: 4.2%
Philippines 1.0% / 3.4%
Old Toongabbie — Philippines: 1.0% Seven Hills — Philippines: 3.4%
China 1.8% / 2.5%
Old Toongabbie — China: 1.8% Seven Hills — China: 2.5%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.0%
Old Toongabbie — New Zealand: 2.1% Seven Hills — New Zealand: 2.0%
England 2.2% / 1.5%
Old Toongabbie — England: 2.2% Seven Hills — England: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Old Toongabbie 83.5% houses
Old Toongabbie — Houses: 83.5% Old Toongabbie — Townhouses: 8.8% Old Toongabbie — Flats / Apartments: 7.8%
Seven Hills 84.1% houses
Seven Hills — Houses: 84.1% Seven Hills — Townhouses: 9.9% Seven Hills — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Median house price $1,451,250 $1,250,000
Median unit price $821,000 $627,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 26 sales
 22 days
from 193 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.

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
3 bed $1.32M / $1.2M
Old Toongabbie — 3 bed: $1.32M (20 sales) Seven Hills — 3 bed: $1.2M (176 sales)

20 vs 176 sales

4 bed $1.5M / $1.35M
Old Toongabbie — 4 bed: $1.5M (17 sales) Seven Hills — 4 bed: $1.35M (77 sales)

17 vs 77 sales

5 bed $1.45M / $1.51M
Old Toongabbie — 5 bed: $1.45M (13 sales) Seven Hills — 5 bed: $1.51M (22 sales)

13 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Seven Hills has more industrially zoned land (23% vs 8%).

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Residential 72% 55%
Industrial 8% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 11%
Parks and recreation 8% 9%
Environmental 4% 1%
Commercial 1%
same for both
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

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
New dwellings approved 2,888
across Parramatta
 2,325
across Blacktown
Approvals change year on year +154% -18%

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.

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Houses 3.3%
$850/wk on $1.35M
 3.1%
$720/wk on $1.2M
Units — 6.0%
$590/wk on $512K

Ranking within NSW

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 57% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 94% of NSW

Liveability

Old Toongabbie scores higher overall (80 vs 61); Seven Hills is more walkable (92 vs 84).

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Grade A B
Score 80/100 61/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Seven Hills carries more crime risk (77 vs 30).

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 High
77/100
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 9
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Inside the suburb 1 8
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 4.5 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 7.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.7%

Schools in Old Toongabbie

  • Toongabbie Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Seven Hills

  • Bert Oldfield Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Seven Hills North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Seven Hills High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Seven Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • The Hills Sports High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 3 26
Childcare 3 24
GPs 1 10
Pharmacies 1 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 1 8
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 1 19

Mobility

Seven Hills sits further from the CBD (36.8 km vs 29.9 km).

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Walkability score 84/100 92/100
Distance to Sydney 29.9 km 36.8 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 32 min 36 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 67.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 750.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2146
 0.9%
postcode 2147
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 2146
 41
postcode 2147

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.

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Worked from Home 48.9% / 41.1%
Old Toongabbie — Worked from Home: 48.9% Seven Hills — Worked from Home: 41.1%
Car (driver) 42.5% / 46.3%
Old Toongabbie — Car (driver): 42.5% Seven Hills — Car (driver): 46.3%
Train 1.5% / 6.7%
Old Toongabbie — Train: 1.5% Seven Hills — Train: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.4%
Old Toongabbie — Car (passenger): 3.6% Seven Hills — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus 2.8% / 1.3%
Old Toongabbie — Bus: 2.8% Seven Hills — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.9%).

Setting

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.4 km 28.4 km

NBN connectivity

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Connectivity score 75/100 83/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
1,245 premises
 51%
9,396 premises

Climate

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 6.7 µg/m³
PM10 16.9 µg/m³ 17.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.83 pphm 0.88 pphm

Council rates

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Average residential rate $1,103/yr $1,157/yr
Council Parramatta Blacktown

Federal electorate

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Division Parramatta Mcmahon
Member Andrew Charlton Chris Bowen
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Old Toongabbie Seven Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Old Toongabbie

Outer Parks

Seven Hills

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks River Transport Hub

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