Padstow Heights vs Alfords Point

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Padstow Heights, about half of households are couple families. In Alfords Point, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Alfords Point: a median of $1.93 million, against $1.57 million in Padstow Heights, and rent is higher there too. Padstow Heights is closer to the city centre: 30.4 km, against 34.3 km. On these figures, Padstow Heights tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Alfords Point suits couples.

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

Alfords Point

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 64%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Padstow Heights has cheaper houses ($1,566,000 vs $1,932,500)
  • Alfords Point leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Padstow Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (15% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($495/wk vs $768/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Padstow Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (30.4 km vs 34.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Padstow Heights

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (28% vs 1%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)

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

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

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
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.

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Walkability 52 / 52
Padstow Heights — Walkability: 52/100 Alfords Point — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 81 / 82
Padstow Heights — Safety: 81/100 Alfords Point — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 49 / 6
Padstow Heights — Low fire risk: 49/100 Alfords Point — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Alfords Point rents higher ($768/wk vs $495/wk); Alfords Point has higher household incomes ($154,388 vs $100,776).

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Population 3,594
+13% vs other
 3,131
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +0.7%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $100,776/yr $154,388/yr
+53% vs other
Median weekly rent $495/wk $768/wk
+55% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
0-4 5.1% / 4.4%
Padstow Heights — 0-4: 5.1% Alfords Point — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 11.8% / 12.7%
Padstow Heights — 5-14: 11.8% Alfords Point — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.8% / 7.2%
Padstow Heights — 15-19: 5.8% Alfords Point — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.2% / 6.7%
Padstow Heights — 20-24: 6.2% Alfords Point — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 10.3% / 10.6%
Padstow Heights — 25-34: 10.3% Alfords Point — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 11.0% / 10.2%
Padstow Heights — 35-44: 11.0% Alfords Point — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 13.0% / 13.0%
Padstow Heights — 45-54: 13.0% Alfords Point — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 12.2% / 18.7%
Padstow Heights — 55-64: 12.2% Alfords Point — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 9.1% / 11.6%
Padstow Heights — 65-74: 9.1% Alfords Point — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 9.2% / 3.5%
Padstow Heights — 75-84: 9.2% Alfords Point — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 6.5% / 1.1%
Padstow Heights — 85+: 6.5% Alfords Point — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Padstow Heights 51.0% couple families
Padstow Heights — Couple Families: 51.0% Padstow Heights — Lone Person: 33.1% Padstow Heights — One Parent Families: 13.1% Padstow Heights — Group Household: 1.9% Padstow Heights — Other Families: 0.9%
Alfords Point 76.6% couple families
Alfords Point — Couple Families: 76.6% Alfords Point — Lone Person: 10.1% Alfords Point — One Parent Families: 11.4% Alfords Point — Group Household: 0.9% Alfords Point — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Padstow Heights 15.3% renting
Padstow Heights — Owned Outright: 42.2% Padstow Heights — Mortgage: 42.5% Padstow Heights — Renting: 15.3%
Alfords Point 4.0% renting
Alfords Point — Owned Outright: 50.3% Alfords Point — Mortgage: 45.8% Alfords Point — Renting: 4.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 14.8%
Padstow Heights — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Alfords Point — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 15.9%
Padstow Heights — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Alfords Point — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.8%
Padstow Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Alfords Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 4.4%
Padstow Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Alfords Point — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.9%
Padstow Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Alfords Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
England 2.1% / 2.2%
Padstow Heights — England: 2.1% Alfords Point — England: 2.2%
China 2.7% / 1.0%
Padstow Heights — China: 2.7% Alfords Point — China: 1.0%
Lebanon 1.0% / 2.2%
Padstow Heights — Lebanon: 1.0% Alfords Point — Lebanon: 2.2%
Greece 1.3% / 1.1%
Padstow Heights — Greece: 1.3% Alfords Point — Greece: 1.1%
Philippines 1.1% / 0.6%
Padstow Heights — Philippines: 1.1% Alfords Point — Philippines: 0.6%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Padstow Heights — New Zealand: 1.4% Alfords Point — New Zealand: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.0%
Padstow Heights — Vietnam: not among its largest Alfords Point — Vietnam: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Padstow Heights 72.0% houses
Padstow Heights — Houses: 72.0% Padstow Heights — Townhouses: 14.4% Padstow Heights — Flats / Apartments: 13.6%
Alfords Point 98.8% houses
Alfords Point — Houses: 98.8% Alfords Point — Townhouses: 0.9% Alfords Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Median house price $1,566,000 $1,932,500
Median unit price $1,195,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 37 sales
 26 days
from 20 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.

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
3 bed $1.45M / $1.7M
Padstow Heights — 3 bed: $1.45M (25 sales) Alfords Point — 3 bed: $1.7M (7 sales)

25 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.53M / $1.82M
Padstow Heights — 4 bed: $1.53M (43 sales) Alfords Point — 4 bed: $1.82M (24 sales)

43 vs 24 sales

5 bed $1.73M / $2.13M
Padstow Heights — 5 bed: $1.73M (30 sales) Alfords Point — 5 bed: $2.13M (20 sales)

30 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Alfords Point has more land zoned for conservation (85% vs 34%).

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Environmental 34% 85%
Residential 48% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 9%
Parks and recreation 7% 3%
Other and special use 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

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
New dwellings approved 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
 1,449
across Sutherland
Approvals change year on year +50% +117%

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.

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Houses 4.3%
$1,175/wk on $1.43M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 85% of NSW —

Liveability

Padstow Heights scores higher overall (65 vs 58).

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Grade B
same for both
Score 65/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Alfords Point carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 51).

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 High
94/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
18/100
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 10
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 5.6 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 7.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 3.6%

Schools in Padstow Heights

  • Padstow Heights Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Alfords Point

  • Alfords Point Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Alfords Point sits further from the CBD (34.3 km vs 30.4 km).

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Walkability score 52/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 30.4 km 34.3 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 32 min 35 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 43.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 34.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2211
 1.4%
postcode 2234
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 2211
 48
postcode 2234

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.

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Worked from Home 50.1% / 46.4%
Padstow Heights — Worked from Home: 50.1% Alfords Point — Worked from Home: 46.4%
Car (driver) 42.9% / 49.0%
Padstow Heights — Car (driver): 42.9% Alfords Point — Car (driver): 49.0%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 2.5%
Padstow Heights — Car (passenger): 3.0% Alfords Point — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Train 2.5% / 1.6%
Padstow Heights — Train: 2.5% Alfords Point — Train: 1.6%
Walked Only 0.6% / 0.4%
Padstow Heights — Walked Only: 0.6% Alfords Point — Walked Only: 0.4%
Bus 0.9% / —
Padstow Heights — Bus: 0.9% Alfords Point — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.1%).

Setting

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.6 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Connectivity score 88/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
1,473 premises
 0%
987 premises

Climate

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Annual rainfall 909 mm 1,038 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.9 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Average residential rate $1,322/yr $1,552/yr
Council Canterbury-Bankstown Sutherland

Federal electorate

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Division Banks Hughes
Member Zhi Soon David Moncrieff
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Padstow Heights Alfords Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Padstow Heights

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

Alfords Point

Large Blocks Outer Premium

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