Parkville vs Segenhoe

Comparing Parkville and Segenhoe, NSW: Segenhoe is more walkable (10 vs 0); Segenhoe carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 17); and Parkville has higher household incomes ($105,508 vs $76,856).

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

Parkville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 29/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Segenhoe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $285/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Segenhoe

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (276.2 km vs 285.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (201 min vs 207 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Parkville carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 29/100)
  • Segenhoe is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Segenhoe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.5% vs -8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Parkville Segenhoe
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.

Parkville Segenhoe
Walkability 0 / 10
Parkville — Walkability: 0/100 Segenhoe — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 81 / 71
Parkville — Safety: 81/100 Segenhoe — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 83 / 57
Parkville — Low fire risk: 83/100 Segenhoe — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Parkville has higher household incomes ($105,508 vs $76,856); Parkville has more residents (275 vs 219).

Parkville Segenhoe
Population 275
+20% vs other
 219
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.9% -3.5%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $105,508/yr
+27% vs other
 $76,856/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+16% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Parkville Segenhoe
0-4 4.4% / 3.7%
Parkville — 0-4: 4.4% Segenhoe — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.3% / 13.2%
Parkville — 5-14: 11.3% Segenhoe — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 10.2% / 5.0%
Parkville — 15-19: 10.2% Segenhoe — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.7% / 5.5%
Parkville — 20-24: 4.7% Segenhoe — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.5% / 15.1%
Parkville — 25-34: 10.5% Segenhoe — 25-34: 15.1%
35-44 10.2% / 16.9%
Parkville — 35-44: 10.2% Segenhoe — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 15.3% / 11.4%
Parkville — 45-54: 15.3% Segenhoe — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 17.1% / 11.0%
Parkville — 55-64: 17.1% Segenhoe — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 12.0% / 10.0%
Parkville — 65-74: 12.0% Segenhoe — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 3.6% / 5.0%
Parkville — 75-84: 3.6% Segenhoe — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 2.7%
Parkville — 85+: not among its largest Segenhoe — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Parkville 56.1% couple families
Parkville — Couple Families: 56.1% Parkville — Lone Person: 33.3% Parkville — One Parent Families: 6.1% Parkville — Group Household: 4.5%
Segenhoe 59.4% couple families
Segenhoe — Couple Families: 59.4% Segenhoe — Lone Person: 40.6% Segenhoe — One Parent Families: 0.0% Segenhoe — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Parkville 16.0% renting
Parkville — Owned Outright: 34.0% Parkville — Mortgage: 50.0% Parkville — Renting: 16.0%
Segenhoe 29.1% renting
Segenhoe — Owned Outright: 41.8% Segenhoe — Mortgage: 29.1% Segenhoe — Renting: 29.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Parkville Segenhoe
England 1.1% / 4.1%
Parkville — England: 1.1% Segenhoe — England: 4.1%
Ireland — / 4.6%
Parkville — Ireland: not among its largest Segenhoe — Ireland: 4.6%
France — / 3.7%
Parkville — France: not among its largest Segenhoe — France: 3.7%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.4%
Parkville — New Zealand: 1.1% Segenhoe — New Zealand: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Parkville Segenhoe
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 13.2%
Parkville — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Segenhoe — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 14.2%
Parkville — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Segenhoe — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.4%
Parkville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Segenhoe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Parkville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Segenhoe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Parkville 100.0% houses
Parkville — Houses: 100.0% Parkville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Segenhoe 95.1% houses
Segenhoe — Houses: 95.1% Segenhoe — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Parkville Segenhoe
Median house price $515,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Segenhoe has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 0%); Parkville has more rural and farming land (99% vs 68%).

Parkville Segenhoe
Rural and farming 99% 68%
Environmental 0% 32%
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

Parkville Segenhoe
New dwellings approved 41
across Upper Hunter
same for both
Approvals change year on year -20%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Parkville Segenhoe
House price Higher than 16% of NSW —
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 14% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Segenhoe is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Parkville Segenhoe
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Segenhoe carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 17); Segenhoe carries more crime risk (29 vs 19).

Parkville Segenhoe
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
29/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Parkville Segenhoe
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Parkville Segenhoe
Waterways 10 4

Mobility

Parkville sits further from the CBD (285.1 km vs 276.2 km).

Parkville Segenhoe
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 285.1 km
+3% vs other
 276.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 207 min 201 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2337
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2337
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.

Parkville Segenhoe
Car (driver) 77.0% / 57.4%
Parkville — Car (driver): 77.0% Segenhoe — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 20.9%
Parkville — Worked from Home: 15.8% Segenhoe — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Walked Only 3.6% / 19.1%
Parkville — Walked Only: 3.6% Segenhoe — Walked Only: 19.1%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 2.6%
Parkville — Car (passenger): 3.6% Segenhoe — Car (passenger): 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).

Setting

Parkville Segenhoe
Elevation 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Parkville Segenhoe
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
117 premises
 0%
66 premises

Climate

Parkville Segenhoe
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Parkville Segenhoe
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 14.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Parkville Segenhoe
Average residential rate $968/yr
same for both
Council Upper Hunter
same for both

Federal electorate

Parkville Segenhoe
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Parkville Segenhoe
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Parkville

Affordable River Rural

Segenhoe

Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Parkville

Parkville vs Scone Parkville vs Wingen Parkville vs Middle Brook Parkville vs Gundy Parkville vs Dry Creek

Other comparisons with Segenhoe

Segenhoe vs Scone Segenhoe vs Aberdeen Segenhoe vs Gundy Segenhoe vs Rouchel Segenhoe vs Glenbawn
Full data on Parkville Full data on Segenhoe
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or