Peakhurst Heights vs Mortdale

Mortdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Peakhurst Heights. In both, most households own their home. In Peakhurst Heights, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Mortdale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Peakhurst Heights tends to suit couples, while Mortdale suits 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

They split

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

  • Peakhurst Heights has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 43%)
  • Mortdale has more childcare (9 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Mortdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mortdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mortdale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (11% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 73/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mortdale

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (57% vs 12%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 73/100)
  • But Peakhurst Heights carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 50/100)

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

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

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
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.

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Walkability 73 / 93
Peakhurst Heights — Walkability: 73/100 Mortdale — Walkability: 93/100
Safety 75 / 50
Peakhurst Heights — Safety: 75/100 Mortdale — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Peakhurst Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mortdale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mortdale has more residents (10,745 vs 2,524); Peakhurst Heights skews older (44 vs 38).

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Population 2,524 10,745
+326% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +3.1%
Median age 44 38
Median household income $109,460/yr
+5% vs other
 $103,740/yr
Median weekly rent $451/wk
+7% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
0-4 5.4% / 5.8%
Peakhurst Heights — 0-4: 5.4% Mortdale — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.8% / 11.2%
Peakhurst Heights — 5-14: 12.8% Mortdale — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 7.1% / 5.0%
Peakhurst Heights — 15-19: 7.1% Mortdale — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 6.0% / 6.5%
Peakhurst Heights — 20-24: 6.0% Mortdale — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 8.1% / 15.0%
Peakhurst Heights — 25-34: 8.1% Mortdale — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 12.3% / 15.7%
Peakhurst Heights — 35-44: 12.3% Mortdale — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 13.4% / 13.1%
Peakhurst Heights — 45-54: 13.4% Mortdale — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 12.8% / 12.0%
Peakhurst Heights — 55-64: 12.8% Mortdale — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 10.1% / 8.7%
Peakhurst Heights — 65-74: 10.1% Mortdale — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 9.8% / 4.3%
Peakhurst Heights — 75-84: 9.8% Mortdale — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 2.7% / 2.6%
Peakhurst Heights — 85+: 2.7% Mortdale — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Peakhurst Heights 58.2% couple families
Peakhurst Heights — Couple Families: 58.2% Peakhurst Heights — Lone Person: 23.6% Peakhurst Heights — One Parent Families: 14.6% Peakhurst Heights — Group Household: 2.2% Peakhurst Heights — Other Families: 1.4%
Mortdale 46.0% couple families
Mortdale — Couple Families: 46.0% Mortdale — Lone Person: 34.1% Mortdale — One Parent Families: 13.7% Mortdale — Group Household: 4.3% Mortdale — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Peakhurst Heights 12.4% renting
Peakhurst Heights — Owned Outright: 51.0% Peakhurst Heights — Mortgage: 36.6% Peakhurst Heights — Renting: 12.4%
Mortdale 37.5% renting
Mortdale — Owned Outright: 30.6% Mortdale — Mortgage: 31.9% Mortdale — Renting: 37.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 18.9%
Peakhurst Heights — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Mortdale — Bachelor Degree: 18.9%
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 9.8%
Peakhurst Heights — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Mortdale — Certificate III & IV: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 8.5%
Peakhurst Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Mortdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 7.6%
Peakhurst Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Mortdale — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.7%
Peakhurst Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Mortdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
China 3.2% / 8.8%
Peakhurst Heights — China: 3.2% Mortdale — China: 8.8%
Nepal — / 4.4%
Peakhurst Heights — Nepal: not among its largest Mortdale — Nepal: 4.4%
England 1.5% / 1.9%
Peakhurst Heights — England: 1.5% Mortdale — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.7%
Peakhurst Heights — New Zealand: 1.0% Mortdale — New Zealand: 1.7%
Greece 1.8% / 0.8%
Peakhurst Heights — Greece: 1.8% Mortdale — Greece: 0.8%
Philippines — / 2.0%
Peakhurst Heights — Philippines: not among its largest Mortdale — Philippines: 2.0%
Malaysia 0.9% / 0.7%
Peakhurst Heights — Malaysia: 0.9% Mortdale — Malaysia: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Peakhurst Heights 88.5% houses
Peakhurst Heights — Houses: 88.5% Peakhurst Heights — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Peakhurst Heights — Townhouses: 10.1%
Mortdale 42.7% houses
Mortdale — Houses: 42.7% Mortdale — Flats / Apartments: 41.1% Mortdale — Townhouses: 16.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Median house price $1,800,250 $1,832,500
Median unit price — $782,222
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 24 sales
 23 days
from 47 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.

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
3 bed $1.63M / $1.68M
Peakhurst Heights — 3 bed: $1.63M (22 sales) Mortdale — 3 bed: $1.68M (29 sales)

22 vs 29 sales

4 bed $1.85M / $1.95M
Peakhurst Heights — 4 bed: $1.85M (21 sales) Mortdale — 4 bed: $1.95M (17 sales)

21 vs 17 sales

5 bed $2.04M / $2.19M
Peakhurst Heights — 5 bed: $2.04M (10 sales) Mortdale — 5 bed: $2.19M (14 sales)

10 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Mortdale has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Residential 79% 61%
Parks and recreation 18% 19%
Industrial 0% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 6%
Commercial 1% 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

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
New dwellings approved 920
across Georges River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +91%
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.

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Houses — 3.2%
$880/wk on $1.45M
Units — 4.1%
$650/wk on $825K

Ranking within NSW

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
House price Higher than 81% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 52% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 28% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Mortdale is more walkable (93 vs 73); Peakhurst Heights scores higher overall (81 vs 72).

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Grade A
same for both
Score 81/100 72/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mortdale carries more crime risk (50 vs 25).

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
25/100
 Moderate
50/100
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 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 6.5 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 6.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 3.2%

Schools in Peakhurst Heights

  • Peakhurst South Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspect South East Sydney School Independent · Primary · Special school below peers

Schools in Mortdale

  • Mortdale Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Marist Catholic College Penshurst Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Penshurst West Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Carinya School Government · Combined · Special school below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 20
Parks & reserves 6 15
Childcare 2 9
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Walkability score 73/100 93/100
Distance to Sydney 28.2 km
+3% vs other
 27.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 32 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 39.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 151.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2210
 2.0%
postcode 2223
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2210
 24
postcode 2223

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.

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Worked from Home 51.8% / 50.7%
Peakhurst Heights — Worked from Home: 51.8% Mortdale — Worked from Home: 50.7%
Car (driver) 41.5% / 32.7%
Peakhurst Heights — Car (driver): 41.5% Mortdale — Car (driver): 32.7%
Train 2.4% / 10.7%
Peakhurst Heights — Train: 2.4% Mortdale — Train: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 2.8%
Peakhurst Heights — Car (passenger): 3.0% Mortdale — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.6%
Peakhurst Heights — Walked Only: 1.2% Mortdale — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.8%).

Setting

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Connectivity score 89/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
908 premises
 3%
4,904 premises

Climate

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Annual rainfall 909 mm 1,129 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C 27.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C 9.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Average residential rate $1,381/yr
same for both
Council Georges River
same for both

Federal electorate

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Division Banks
same for both
Member Zhi Soon
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Peakhurst Heights Mortdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Peakhurst Heights

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Quiet River

Mortdale

Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Urban

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