Peakhurst vs Mortdale

Mortdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Peakhurst. In both, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Peakhurst, most homes are detached houses.

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

Peakhurst

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (13 vs 9)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (57% vs 43%)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 15)

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, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Mortdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (11% vs 4%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Peakhurst has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
  • Mortdale has more units and townhouses to downsize into (57% vs 43%)

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

Investors

Peakhurst

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs 3.1%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.2% vs 4.1%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Peakhurst 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 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 Mortdale
Walkability 89 / 93
Peakhurst — Walkability: 89/100 Mortdale — Walkability: 93/100
Safety 49 / 50
Peakhurst — Safety: 49/100 Mortdale — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Peakhurst — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mortdale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Peakhurst skews older (41 vs 38).

Peakhurst Mortdale
Population 12,079
+11% vs other
 10,745
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% +3.1%
Median age 41 38
Median household income $95,420/yr $103,740/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+5% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Peakhurst Mortdale
0-4 5.7% / 5.8%
Peakhurst — 0-4: 5.7% Mortdale — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.5% / 11.2%
Peakhurst — 5-14: 12.5% Mortdale — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.0% / 5.0%
Peakhurst — 15-19: 6.0% Mortdale — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.6% / 6.5%
Peakhurst — 20-24: 5.6% Mortdale — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 12.1% / 15.0%
Peakhurst — 25-34: 12.1% Mortdale — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 13.1% / 15.7%
Peakhurst — 35-44: 13.1% Mortdale — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 12.6% / 13.1%
Peakhurst — 45-54: 12.6% Mortdale — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 11.7% / 12.0%
Peakhurst — 55-64: 11.7% Mortdale — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 9.2% / 8.7%
Peakhurst — 65-74: 9.2% Mortdale — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 6.8% / 4.3%
Peakhurst — 75-84: 6.8% Mortdale — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 4.9% / 2.6%
Peakhurst — 85+: 4.9% Mortdale — 85+: 2.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Peakhurst 48.8% couple families
Peakhurst — Couple Families: 48.8% Peakhurst — Lone Person: 31.5% Peakhurst — One Parent Families: 16.0% Peakhurst — Group Household: 2.4% Peakhurst — Other Families: 1.3%
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 28.6% renting
Peakhurst — Owned Outright: 33.2% Peakhurst — Mortgage: 38.2% Peakhurst — Renting: 28.6%
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 Mortdale
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 18.9%
Peakhurst — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Mortdale — Bachelor Degree: 18.9%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 9.8%
Peakhurst — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Mortdale — Certificate III & IV: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.5%
Peakhurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Mortdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 7.6%
Peakhurst — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Mortdale — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.7%
Peakhurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% 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 Mortdale
China 7.1% / 8.8%
Peakhurst — China: 7.1% Mortdale — China: 8.8%
Nepal — / 4.4%
Peakhurst — Nepal: not among its largest Mortdale — Nepal: 4.4%
England 1.6% / 1.9%
Peakhurst — England: 1.6% Mortdale — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.7%
Peakhurst — New Zealand: 1.5% Mortdale — New Zealand: 1.7%
Philippines 1.1% / 2.0%
Peakhurst — Philippines: 1.1% Mortdale — Philippines: 2.0%
Lebanon 1.7% / —
Peakhurst — Lebanon: 1.7% Mortdale — Lebanon: not among its largest
Egypt 1.4% / —
Peakhurst — Egypt: 1.4% Mortdale — Egypt: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Peakhurst 56.7% houses
Peakhurst — Houses: 56.7% Peakhurst — Flats / Apartments: 19.2% Peakhurst — Townhouses: 24.1%
Mortdale 42.7% houses
Mortdale — Houses: 42.7% Mortdale — Flats / Apartments: 41.1% Mortdale — Townhouses: 16.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Peakhurst Mortdale
Median house price $1,700,000 $1,832,500
Median unit price $780,000 $782,222
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 99 sales
 23 days
from 47 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.

Peakhurst Mortdale
1 bed $620K / $550K
Peakhurst — 1 bed: $620K (13 sales) Mortdale — 1 bed: $550K (8 sales)

13 vs 8 sales

2 bed $803K / $765K
Peakhurst — 2 bed: $803K (41 sales) Mortdale — 2 bed: $765K (81 sales)

41 vs 81 sales

3 bed $942K / $1.27M
Peakhurst — 3 bed: $942K (6 sales) Mortdale — 3 bed: $1.27M (11 sales)

6 vs 11 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 Mortdale
2 bed $1.32M / $1.66M
Peakhurst — 2 bed: $1.32M (5 sales) Mortdale — 2 bed: $1.66M (10 sales)

5 vs 10 sales

3 bed $1.61M / $1.68M
Peakhurst — 3 bed: $1.61M (48 sales) Mortdale — 3 bed: $1.68M (29 sales)

48 vs 29 sales

4 bed $1.72M / $1.95M
Peakhurst — 4 bed: $1.72M (47 sales) Mortdale — 4 bed: $1.95M (17 sales)

47 vs 17 sales

5 bed $1.95M / $2.19M
Peakhurst — 5 bed: $1.95M (34 sales) Mortdale — 5 bed: $2.19M (14 sales)

34 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Peakhurst Mortdale
Residential 73% 61%
Parks and recreation 10% 19%
Industrial 8% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 6%
same for both
Environmental 2% 0%
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 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 Mortdale
Houses 3.0%
$950/wk on $1.65M
 3.2%
$880/wk on $1.45M
Units 5.2%
$730/wk on $724K
 4.1%
$650/wk on $825K

Ranking within NSW

Peakhurst Mortdale
House price Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Peakhurst Mortdale
Grade A
same for both
Score 74/100 72/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Peakhurst Mortdale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
51/100
 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 6
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Peakhurst Mortdale
Inside the suburb 3 4
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 5.1 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 6.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 3.2%

Schools in Peakhurst

  • Peakhurst West Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Georges River College Peakhurst Campus Government · Secondary at peers
  • Peakhurst Public School Government · Primary at 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 Mortdale
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 20
Parks & reserves 18 15
Childcare 13 9
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Peakhurst Mortdale
Walkability score 89/100 93/100
Distance to Sydney 26.6 km 27.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 32 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 232.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 151.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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 Mortdale
Worked from Home 46.9% / 50.7%
Peakhurst — Worked from Home: 46.9% Mortdale — Worked from Home: 50.7%
Car (driver) 43.8% / 32.7%
Peakhurst — Car (driver): 43.8% Mortdale — Car (driver): 32.7%
Train 4.0% / 10.7%
Peakhurst — Train: 4.0% Mortdale — Train: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 2.8%
Peakhurst — Car (passenger): 3.5% Mortdale — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 1.1% / 2.6%
Peakhurst — Walked Only: 1.1% Mortdale — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.7%).

Setting

Peakhurst Mortdale
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.4 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Peakhurst Mortdale
Connectivity score 86/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
5,710 premises
 3%
4,904 premises

Climate

Peakhurst 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 Mortdale
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 16.1 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.9 pphm 0.79 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Peakhurst

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Townhouses Urban

Mortdale

Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Urban

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