Pendle Hill vs Toongabbie

In Pendle Hill, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. In Toongabbie, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Pendle Hill tends to suit renters.

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

Toongabbie

ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 7)
  • has more childcare (17 vs 12)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pendle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 36%)

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

Commuting to the city

Pendle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (28.5 km vs 30.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Toongabbie

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 4)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 76/100)
  • But Pendle Hill has more units and townhouses to downsize into (54% vs 41%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Pendle Hill returns a higher gross yield on units (6.1% vs 5.6%)
  • Toongabbie is growing faster (12.8% vs 6.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
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.

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Walkability 88 / 88
Pendle Hill — Walkability: 88/100 Toongabbie — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 24 / 39
Pendle Hill — Safety: 24/100 Toongabbie — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pendle Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Toongabbie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Toongabbie has more residents (16,177 vs 7,743); Toongabbie has higher household incomes ($109,512 vs $94,848).

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Population 7,743 16,177
+109% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +12.8%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $94,848/yr $109,512/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $420/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
0-4 6.2% / 7.3%
Pendle Hill — 0-4: 6.2% Toongabbie — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 11.9% / 12.9%
Pendle Hill — 5-14: 11.9% Toongabbie — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 4.5% / 5.2%
Pendle Hill — 15-19: 4.5% Toongabbie — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 6.0% / 6.3%
Pendle Hill — 20-24: 6.0% Toongabbie — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 17.2% / 16.7%
Pendle Hill — 25-34: 17.2% Toongabbie — 25-34: 16.7%
35-44 17.5% / 17.8%
Pendle Hill — 35-44: 17.5% Toongabbie — 35-44: 17.8%
45-54 11.0% / 11.7%
Pendle Hill — 45-54: 11.0% Toongabbie — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 9.6% / 9.4%
Pendle Hill — 55-64: 9.6% Toongabbie — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 7.6% / 7.4%
Pendle Hill — 65-74: 7.6% Toongabbie — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 5.1% / 4.1%
Pendle Hill — 75-84: 5.1% Toongabbie — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 3.3% / 1.3%
Pendle Hill — 85+: 3.3% Toongabbie — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pendle Hill 50.2% couple families
Pendle Hill — Couple Families: 50.2% Pendle Hill — Lone Person: 29.2% Pendle Hill — One Parent Families: 12.3% Pendle Hill — Group Household: 5.8% Pendle Hill — Other Families: 2.5%
Toongabbie 56.8% couple families
Toongabbie — Couple Families: 56.8% Toongabbie — Lone Person: 21.4% Toongabbie — One Parent Families: 14.4% Toongabbie — Group Household: 5.2% Toongabbie — 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.

Pendle Hill 50.8% renting
Pendle Hill — Owned Outright: 20.1% Pendle Hill — Mortgage: 29.2% Pendle Hill — Renting: 50.8%
Toongabbie 36.0% renting
Toongabbie — Owned Outright: 24.5% Toongabbie — Mortgage: 39.5% Toongabbie — Renting: 36.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 17.0%
Pendle Hill — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Toongabbie — Bachelor Degree: 17.0%
Postgraduate Degree 10.3% / 10.3%
Pendle Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 10.3% Toongabbie — Postgraduate Degree: 10.3%
Certificate III & IV 6.8% / 8.4%
Pendle Hill — Certificate III & IV: 6.8% Toongabbie — Certificate III & IV: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.3%
Pendle Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Toongabbie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.7%
Pendle Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Toongabbie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
India 25.7% / 20.5%
Pendle Hill — India: 25.7% Toongabbie — India: 20.5%
Sri Lanka 10.1% / 6.0%
Pendle Hill — Sri Lanka: 10.1% Toongabbie — Sri Lanka: 6.0%
China 1.9% / 2.7%
Pendle Hill — China: 1.9% Toongabbie — China: 2.7%
Philippines 1.7% / 2.7%
Pendle Hill — Philippines: 1.7% Toongabbie — Philippines: 2.7%
Nepal 1.4% / 2.1%
Pendle Hill — Nepal: 1.4% Toongabbie — Nepal: 2.1%
Fiji 1.5% / 1.0%
Pendle Hill — Fiji: 1.5% Toongabbie — Fiji: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pendle Hill 46.0% houses
Pendle Hill — Houses: 46.0% Pendle Hill — Flats / Apartments: 36.2% Pendle Hill — Townhouses: 17.8%
Toongabbie 58.8% houses
Toongabbie — Houses: 58.8% Toongabbie — Flats / Apartments: 18.8% Toongabbie — Townhouses: 22.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Median house price $1,330,000 $1,355,000
Median unit price $500,000 $540,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 50 sales
 23 days
from 135 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.

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
3 bed $1.26M / $1.3M
Pendle Hill — 3 bed: $1.26M (30 sales) Toongabbie — 3 bed: $1.3M (99 sales)

30 vs 99 sales

4 bed $1.4M / $1.45M
Pendle Hill — 4 bed: $1.4M (22 sales) Toongabbie — 4 bed: $1.45M (52 sales)

22 vs 52 sales

5 bed $1.42M / $1.51M
Pendle Hill — 5 bed: $1.42M (5 sales) Toongabbie — 5 bed: $1.51M (19 sales)

5 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

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

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Residential 78% 75%
Parks and recreation 3% 16%
Industrial 12% 0%
Commercial 4% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 4%
Environmental 0% 3%
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

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Houses 3.8%
$800/wk on $1.1M
 3.5%
$780/wk on $1.16M
Units 6.1%
$600/wk on $510K
 5.6%
$620/wk on $575K

Ranking within NSW

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
House price Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 98% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW

Liveability

Toongabbie scores higher overall (78 vs 63).

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Grade B A
Score 63/100 78/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Pendle Hill carries more crime risk (76 vs 61).

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
76/100
 Moderate
61/100
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
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 4.8 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 6.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0%
same for both

Schools in Pendle Hill

  • Pendle Hill High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Pendle Hill Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Toongabbie

  • Metella Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Toongabbie Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Toongabbie West Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 11
Parks & reserves 7 21
Childcare 12 17
GPs 4 7
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Toongabbie sits further from the CBD (30.9 km vs 28.5 km).

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Walkability score 88/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 28.5 km 30.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 34 min
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 111.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 184.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2145
 1.1%
postcode 2146
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2145
 34
postcode 2146

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.

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Car (driver) 41.5% / 42.6%
Pendle Hill — Car (driver): 41.5% Toongabbie — Car (driver): 42.6%
Worked from Home 40.9% / 43.0%
Pendle Hill — Worked from Home: 40.9% Toongabbie — Worked from Home: 43.0%
Train 8.8% / 8.4%
Pendle Hill — Train: 8.8% Toongabbie — Train: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.7%
Pendle Hill — Car (passenger): 4.9% Toongabbie — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 3.0% / 1.2%
Pendle Hill — Walked Only: 3.0% Toongabbie — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (43.0%).

Setting

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.2 km 26.7 km

NBN connectivity

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Connectivity score 76/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
3,462 premises
 12%
6,304 premises

Climate

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Annual rainfall 931 mm 932 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
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

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Average residential rate $1,038/yr
same for both
Council Cumberland
same for both

Federal electorate

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Division Parramatta
same for both
Member Andrew Charlton
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pendle Hill Toongabbie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pendle Hill

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub Urban

Toongabbie

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

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