Pitt Town Bottoms vs Wilberforce
Pitt Town Bottoms is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 39 in Wilberforce. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pitt Town Bottoms: a median of $2.45 million, against $1.35 million in Wilberforce, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Pitt Town Bottoms tends to suit young adults and couples, while Wilberforce suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Wilberforce
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 56%)
- But Pitt Town Bottoms is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 73%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wilberforce
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,355,000 vs $2,450,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)
- But Pitt Town Bottoms has cheaper land ($925,000 vs $2,716,250)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Wilberforce
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $600/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Pitt Town Bottoms
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 8/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (59.3 km vs 63.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pitt Town Bottoms
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (44% vs 3%)
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 8/100)
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 52/100)
- But Wilberforce has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 4%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wilberforce
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.7% vs -16.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pitt Town Bottoms and Wilberforce drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Wilberforce has more residents (2,957 vs 85); Pitt Town Bottoms rents higher ($600/wk vs $410/wk).
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 | 2,957 +3379% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -16.7% | -1.7% |
| Median age | 29 | 39 |
| Median household income | $169,000/yr +30% vs other | $117,468/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $600/wk +32% vs other | $410/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,450,000 | $1,355,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $925,000 | $2,716,250 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 36 days from 35 sales |
Zoning mix
Pitt Town Bottoms has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 3%).
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 91% |
| Environmental | 14% | 3% |
| Residential | 0% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 459 across Hawkesbury same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +3% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
Liveability
Pitt Town Bottoms is more walkable (17 vs 8).
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 36/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Wilberforce carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 0); Wilberforce carries more crime risk (52 vs 40).
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Pitt Town Bottoms
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wilberforce
- Wilberforce Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 2 | 6 |
Mobility
Wilberforce sits further from the CBD (63.9 km vs 59.3 km).
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 59.3 km | 63.9 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 60 min | 63 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2756 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2756 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.7%).
Setting
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 27 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 34.6 km same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 62/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 30% 1,176 premises |
Climate
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 806 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.23 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,650/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hawkesbury same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Macquarie same for both | |
| Member | Susan Templeman same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pitt Town Bottoms | Wilberforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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