Pleasant Hills vs Alma Park

Pleasant Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Alma Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Pleasant Hills tends to suit families with children, while Alma Park suits couples and older residents.

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

Alma Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 72%)

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

Pleasant Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $185/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pleasant Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (536.9 km vs 551.3 km)
  • But Alma Park has a shorter drive in (348 min vs 353 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alma Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • But Pleasant Hills is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Alma Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.5% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
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.

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Walkability 14 / 0
Pleasant Hills — Walkability: 14/100 Alma Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 100
Pleasant Hills — Safety: 84/100 Alma Park — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 89 / 86
Pleasant Hills — Low fire risk: 89/100 Alma Park — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Pleasant Hills has more residents (127 vs 58); Alma Park has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $70,200).

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Population 127
+54% vs other
 58
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% +5.5%
Median age 42 50
Median household income $70,200/yr $95,316/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $185/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
0-4 3.1% / —
Pleasant Hills — 0-4: 3.1% Alma Park — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 18.1% / 12.1%
Pleasant Hills — 5-14: 18.1% Alma Park — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 — / 5.2%
Pleasant Hills — 15-19: not among its largest Alma Park — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 6.3% / 8.6%
Pleasant Hills — 20-24: 6.3% Alma Park — 20-24: 8.6%
25-34 6.3% / 5.2%
Pleasant Hills — 25-34: 6.3% Alma Park — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 12.6% / 6.9%
Pleasant Hills — 35-44: 12.6% Alma Park — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 15.0% / 6.9%
Pleasant Hills — 45-54: 15.0% Alma Park — 45-54: 6.9%
55-64 16.5% / 29.3%
Pleasant Hills — 55-64: 16.5% Alma Park — 55-64: 29.3%
65-74 10.2% / 5.2%
Pleasant Hills — 65-74: 10.2% Alma Park — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 2.4% / 19.0%
Pleasant Hills — 75-84: 2.4% Alma Park — 75-84: 19.0%
85+ 3.1% / —
Pleasant Hills — 85+: 3.1% Alma Park — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pleasant Hills 62.1% couple families
Pleasant Hills — Couple Families: 62.1% Pleasant Hills — Lone Person: 27.6% Pleasant Hills — One Parent Families: 10.3%
Alma Park 100.0% couple families
Alma Park — Couple Families: 100.0% Alma Park — Lone Person: 0.0% Alma Park — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pleasant Hills 13.6% renting
Pleasant Hills — Owned Outright: 63.6% Pleasant Hills — Mortgage: 22.7% Pleasant Hills — Renting: 13.6%
Alma Park 0.0% renting
Alma Park — Owned Outright: 78.6% Alma Park — Mortgage: 21.4% Alma Park — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pleasant Hills 104.9% houses
Pleasant Hills — Houses: 104.9%
Alma Park 100.0% houses
Alma Park — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 17.2%
Pleasant Hills — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Alma Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 10.3%
Pleasant Hills — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Alma Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 5.2%
Pleasant Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Alma Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%

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

Property market

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Median house price $300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $90,000 —

Zoning mix

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
New dwellings approved 7
across Lockhart
 86
across Greater Hume
Approvals change year on year -33% +33%

Ranking within NSW

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
House price Higher than 7% of NSW —
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW

Liveability

Pleasant Hills is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Pleasant Hills carries more crime risk (16 vs 0).

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
16/100
 None
0/100
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

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Pleasant Hills

  • Pleasant Hills Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Alma Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Alma Park sits further from the CBD (551.3 km vs 536.9 km).

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 536.9 km 551.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 353 min 348 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2658
 0.0%
postcode 2659
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2658
 68
postcode 2659

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.

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Car (driver) 54.3% / 35.7%
Pleasant Hills — Car (driver): 54.3% Alma Park — Car (driver): 35.7%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 64.3%
Pleasant Hills — Worked from Home: 23.9% Alma Park — Worked from Home: 64.3%
Car (passenger) 10.9% / —
Pleasant Hills — Car (passenger): 10.9% Alma Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 10.9% / —
Pleasant Hills — Walked Only: 10.9% Alma Park — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 208 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Connectivity score 15/100 20/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
19 premises

Council rates

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Average residential rate $394/yr $992/yr
Council Lockhart Greater Hume

Federal electorate

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Division Riverina Farrer
Member Michael Mccormack David Farley
Party The Nationals One Nation

First Home Owner Grant

Pleasant Hills Alma Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pleasant Hills

Rural

Alma Park

Rural

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