Pleasure Point vs East Hills

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Pleasure Point, the large majority of households are couple families. In East Hills, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pleasure Point: a median of $2.12 million, against $1.58 million in East Hills, and rent is higher there too. East Hills is closer to the city centre: 34.8 km, against 41.1 km. On these figures, Pleasure Point tends to suit families with children and couples, while East Hills suits people living alone and 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

They split

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

  • Pleasure Point carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 58/100)
  • East Hills has more childcare (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Pleasure Point leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)
  • East Hills has cheaper houses ($1,580,000 vs $2,125,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

East Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($375/wk vs $500/wk)
  • But Pleasure Point leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

East Hills

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (6% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 61/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (34.8 km vs 41.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

East Hills

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (37% vs 5%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 61/100)
  • But Pleasure Point carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Pleasure Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.8% vs 5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pleasure Point East Hills
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.

Pleasure Point East Hills
Walkability 61 / 75
Pleasure Point — Walkability: 61/100 East Hills — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 80 / 42
Pleasure Point — Safety: 80/100 East Hills — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 4 / 4
Pleasure Point — Low fire risk: 4/100 East Hills — Low fire risk: 4/100

Demographics

East Hills has more residents (3,370 vs 606); Pleasure Point has higher household incomes ($170,352 vs $95,108).

Pleasure Point East Hills
Population 606 3,370
+456% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.8% +5.1%
Median age 39 41
Median household income $170,352/yr
+44% vs other
 $95,108/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+25% vs other
 $375/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pleasure Point East Hills
0-4 4.8% / 4.8%
Pleasure Point — 0-4: 4.8% East Hills — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 19.0% / 11.3%
Pleasure Point — 5-14: 19.0% East Hills — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 8.3% / 6.5%
Pleasure Point — 15-19: 8.3% East Hills — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.5% / 6.9%
Pleasure Point — 20-24: 4.5% East Hills — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 8.7% / 11.8%
Pleasure Point — 25-34: 8.7% East Hills — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 15.2% / 12.7%
Pleasure Point — 35-44: 15.2% East Hills — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 16.0% / 14.2%
Pleasure Point — 45-54: 16.0% East Hills — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 12.9% / 14.1%
Pleasure Point — 55-64: 12.9% East Hills — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 6.4% / 10.1%
Pleasure Point — 65-74: 6.4% East Hills — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 4.1% / 5.5%
Pleasure Point — 75-84: 4.1% East Hills — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 0.7% / 2.0%
Pleasure Point — 85+: 0.7% East Hills — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pleasure Point 82.0% couple families
Pleasure Point — Couple Families: 82.0% Pleasure Point — Lone Person: 9.4% Pleasure Point — One Parent Families: 8.6% Pleasure Point — Group Household: 0.0% Pleasure Point — Other Families: 0.0%
East Hills 45.9% couple families
East Hills — Couple Families: 45.9% East Hills — Lone Person: 33.1% East Hills — One Parent Families: 15.5% East Hills — Group Household: 3.2% East Hills — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pleasure Point 11.4% renting
Pleasure Point — Owned Outright: 31.7% Pleasure Point — Mortgage: 56.9% Pleasure Point — Renting: 11.4%
East Hills 34.9% renting
East Hills — Owned Outright: 29.4% East Hills — Mortgage: 35.7% East Hills — Renting: 34.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pleasure Point East Hills
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 14.1%
Pleasure Point — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% East Hills — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 14.2%
Pleasure Point — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% East Hills — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.9%
Pleasure Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% East Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 4.5%
Pleasure Point — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% East Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.4%
Pleasure Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% East Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

Pleasure Point East Hills
India 4.0% / 1.8%
Pleasure Point — India: 4.0% East Hills — India: 1.8%
China 1.2% / 3.4%
Pleasure Point — China: 1.2% East Hills — China: 3.4%
England 1.7% / 1.8%
Pleasure Point — England: 1.7% East Hills — England: 1.8%
Vietnam — / 3.5%
Pleasure Point — Vietnam: not among its largest East Hills — Vietnam: 3.5%
Lebanon — / 2.7%
Pleasure Point — Lebanon: not among its largest East Hills — Lebanon: 2.7%
Egypt 2.5% / —
Pleasure Point — Egypt: 2.5% East Hills — Egypt: not among its largest
Fiji 2.1% / —
Pleasure Point — Fiji: 2.1% East Hills — Fiji: not among its largest
Bangladesh 1.5% / —
Pleasure Point — Bangladesh: 1.5% East Hills — Bangladesh: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pleasure Point 94.8% houses
Pleasure Point — Houses: 94.8% Pleasure Point — Townhouses: 3.5% Pleasure Point — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
East Hills 63.0% houses
East Hills — Houses: 63.0% East Hills — Townhouses: 22.7% East Hills — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pleasure Point East Hills
Median house price $2,125,000 $1,580,000
Median unit price — $850,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Pleasure Point has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 7%).

Pleasure Point East Hills
Residential 37% 64%
Infrastructure and transport 38% 17%
Environmental 21% 7%
Parks and recreation 3% 11%
Commercial 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

Pleasure Point East Hills
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
Approvals change year on year +28% +50%

Ranking within NSW

Pleasure Point East Hills
House price Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 72% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW

Liveability

East Hills is more walkable (75 vs 61); Pleasure Point scores higher overall (60 vs 50).

Pleasure Point East Hills
Grade B
same for both
Score 60/100 50/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

East Hills carries more crime risk (58 vs 20).

Pleasure Point East Hills
Bushfire High
96/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
58/100
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
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Pleasure Point East Hills
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 7.0 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 6.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.8%

Schools in Pleasure Point

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

Schools in East Hills

  • East Hills Girls Technology High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • East Hills Boys High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • East Hills Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pleasure Point East Hills
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Pleasure Point sits further from the CBD (41.1 km vs 34.8 km).

Pleasure Point East Hills
Walkability score 61/100 75/100
Distance to Sydney 41.1 km
+15% vs other
 34.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 34 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 79.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 2172
 1.3%
postcode 2213
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 2172
 35
postcode 2213

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.

Pleasure Point East Hills
Worked from Home 58.7% / 45.1%
Pleasure Point — Worked from Home: 58.7% East Hills — Worked from Home: 45.1%
Car (driver) 38.9% / 43.4%
Pleasure Point — Car (driver): 38.9% East Hills — Car (driver): 43.4%
Train 1.2% / 6.5%
Pleasure Point — Train: 1.2% East Hills — Train: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 1.2% / 2.9%
Pleasure Point — Car (passenger): 1.2% East Hills — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Pleasure Point — Bicycle: not among its largest East Hills — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.7%).

Setting

Pleasure Point East Hills
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.9 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Pleasure Point East Hills
Connectivity score 59/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
191 premises
 49%
1,435 premises

Climate

Pleasure Point East Hills
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Pleasure Point East Hills
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Pleasure Point East Hills
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool Canterbury-Bankstown

Federal electorate

Pleasure Point East Hills
Division Hughes Banks
Member David Moncrieff Zhi Soon
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pleasure Point East Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pleasure Point

Acreage Family Outer Quiet River

East Hills

Easy Commute Outer Parks Quiet River Townhouses Transport Hub

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