Plumpton vs Hebersham

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Plumpton, most households are couple families. In Hebersham, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Plumpton: a median of $1.04 million, against $920,000 in Hebersham, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Plumpton tends to suit couples.

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

Plumpton

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

  • Plumpton leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
  • Hebersham has cheaper houses ($920,000 vs $1,040,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hebersham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $430/wk)
  • But Plumpton leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (42.9 km vs 45 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.3% vs -0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Plumpton Hebersham
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.

Plumpton Hebersham
Walkability 77 / 72
Plumpton — Walkability: 77/100 Hebersham — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 32 / 22
Plumpton — Safety: 32/100 Hebersham — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 73 / 100
Plumpton — Low fire risk: 73/100 Hebersham — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Plumpton has more residents (10,070 vs 5,643); Plumpton has higher household incomes ($112,892 vs $69,420).

Plumpton Hebersham
Population 10,070
+44% vs other
 5,643
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% -0.7%
Median age 34 33
Median household income $112,892/yr
+39% vs other
 $69,420/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+22% vs other
 $335/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Plumpton Hebersham
0-4 6.4% / 7.5%
Plumpton — 0-4: 6.4% Hebersham — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 16.0% / 16.6%
Plumpton — 5-14: 16.0% Hebersham — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 7.3% / 7.0%
Plumpton — 15-19: 7.3% Hebersham — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 7.7% / 7.3%
Plumpton — 20-24: 7.7% Hebersham — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 13.5% / 13.7%
Plumpton — 25-34: 13.5% Hebersham — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 14.1% / 11.9%
Plumpton — 35-44: 14.1% Hebersham — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 13.1% / 12.2%
Plumpton — 45-54: 13.1% Hebersham — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 11.7% / 10.5%
Plumpton — 55-64: 11.7% Hebersham — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 6.5% / 8.5%
Plumpton — 65-74: 6.5% Hebersham — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 2.5% / 4.1%
Plumpton — 75-84: 2.5% Hebersham — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.1% / 0.9%
Plumpton — 85+: 1.1% Hebersham — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Plumpton 65.9% couple families
Plumpton — Couple Families: 65.9% Plumpton — One Parent Families: 16.2% Plumpton — Lone Person: 14.0% Plumpton — Group Household: 2.0% Plumpton — Other Families: 1.8%
Hebersham 45.6% couple families
Hebersham — Couple Families: 45.6% Hebersham — One Parent Families: 26.8% Hebersham — Lone Person: 22.5% Hebersham — Group Household: 2.8% Hebersham — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Plumpton 27.1% renting
Plumpton — Owned Outright: 20.8% Plumpton — Mortgage: 52.1% Plumpton — Renting: 27.1%
Hebersham 43.6% renting
Hebersham — Owned Outright: 24.4% Hebersham — Mortgage: 31.9% Hebersham — Renting: 43.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Plumpton Hebersham
Philippines 16.3% / 4.7%
Plumpton — Philippines: 16.3% Hebersham — Philippines: 4.7%
Fiji 5.6% / 4.1%
Plumpton — Fiji: 5.6% Hebersham — Fiji: 4.1%
Pakistan 4.4% / 2.6%
Plumpton — Pakistan: 4.4% Hebersham — Pakistan: 2.6%
India 4.3% / 1.8%
Plumpton — India: 4.3% Hebersham — India: 1.8%
New Zealand 2.3% / 3.7%
Plumpton — New Zealand: 2.3% Hebersham — New Zealand: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Qualifications

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

Plumpton Hebersham
Bachelor Degree 15.4% / 6.0%
Plumpton — Bachelor Degree: 15.4% Hebersham — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 11.4%
Plumpton — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Hebersham — Certificate III & IV: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 5.2%
Plumpton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Hebersham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 1.9%
Plumpton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Hebersham — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.4%
Plumpton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Hebersham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Plumpton 82.2% houses
Plumpton — Houses: 82.2% Plumpton — Townhouses: 16.8% Plumpton — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Hebersham 91.7% houses
Hebersham — Houses: 91.7% Hebersham — Townhouses: 5.8% Hebersham — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Plumpton Hebersham
Median house price $1,040,000 $920,000
Median unit price $750,000 —
Median land price $1,035,980 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 33 sales
 22 days
from 34 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.

Plumpton Hebersham
3 bed $1.03M / $910K
Plumpton — 3 bed: $1.03M (46 sales) Hebersham — 3 bed: $910K (60 sales)

46 vs 60 sales

4 bed $1.04M / $920K
Plumpton — 4 bed: $1.04M (34 sales) Hebersham — 4 bed: $920K (24 sales)

34 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Plumpton Hebersham
Residential 70% 83%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 8%
Parks and recreation 6% 9%
Environmental 5% 0%
Commercial 3% 0%
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

Plumpton Hebersham
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Plumpton Hebersham
Houses 3.6%
$682/wk on $998K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Plumpton Hebersham
House price Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Schools Higher than 43% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of NSW —

Liveability

Plumpton scores higher overall (51 vs 44).

Plumpton Hebersham
Grade B C
Score 51/100 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Plumpton carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Hebersham carries more crime risk (78 vs 68).

Plumpton Hebersham
Bushfire Low
27/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 High
78/100
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
same for both

Schools

Plumpton Hebersham
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km None 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 9.4 km

Schools in Plumpton

  • Plumpton High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Good Shepherd Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Western Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Plumpton Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Plumpton House School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Hebersham

  • Hebersham Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Blacktown Youth College Incorporated Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Plumpton Hebersham
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 9 1
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Hebersham sits further from the CBD (45 km vs 42.9 km).

Plumpton Hebersham
Walkability score 77/100 72/100
Distance to Sydney 42.9 km 45 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 43 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 102.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 104.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2761
 0.3%
postcode 2770
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2761
 37
postcode 2770

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.

Plumpton Hebersham
Car (driver) 58.9% / 67.6%
Plumpton — Car (driver): 58.9% Hebersham — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 17.6%
Plumpton — Worked from Home: 28.6% Hebersham — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 7.9%
Plumpton — Car (passenger): 6.3% Hebersham — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Train 4.4% / 4.0%
Plumpton — Train: 4.4% Hebersham — Train: 4.0%
Bus 0.7% / 1.6%
Plumpton — Bus: 0.7% Hebersham — Bus: 1.6%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.3%
Plumpton — Walked Only: 0.8% Hebersham — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).

Setting

Plumpton Hebersham
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.4 km 38.8 km

NBN connectivity

Plumpton Hebersham
Connectivity score 90/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
3,093 premises
 31%
1,883 premises

Climate

Plumpton Hebersham
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Plumpton Hebersham
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.55 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Plumpton Hebersham
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Plumpton Hebersham
Division Chifley
same for both
Member Ed Husic
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Plumpton Hebersham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Plumpton

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

Hebersham

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

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