Pottery Estate vs Sheedys Gully
Sheedys Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Pottery Estate. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pottery Estate, most households rent and most households are people living alone. In Sheedys Gully, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Pottery Estate tends to suit people living alone, while Sheedys Gully suits 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
Sheedys Gully
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 42%)
- carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 96/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 79%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Pottery Estate has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $340/wk)
- Sheedys Gully leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 29%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Pottery Estate
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (83/100 vs 26/100)
- has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 141 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pottery Estate
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 6%)
- is more walkable (83/100 vs 26/100)
- But Sheedys Gully carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 96/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sheedys Gully
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (58.1% vs -15.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pottery Estate and Sheedys Gully 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
Sheedys Gully has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $49,348); Sheedys Gully rents higher ($340/wk vs $275/wk).
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 112 | 136 +21% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -15.2% | +58.1% |
| Median age | 50 | 47 |
| Median household income | $49,348/yr | $84,500/yr +71% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk | $340/wk +24% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
Property market
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,130,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Sheedys Gully has more land zoned for conservation (87% vs 36%).
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 36% | 87% |
| Residential | 64% | 13% |
| 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
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Lithgow same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
Liveability
Pottery Estate is more walkable (83 vs 26).
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Sheedys Gully carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 0); Pottery Estate carries more crime risk (96 vs 68).
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | High 96/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| 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 | 4 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 83/100 | 26/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 146.8 km | 148.5 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 132 min | 141 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2790 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 2790 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 (71.4%).
Setting
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 944 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 956 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 50/100 | 93/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 3% 133 premises | 65% 51 premises |
Climate
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,147 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,150/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lithgow same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pottery Estate | Sheedys Gully | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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