Potts Hill vs Yagoona

Potts Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 34 in Yagoona. In both, most households own their home. In Potts Hill, most households are couple families. In Yagoona, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Potts Hill: a median of $1.74 million, against $1.45 million in Yagoona, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Potts Hill tends to suit couples, while Yagoona 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

Yagoona

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (15 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Potts Hill carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 58/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yagoona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($593,000 vs $720,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,450,000 vs $1,740,000)
  • But Potts Hill leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 35%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Potts Hill leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
  • Yagoona has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yagoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 74/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Yagoona

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 6%)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 74/100)
  • But Potts Hill carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Potts Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (62.8% vs 9.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Potts Hill Yagoona
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.

Potts Hill Yagoona
Walkability 74 / 91
Potts Hill — Walkability: 74/100 Yagoona — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 62 / 42
Potts Hill — Safety: 62/100 Yagoona — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Potts Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yagoona — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yagoona has more residents (19,651 vs 1,454); Potts Hill has higher household incomes ($115,596 vs $74,776).

Potts Hill Yagoona
Population 1,454 19,651
+1252% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +62.8% +9.1%
Median age 31 34
Median household income $115,596/yr
+35% vs other
 $74,776/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+20% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Potts Hill Yagoona
0-4 9.8% / 7.6%
Potts Hill — 0-4: 9.8% Yagoona — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 13.8% / 14.4%
Potts Hill — 5-14: 13.8% Yagoona — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 5.9% / 6.7%
Potts Hill — 15-19: 5.9% Yagoona — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 7.6% / 7.2%
Potts Hill — 20-24: 7.6% Yagoona — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 20.6% / 14.3%
Potts Hill — 25-34: 20.6% Yagoona — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 17.5% / 12.5%
Potts Hill — 35-44: 17.5% Yagoona — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 10.2% / 11.6%
Potts Hill — 45-54: 10.2% Yagoona — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 8.0% / 11.3%
Potts Hill — 55-64: 8.0% Yagoona — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 5.2% / 8.3%
Potts Hill — 65-74: 5.2% Yagoona — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 1.3% / 4.1%
Potts Hill — 75-84: 1.3% Yagoona — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / 2.0%
Potts Hill — 85+: not among its largest Yagoona — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Potts Hill 62.8% couple families
Potts Hill — Couple Families: 62.8% Potts Hill — Lone Person: 17.6% Potts Hill — One Parent Families: 14.4% Potts Hill — Group Household: 3.8% Potts Hill — Other Families: 1.5%
Yagoona 51.7% couple families
Yagoona — Couple Families: 51.7% Yagoona — Lone Person: 23.5% Yagoona — One Parent Families: 20.4% Yagoona — Group Household: 2.7% Yagoona — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Potts Hill 40.4% renting
Potts Hill — Owned Outright: 10.7% Potts Hill — Mortgage: 48.8% Potts Hill — Renting: 40.4%
Yagoona 39.2% renting
Yagoona — Owned Outright: 28.6% Yagoona — Mortgage: 32.1% Yagoona — Renting: 39.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Potts Hill Yagoona
Bachelor Degree 22.3% / 10.7%
Potts Hill — Bachelor Degree: 22.3% Yagoona — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Certificate III & IV 6.0% / 8.5%
Potts Hill — Certificate III & IV: 6.0% Yagoona — Certificate III & IV: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 6.5%
Potts Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Yagoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 7.6% / 3.1%
Potts Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6% Yagoona — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.7%
Potts Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Yagoona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

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.

Potts Hill Yagoona
Vietnam 6.7% / 12.1%
Potts Hill — Vietnam: 6.7% Yagoona — Vietnam: 12.1%
Lebanon 2.6% / 8.4%
Potts Hill — Lebanon: 2.6% Yagoona — Lebanon: 8.4%
China 5.4% / 2.0%
Potts Hill — China: 5.4% Yagoona — China: 2.0%
Pakistan 2.5% / 1.2%
Potts Hill — Pakistan: 2.5% Yagoona — Pakistan: 1.2%
India 2.4% / —
Potts Hill — India: 2.4% Yagoona — India: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Potts Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Yagoona — New Zealand: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Potts Hill 46.0% houses
Potts Hill — Houses: 46.0% Potts Hill — Flats / Apartments: 43.6% Potts Hill — Townhouses: 10.4%
Yagoona 64.6% houses
Yagoona — Houses: 64.6% Yagoona — Flats / Apartments: 20.3% Yagoona — Townhouses: 15.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Potts Hill Yagoona
Median house price $1,740,000 $1,450,000
Median unit price $720,000 $593,000
Median land price $1,400,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 4 sales
 25 days
from 150 sales

Zoning mix

Potts Hill has more commercially zoned land (14% vs 3%).

Potts Hill Yagoona
Residential 17% 81%
Infrastructure and transport 65% 6%
Commercial 14% 3%
Parks and recreation 4% 7%
Industrial 0% 4%
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

Potts Hill Yagoona
New dwellings approved 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
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.

Potts Hill Yagoona
Houses — 3.6%
$935/wk on $1.36M
Units — 5.0%
$600/wk on $620K

Ranking within NSW

Potts Hill Yagoona
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 22% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 50% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 68% of NSW

Liveability

Potts Hill scores higher overall (79 vs 50); Yagoona is more walkable (91 vs 74).

Potts Hill Yagoona
Grade A B
Score 79/100 50/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yagoona carries more crime risk (58 vs 38).

Potts Hill Yagoona
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 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 13
within 5 km
 20
within 5 km

Schools

Potts Hill Yagoona
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 3.1 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 2.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 3.4%

Schools in Potts Hill

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

Schools in Yagoona

  • Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Yagoona Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Al Sadiq College Yagoona Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Potts Hill Yagoona
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 3 18
Childcare 1 15
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 8
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Potts Hill Yagoona
Walkability score 74/100 91/100
Distance to Sydney 22.6 km 24.4 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 32 min 31 min
Public transport score 53/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 12.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 294.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2143
 0.6%
postcode 2199
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 2143
 26
postcode 2199

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.

Potts Hill Yagoona
Car (driver) 42.6% / 53.3%
Potts Hill — Car (driver): 42.6% Yagoona — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 48.7% / 34.0%
Potts Hill — Worked from Home: 48.7% Yagoona — Worked from Home: 34.0%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.6%
Potts Hill — Car (passenger): 3.9% Yagoona — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Train 3.9% / 4.9%
Potts Hill — Train: 3.9% Yagoona — Train: 4.9%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.2%
Potts Hill — Walked Only: 1.0% Yagoona — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.3%).

Setting

Potts Hill Yagoona
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km 14.1 km

NBN connectivity

Potts Hill Yagoona
Connectivity score 100/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
518 premises
 25%
6,886 premises

Climate

Potts Hill Yagoona
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)

Potts Hill Yagoona
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.9 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Potts Hill Yagoona
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both

Federal electorate

Potts Hill Yagoona
Division Blaxland Watson
Member Jason Clare Tony Burke
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Potts Hill Yagoona
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Potts Hill

Apartments Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals Quiet Young Families

Yagoona

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Urban

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