Queens Park vs Waverley

In Queens Park, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Waverley, about half of households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. Queens Park is closer to the city centre: 7.3 km, against 8.7 km. On these figures, Queens Park tends to suit families with children and couples, while Waverley suits renters and people living alone.

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

  • Queens Park has more separate houses rather than flats (36% vs 17%)
  • Waverley has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Queens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($1,260,000 vs $1,450,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Waverley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($630/wk vs $682/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Queens Park carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 62/100)
  • Waverley has more units and townhouses to downsize into (82% vs 64%)

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

Investors

Queens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.5% vs -3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Queens Park Waverley
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.

Queens Park Waverley
Walkability 96 / 89
Queens Park — Walkability: 96/100 Waverley — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 59 / 38
Queens Park — Safety: 59/100 Waverley — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Queens Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Waverley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Waverley has more residents (4,216 vs 3,143); Queens Park has higher household incomes ($178,932 vs $149,396).

Queens Park Waverley
Population 3,143 4,216
+34% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% -3.0%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $178,932/yr
+17% vs other
 $149,396/yr
Median weekly rent $682/wk
+8% vs other
 $630/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Queens Park Waverley
0-4 6.1% / 6.1%
Queens Park — 0-4: 6.1% Waverley — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 15.8% / 11.2%
Queens Park — 5-14: 15.8% Waverley — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 5.7% / 5.1%
Queens Park — 15-19: 5.7% Waverley — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.5% / 3.3%
Queens Park — 20-24: 4.5% Waverley — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 10.5% / 17.4%
Queens Park — 25-34: 10.5% Waverley — 25-34: 17.4%
35-44 14.5% / 16.6%
Queens Park — 35-44: 14.5% Waverley — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 16.6% / 13.1%
Queens Park — 45-54: 16.6% Waverley — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 11.1% / 9.3%
Queens Park — 55-64: 11.1% Waverley — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 8.7% / 6.9%
Queens Park — 65-74: 8.7% Waverley — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 4.8% / 5.8%
Queens Park — 75-84: 4.8% Waverley — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.8% / 5.1%
Queens Park — 85+: 1.8% Waverley — 85+: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Queens Park 50.4% couple families
Queens Park — Couple Families: 50.4% Queens Park — Lone Person: 31.7% Queens Park — One Parent Families: 10.0% Queens Park — Group Household: 6.3% Queens Park — Other Families: 1.5%
Waverley 39.0% couple families
Waverley — Couple Families: 39.0% Waverley — Lone Person: 41.1% Waverley — One Parent Families: 10.8% Waverley — Group Household: 7.9% Waverley — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Queens Park 29.1% renting
Queens Park — Owned Outright: 37.8% Queens Park — Mortgage: 33.1% Queens Park — Renting: 29.1%
Waverley 45.0% renting
Waverley — Owned Outright: 23.9% Waverley — Mortgage: 31.0% Waverley — Renting: 45.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Queens Park Waverley
Bachelor Degree 28.1% / 26.5%
Queens Park — Bachelor Degree: 28.1% Waverley — Bachelor Degree: 26.5%
Postgraduate Degree 12.3% / 11.4%
Queens Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3% Waverley — Postgraduate Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 6.9%
Queens Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Waverley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Certificate III & IV 4.9% / 5.6%
Queens Park — Certificate III & IV: 4.9% Waverley — Certificate III & IV: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.5%
Queens Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Waverley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

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.

Queens Park Waverley
England 7.1% / 8.9%
Queens Park — England: 7.1% Waverley — England: 8.9%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.9%
Queens Park — New Zealand: 2.3% Waverley — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa 2.1% / 1.7%
Queens Park — South Africa: 2.1% Waverley — South Africa: 1.7%
Ireland 1.0% / 2.3%
Queens Park — Ireland: 1.0% Waverley — Ireland: 2.3%
Italy 1.0% / 1.5%
Queens Park — Italy: 1.0% Waverley — Italy: 1.5%
China 1.0% / 1.1%
Queens Park — China: 1.0% Waverley — China: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Queens Park 26.0% flats / apartments
Queens Park — Flats / Apartments: 26.0% Queens Park — Townhouses: 38.0% Queens Park — Houses: 36.0%
Waverley 56.3% flats / apartments
Waverley — Flats / Apartments: 56.3% Waverley — Townhouses: 26.2% Waverley — Houses: 17.4%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

Queens Park Waverley
Median house price $4,200,000 $4,210,000
Median unit price $1,260,000 $1,450,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 21 sales
 16 days
from 16 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Queens Park Waverley
1 bed $885K / $952K
Queens Park — 1 bed: $885K (5 sales) Waverley — 1 bed: $952K (20 sales)

5 vs 20 sales

2 bed $1.27M / $1.5M
Queens Park — 2 bed: $1.27M (16 sales) Waverley — 2 bed: $1.5M (31 sales)

16 vs 31 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.

Queens Park Waverley
2 bed $2.52M / $2.53M
Queens Park — 2 bed: $2.52M (5 sales) Waverley — 2 bed: $2.53M (10 sales)

5 vs 10 sales

3 bed $3.82M / $3.13M
Queens Park — 3 bed: $3.82M (20 sales) Waverley — 3 bed: $3.13M (8 sales)

20 vs 8 sales

4 bed $4.7M / $4.89M
Queens Park — 4 bed: $4.7M (25 sales) Waverley — 4 bed: $4.89M (17 sales)

25 vs 17 sales

5 bed $6.42M / $5.83M
Queens Park — 5 bed: $6.42M (10 sales) Waverley — 5 bed: $5.83M (8 sales)

10 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Queens Park Waverley
Residential 53% 68%
Parks and recreation 35% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 19%
Commercial 1% 8%
Environmental 4% 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

Queens Park Waverley
New dwellings approved 180
across Waverley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +42%
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.

Queens Park Waverley
Houses —
same for both
Units — 4.5%
$995/wk on $1.15M

Ranking within NSW

Queens Park Waverley
House price Higher than 97% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 37% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

Queens Park scores higher overall (93 vs 74).

Queens Park Waverley
Grade A+ A
Score 93/100 74/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Waverley carries more crime risk (62 vs 41).

Queens Park Waverley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
62/100
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 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Queens Park Waverley
Inside the suburb 1 7
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of New South Wales, 2.9 km
 3
The University of New South Wales, 3.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 1.8%

Schools in Queens Park

  • Moriah College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Waverley

  • St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Catherine's School Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Clare's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Waverley Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Waverley College Independent · Secondary below peers
  • St Clare's College - Bronte Road Campus Catholic · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Queens Park Waverley
Cafes & restaurants 4 11
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 3 7
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Queens Park Waverley
Walkability score 96/100 89/100
Distance to Sydney 7.3 km 8.7 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 18 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 85.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 224.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.1%
postcode 2022
 3.5%
postcode 2024
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 2022
 16
postcode 2024

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.

Queens Park Waverley
Worked from Home 65.7% / 62.3%
Queens Park — Worked from Home: 65.7% Waverley — Worked from Home: 62.3%
Car (driver) 20.7% / 23.5%
Queens Park — Car (driver): 20.7% Waverley — Car (driver): 23.5%
Walked Only 4.5% / 5.1%
Queens Park — Walked Only: 4.5% Waverley — Walked Only: 5.1%
Train 3.9% / 3.1%
Queens Park — Train: 3.9% Waverley — Train: 3.1%
Bus 1.5% / 2.4%
Queens Park — Bus: 1.5% Waverley — Bus: 2.4%
Bicycle 2.3% / 1.4%
Queens Park — Bicycle: 2.3% Waverley — Bicycle: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.7%).

Setting

Queens Park Waverley
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 1.2 km
1.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Queens Park Waverley
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,324 premises
 3%
2,183 premises

Climate

Queens Park Waverley
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Queens Park Waverley
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Queens Park Waverley
Average residential rate $1,277/yr
same for both
Council Waverley
same for both

Federal electorate

Queens Park Waverley
Division Wentworth
same for both
Member Allegra Spender
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Queens Park Waverley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Queens Park

Coastal Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River Townhouses Urban

Waverley

Apartments Beach Coastal Inner Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Urban

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