Sackville North vs Sackville

Sackville North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Sackville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sackville North, the large majority of households are couple families. In Sackville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sackville North: a median of $1.45 million, against $800,000 in Sackville. On these figures, Sackville North tends to suit families with children and couples, while Sackville 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

They split

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

  • Sackville North is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 71%)
  • Sackville carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Sackville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $1,452,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sackville North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Sackville North is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • Sackville has a shorter drive in (75 min vs 82 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Sackville North is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • Sackville carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Sackville North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.4% vs -22.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sackville North Sackville
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.

Sackville North Sackville
Walkability 15 / 0
Sackville North — Walkability: 15/100 Sackville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 36
Sackville North — Safety: 23/100 Sackville — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 64 / 8
Sackville North — Low fire risk: 64/100 Sackville — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Sackville North has more residents (388 vs 230); Sackville North has higher household incomes ($147,316 vs $113,256).

Sackville North Sackville
Population 388
+41% vs other
 230
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.4% -22.8%
Median age 41 46
Median household income $147,316/yr
+23% vs other
 $113,256/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $415/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sackville North Sackville
0-4 7.0% / 7.4%
Sackville North — 0-4: 7.0% Sackville — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 13.4% / 8.3%
Sackville North — 5-14: 13.4% Sackville — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 5.7% / 5.7%
Sackville North — 15-19: 5.7% Sackville — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.5% / 6.1%
Sackville North — 20-24: 7.5% Sackville — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 7.7% / 16.1%
Sackville North — 25-34: 7.7% Sackville — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 15.7% / 8.3%
Sackville North — 35-44: 15.7% Sackville — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 12.1% / 15.2%
Sackville North — 45-54: 12.1% Sackville — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 14.2% / 20.4%
Sackville North — 55-64: 14.2% Sackville — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 11.1% / 10.4%
Sackville North — 65-74: 11.1% Sackville — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 5.2% / 5.2%
Sackville North — 75-84: 5.2% Sackville — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.3% / —
Sackville North — 85+: 2.3% Sackville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sackville North 83.3% couple families
Sackville North — Couple Families: 83.3% Sackville North — Lone Person: 12.5% Sackville North — One Parent Families: 4.2%
Sackville 51.5% couple families
Sackville — Couple Families: 51.5% Sackville — Lone Person: 28.8% Sackville — One Parent Families: 19.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sackville North 8.9% renting
Sackville North — Owned Outright: 38.4% Sackville North — Mortgage: 52.7% Sackville North — Renting: 8.9%
Sackville 8.1% renting
Sackville — Owned Outright: 40.5% Sackville — Mortgage: 51.4% Sackville — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sackville North Sackville
Certificate III & IV 22.9% / 31.7%
Sackville North — Certificate III & IV: 22.9% Sackville — Certificate III & IV: 31.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 7.8%
Sackville North — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Sackville — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 4.3%
Sackville North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Sackville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Sackville North — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Sackville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Sackville North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Sackville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).

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.

Sackville North Sackville
England 2.8% / 2.2%
Sackville North — England: 2.8% Sackville — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.5% / 2.2%
Sackville North — New Zealand: 1.5% Sackville — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa 1.5% / 1.7%
Sackville North — South Africa: 1.5% Sackville — South Africa: 1.7%
Germany — / 2.2%
Sackville North — Germany: not among its largest Sackville — Germany: 2.2%
China 1.3% / —
Sackville North — China: 1.3% Sackville — China: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.0% / —
Sackville North — Netherlands: 1.0% Sackville — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sackville North 94.9% houses
Sackville North — Houses: 94.9% Sackville North — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Sackville 97.5% houses
Sackville — Houses: 97.5% Sackville — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sackville North Sackville
Median house price $1,452,500 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $850,000 —

Zoning mix

Sackville North Sackville
Rural and farming 89% 88%
Environmental 10% 12%
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

Sackville North Sackville
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
 459
across Hawkesbury
Approvals change year on year -4% +3%

Ranking within NSW

Sackville North Sackville
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Sackville North is more walkable (15 vs 0).

Sackville North Sackville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Sackville carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 36); Sackville North carries more crime risk (77 vs 64).

Sackville North Sackville
Bushfire Low
36/100
 High
92/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
64/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Sackville North Sackville
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sackville North

  • Brewongle Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Schools in Sackville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Sackville North Sackville
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Sackville North Sackville
Walkability score 15/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 74.9 km
+2% vs other
 73.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 75 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2756
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2756
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.

Sackville North Sackville
Car (driver) 61.0% / 64.5%
Sackville North — Car (driver): 61.0% Sackville — Car (driver): 64.5%
Worked from Home 35.1% / 29.9%
Sackville North — Worked from Home: 35.1% Sackville — Worked from Home: 29.9%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.6%
Sackville North — Car (passenger): 3.9% Sackville — Car (passenger): 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.5%).

Setting

Sackville North Sackville
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.4 km 32.7 km

NBN connectivity

Sackville North Sackville
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
137 premises
 0%
99 premises

Climate

Sackville North Sackville
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Sackville North Sackville
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Sackville North Sackville
Average residential rate $1,204/yr $1,650/yr
Council The Hills Hawkesbury

Federal electorate

Sackville North Sackville
Division Berowra Macquarie
Member Julian Leeser Susan Templeman
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Sackville North Sackville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sackville North

Acreage River

Sackville

Rural

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