Saratoga vs Yattalunga

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Saratoga, about half of households are couple families. In Yattalunga, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Saratoga: a median of $1.3 million, against $1.15 million in Yattalunga.

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

Saratoga

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 39/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yattalunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,152,500 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Saratoga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 49/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Saratoga

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 39/100)
  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Saratoga Yattalunga
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.

Saratoga Yattalunga
Walkability 58 / 49
Saratoga — Walkability: 58/100 Yattalunga — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 80 / 61
Saratoga — Safety: 80/100 Yattalunga — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 72 / 100
Saratoga — Low fire risk: 72/100 Yattalunga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Saratoga has more residents (3,982 vs 580); Saratoga skews older (43 vs 41).

Saratoga Yattalunga
Population 3,982
+85% vs other
 580
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% +5.3%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $103,428/yr
+5% vs other
 $98,592/yr
Median weekly rent $485/wk $498/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Saratoga Yattalunga
0-4 5.0% / 6.0%
Saratoga — 0-4: 5.0% Yattalunga — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.5% / 12.9%
Saratoga — 5-14: 13.5% Yattalunga — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 6.1% / 8.1%
Saratoga — 15-19: 6.1% Yattalunga — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 5.5% / 3.3%
Saratoga — 20-24: 5.5% Yattalunga — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 10.1% / 9.3%
Saratoga — 25-34: 10.1% Yattalunga — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 11.6% / 13.4%
Saratoga — 35-44: 11.6% Yattalunga — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 14.2% / 14.0%
Saratoga — 45-54: 14.2% Yattalunga — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 14.1% / 13.8%
Saratoga — 55-64: 14.1% Yattalunga — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 11.6% / 10.9%
Saratoga — 65-74: 11.6% Yattalunga — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 6.5% / 5.3%
Saratoga — 75-84: 6.5% Yattalunga — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.8% / 2.2%
Saratoga — 85+: 1.8% Yattalunga — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Saratoga 52.1% couple families
Saratoga — Couple Families: 52.1% Saratoga — Lone Person: 28.8% Saratoga — One Parent Families: 15.9% Saratoga — Group Household: 2.3% Saratoga — Other Families: 0.9%
Yattalunga 57.6% couple families
Yattalunga — Couple Families: 57.6% Yattalunga — Lone Person: 23.7% Yattalunga — One Parent Families: 16.5% Yattalunga — Group Household: 2.2% Yattalunga — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Saratoga 15.9% renting
Saratoga — Owned Outright: 38.9% Saratoga — Mortgage: 45.2% Saratoga — Renting: 15.9%
Yattalunga 13.0% renting
Yattalunga — Owned Outright: 37.0% Yattalunga — Mortgage: 50.0% Yattalunga — Renting: 13.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Saratoga Yattalunga
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 19.8%
Saratoga — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Yattalunga — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 12.8%
Saratoga — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Yattalunga — Bachelor Degree: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 9.3%
Saratoga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Yattalunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.2%
Saratoga — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Yattalunga — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.8%
Saratoga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Yattalunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Saratoga Yattalunga
England 5.5% / 6.2%
Saratoga — England: 5.5% Yattalunga — England: 6.2%
New Zealand 2.1% / 0.9%
Saratoga — New Zealand: 2.1% Yattalunga — New Zealand: 0.9%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.6%
Saratoga — Scotland: 0.5% Yattalunga — Scotland: 1.6%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.7%
Saratoga — South Africa: 0.7% Yattalunga — South Africa: 0.7%
Canada — / 0.7%
Saratoga — Canada: not among its largest Yattalunga — Canada: 0.7%
Italy 0.4% / —
Saratoga — Italy: 0.4% Yattalunga — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Saratoga 95.0% houses
Saratoga — Houses: 95.0% Saratoga — Flats / Apartments: 2.4% Saratoga — Townhouses: 2.6%
Yattalunga 98.0% houses
Yattalunga — Houses: 98.0% Yattalunga — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Yattalunga — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Saratoga Yattalunga
Median house price $1,300,000 $1,152,500
Median unit price $965,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 48 sales
 28 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Yattalunga has more land zoned for conservation (73% vs 20%).

Saratoga Yattalunga
Environmental 20% 73%
Residential 61% 22%
Parks and recreation 17% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Saratoga Yattalunga
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Saratoga Yattalunga
Houses 2.8%
$880/wk on $1.62M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Saratoga Yattalunga
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 15% of NSW —

Liveability

Saratoga is more walkable (58 vs 49).

Saratoga Yattalunga
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Saratoga carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Yattalunga carries more crime risk (39 vs 20).

Saratoga Yattalunga
Bushfire Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
39/100
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

Saratoga Yattalunga
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Saratoga

  • Brisbania Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Yattalunga

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

Amenities in the suburb

Saratoga Yattalunga
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Saratoga Yattalunga
Walkability score 58/100 49/100
Distance to Sydney 86.1 km
+1% vs other
 85.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 79 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 58/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 63.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2251
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 2251
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.

Saratoga Yattalunga
Car (driver) 57.7% / 55.5%
Saratoga — Car (driver): 57.7% Yattalunga — Car (driver): 55.5%
Worked from Home 37.1% / 42.2%
Saratoga — Worked from Home: 37.1% Yattalunga — Worked from Home: 42.2%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 2.3%
Saratoga — Car (passenger): 3.3% Yattalunga — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Train 0.9% / —
Saratoga — Train: 0.9% Yattalunga — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.6% / —
Saratoga — Walked Only: 0.6% Yattalunga — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.7%).

Setting

Saratoga Yattalunga
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.5 km 4.5 km

NBN connectivity

Saratoga Yattalunga
Connectivity score 49/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
1,658 premises
 48%
223 premises

Climate

Saratoga Yattalunga
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Saratoga Yattalunga
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Saratoga Yattalunga
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Saratoga Yattalunga
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Saratoga Yattalunga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Saratoga

Large Blocks Outer

Yattalunga

Large Blocks Outer River

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