Sawyers Gully vs Weston

Weston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Sawyers Gully. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sawyers Gully, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sawyers Gully: a median of $1.29 million, against $716,000 in Weston, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sawyers Gully tends to suit couples, while Weston 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

  • Sawyers Gully is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 65%)
  • Weston has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Weston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($716,000 vs $1,288,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Weston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $405/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Weston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 14/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (149.8 km vs 163.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Weston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs 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

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

Sawyers Gully Weston
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.

Sawyers Gully Weston
Walkability 14 / 68
Sawyers Gully — Walkability: 14/100 Weston — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 13 / 21
Sawyers Gully — Safety: 13/100 Weston — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 48 / 25
Sawyers Gully — Low fire risk: 48/100 Weston — Low fire risk: 25/100

Demographics

Weston has more residents (4,088 vs 542); Sawyers Gully has higher household incomes ($96,044 vs $69,836).

Sawyers Gully Weston
Population 542 4,088
+654% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +10.7%
Median age 42 37
Median household income $96,044/yr
+27% vs other
 $69,836/yr
Median weekly rent $405/wk
+21% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sawyers Gully Weston
0-4 5.9% / 6.8%
Sawyers Gully — 0-4: 5.9% Weston — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 13.7% / 14.6%
Sawyers Gully — 5-14: 13.7% Weston — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 4.6% / 6.1%
Sawyers Gully — 15-19: 4.6% Weston — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 6.6% / 6.5%
Sawyers Gully — 20-24: 6.6% Weston — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 7.6% / 13.4%
Sawyers Gully — 25-34: 7.6% Weston — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 14.2% / 12.0%
Sawyers Gully — 35-44: 14.2% Weston — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 12.2% / 12.7%
Sawyers Gully — 45-54: 12.2% Weston — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 16.2% / 11.7%
Sawyers Gully — 55-64: 16.2% Weston — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 12.7% / 10.5%
Sawyers Gully — 65-74: 12.7% Weston — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 4.1% / 4.3%
Sawyers Gully — 75-84: 4.1% Weston — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.1% / 1.4%
Sawyers Gully — 85+: 1.1% Weston — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sawyers Gully 60.5% couple families
Sawyers Gully — Couple Families: 60.5% Sawyers Gully — Lone Person: 17.7% Sawyers Gully — One Parent Families: 17.7% Sawyers Gully — Other Families: 4.0% Sawyers Gully — Group Household: 0.0%
Weston 39.0% couple families
Weston — Couple Families: 39.0% Weston — Lone Person: 29.7% Weston — One Parent Families: 26.1% Weston — Other Families: 2.4% Weston — Group Household: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sawyers Gully 11.3% renting
Sawyers Gully — Owned Outright: 41.3% Sawyers Gully — Mortgage: 47.3% Sawyers Gully — Renting: 11.3%
Weston 25.2% renting
Weston — Owned Outright: 33.5% Weston — Mortgage: 41.3% Weston — Renting: 25.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sawyers Gully Weston
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 21.1%
Sawyers Gully — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Weston — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 4.7%
Sawyers Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Weston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 3.4%
Sawyers Gully — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Weston — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 0.6%
Sawyers Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Weston — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.7%
Sawyers Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Weston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Sawyers Gully Weston
England 0.7% / 1.4%
Sawyers Gully — England: 0.7% Weston — England: 1.4%
Thailand 0.9% / —
Sawyers Gully — Thailand: 0.9% Weston — Thailand: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Sawyers Gully — New Zealand: not among its largest Weston — New Zealand: 0.8%
Italy 0.6% / 0.1%
Sawyers Gully — Italy: 0.6% Weston — Italy: 0.1%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Sawyers Gully — Philippines: not among its largest Weston — Philippines: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.3%
Sawyers Gully — Scotland: not among its largest Weston — Scotland: 0.3%
Germany — / 0.3%
Sawyers Gully — Germany: not among its largest Weston — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sawyers Gully 100.0% houses
Sawyers Gully — Houses: 100.0% Sawyers Gully — Townhouses: 0.0% Sawyers Gully — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Weston 95.9% houses
Weston — Houses: 95.9% Weston — Townhouses: 3.2% Weston — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sawyers Gully Weston
Median house price $1,288,000 $716,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 20 sales

Zoning mix

Sawyers Gully has more rural and farming land (86% vs 9%).

Sawyers Gully Weston
Rural and farming 86% 9%
Residential 0% 63%
Environmental 12% 7%
Industrial 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 7%
Parks and recreation 0% 5%
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

Sawyers Gully Weston
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Sawyers Gully Weston
Houses — 4.1%
$575/wk on $724K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sawyers Gully Weston
House price Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 63% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 42% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 79% of NSW

Liveability

Weston is more walkable (68 vs 14).

Sawyers Gully Weston
Grade D
same for both
Score 22/100 21/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Weston carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 52).

Sawyers Gully Weston
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 High
75/100
Crime High
87/100
 High
79/100
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 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Sawyers Gully Weston
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sawyers Gully

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

Schools in Weston

  • Weston Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sawyers Gully Weston
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 10 0

Mobility

Sawyers Gully sits further from the CBD (163.6 km vs 149.8 km).

Sawyers Gully Weston
Walkability score 14/100 68/100
Distance to Sydney 163.6 km
+8% vs other
 149.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 116 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2326
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2326
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.

Sawyers Gully Weston
Car (driver) 86.1% / 81.5%
Sawyers Gully — Car (driver): 86.1% Weston — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 13.9% / 12.2%
Sawyers Gully — Worked from Home: 13.9% Weston — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.6%
Sawyers Gully — Car (passenger): not among its largest Weston — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only — / 1.3%
Sawyers Gully — Walked Only: not among its largest Weston — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bus — / 0.4%
Sawyers Gully — Bus: not among its largest Weston — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Sawyers Gully Weston
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.7 km 29.7 km

NBN connectivity

Sawyers Gully Weston
Connectivity score 31/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
182 premises
 42%
1,735 premises

Climate

Sawyers Gully Weston
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Sawyers Gully Weston
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Sawyers Gully Weston
Average residential rate $1,405/yr
same for both
Council Cessnock
same for both

Federal electorate

Sawyers Gully Weston
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sawyers Gully Weston
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sawyers Gully

Rural

Weston

Large Blocks Parks Quiet

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