Sedgefield vs Wattle Ponds

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wattle Ponds: a median of $1.3 million, against $1.02 million in Sedgefield, though rent is higher in Sedgefield. On these figures, Sedgefield tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Sedgefield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($614,500 vs $1,015,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,025,000 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wattle Ponds

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($519/wk vs $600/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Sedgefield sits closer to the CBD (202.9 km vs 208.6 km)
  • Wattle Ponds is more walkable (22/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wattle Ponds

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 6/100)

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

Investors

Sedgefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (38.0% vs 6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
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.

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Walkability 6 / 22
Sedgefield — Walkability: 6/100 Wattle Ponds — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 74 / 79
Sedgefield — Safety: 74/100 Wattle Ponds — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 58 / 67
Sedgefield — Low fire risk: 58/100 Wattle Ponds — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Wattle Ponds has more residents (1,193 vs 254); Sedgefield rents higher ($600/wk vs $519/wk).

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Population 254 1,193
+370% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.0% +6.2%
Median age 37 39
Median household income $138,112/yr $144,300/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+14% vs other
 $519/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
0-4 7.1% / 5.3%
Sedgefield — 0-4: 7.1% Wattle Ponds — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 18.1% / 17.4%
Sedgefield — 5-14: 18.1% Wattle Ponds — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 4.7% / 9.8%
Sedgefield — 15-19: 4.7% Wattle Ponds — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 4.7% / 5.4%
Sedgefield — 20-24: 4.7% Wattle Ponds — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 13.0% / 6.9%
Sedgefield — 25-34: 13.0% Wattle Ponds — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 13.8% / 14.4%
Sedgefield — 35-44: 13.8% Wattle Ponds — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 13.4% / 16.7%
Sedgefield — 45-54: 13.4% Wattle Ponds — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 16.9% / 13.0%
Sedgefield — 55-64: 16.9% Wattle Ponds — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 8.7% / 9.0%
Sedgefield — 65-74: 8.7% Wattle Ponds — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 2.4% / 2.1%
Sedgefield — 75-84: 2.4% Wattle Ponds — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ — / 0.7%
Sedgefield — 85+: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sedgefield 78.7% couple families
Sedgefield — Couple Families: 78.7% Sedgefield — Lone Person: 14.9% Sedgefield — One Parent Families: 6.4%
Wattle Ponds 75.8% couple families
Wattle Ponds — Couple Families: 75.8% Wattle Ponds — Lone Person: 13.7% Wattle Ponds — One Parent Families: 10.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sedgefield 0.0% renting
Sedgefield — Owned Outright: 31.1% Sedgefield — Mortgage: 68.9% Sedgefield — Renting: 0.0%
Wattle Ponds 3.5% renting
Wattle Ponds — Owned Outright: 36.8% Wattle Ponds — Mortgage: 59.7% Wattle Ponds — Renting: 3.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
England 1.2% / 2.3%
Sedgefield — England: 1.2% Wattle Ponds — England: 2.3%
New Zealand — / 2.6%
Sedgefield — New Zealand: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — New Zealand: 2.6%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Sedgefield — South Africa: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — South Africa: 0.3%
Taiwan — / 0.3%
Sedgefield — Taiwan: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — Taiwan: 0.3%
Malaysia — / 0.3%
Sedgefield — Malaysia: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — Malaysia: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 23.5%
Sedgefield — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Wattle Ponds — Certificate III & IV: 23.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 9.3%
Sedgefield — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Wattle Ponds — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 5.9%
Sedgefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Wattle Ponds — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Sedgefield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Sedgefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sedgefield 100.0% houses
Sedgefield — Houses: 100.0% Sedgefield — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wattle Ponds 99.5% houses
Wattle Ponds — Houses: 99.5% Wattle Ponds — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Median house price $1,025,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $614,500 $1,015,000

Zoning mix

Sedgefield has more rural and farming land (63% vs 44%); Wattle Ponds has more land zoned for conservation (51% vs 37%).

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Rural and farming 63% 44%
Environmental 37% 51%
Residential 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
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

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
House price Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Wattle Ponds is more walkable (22 vs 6).

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
21/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Wattle Ponds sits further from the CBD (208.6 km vs 202.9 km).

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Walkability score 6/100 22/100
Distance to Sydney 202.9 km 208.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 149 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
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.

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Car (driver) 86.1% / 81.8%
Sedgefield — Car (driver): 86.1% Wattle Ponds — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 13.9% / 13.2%
Sedgefield — Worked from Home: 13.9% Wattle Ponds — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Sedgefield — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wattle Ponds — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only — / 0.8%
Sedgefield — Walked Only: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — Walked Only: 0.8%

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

Setting

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Connectivity score 30/100 34/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
101 premises
 6%
433 premises

Climate

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Annual rainfall 804 mm 1,026 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C 29.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C 6.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³ 20.2 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sedgefield Wattle Ponds
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sedgefield

Family River Rural

Wattle Ponds

Acreage Family

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