Silverdale vs Warragamba

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Silverdale, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Silverdale: a median of $1.32 million, against $830,000 in Warragamba, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Silverdale tends to suit couples, while Warragamba suits people living alone and 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

Silverdale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 59%)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 46/100)
  • But Warragamba has more childcare (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Warragamba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($829,500 vs $1,320,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Warragamba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $500/wk)
  • But Silverdale leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Warragamba

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (70.6 km vs 73.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Silverdale carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 46/100)
  • Warragamba is more walkable (48/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Silverdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.4% vs -3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Silverdale Warragamba
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.

Silverdale Warragamba
Walkability 10 / 48
Silverdale — Walkability: 10/100 Warragamba — Walkability: 48/100
Safety 67 / 54
Silverdale — Safety: 67/100 Warragamba — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 7 / 2
Silverdale — Low fire risk: 7/100 Warragamba — Low fire risk: 2/100

Demographics

Silverdale has more residents (4,543 vs 1,202); Silverdale has higher household incomes ($138,008 vs $80,496).

Silverdale Warragamba
Population 4,543
+74% vs other
 1,202
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.4% -3.1%
Median age 35 34
Median household income $138,008/yr
+42% vs other
 $80,496/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+24% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Silverdale Warragamba
0-4 7.8% / 8.5%
Silverdale — 0-4: 7.8% Warragamba — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 14.9% / 11.6%
Silverdale — 5-14: 14.9% Warragamba — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 7.4% / 5.4%
Silverdale — 15-19: 7.4% Warragamba — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.3% / 6.8%
Silverdale — 20-24: 6.3% Warragamba — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 13.3% / 18.1%
Silverdale — 25-34: 13.3% Warragamba — 25-34: 18.1%
35-44 13.3% / 11.5%
Silverdale — 35-44: 13.3% Warragamba — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 14.1% / 12.6%
Silverdale — 45-54: 14.1% Warragamba — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 12.3% / 13.1%
Silverdale — 55-64: 12.3% Warragamba — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 7.2% / 7.7%
Silverdale — 65-74: 7.2% Warragamba — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 2.7% / 3.2%
Silverdale — 75-84: 2.7% Warragamba — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 0.7% / 0.9%
Silverdale — 85+: 0.7% Warragamba — 85+: 0.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Silverdale 74.6% couple families
Silverdale — Couple Families: 74.6% Silverdale — Lone Person: 12.7% Silverdale — One Parent Families: 11.3% Silverdale — Group Household: 0.7% Silverdale — Other Families: 0.7%
Warragamba 36.9% couple families
Warragamba — Couple Families: 36.9% Warragamba — Lone Person: 36.4% Warragamba — One Parent Families: 22.1% Warragamba — Group Household: 3.0% Warragamba — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Silverdale 10.0% renting
Silverdale — Owned Outright: 29.5% Silverdale — Mortgage: 60.6% Silverdale — Renting: 10.0%
Warragamba 20.5% renting
Warragamba — Owned Outright: 29.2% Warragamba — Mortgage: 50.3% Warragamba — Renting: 20.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Silverdale Warragamba
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 23.8%
Silverdale — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Warragamba — Certificate III & IV: 23.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 5.1%
Silverdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Warragamba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 4.1%
Silverdale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Warragamba — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.1%
Silverdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Warragamba — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.3%
Silverdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Warragamba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

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.

Silverdale Warragamba
England 2.2% / 2.1%
Silverdale — England: 2.2% Warragamba — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.9%
Silverdale — New Zealand: 0.7% Warragamba — New Zealand: 1.9%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.7%
Silverdale — Netherlands: 0.4% Warragamba — Netherlands: 0.7%
Philippines 0.2% / 0.6%
Silverdale — Philippines: 0.2% Warragamba — Philippines: 0.6%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.3%
Silverdale — Scotland: 0.4% Warragamba — Scotland: 0.3%
Italy 0.6% / —
Silverdale — Italy: 0.6% Warragamba — Italy: not among its largest
Ireland 0.4% / —
Silverdale — Ireland: 0.4% Warragamba — Ireland: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.4%
Silverdale — Thailand: not among its largest Warragamba — Thailand: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Silverdale 99.3% houses
Silverdale — Houses: 99.3% Silverdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Silverdale — Townhouses: 0.2%
Warragamba 97.4% houses
Warragamba — Houses: 97.4% Warragamba — Flats / Apartments: 1.9% Warragamba — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Silverdale Warragamba
Median house price $1,320,000 $829,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,560,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 52 sales
 40 days
from 10 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.

Silverdale Warragamba
3 bed $1.11M / $815K
Silverdale — 3 bed: $1.11M (11 sales) Warragamba — 3 bed: $815K (22 sales)

11 vs 22 sales

4 bed $1.29M / $990K
Silverdale — 4 bed: $1.29M (55 sales) Warragamba — 4 bed: $990K (12 sales)

55 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

Silverdale has more rural and farming land (45% vs 1%); Silverdale has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 14%).

Silverdale Warragamba
Infrastructure and transport 3% 64%
Rural and farming 45% 1%
Environmental 42% 14%
Residential 9% 8%
Industrial 1% 7%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

Silverdale Warragamba
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
same for both
Approvals change year on year +92%
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.

Silverdale Warragamba
Houses 3.3%
$890/wk on $1.4M
 3.7%
$650/wk on $918K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Silverdale Warragamba
House price Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Warragamba is more walkable (48 vs 10); Silverdale scores higher overall (40 vs 25).

Silverdale Warragamba
Grade C D
Score 40/100 25/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Warragamba carries more crime risk (46 vs 33).

Silverdale Warragamba
Bushfire High
93/100
 High
98/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Silverdale Warragamba
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 Silverdale

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

Schools in Warragamba

  • Warragamba Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Silverdale Warragamba
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 7
Childcare 1 4
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Silverdale sits further from the CBD (73.9 km vs 70.6 km).

Silverdale Warragamba
Walkability score 10/100 48/100
Distance to Sydney 73.9 km
+4% vs other
 70.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 65 min
Public transport score 70/100
Bus
 44/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 49.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 17.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2752
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 2752
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.

Silverdale Warragamba
Car (driver) 64.7% / 70.4%
Silverdale — Car (driver): 64.7% Warragamba — Car (driver): 70.4%
Worked from Home 30.3% / 21.2%
Silverdale — Worked from Home: 30.3% Warragamba — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 3.4%
Silverdale — Car (passenger): 3.2% Warragamba — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 1.0% / 2.4%
Silverdale — Walked Only: 1.0% Warragamba — Walked Only: 2.4%
Train 0.8% / 1.3%
Silverdale — Train: 0.8% Warragamba — Train: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).

Setting

Silverdale Warragamba
Elevation 211 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Silverdale Warragamba
Connectivity score 82/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 69%
2,051 premises
 40%
590 premises

Climate

Silverdale Warragamba
Annual rainfall 817 mm 822 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Silverdale Warragamba
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³ 6.7 µg/m³
PM10 13.2 µg/m³ 16.9 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Silverdale Warragamba
Average residential rate $2,099/yr
same for both
Council Wollondilly
same for both

Federal electorate

Silverdale Warragamba
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Silverdale Warragamba
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Silverdale

Acreage Family

Warragamba

Acreage Parks Quiet

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