Silverwater vs Lidcombe

In both, about half of households rent, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are couple families. Units cost more in Lidcombe: a median of $765,000, against $680,000 in Silverwater, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lidcombe tends to suit share households.

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

Lidcombe

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (15 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Silverwater has cheaper units ($680,000 vs $765,000)
  • Lidcombe has cheaper houses ($1,985,000 vs $4,465,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Silverwater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lidcombe

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (15% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 81/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Lidcombe

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (9 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 6%)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Lidcombe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.6% vs -13.6%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Silverwater Lidcombe
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.

Silverwater Lidcombe
Walkability 81 / 91
Silverwater — Walkability: 81/100 Lidcombe — Walkability: 91/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Silverwater — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lidcombe — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lidcombe has more residents (23,663 vs 3,600); Lidcombe rents higher ($500/wk vs $450/wk).

Silverwater Lidcombe
Population 3,600 23,663
+557% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.6% +20.6%
Median age 35 33
Median household income $97,500/yr $98,176/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk $500/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Silverwater Lidcombe
0-4 4.4% / 5.4%
Silverwater — 0-4: 4.4% Lidcombe — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 8.6% / 8.3%
Silverwater — 5-14: 8.6% Lidcombe — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 3.1% / 3.8%
Silverwater — 15-19: 3.1% Lidcombe — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 7.9% / 9.1%
Silverwater — 20-24: 7.9% Lidcombe — 20-24: 9.1%
25-34 25.1% / 25.6%
Silverwater — 25-34: 25.1% Lidcombe — 25-34: 25.6%
35-44 24.4% / 15.2%
Silverwater — 35-44: 24.4% Lidcombe — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 13.2% / 10.7%
Silverwater — 45-54: 13.2% Lidcombe — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 7.2% / 11.0%
Silverwater — 55-64: 7.2% Lidcombe — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 4.1% / 6.7%
Silverwater — 65-74: 4.1% Lidcombe — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 1.5% / 3.1%
Silverwater — 75-84: 1.5% Lidcombe — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 0.4% / 1.2%
Silverwater — 85+: 0.4% Lidcombe — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Silverwater 48.5% couple families
Silverwater — Couple Families: 48.5% Silverwater — Lone Person: 29.6% Silverwater — One Parent Families: 14.2% Silverwater — Group Household: 5.5% Silverwater — Other Families: 2.1%
Lidcombe 46.4% couple families
Lidcombe — Couple Families: 46.4% Lidcombe — Lone Person: 23.2% Lidcombe — One Parent Families: 15.0% Lidcombe — Group Household: 11.9% Lidcombe — Other Families: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Silverwater 50.3% renting
Silverwater — Owned Outright: 13.2% Silverwater — Mortgage: 36.5% Silverwater — Renting: 50.3%
Lidcombe 45.1% renting
Lidcombe — Owned Outright: 21.4% Lidcombe — Mortgage: 33.5% Lidcombe — Renting: 45.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Silverwater Lidcombe
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 20.5%
Silverwater — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Lidcombe — Bachelor Degree: 20.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 9.6%
Silverwater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Lidcombe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 7.9%
Silverwater — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Lidcombe — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Certificate III & IV 5.8% / 5.9%
Silverwater — Certificate III & IV: 5.8% Lidcombe — Certificate III & IV: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.2%
Silverwater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Lidcombe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Silverwater Lidcombe
China 3.6% / 12.6%
Silverwater — China: 3.6% Lidcombe — China: 12.6%
Vietnam 1.7% / 5.1%
Silverwater — Vietnam: 1.7% Lidcombe — Vietnam: 5.1%
Nepal — / 6.3%
Silverwater — Nepal: not among its largest Lidcombe — Nepal: 6.3%
India 2.6% / 2.3%
Silverwater — India: 2.6% Lidcombe — India: 2.3%
Philippines 1.5% / 2.6%
Silverwater — Philippines: 1.5% Lidcombe — Philippines: 2.6%
Lebanon 2.2% / 1.4%
Silverwater — Lebanon: 2.2% Lidcombe — Lebanon: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.9% / —
Silverwater — New Zealand: 1.9% Lidcombe — New Zealand: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.8% / —
Silverwater — Pakistan: 1.8% Lidcombe — Pakistan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Silverwater 48.3% flats / apartments
Silverwater — Flats / Apartments: 48.3% Silverwater — Houses: 30.5% Silverwater — Townhouses: 21.2%
Lidcombe 45.1% flats / apartments
Lidcombe — Flats / Apartments: 45.1% Lidcombe — Houses: 38.7% Lidcombe — Townhouses: 16.2%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Silverwater Lidcombe
Median house price $4,465,000 $1,985,000
Median unit price $680,000 $765,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 3 sales
 30 days
from 109 sales

Zoning mix

Silverwater has more industrially zoned land (68% vs 19%).

Silverwater Lidcombe
Industrial 68% 19%
Residential 10% 55%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 16%
Parks and recreation 2% 6%
Environmental 5% 0%
Commercial 0% 4%
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

Silverwater Lidcombe
New dwellings approved 2,888
across Parramatta
 1,756
across Cumberland
Approvals change year on year +154% -28%

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.

Silverwater Lidcombe
Houses — 2.8%
$850/wk on $1.58M
Units 5.4%
$620/wk on $600K
 5.3%
$800/wk on $780K

Ranking within NSW

Silverwater Lidcombe
House price Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 14% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW

Liveability

Silverwater scores higher overall (80 vs 70); Lidcombe is more walkable (91 vs 81).

Silverwater Lidcombe
Grade A
same for both
Score 80/100 70/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Silverwater Lidcombe
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime — High
72/100
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 22
within 5 km
 29
within 5 km

Schools

Silverwater Lidcombe
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 4.3 km
 3
Strathfield Campus, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.5% 4.0%

Schools in Silverwater

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

Schools in Lidcombe

  • Lidcombe Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joachim's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Silverwater Lidcombe
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 6 22
Parks & reserves 5 11
Childcare 1 15
GPs 0 9
Pharmacies 1 4
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 3
same for both
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Silverwater Lidcombe
Walkability score 81/100 91/100
Distance to Sydney 19.2 km
+4% vs other
 18.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 23 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 95/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 79.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 324.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2128
 1.6%
postcode 2141
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2128
 20
postcode 2141

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.

Silverwater Lidcombe
Car (driver) 49.7% / 39.0%
Silverwater — Car (driver): 49.7% Lidcombe — Car (driver): 39.0%
Worked from Home 37.9% / 37.0%
Silverwater — Worked from Home: 37.9% Lidcombe — Worked from Home: 37.0%
Train 3.0% / 15.1%
Silverwater — Train: 3.0% Lidcombe — Train: 15.1%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.4%
Silverwater — Car (passenger): 3.7% Lidcombe — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 3.7% / 3.0%
Silverwater — Walked Only: 3.7% Lidcombe — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.7%).

Setting

Silverwater Lidcombe
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.8 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

Silverwater Lidcombe
Connectivity score 85/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
1,866 premises
 96%
9,801 premises

Climate

Silverwater Lidcombe
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Silverwater Lidcombe
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.9 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Silverwater Lidcombe
Average residential rate $1,103/yr $1,038/yr
Council Parramatta Cumberland

Federal electorate

Silverwater Lidcombe
Division Reid
same for both
Member Sally Sitou
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Silverwater Lidcombe
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Silverwater

Affordable Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Townhouses

Lidcombe

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Trains Transport Hub Urban

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