Sleepy Hollow vs Pottsville

Pottsville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Sleepy Hollow. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sleepy Hollow, most households are couple families. In Pottsville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sleepy Hollow: a median of $2.12 million, against $1.49 million in Pottsville, though rent is higher in Pottsville. On these figures, Pottsville tends to suit families with children 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

Pottsville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Sleepy Hollow has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Pottsville

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 44%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,492,500 vs $2,120,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sleepy Hollow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $500/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 32%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Sleepy Hollow sits closer to the CBD (783.4 km vs 786.3 km)
  • Pottsville is more walkable (80/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pottsville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Sleepy Hollow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.5% vs 8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
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.

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Walkability 10 / 80
Sleepy Hollow — Walkability: 10/100 Pottsville — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 67 / 66
Sleepy Hollow — Safety: 67/100 Pottsville — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 46 / 63
Sleepy Hollow — Low fire risk: 46/100 Pottsville — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Pottsville has more residents (7,238 vs 123); Pottsville rents higher ($500/wk vs $325/wk).

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Population 123 7,238
+5785% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.5% +8.0%
Median age 47 42
Median household income $71,500/yr $80,912/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $500/wk
+54% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
0-4 8.9% / 6.3%
Sleepy Hollow — 0-4: 8.9% Pottsville — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 4.9% / 17.0%
Sleepy Hollow — 5-14: 4.9% Pottsville — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 2.4% / 5.4%
Sleepy Hollow — 15-19: 2.4% Pottsville — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Sleepy Hollow — 20-24: not among its largest Pottsville — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 21.1% / 7.5%
Sleepy Hollow — 25-34: 21.1% Pottsville — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 12.2% / 15.2%
Sleepy Hollow — 35-44: 12.2% Pottsville — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 9.8% / 12.8%
Sleepy Hollow — 45-54: 9.8% Pottsville — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 17.1% / 11.7%
Sleepy Hollow — 55-64: 17.1% Pottsville — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 17.9% / 11.9%
Sleepy Hollow — 65-74: 17.9% Pottsville — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 3.3% / 6.2%
Sleepy Hollow — 75-84: 3.3% Pottsville — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 2.7%
Sleepy Hollow — 85+: not among its largest Pottsville — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sleepy Hollow 59.1% couple families
Sleepy Hollow — Couple Families: 59.1% Sleepy Hollow — Lone Person: 27.3% Sleepy Hollow — One Parent Families: 13.6% Sleepy Hollow — Group Household: 0.0% Sleepy Hollow — Other Families: 0.0%
Pottsville 50.7% couple families
Pottsville — Couple Families: 50.7% Pottsville — Lone Person: 28.8% Pottsville — One Parent Families: 16.8% Pottsville — Group Household: 2.7% Pottsville — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sleepy Hollow 29.8% renting
Sleepy Hollow — Owned Outright: 46.8% Sleepy Hollow — Mortgage: 23.4% Sleepy Hollow — Renting: 29.8%
Pottsville 23.2% renting
Pottsville — Owned Outright: 37.9% Pottsville — Mortgage: 38.9% Pottsville — Renting: 23.2%
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.

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
England 2.4% / 5.1%
Sleepy Hollow — England: 2.4% Pottsville — England: 5.1%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Sleepy Hollow — New Zealand: not among its largest Pottsville — New Zealand: 2.4%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Sleepy Hollow — Scotland: not among its largest Pottsville — Scotland: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Sleepy Hollow — Netherlands: not among its largest Pottsville — Netherlands: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Sleepy Hollow — South Africa: not among its largest Pottsville — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 16.1%
Sleepy Hollow — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Pottsville — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 12.2%
Sleepy Hollow — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Pottsville — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 8.8%
Sleepy Hollow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Pottsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Sleepy Hollow — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pottsville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Sleepy Hollow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pottsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sleepy Hollow 100.0% houses
Sleepy Hollow — Houses: 100.0% Sleepy Hollow — Townhouses: 0.0% Sleepy Hollow — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Pottsville 76.3% houses
Pottsville — Houses: 76.3% Pottsville — Townhouses: 17.7% Pottsville — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Median house price $2,120,000 $1,492,500
Median unit price — $740,000
Median land price — $1,025,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 69 sales

Zoning mix

Sleepy Hollow has more rural and farming land (85% vs 5%).

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Rural and farming 85% 5%
Other and special use 6% 64%
Residential 0% 21%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
Environmental 5% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
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.

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Houses — 3.4%
$1,040/wk on $1.59M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
House price Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Income Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Pottsville is more walkable (80 vs 10).

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Sleepy Hollow carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 37).

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sleepy Hollow

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

Schools in Pottsville

  • Pottsville Beach Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Pottsville sits further from the CBD (786.3 km vs 783.4 km).

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Walkability score 10/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 783.4 km 786.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 503 min 501 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2483
 1.2%
postcode 2489
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2483
 78
postcode 2489

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.

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Car (driver) 73.9% / 73.0%
Sleepy Hollow — Car (driver): 73.9% Pottsville — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 19.9%
Sleepy Hollow — Worked from Home: 19.6% Pottsville — Worked from Home: 19.9%
Walked Only 6.5% / 1.9%
Sleepy Hollow — Walked Only: 6.5% Pottsville — Walked Only: 1.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Sleepy Hollow — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pottsville — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Sleepy Hollow — Bicycle: not among its largest Pottsville — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.9%).

Setting

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 827 m
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Connectivity score 27/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 46%
3,092 premises

Climate

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sleepy Hollow Pottsville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sleepy Hollow

Premium Rural Young Families

Pottsville

Coastal Family Parks

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