Sleepy Hollow vs Wooyung
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sleepy Hollow, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sleepy Hollow: a median of $2.12 million, against $1.2 million in Wooyung. On these figures, Sleepy Hollow tends to suit couples, while Wooyung 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
Sleepy Hollow
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 92/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 56%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wooyung
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $2,120,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (32% vs 44%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Sleepy Hollow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 29%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wooyung
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (497 min vs 503 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (777.3 km vs 783.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sleepy Hollow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 92/100)
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 17.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sleepy Hollow and Wooyung drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Sleepy Hollow has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $56,836); Wooyung skews older (49 vs 47).
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 123 | 139 +13% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +25.5% | +17.8% |
| Median age | 47 | 49 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +21% vs other | $56,836/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk +3% vs other | $315/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,120,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $24,608 |
Zoning mix
Sleepy Hollow has more rural and farming land (85% vs 60%); Wooyung has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 5%).
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 60% |
| Environmental | 5% | 25% |
| Other and special use | 6% | 14% |
| 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 | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 85% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
Liveability
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Wooyung carries more crime risk (92 vs 33).
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | High 92/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 4 | 16 |
Mobility
Sleepy Hollow sits further from the CBD (783.4 km vs 777.3 km).
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 783.4 km | 777.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 503 min | 497 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 2483 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 2483 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.9%).
Setting
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.2 km | 1.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 0% 51 premises |
Climate
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sleepy Hollow | Wooyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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