Sunny Corner vs Portland

Portland is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 59 in Sunny Corner. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sunny Corner, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Sunny Corner: a median of $590,000, against $518,000 in Portland, though rent is higher in Portland. On these figures, Sunny Corner tends to suit people living alone, share households, and older residents.

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

Portland

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 22%)
  • But Sunny Corner carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Sunny Corner leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
  • Portland has cheaper houses ($518,000 vs $590,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sunny Corner

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Portland

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (171.7 km vs 183.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (154 min vs 159 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sunny Corner

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 25%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Portland is more walkable (64/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sunny Corner Portland
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.

Sunny Corner Portland
Walkability 10 / 64
Sunny Corner — Walkability: 10/100 Portland — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 34 / 23
Sunny Corner — Safety: 34/100 Portland — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 61 / 57
Sunny Corner — Low fire risk: 61/100 Portland — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Portland has more residents (2,447 vs 94); Portland rents higher ($250/wk vs $163/wk).

Sunny Corner Portland
Population 94 2,447
+2503% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% +0.9%
Median age 59 46
Median household income $66,612/yr
+10% vs other
 $59,800/yr
Median weekly rent $163/wk $250/wk
+53% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sunny Corner Portland
0-4 4.3% / 4.9%
Sunny Corner — 0-4: 4.3% Portland — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 8.5% / 12.0%
Sunny Corner — 5-14: 8.5% Portland — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 3.2% / 4.9%
Sunny Corner — 15-19: 3.2% Portland — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 3.2% / 4.8%
Sunny Corner — 20-24: 3.2% Portland — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 8.5% / 10.1%
Sunny Corner — 25-34: 8.5% Portland — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 7.4% / 11.4%
Sunny Corner — 35-44: 7.4% Portland — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 14.9% / 11.6%
Sunny Corner — 45-54: 14.9% Portland — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 20.2% / 15.2%
Sunny Corner — 55-64: 20.2% Portland — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 25.5% / 15.2%
Sunny Corner — 65-74: 25.5% Portland — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 10.6% / 7.8%
Sunny Corner — 75-84: 10.6% Portland — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ — / 2.0%
Sunny Corner — 85+: not among its largest Portland — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sunny Corner 66.7% lone person
Sunny Corner — Lone Person: 66.7% Sunny Corner — Couple Families: 11.1% Sunny Corner — One Parent Families: 11.1% Sunny Corner — Group Household: 11.1% Sunny Corner — Other Families: 0.0%
Portland 44.2% lone person
Portland — Lone Person: 44.2% Portland — Couple Families: 33.7% Portland — One Parent Families: 19.3% Portland — Group Household: 1.9% Portland — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sunny Corner 0.0% renting
Sunny Corner — Owned Outright: 77.4% Sunny Corner — Mortgage: 22.6% Sunny Corner — Renting: 0.0%
Portland 15.5% renting
Portland — Owned Outright: 49.7% Portland — Mortgage: 34.8% Portland — Renting: 15.5%
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.

Sunny Corner Portland
England 7.4% / 1.8%
Sunny Corner — England: 7.4% Portland — England: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Sunny Corner — New Zealand: not among its largest Portland — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Sunny Corner — Philippines: not among its largest Portland — Philippines: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Sunny Corner — Scotland: not among its largest Portland — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.3%
Sunny Corner — Germany: not among its largest Portland — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

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

Sunny Corner Portland
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 20.8%
Sunny Corner — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Portland — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 5.0%
Sunny Corner — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Portland — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 5.2%
Sunny Corner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Portland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 0.9%
Sunny Corner — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Portland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Sunny Corner — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Portland — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sunny Corner 100.0% houses
Sunny Corner — Houses: 100.0% Sunny Corner — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Sunny Corner — Townhouses: 0.0%
Portland 97.6% houses
Portland — Houses: 97.6% Portland — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Portland — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Sunny Corner Portland
Median house price $590,000 $518,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $462,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 60 days
from 40 sales

Zoning mix

Sunny Corner has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%).

Sunny Corner Portland
Rural and farming 100% 83%
Residential 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
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

Sunny Corner Portland
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
 55
across Lithgow
Approvals change year on year -23% +0%

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.

Sunny Corner Portland
Houses — 4.6%
$500/wk on $565K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sunny Corner Portland
House price Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income — Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 44% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 93% of NSW

Liveability

Portland is more walkable (64 vs 10).

Sunny Corner Portland
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Portland carries more crime risk (77 vs 66).

Sunny Corner Portland
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
77/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Sunny Corner Portland
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sunny Corner

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

Schools in Portland

  • Portland Central School Government · Combined above peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sunny Corner Portland
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 12 35

Mobility

Sunny Corner sits further from the CBD (183.1 km vs 171.7 km).

Sunny Corner Portland
Walkability score 10/100 64/100
Distance to Sydney 183.1 km
+6% vs other
 171.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 154 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
 0.0%
postcode 2847
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
 51
postcode 2847

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.

Sunny Corner Portland
Car (driver) 79.2% / 82.7%
Sunny Corner — Car (driver): 79.2% Portland — Car (driver): 82.7%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 10.2%
Sunny Corner — Worked from Home: 20.8% Portland — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Sunny Corner — Car (passenger): not among its largest Portland — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only — / 2.7%
Sunny Corner — Walked Only: not among its largest Portland — Walked Only: 2.7%
Bus — / 0.5%
Sunny Corner — Bus: not among its largest Portland — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Sunny Corner Portland
Elevation 1,145 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 973 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sunny Corner Portland
Connectivity score 30/100 47/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 7%
1,218 premises

Climate

Sunny Corner Portland
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Sunny Corner Portland
Average residential rate $1,301/yr $1,150/yr
Council Bathurst Lithgow

Federal electorate

Sunny Corner Portland
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sunny Corner Portland
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sunny Corner

Retirees Rural

Portland

Acreage Affordable Quiet Retirees River

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