Toongabbie vs Prospect

Toongabbie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Prospect. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Toongabbie: a median of $1.35 million, against $1.23 million in Prospect.

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

Toongabbie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (17 vs 3)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 6)
  • But Prospect has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Prospect

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,230,500 vs $1,355,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Toongabbie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Toongabbie

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 4/100)
  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (8% vs 2%)
  • has a shorter drive in (34 min vs 39 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Toongabbie

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (7 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (41% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Prospect

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.7% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Toongabbie Prospect
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.

Toongabbie Prospect
Walkability 88 / 4
Toongabbie — Walkability: 88/100 Prospect — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 39 / 46
Toongabbie — Safety: 39/100 Prospect — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 81
Toongabbie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Prospect — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Toongabbie has more residents (16,177 vs 5,187); Prospect skews older (38 vs 35).

Toongabbie Prospect
Population 16,177
+68% vs other
 5,187
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.8% +10.0%
Median age 35 38
Median household income $109,512/yr
+1% vs other
 $108,368/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk $435/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Toongabbie Prospect
0-4 7.3% / 6.6%
Toongabbie — 0-4: 7.3% Prospect — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 12.9% / 11.9%
Toongabbie — 5-14: 12.9% Prospect — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.2% / 6.3%
Toongabbie — 15-19: 5.2% Prospect — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.3% / 6.5%
Toongabbie — 20-24: 6.3% Prospect — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 16.7% / 13.8%
Toongabbie — 25-34: 16.7% Prospect — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 17.8% / 14.9%
Toongabbie — 35-44: 17.8% Prospect — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 11.7% / 12.9%
Toongabbie — 45-54: 11.7% Prospect — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 9.4% / 12.0%
Toongabbie — 55-64: 9.4% Prospect — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 7.4% / 10.2%
Toongabbie — 65-74: 7.4% Prospect — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 4.1% / 4.3%
Toongabbie — 75-84: 4.1% Prospect — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.3% / 0.8%
Toongabbie — 85+: 1.3% Prospect — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Toongabbie 56.8% couple families
Toongabbie — Couple Families: 56.8% Toongabbie — Lone Person: 21.4% Toongabbie — One Parent Families: 14.4% Toongabbie — Group Household: 5.2% Toongabbie — Other Families: 2.1%
Prospect 58.2% couple families
Prospect — Couple Families: 58.2% Prospect — Lone Person: 22.6% Prospect — One Parent Families: 15.3% Prospect — Group Household: 2.4% Prospect — 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.

Toongabbie 36.0% renting
Toongabbie — Owned Outright: 24.5% Toongabbie — Mortgage: 39.5% Toongabbie — Renting: 36.0%
Prospect 21.5% renting
Prospect — Owned Outright: 33.8% Prospect — Mortgage: 44.7% Prospect — Renting: 21.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Toongabbie Prospect
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 14.8%
Toongabbie — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Prospect — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.4% / 12.9%
Toongabbie — Certificate III & IV: 8.4% Prospect — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 8.2%
Toongabbie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Prospect — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 10.3% / 4.8%
Toongabbie — Postgraduate Degree: 10.3% Prospect — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.1%
Toongabbie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Prospect — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Toongabbie Prospect
India 20.5% / 7.4%
Toongabbie — India: 20.5% Prospect — India: 7.4%
Sri Lanka 6.0% / 2.3%
Toongabbie — Sri Lanka: 6.0% Prospect — Sri Lanka: 2.3%
Philippines 2.7% / 3.3%
Toongabbie — Philippines: 2.7% Prospect — Philippines: 3.3%
China 2.7% / 1.7%
Toongabbie — China: 2.7% Prospect — China: 1.7%
Fiji 1.0% / 2.9%
Toongabbie — Fiji: 1.0% Prospect — Fiji: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.9%
Toongabbie — New Zealand: 1.7% Prospect — New Zealand: 1.9%
Nepal 2.1% / —
Toongabbie — Nepal: 2.1% Prospect — Nepal: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Toongabbie 58.8% houses
Toongabbie — Houses: 58.8% Toongabbie — Townhouses: 22.4% Toongabbie — Flats / Apartments: 18.8%
Prospect 84.1% houses
Prospect — Houses: 84.1% Prospect — Townhouses: 6.3% Prospect — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Toongabbie Prospect
Median house price $1,355,000 $1,230,500
Median unit price $540,000 $516,250
Median land price — $1,475,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 135 sales
 23 days
from 35 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Toongabbie Prospect
1 bed $430K / $360K
Toongabbie — 1 bed: $430K (18 sales) Prospect — 1 bed: $360K (6 sales)

18 vs 6 sales

2 bed $532K / $530K
Toongabbie — 2 bed: $532K (100 sales) Prospect — 2 bed: $530K (21 sales)

100 vs 21 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.

Toongabbie Prospect
3 bed $1.3M / $1.16M
Toongabbie — 3 bed: $1.3M (99 sales) Prospect — 3 bed: $1.16M (39 sales)

99 vs 39 sales

4 bed $1.45M / $1.36M
Toongabbie — 4 bed: $1.45M (52 sales) Prospect — 4 bed: $1.36M (25 sales)

52 vs 25 sales

5 bed $1.51M / $1.38M
Toongabbie — 5 bed: $1.51M (19 sales) Prospect — 5 bed: $1.38M (10 sales)

19 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Prospect has more industrially zoned land (15% vs 0%).

Toongabbie Prospect
Residential 75% 50%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 19%
Parks and recreation 16% 11%
Industrial 0% 15%
Environmental 3%
same for both
Commercial 2% 1%
Rural and farming 0% 1%
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

Toongabbie Prospect
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
 2,325
across Blacktown
Approvals change year on year -28% -18%

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.

Toongabbie Prospect
Houses 3.5%
$780/wk on $1.16M
 5.7%
$825/wk on $750K
Units 5.6%
$620/wk on $575K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Toongabbie Prospect
House price Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools Higher than 98% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 88% of NSW —

Liveability

Toongabbie is more walkable (88 vs 4); Toongabbie scores higher overall (78 vs 52).

Toongabbie Prospect
Grade A B
Score 78/100 52/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Prospect carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0).

Toongabbie Prospect
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
54/100
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 7
within 5 km
 25
within 5 km

Schools

Toongabbie Prospect
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 6.0 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 9.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.6%

Schools in Toongabbie

  • Metella Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Toongabbie Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Toongabbie West Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Prospect

  • Ebenezer Christian College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Toongabbie Prospect
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 11 1
Parks & reserves 21 6
Childcare 17 3
GPs 7 2
Pharmacies 3 2
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Prospect sits further from the CBD (34.1 km vs 30.9 km).

Toongabbie Prospect
Walkability score 88/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 30.9 km 34.1 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 39 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 184.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 72.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2146
 0.7%
postcode 2148
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 2146
 35
postcode 2148

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.

Toongabbie Prospect
Car (driver) 42.6% / 54.8%
Toongabbie — Car (driver): 42.6% Prospect — Car (driver): 54.8%
Worked from Home 43.0% / 37.2%
Toongabbie — Worked from Home: 43.0% Prospect — Worked from Home: 37.2%
Train 8.4% / 1.9%
Toongabbie — Train: 8.4% Prospect — Train: 1.9%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.1%
Toongabbie — Car (passenger): 3.7% Prospect — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Bus 0.9% / 1.1%
Toongabbie — Bus: 0.9% Prospect — Bus: 1.1%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.6%
Toongabbie — Walked Only: 1.2% Prospect — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).

Setting

Toongabbie Prospect
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.7 km 28.8 km

NBN connectivity

Toongabbie Prospect
Connectivity score 78/100 96/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
6,304 premises
 84%
2,051 premises

Climate

Toongabbie Prospect
Annual rainfall 932 mm 931 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 28.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.9°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Toongabbie Prospect
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.88 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Toongabbie Prospect
Average residential rate $1,038/yr $1,157/yr
Council Cumberland Blacktown

Federal electorate

Toongabbie Prospect
Division Parramatta Mcmahon
Member Andrew Charlton Chris Bowen
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Toongabbie Prospect
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Toongabbie

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

Prospect

Multicultural Outer Quiet

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