Toongabbie vs Seven Hills

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Toongabbie, most households are couple families. In Seven Hills, about half of households are couple families. Toongabbie is closer to the city centre: 30.9 km, against 36.8 km.

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

Seven Hills

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 3)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 59%)
  • has more childcare (24 vs 17)
  • But Toongabbie has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Toongabbie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($540,000 vs $627,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Toongabbie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (30.9 km vs 36.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Toongabbie

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (41% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Seven Hills has more GPs (10 vs 7)

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

Investors

Toongabbie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.8% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Toongabbie and Seven Hills 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 Seven Hills
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 Seven Hills
Walkability 88 / 92
Toongabbie — Walkability: 88/100 Seven Hills — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 39 / 23
Toongabbie — Safety: 39/100 Seven Hills — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Toongabbie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seven Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Toongabbie has higher household incomes ($109,512 vs $98,384); Seven Hills skews older (37 vs 35).

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Population 16,177 20,095
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.8% +4.0%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $109,512/yr
+10% vs other
 $98,384/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+5% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Toongabbie Seven Hills
0-4 7.3% / 6.3%
Toongabbie — 0-4: 7.3% Seven Hills — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 12.9% / 12.3%
Toongabbie — 5-14: 12.9% Seven Hills — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.2% / 5.4%
Toongabbie — 15-19: 5.2% Seven Hills — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.3% / 6.8%
Toongabbie — 20-24: 6.3% Seven Hills — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 16.7% / 15.5%
Toongabbie — 25-34: 16.7% Seven Hills — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 17.8% / 15.4%
Toongabbie — 35-44: 17.8% Seven Hills — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 11.7% / 12.0%
Toongabbie — 45-54: 11.7% Seven Hills — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 9.4% / 10.8%
Toongabbie — 55-64: 9.4% Seven Hills — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 7.4% / 8.8%
Toongabbie — 65-74: 7.4% Seven Hills — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 4.1% / 5.0%
Toongabbie — 75-84: 4.1% Seven Hills — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.3% / 1.7%
Toongabbie — 85+: 1.3% Seven Hills — 85+: 1.7%

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%
Seven Hills 50.8% couple families
Seven Hills — Couple Families: 50.8% Seven Hills — Lone Person: 26.6% Seven Hills — One Parent Families: 16.1% Seven Hills — Group Household: 4.3% Seven Hills — Other Families: 2.1%
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%
Seven Hills 36.2% renting
Seven Hills — Owned Outright: 28.3% Seven Hills — Mortgage: 35.5% Seven Hills — Renting: 36.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 14.8%
Toongabbie — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Seven Hills — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.4% / 10.5%
Toongabbie — Certificate III & IV: 8.4% Seven Hills — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 10.3% / 6.8%
Toongabbie — Postgraduate Degree: 10.3% Seven Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.4%
Toongabbie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Seven Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.3%
Toongabbie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Seven Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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 Seven Hills
India 20.5% / 12.2%
Toongabbie — India: 20.5% Seven Hills — India: 12.2%
Sri Lanka 6.0% / 4.2%
Toongabbie — Sri Lanka: 6.0% Seven Hills — Sri Lanka: 4.2%
Philippines 2.7% / 3.4%
Toongabbie — Philippines: 2.7% Seven Hills — Philippines: 3.4%
China 2.7% / 2.5%
Toongabbie — China: 2.7% Seven Hills — China: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.0%
Toongabbie — New Zealand: 1.7% Seven Hills — New Zealand: 2.0%
Nepal 2.1% / 1.1%
Toongabbie — Nepal: 2.1% Seven Hills — Nepal: 1.1%

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%
Seven Hills 84.1% houses
Seven Hills — Houses: 84.1% Seven Hills — Townhouses: 9.9% Seven Hills — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Median house price $1,355,000 $1,250,000
Median unit price $540,000 $627,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 135 sales
 22 days
from 193 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 Seven Hills
1 bed $430K / $485K
Toongabbie — 1 bed: $430K (18 sales) Seven Hills — 1 bed: $485K (9 sales)

18 vs 9 sales

2 bed $532K / $625K
Toongabbie — 2 bed: $532K (100 sales) Seven Hills — 2 bed: $625K (13 sales)

100 vs 13 sales

3 bed $674K / $790K
Toongabbie — 3 bed: $674K (30 sales) Seven Hills — 3 bed: $790K (7 sales)

30 vs 7 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 Seven Hills
2 bed $1.05M / $1.19M
Toongabbie — 2 bed: $1.05M (6 sales) Seven Hills — 2 bed: $1.19M (10 sales)

6 vs 10 sales

3 bed $1.3M / $1.2M
Toongabbie — 3 bed: $1.3M (99 sales) Seven Hills — 3 bed: $1.2M (176 sales)

99 vs 176 sales

4 bed $1.45M / $1.35M
Toongabbie — 4 bed: $1.45M (52 sales) Seven Hills — 4 bed: $1.35M (77 sales)

52 vs 77 sales

5 bed $1.51M / $1.51M
Toongabbie — 5 bed: $1.51M (19 sales) Seven Hills — 5 bed: $1.51M (22 sales)

19 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Seven Hills has more industrially zoned land (23% vs 0%).

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Residential 75% 55%
Industrial 0% 23%
Parks and recreation 16% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 11%
Environmental 3% 1%
Commercial 2% 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 Seven Hills
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 Seven Hills
Houses 3.5%
$780/wk on $1.16M
 3.1%
$720/wk on $1.2M
Units 5.6%
$620/wk on $575K
 6.0%
$590/wk on $512K

Ranking within NSW

Toongabbie Seven Hills
House price Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW

Liveability

Toongabbie scores higher overall (78 vs 61).

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Grade A B
Score 78/100 61/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Seven Hills carries more crime risk (77 vs 61).

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 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 7
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Inside the suburb 3 8
Rated above peers 3 2
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 6.0 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 7.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.7%

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 Seven Hills

  • Bert Oldfield Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Seven Hills North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Seven Hills High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Seven Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • The Hills Sports High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 11 2
Parks & reserves 21 26
Childcare 17 24
GPs 7 10
Pharmacies 3 4
Banks & Bank@Post 2 6
Fuel stations 1 8
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 8 19

Mobility

Seven Hills sits further from the CBD (36.8 km vs 30.9 km).

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Walkability score 88/100 92/100
Distance to Sydney 30.9 km 36.8 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 36 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 184.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 750.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2146
 0.9%
postcode 2147
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 2146
 41
postcode 2147

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 Seven Hills
Car (driver) 42.6% / 46.3%
Toongabbie — Car (driver): 42.6% Seven Hills — Car (driver): 46.3%
Worked from Home 43.0% / 41.1%
Toongabbie — Worked from Home: 43.0% Seven Hills — Worked from Home: 41.1%
Train 8.4% / 6.7%
Toongabbie — Train: 8.4% Seven Hills — Train: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 3.4%
Toongabbie — Car (passenger): 3.7% Seven Hills — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus 0.9% / 1.3%
Toongabbie — Bus: 0.9% Seven Hills — Bus: 1.3%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.9%
Toongabbie — Walked Only: 1.2% Seven Hills — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.3%).

Setting

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.7 km 28.4 km

NBN connectivity

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Connectivity score 78/100 83/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
6,304 premises
 51%
9,396 premises

Climate

Toongabbie Seven Hills
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Toongabbie Seven Hills
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

Seven Hills

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks River Transport Hub

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