Wendoree Park vs Spencer

Wendoree Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Spencer. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spencer, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Spencer: a median of $650,000, against $560,000 in Wendoree Park, though rent is higher in Wendoree Park. On these figures, Spencer tends to suit people living alone.

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

Wendoree Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 33%)

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

First-home buyers

Wendoree Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $650,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Wendoree Park leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 32%)
  • Spencer has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $363/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wendoree Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (62.8 km vs 106.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 100 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Spencer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)

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

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

Wendoree Park Spencer
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.

Wendoree Park Spencer
Walkability 0 / 0
Wendoree Park — Walkability: 0/100 Spencer — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 27
Wendoree Park — Safety: 34/100 Spencer — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 4 / 9
Wendoree Park — Low fire risk: 4/100 Spencer — Low fire risk: 9/100

Demographics

Wendoree Park has higher household incomes ($122,148 vs $47,476); Spencer has more residents (288 vs 131).

Wendoree Park Spencer
Population 131 288
+120% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% -5.9%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $122,148/yr
+61% vs other
 $47,476/yr
Median weekly rent $363/wk
+19% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wendoree Park Spencer
0-4 5.3% / 1.7%
Wendoree Park — 0-4: 5.3% Spencer — 0-4: 1.7%
5-14 11.5% / 9.7%
Wendoree Park — 5-14: 11.5% Spencer — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 8.4% / 3.1%
Wendoree Park — 15-19: 8.4% Spencer — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 3.1% / 3.8%
Wendoree Park — 20-24: 3.1% Spencer — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 9.2% / 10.4%
Wendoree Park — 25-34: 9.2% Spencer — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 14.5% / 8.7%
Wendoree Park — 35-44: 14.5% Spencer — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 18.3% / 22.9%
Wendoree Park — 45-54: 18.3% Spencer — 45-54: 22.9%
55-64 16.8% / 19.4%
Wendoree Park — 55-64: 16.8% Spencer — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 10.7% / 15.3%
Wendoree Park — 65-74: 10.7% Spencer — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 4.6% / 4.9%
Wendoree Park — 75-84: 4.6% Spencer — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / 2.8%
Wendoree Park — 85+: not among its largest Spencer — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wendoree Park 37.2% lone person
Wendoree Park — Lone Person: 37.2% Wendoree Park — Couple Families: 44.2% Wendoree Park — One Parent Families: 18.6% Wendoree Park — Group Household: 0.0%
Spencer 60.0% lone person
Spencer — Lone Person: 60.0% Spencer — Couple Families: 25.3% Spencer — One Parent Families: 7.4% Spencer — Group Household: 7.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wendoree Park 7.1% renting
Wendoree Park — Owned Outright: 32.1% Wendoree Park — Mortgage: 60.7% Wendoree Park — Renting: 7.1%
Spencer 4.8% renting
Spencer — Owned Outright: 49.6% Spencer — Mortgage: 45.6% Spencer — Renting: 4.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wendoree Park Spencer
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 17.7%
Wendoree Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Spencer — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.0% / 6.6%
Wendoree Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0% Spencer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 5.2%
Wendoree Park — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Spencer — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.6% / 1.4%
Wendoree Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6% Spencer — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Wendoree Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Spencer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

Wendoree Park Spencer
England 6.9% / 4.2%
Wendoree Park — England: 6.9% Spencer — England: 4.2%
New Zealand — / 4.9%
Wendoree Park — New Zealand: not among its largest Spencer — New Zealand: 4.9%
Philippines 2.3% / —
Wendoree Park — Philippines: 2.3% Spencer — Philippines: not among its largest
Greece 2.3% / —
Wendoree Park — Greece: 2.3% Spencer — Greece: not among its largest
France 2.3% / —
Wendoree Park — France: 2.3% Spencer — France: not among its largest
China — / 1.7%
Wendoree Park — China: not among its largest Spencer — China: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wendoree Park 100.0% houses
Wendoree Park — Houses: 100.0% Wendoree Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Spencer 93.9% houses
Spencer — Houses: 93.9% Spencer — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wendoree Park Spencer
Median house price $560,000 $650,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 171 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Wendoree Park Spencer
Environmental 100% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Wendoree Park Spencer
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wendoree Park Spencer
House price Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Income Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Wendoree Park Spencer
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Wendoree Park Spencer
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
91/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
73/100
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

Wendoree Park Spencer
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

Wendoree Park Spencer
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Spencer sits further from the CBD (106.6 km vs 62.8 km).

Wendoree Park Spencer
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 62.8 km 106.6 km
+70% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 63 min 100 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2250
 0.6%
postcode 2775
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2250
 36
postcode 2775

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.

Wendoree Park Spencer
Car (driver) 76.7% / 77.0%
Wendoree Park — Car (driver): 76.7% Spencer — Car (driver): 77.0%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 16.1%
Wendoree Park — Worked from Home: 23.3% Spencer — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Walked Only — / 6.9%
Wendoree Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Spencer — Walked Only: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).

Setting

Wendoree Park Spencer
Elevation 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 208 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.3 km 15.3 km

NBN connectivity

Wendoree Park Spencer
Connectivity score 15/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
122 premises

Climate

Wendoree Park Spencer
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wendoree Park Spencer
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Wendoree Park Spencer
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wendoree Park Spencer
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wendoree Park

Outer

Spencer

Affordable Outer River

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