Wetherill Park vs Prairiewood

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wetherill Park, most households are couple families. In Prairiewood, about half of households are couple families.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Wetherill Park has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 76%)
  • Prairiewood has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Prairiewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($750,000 vs $840,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Prairiewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($433/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Prairiewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 53/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Prairiewood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 11%)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
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.

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Walkability 53 / 88
Wetherill Park — Walkability: 53/100 Prairiewood — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 14 / 21
Wetherill Park — Safety: 14/100 Prairiewood — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Wetherill Park — Low fire risk: 64/100 Prairiewood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wetherill Park has more residents (6,412 vs 3,457); Wetherill Park rents higher ($480/wk vs $433/wk).

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Population 6,412
+46% vs other
 3,457
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +6.5%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $80,912/yr
+5% vs other
 $76,856/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+10% vs other
 $433/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
0-4 5.1% / 4.5%
Wetherill Park — 0-4: 5.1% Prairiewood — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.2% / 11.9%
Wetherill Park — 5-14: 13.2% Prairiewood — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.8% / 6.7%
Wetherill Park — 15-19: 5.8% Prairiewood — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.7% / 5.9%
Wetherill Park — 20-24: 5.7% Prairiewood — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 12.9% / 11.5%
Wetherill Park — 25-34: 12.9% Prairiewood — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 11.7% / 11.5%
Wetherill Park — 35-44: 11.7% Prairiewood — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 11.8% / 12.7%
Wetherill Park — 45-54: 11.8% Prairiewood — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.3% / 13.1%
Wetherill Park — 55-64: 13.3% Prairiewood — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 12.9% / 12.3%
Wetherill Park — 65-74: 12.9% Prairiewood — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 5.7% / 7.8%
Wetherill Park — 75-84: 5.7% Prairiewood — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 1.8% / 2.2%
Wetherill Park — 85+: 1.8% Prairiewood — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wetherill Park 58.6% couple families
Wetherill Park — Couple Families: 58.6% Wetherill Park — One Parent Families: 21.6% Wetherill Park — Lone Person: 17.1% Wetherill Park — Group Household: 1.4% Wetherill Park — Other Families: 1.4%
Prairiewood 53.9% couple families
Prairiewood — Couple Families: 53.9% Prairiewood — One Parent Families: 21.6% Prairiewood — Lone Person: 20.9% Prairiewood — Group Household: 1.9% Prairiewood — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wetherill Park 26.6% renting
Wetherill Park — Owned Outright: 43.0% Wetherill Park — Mortgage: 30.3% Wetherill Park — Renting: 26.6%
Prairiewood 33.9% renting
Prairiewood — Owned Outright: 39.6% Prairiewood — Mortgage: 26.4% Prairiewood — Renting: 33.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Certificate III & IV 10.3% / 10.8%
Wetherill Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.3% Prairiewood — Certificate III & IV: 10.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 10.2%
Wetherill Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Prairiewood — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.5%
Wetherill Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Prairiewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.8%
Wetherill Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Prairiewood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.6%
Wetherill Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Prairiewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

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.

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Iraq 18.0% / 15.5%
Wetherill Park — Iraq: 18.0% Prairiewood — Iraq: 15.5%
Vietnam 3.2% / 6.7%
Wetherill Park — Vietnam: 3.2% Prairiewood — Vietnam: 6.7%
Italy 3.0% / 3.2%
Wetherill Park — Italy: 3.0% Prairiewood — Italy: 3.2%
Lebanon 1.4% / 1.4%
Wetherill Park — Lebanon: 1.4% Prairiewood — Lebanon: 1.4%
Philippines 1.5% / 1.1%
Wetherill Park — Philippines: 1.5% Prairiewood — Philippines: 1.1%
China — / 1.3%
Wetherill Park — China: not among its largest Prairiewood — China: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wetherill Park 88.7% houses
Wetherill Park — Houses: 88.7% Wetherill Park — Townhouses: 9.3% Wetherill Park — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Prairiewood 75.6% houses
Prairiewood — Houses: 75.6% Prairiewood — Townhouses: 13.9% Prairiewood — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Median house price $1,330,000 $1,400,500
Median unit price $840,000 $750,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 38 sales
 25 days
from 16 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.

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
3 bed $1.25M / $1.23M
Wetherill Park — 3 bed: $1.25M (27 sales) Prairiewood — 3 bed: $1.23M (13 sales)

27 vs 13 sales

4 bed $1.51M / $1.44M
Wetherill Park — 4 bed: $1.51M (31 sales) Prairiewood — 4 bed: $1.44M (25 sales)

31 vs 25 sales

Zoning mix

Wetherill Park has more industrially zoned land (55% vs 0%).

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Industrial 55% 0%
Residential 15% 54%
Parks and recreation 2% 32%
Environmental 1% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 7%
Rural and farming 1% 0%
Planning zones cover 78% of Wetherill Park and 100% of Prairiewood. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
New dwellings approved 1,095
across Fairfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

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.

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Houses 3.3%
$770/wk on $1.22M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
House price Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Income Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of NSW —

Liveability

Prairiewood is more walkable (88 vs 53); Prairiewood scores higher overall (54 vs 36).

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Grade C B
Score 36/100 54/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wetherill Park carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0).

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
86/100
 High
79/100
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 23
within 5 km
 20
within 5 km

Schools

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 9.1 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 6.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.5%

Schools in Wetherill Park

  • William Stimson Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspect Western Sydney School Independent · Combined · Special school below peers

Schools in Prairiewood

  • Prairiewood High School Government · Secondary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 8 9
Childcare 5 3
GPs 3 4
Pharmacies 2 3
Hospitals 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 5
Fuel stations 3 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 11 0

Mobility

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Walkability score 53/100 88/100
Distance to Sydney 35.5 km 35.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 41 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 385.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 88.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2164
 0.6%
postcode 2176
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2164
 44
postcode 2176

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.

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Car (driver) 57.1% / 54.1%
Wetherill Park — Car (driver): 57.1% Prairiewood — Car (driver): 54.1%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 37.3%
Wetherill Park — Worked from Home: 33.3% Prairiewood — Worked from Home: 37.3%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.3%
Wetherill Park — Car (passenger): 4.7% Prairiewood — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 2.2% / 1.5%
Wetherill Park — Train: 2.2% Prairiewood — Train: 1.5%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.4%
Wetherill Park — Walked Only: 1.9% Prairiewood — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).

Setting

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.2 km 25.6 km

NBN connectivity

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Connectivity score 65/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
4,599 premises
 24%
1,587 premises

Climate

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Annual rainfall 931 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ 6.8 µg/m³
PM10 17.6 µg/m³ 18.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.88 pphm 0.72 pphm

Council rates

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Average residential rate $990/yr
same for both
Council Fairfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Wetherill Park Prairiewood
Division Mcmahon Fowler
Member Chris Bowen Dai Le
Party Australian Labor Party Independent

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wetherill Park

Large Blocks Multicultural Outer

Prairiewood

Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet

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