Wilton vs Pheasants Nest

Wilton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Pheasants Nest. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pheasants Nest: a median of $2.14 million, against $1.13 million in Wilton, though rent is higher in Wilton. On these figures, Wilton tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wilton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wilton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,130,000 vs $2,137,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pheasants Nest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $580/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wilton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (83.1 km vs 97.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (65 min vs 76 min)
  • But Pheasants Nest is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Pheasants Nest

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)
  • But Wilton has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Wilton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.3% vs 4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wilton Pheasants Nest
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.

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Walkability 0 / 20
Wilton — Walkability: 0/100 Pheasants Nest — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 34 / 28
Wilton — Safety: 34/100 Pheasants Nest — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 21 / 15
Wilton — Low fire risk: 21/100 Pheasants Nest — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Wilton has more residents (3,767 vs 716); Wilton rents higher ($580/wk vs $430/wk).

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Population 3,767
+81% vs other
 716
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.3% +4.1%
Median age 34 43
Median household income $147,680/yr
+15% vs other
 $126,256/yr
Median weekly rent $580/wk
+26% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wilton Pheasants Nest
0-4 9.8% / 4.5%
Wilton — 0-4: 9.8% Pheasants Nest — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 18.7% / 11.7%
Wilton — 5-14: 18.7% Pheasants Nest — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.4% / 7.8%
Wilton — 15-19: 5.4% Pheasants Nest — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 3.7% / 5.2%
Wilton — 20-24: 3.7% Pheasants Nest — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 12.7% / 10.8%
Wilton — 25-34: 12.7% Pheasants Nest — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 17.9% / 10.8%
Wilton — 35-44: 17.9% Pheasants Nest — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 12.4% / 17.7%
Wilton — 45-54: 12.4% Pheasants Nest — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 9.7% / 13.8%
Wilton — 55-64: 9.7% Pheasants Nest — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 7.0% / 11.2%
Wilton — 65-74: 7.0% Pheasants Nest — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 2.3% / 3.9%
Wilton — 75-84: 2.3% Pheasants Nest — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 0.4% / 0.7%
Wilton — 85+: 0.4% Pheasants Nest — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wilton 76.0% couple families
Wilton — Couple Families: 76.0% Wilton — Lone Person: 12.3% Wilton — One Parent Families: 9.9% Wilton — Group Household: 1.1% Wilton — Other Families: 0.7%
Pheasants Nest 72.0% couple families
Pheasants Nest — Couple Families: 72.0% Pheasants Nest — Lone Person: 17.3% Pheasants Nest — One Parent Families: 10.7% Pheasants Nest — Group Household: 0.0% Pheasants Nest — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wilton 11.5% renting
Wilton — Owned Outright: 22.0% Wilton — Mortgage: 66.5% Wilton — Renting: 11.5%
Pheasants Nest 14.3% renting
Pheasants Nest — Owned Outright: 35.7% Pheasants Nest — Mortgage: 50.0% Pheasants Nest — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 20.8%
Wilton — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Pheasants Nest — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 8.0%
Wilton — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Pheasants Nest — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.7%
Wilton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Pheasants Nest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 1.8%
Wilton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Pheasants Nest — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.1%
Wilton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Pheasants Nest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Wilton Pheasants Nest
England 3.4% / 2.1%
Wilton — England: 3.4% Pheasants Nest — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.7%
Wilton — New Zealand: 0.8% Pheasants Nest — New Zealand: 1.7%
China 0.5% / 0.7%
Wilton — China: 0.5% Pheasants Nest — China: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.6%
Wilton — Netherlands: 0.4% Pheasants Nest — Netherlands: 0.6%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Wilton — South Africa: 0.7% Pheasants Nest — South Africa: not among its largest
Greece — / 0.7%
Wilton — Greece: not among its largest Pheasants Nest — Greece: 0.7%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Wilton — Scotland: 0.5% Pheasants Nest — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wilton 99.5% houses
Wilton — Houses: 99.5% Wilton — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Pheasants Nest 97.6% houses
Pheasants Nest — Houses: 97.6% Pheasants Nest — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Median house price $1,130,000 $2,137,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $660,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 151 sales
 174 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Environmental 65% 67%
Rural and farming 20% 29%
Residential 12% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Wilton Pheasants Nest
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
same for both
Approvals change year on year +92%
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.

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Houses 3.3%
$850/wk on $1.35M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wilton Pheasants Nest
House price Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of NSW —

Liveability

Pheasants Nest is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Grade C
same for both
Score 37/100 33/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
72/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wilton

  • Wilton Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Pheasants Nest

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 7 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 10 6

Mobility

Pheasants Nest sits further from the CBD (97.4 km vs 83.1 km).

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Sydney 83.1 km 97.4 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 76 min
Public transport score 42/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2571
 0.5%
postcode 2574
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 2571
 60
postcode 2574

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.

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Car (driver) 59.7% / 62.3%
Wilton — Car (driver): 59.7% Pheasants Nest — Car (driver): 62.3%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 32.6%
Wilton — Worked from Home: 36.1% Pheasants Nest — Worked from Home: 32.6%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 3.2%
Wilton — Car (passenger): 2.4% Pheasants Nest — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.0%
Wilton — Walked Only: 1.3% Pheasants Nest — Walked Only: 1.0%
Train 0.6% / 1.0%
Wilton — Train: 0.6% Pheasants Nest — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.3%).

Setting

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Elevation 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 269 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.9 km 27.5 km

NBN connectivity

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Connectivity score 71/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
944 premises
 7%
267 premises

Climate

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Annual rainfall 817 mm 974 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Wilton Pheasants Nest
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³ 5.1 µg/m³
PM10 14.8 µg/m³ 13.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.97 pphm 0.37 pphm

Council rates

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Average residential rate $2,099/yr
same for both
Council Wollondilly
same for both

Federal electorate

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wilton Pheasants Nest
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wilton

Acreage Family Young Families

Pheasants Nest

Acreage

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