Wyee Point vs Morisset

Wyee Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Morisset. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Wyee Point, most households are couple families. In Morisset, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wyee Point: a median of $1.04 million, against $867,000 in Morisset, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wyee Point tends to suit couples, while Morisset suits people living alone, older residents, 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

They split

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

  • Wyee Point carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 92/100)
  • Morisset has more childcare (10 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Wyee Point leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 40%)
  • Morisset has cheaper houses ($867,000 vs $1,040,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Morisset

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $445/wk)
  • But Wyee Point leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 40%)

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

Commuting to the city

Morisset

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Morisset

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 20%)
  • But Wyee Point carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Morisset

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.9% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wyee Point Morisset
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.

Wyee Point Morisset
Walkability 8 / 20
Wyee Point — Walkability: 8/100 Morisset — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 64 / 8
Wyee Point — Safety: 64/100 Morisset — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 37 / 48
Wyee Point — Low fire risk: 37/100 Morisset — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Morisset has more residents (4,078 vs 1,171); Wyee Point has higher household incomes ($87,984 vs $49,868).

Wyee Point Morisset
Population 1,171 4,078
+248% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +26.9%
Median age 43 53
Median household income $87,984/yr
+43% vs other
 $49,868/yr
Median weekly rent $445/wk
+15% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wyee Point Morisset
0-4 4.7% / 5.2%
Wyee Point — 0-4: 4.7% Morisset — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 12.7% / 8.9%
Wyee Point — 5-14: 12.7% Morisset — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 6.8% / 4.3%
Wyee Point — 15-19: 6.8% Morisset — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 6.7% / 5.2%
Wyee Point — 20-24: 6.7% Morisset — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.8% / 10.0%
Wyee Point — 25-34: 9.8% Morisset — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 11.1% / 9.3%
Wyee Point — 35-44: 11.1% Morisset — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 14.9% / 8.6%
Wyee Point — 45-54: 14.9% Morisset — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 12.7% / 10.9%
Wyee Point — 55-64: 12.7% Morisset — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 12.4% / 13.4%
Wyee Point — 65-74: 12.4% Morisset — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 6.7% / 14.9%
Wyee Point — 75-84: 6.7% Morisset — 75-84: 14.9%
85+ 1.2% / 9.1%
Wyee Point — 85+: 1.2% Morisset — 85+: 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wyee Point 56.6% couple families
Wyee Point — Couple Families: 56.6% Wyee Point — Lone Person: 21.2% Wyee Point — One Parent Families: 18.2% Wyee Point — Group Household: 2.6% Wyee Point — Other Families: 1.5%
Morisset 22.3% couple families
Morisset — Couple Families: 22.3% Morisset — Lone Person: 53.0% Morisset — One Parent Families: 18.4% Morisset — Group Household: 4.8% Morisset — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wyee Point 13.9% renting
Wyee Point — Owned Outright: 37.9% Wyee Point — Mortgage: 48.2% Wyee Point — Renting: 13.9%
Morisset 36.2% renting
Morisset — Owned Outright: 46.8% Morisset — Mortgage: 17.0% Morisset — Renting: 36.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wyee Point Morisset
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 18.0%
Wyee Point — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Morisset — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 6.4%
Wyee Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Morisset — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 6.9%
Wyee Point — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Morisset — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.1%
Wyee Point — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Morisset — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.9%
Wyee Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Morisset — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

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.

Wyee Point Morisset
England 4.9% / 4.6%
Wyee Point — England: 4.9% Morisset — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 1.5% / 2.0%
Wyee Point — New Zealand: 1.5% Morisset — New Zealand: 2.0%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.5%
Wyee Point — Philippines: 0.6% Morisset — Philippines: 0.5%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.5%
Wyee Point — Scotland: 0.6% Morisset — Scotland: 0.5%
Iran 0.5% / —
Wyee Point — Iran: 0.5% Morisset — Iran: not among its largest
India — / 0.5%
Wyee Point — India: not among its largest Morisset — India: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Wyee Point — Netherlands: not among its largest Morisset — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wyee Point 98.2% houses
Wyee Point — Houses: 98.2% Wyee Point — Townhouses: 1.3% Wyee Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Morisset 74.5% houses
Morisset — Houses: 74.5% Morisset — Townhouses: 21.4% Morisset — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wyee Point Morisset
Median house price $1,040,000 $867,000
Median unit price — $590,000
Median land price $1,476,963 $1,385,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 12 sales
 24 days
from 31 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.

Wyee Point Morisset
3 bed $822K / $775K
Wyee Point — 3 bed: $822K (5 sales) Morisset — 3 bed: $775K (34 sales)

5 vs 34 sales

4 bed $1.07M / $886K
Wyee Point — 4 bed: $1.07M (18 sales) Morisset — 4 bed: $886K (22 sales)

18 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Morisset has more land zoned for conservation (54% vs 32%).

Wyee Point Morisset
Environmental 32% 54%
Infrastructure and transport 26% 9%
Rural and farming 23% 19%
Residential 15% 8%
Parks and recreation 3% 5%
Industrial 0% 5%
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

Wyee Point Morisset
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
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.

Wyee Point Morisset
Houses — 4.3%
$680/wk on $815K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wyee Point Morisset
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Income Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 51% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 87% of NSW

Liveability

Morisset is more walkable (20 vs 8); Wyee Point scores higher overall (33 vs 26).

Wyee Point Morisset
Grade C D
Score 33/100 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Morisset carries more crime risk (92 vs 36); Wyee Point carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 52).

Wyee Point Morisset
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
36/100
 High
92/100
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 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wyee Point Morisset
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Wyee Point

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

Schools in Morisset

  • Heritage College Lake Macquarie Independent · Combined above peers
  • Morisset High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St John Vianney Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Morisset Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wyee Point Morisset
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 10
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 0 25

Mobility

Wyee Point Morisset
Walkability score 8/100 20/100
Distance to Sydney 116.3 km 117.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 95 min
Public transport score 46/100
Bus
 87/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 20.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 67.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2259
 0.4%
postcode 2264
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2259
 52
postcode 2264

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.

Wyee Point Morisset
Car (driver) 70.9% / 67.3%
Wyee Point — Car (driver): 70.9% Morisset — Car (driver): 67.3%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 21.9%
Wyee Point — Worked from Home: 23.0% Morisset — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 5.6%
Wyee Point — Car (passenger): 5.3% Morisset — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 0.9% / 3.2%
Wyee Point — Walked Only: 0.9% Morisset — Walked Only: 3.2%
Train — / 1.9%
Wyee Point — Train: not among its largest Morisset — Train: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

Wyee Point Morisset
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Wyee Point Morisset
Connectivity score 73/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
432 premises
 36%
3,049 premises

Climate

Wyee Point Morisset
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wyee Point Morisset
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Wyee Point Morisset
Average residential rate $1,708/yr
same for both
Council Lake Macquarie
same for both

Federal electorate

Wyee Point Morisset
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wyee Point Morisset
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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