Side by sideSuburb comparison

Allenstown vs Fairy Bower.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Allenstown edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Allenstown scores higher on walkability (70/100 vs 0/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. Fairy Bower skews owner-occupied (95%), Allenstown runs more rental-dense (49% owner).

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

Fairy Bower has a heavier family-household mix (67% vs 51%), which typically signals stronger demand for family-amenable infrastructure (parks, schools, supermarkets).

Common questionsAllenstown vs Fairy Bower

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Allenstown or Fairy Bower?

Allenstown scores 70/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Allenstown
Metric
Fairy Bower

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$500/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$410/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
49.0%
Owner occupied
95.0%
48.0%
Renter occupied

Lifestyle & Demographics

70
Walk score
0
0
Transit score
0
100
Bike score
15
2,762
Population
99
37
Median age
58

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

20
Schools nearby
20
945
Avg ICSEA
945

Climate

Annual rainfall
Mean max (Jan)

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).