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Baulkham Hills is a settled, family-focused suburb in Sydney’s north-west Hills District. Tree-lined avenues are dominated by detached brick homes from the late 20th century, with pockets of newer townhouses and small apartments near the shops. Weekends tend to revolve around local parks, sporting fields and community facilities, while cafés and everyday shops line Windsor Road. The area is well served by buses and has easy access to the Metro Northwest line and the nearby Norwest business precinct, which makes routine travel and commuting practical.

Home to 37,415 people with a median age of 39 and a typical household income of $2,474 a week, the community is dominated by couple families and most homes are owner-occupied (77.2%). The town centre has a draft master plan that remains unresolved because of transport and traffic issues, and local plans target renewal of the community centre and library plus more open-space and sports fields; transport studies also recommend bus priority and intersection upgrades. Whether Baulkham Hills suits you will come down to whether you want a predominantly family suburb with strong local amenities and good transport links.

Buying stands out in Baulkham Hills. A median house at $1,822,000 works out to about 14.2 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, which is well above local incomes. A median unit at $775,000 is about 6.0 times that annual income, also above local incomes. For renters, house rent of $850 a week would take roughly 34.4% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a sizeable share, while unit rent of $660 a week would take about 26.7%, a moderate share. If you plan to rent rather than buy, those rent shares are the numbers that matter.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

House rents in Baulkham Hills climbed 9.0% over the past 12 months while house values rose a modest 3.3%, so the rent a house earns has been the stronger performer this year. That gap means rental income for houses increased faster than their capital value did over the year.

Units showed a different picture: unit rents rose 3.1% (a modest increase) while unit values fell 1.3% (a slight decline). For someone weighing Baulkham Hills up as an investment, the figures show modest house capital growth alongside stronger house rent growth, and a small fall in unit values while unit rents edged up. Whether that mix fits your goals and strategy is for you to decide.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.