Median price trend for houses
Based on 94 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,430,000
Up 9.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.06m
- 4 bed
- $1.36m
- 5+ bed
- $1.77m
Residential suburb with houses and distant hills
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The quick read on
Gledswood Hills
NSW 2557 · Camden
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,430,000
- Population
- 6,112
- Postcode
- 2557
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Gledswood Hills, New South Wales
Property market insights for Gledswood Hills
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Gledswood Hills NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 135 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$850 per week
Up 6.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Gledswood Hills, NSW is currently $1,430,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Gledswood Hills has a 12-month growth rate of 9.2% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,060,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,360,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,770,000 in Gledswood Hills.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Gledswood Hills is $850 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.3% over the last 12 months.
Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,220,000 in Gledswood Hills.
Crime and safety
Is Gledswood Hills safe?
The overall rate for Gledswood Hills is 1,548 offences per 100,000 residents — 55% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Gledswood Hills.
Overall crime rate
1,548
offences per 100,000 residents
55% belowGreater Sydney
Gledswood HillsGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Gledswood Hills?
Gledswood Hills NSW 2557 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
6,112 people call Gledswood Hills home, with an average of 3.3 people per household and a median household income of $2,780 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 6,112
- Median age
- 31 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,730 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $540 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1528.9%Above
15–3430.7%Above
35–5429.8%Above
55–749.5%Below
75 and over1.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.0%Above
Townhouses2.2%Below
Apartments0.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright10.1%Below
Paying a mortgage66.8%Above
Renting23.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.8%Below
One car21.7%Below
Two cars53.8%Above
Three or more22.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home34.1%Below
Drove to work44.2%Above
Train, tram or bus2.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.6%Below
What stands out in Gledswood Hills
34.1% of workers in Gledswood Hills worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
3.6% of Gledswood Hills residents were born in India.
20.9% of people in Gledswood Hills described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Gledswood Hills
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Gledswood Hills NSW 2557.
Is Gledswood Hills family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
28.9% of Gledswood Hills's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
1,697 family households lived in Gledswood Hills; 62.9% were couple families and 8.8% were one-parent families.
57.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Gledswood Hills?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Gledswood Hills had 6,112 residents at the 2021 Census.
41.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
10.6% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Gledswood Hills?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.0% of occupied private dwellings in Gledswood Hills.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Gledswood Hills?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
10.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
66.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
23.1% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Gledswood Hills?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Gledswood Hills had 3.3 people.
One-person households made up 8.7% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Two-person households represented 24.9%, while 44.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Gledswood Hills?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
34.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
44.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
2.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Gledswood Hills?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 21.7% of the total.
76.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Gledswood Hills, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
26.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 73.4% reported a different address.
29.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Gledswood Hills?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
62.9% of residents used only English at home.
33.5% used a language other than English at home.
1.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.5% spoke Cantonese and 2.7% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Gledswood Hills residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
29.1% of Gledswood Hills's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.9% was born in Australia.
0.9% of residents were born in China.
3.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Gledswood Hills?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 19.5% of ancestry responses in Gledswood Hills.
Australian ancestry made up 26.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Gledswood Hills?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
24.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 15.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.3% of workers, and education and training employed 9.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Gledswood Hills?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 75.6%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
46.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Gledswood Hills show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
73.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.7% reported asthma, 3.6% arthritis and 3.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Gledswood Hills?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
29.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 32.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Gledswood Hills?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,780 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,730.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $540 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Gledswood Hills compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 34.1% in Gledswood Hills, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 10.1% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Renting accounted for 23.1% in Gledswood Hills, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Gledswood Hills
Is Gledswood Hills expensive?
The median house price is $1,430,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Gledswood Hills good for families?
The Census counted 1,697 local families, and 28.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Gledswood Hills?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,360,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Gledswood Hills
135 streets in Gledswood Hills
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allinson St
- Amberley St
- Amherst Walk
- Arkinstall St
- Ashwell
- Askew Loop
- Ballandean Bvd
- Barber
- Barwick
- Baxter
- Beattie St
- Beckworth Drive
- Beeston St
- Belgravia Avenue
- Beresford Ave
- Bethany
- Bluestone Ave
- Bowen Cct
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- Brewerton Cl
- Bringolf St
- Burnham Road
- Caballo St
- Caledonia Cr
- Camden Valley
- Capel Vale Ave
- Casablanca Boulevard
- Cavallero Rise
- Celito Walk
- Chambers
- Channon St
- Cloverhill Cr
- Cockatoo Street
- Cohen Street
- Coldstream Ln
- Coliban Street
- Coomber St
- Craiglee
- Crest Rd
- Cullen Cct
- Curlewis St
- Darlington Ave
- Devlin Dr
- Digitaria Dr
- Downing
- Duncombe Ave
- Eaglerange Ave
- Elmswood Ln
- Fairbank Dr
- Fenwick St
- Florian Boulevard
- Gledswood Hills Dr
- Glendiver St
- Glenholme Way
- Golding
- Gracedale
- Gregory Hills Dr
- Halifax
- Hanson Ln
- Haselgrove Street
- Hennings
- Herriot Cl
- Hewitson Ct
- Holborn Cct
- Houghton Rd
- Huntington St
- Huon Street
- Ivory Curl St
- Jaluka Ln
- Jamiesons Ave
- Jardine Cl
- Jellett Close
- Jindalee St
- Karina Pl
- Katnook
- Kelman
- Kerilliau St
- Kersbrook Terrace
- Killara Tce
- Kinghorne St
- Kinloch St
- Koonara Gra
- Lady Josephine Gra
- Lambert St
- Leeuwin Rd
- Lenton
- Lillydale Ave
- Longview Rd
- Mandalay Avenue
- Mannes Rd
- Mansfield Circuit
- Mayfield Pl
- Mckinnon Circuit
- Meale Ave
- Merrick
- Merrill Ln
- Minya Cr
- Mirasol Loop
- Monash Ave
- Mornington Gr
- Oakridge Ln
- Paxton St
- Pemberton
- Peregrine St
- Peterson Ave
- Pleasant Cct
- Prentice Circuit
- Providence Dr
- Raby Rd
- Ravenswood St
- Ravensworth Ln
- Rochford Rd
- Roseworthy
- Rymill Cr
- Sage Crescent
- Salinger
- Sandhurst Dr
- Serenity Cct
- Seville Cct
- Sevira Ave
- Silverwood St
- Silvester
- Spice St
- Stanham Circuit
- Taranga St
- Tarrawarra Ave
- The Hermitage Way
- Tulloch Gr
- Valero Way
- Verdant Dr
- Walseley Cr
- Warburn St
- Whitfield St
- Willunga St
- Xanadu St
- Yaldara St
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