Airds vs St Helens Park

Airds is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 33 in St Helens Park. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Airds, the large majority of households rent. In St Helens Park, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Airds tends to suit renters, while St Helens Park suits couples.

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

St Helens Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 92/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 68%)
  • But Airds has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

St Helens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 54%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Airds

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (79% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Airds

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 52/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (58.2 km vs 63.7 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Airds is more walkable (69/100 vs 52/100)
  • St Helens Park carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Airds

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.6% vs 0.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Airds and St Helens Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Airds St Helens Park
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.

Airds St Helens Park
Walkability 69 / 52
Airds — Walkability: 69/100 St Helens Park — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 8 / 62
Airds — Safety: 8/100 St Helens Park — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 7 / 8
Airds — Low fire risk: 7/100 St Helens Park — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

St Helens Park has more residents (6,647 vs 3,265); St Helens Park has higher household incomes ($96,200 vs $49,088).

Airds St Helens Park
Population 3,265 6,647
+104% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.6% +0.7%
Median age 29 33
Median household income $49,088/yr $96,200/yr
+96% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $400/wk
+82% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Airds St Helens Park
0-4 8.7% / 7.9%
Airds — 0-4: 8.7% St Helens Park — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 18.3% / 15.6%
Airds — 5-14: 18.3% St Helens Park — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 9.0% / 6.9%
Airds — 15-19: 9.0% St Helens Park — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 6.8% / 6.9%
Airds — 20-24: 6.8% St Helens Park — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 14.1% / 14.7%
Airds — 25-34: 14.1% St Helens Park — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 13.5% / 14.7%
Airds — 35-44: 13.5% St Helens Park — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 10.3% / 12.5%
Airds — 45-54: 10.3% St Helens Park — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 9.2% / 11.1%
Airds — 55-64: 9.2% St Helens Park — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 6.6% / 6.5%
Airds — 65-74: 6.6% St Helens Park — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 2.9% / 2.6%
Airds — 75-84: 2.9% St Helens Park — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 0.5% / 0.6%
Airds — 85+: 0.5% St Helens Park — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Airds 31.7% couple families
Airds — Couple Families: 31.7% Airds — One Parent Families: 36.1% Airds — Lone Person: 26.0% Airds — Group Household: 3.4% Airds — Other Families: 2.8%
St Helens Park 51.1% couple families
St Helens Park — Couple Families: 51.1% St Helens Park — One Parent Families: 25.3% St Helens Park — Lone Person: 19.6% St Helens Park — Group Household: 2.9% St Helens Park — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Airds 79.3% renting
Airds — Owned Outright: 3.2% Airds — Mortgage: 17.5% Airds — Renting: 79.3%
St Helens Park 29.5% renting
St Helens Park — Owned Outright: 21.5% St Helens Park — Mortgage: 49.0% St Helens Park — Renting: 29.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Airds St Helens Park
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 15.8%
Airds — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% St Helens Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 7.2%
Airds — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% St Helens Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 7.4%
Airds — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% St Helens Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.1%
Airds — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% St Helens Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.9%
Airds — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% St Helens Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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.

Airds St Helens Park
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.2%
Airds — New Zealand: 3.4% St Helens Park — New Zealand: 2.2%
India 1.7% / 1.4%
Airds — India: 1.7% St Helens Park — India: 1.4%
Bangladesh 2.9% / —
Airds — Bangladesh: 2.9% St Helens Park — Bangladesh: not among its largest
England 1.0% / 1.8%
Airds — England: 1.0% St Helens Park — England: 1.8%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.9%
Airds — Philippines: 0.8% St Helens Park — Philippines: 1.9%
Fiji 1.3% / 1.2%
Airds — Fiji: 1.3% St Helens Park — Fiji: 1.2%
Lebanon 1.3% / —
Airds — Lebanon: 1.3% St Helens Park — Lebanon: 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.

Airds 82.0% houses
Airds — Houses: 82.0% Airds — Townhouses: 16.9% Airds — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
St Helens Park 89.3% houses
St Helens Park — Houses: 89.3% St Helens Park — Townhouses: 10.0% St Helens Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Airds St Helens Park
Median house price $883,500 $915,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 38 sales
 21 days
from 41 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.

Airds St Helens Park
3 bed $810K / $889K
Airds — 3 bed: $810K (29 sales) St Helens Park — 3 bed: $889K (85 sales)

29 vs 85 sales

4 bed $945K / $1.03M
Airds — 4 bed: $945K (23 sales) St Helens Park — 4 bed: $1.03M (37 sales)

23 vs 37 sales

Zoning mix

Airds St Helens Park
Residential 50% 37%
Parks and recreation 32% 39%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 12%
Environmental 1% 6%
Rural and farming 0% 6%
Commercial 4% 2%
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

Airds St Helens Park
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +48%
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.

Airds St Helens Park
Houses 3.4%
$600/wk on $908K
 3.7%
$650/wk on $920K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Airds St Helens Park
House price Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Income Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Schools Higher than 41% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Airds is more walkable (69 vs 52); St Helens Park scores higher overall (33 vs 27).

Airds St Helens Park
Grade D C
Score 27/100 33/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Airds carries more crime risk (92 vs 38).

Airds St Helens Park
Bushfire High
93/100
 High
92/100
Crime High
92/100
 Low
38/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Airds St Helens Park
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 3.1 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.5% 1.9%

Schools in Airds

  • Briar Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Airds High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • John Warby Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Aspect Macarthur School, Airds Independent · Primary · Special school
  • Dorchester School Government · Secondary · Special school

Schools in St Helens Park

  • St Helens Park Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Woodland Road Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Airds St Helens Park
Parks & reserves 3 9
Childcare 5 6
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

St Helens Park sits further from the CBD (63.7 km vs 58.2 km).

Airds St Helens Park
Walkability score 69/100 52/100
Distance to Sydney 58.2 km 63.7 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 58 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 82.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 60.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2560
same for both

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.

Airds St Helens Park
Car (driver) 62.8% / 60.8%
Airds — Car (driver): 62.8% St Helens Park — Car (driver): 60.8%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 28.6%
Airds — Worked from Home: 17.4% St Helens Park — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / 5.9%
Airds — Car (passenger): 10.3% St Helens Park — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Train 6.2% / 3.0%
Airds — Train: 6.2% St Helens Park — Train: 3.0%
Bus 1.7% / 1.0%
Airds — Bus: 1.7% St Helens Park — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).

Setting

Airds St Helens Park
Elevation 139 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 21.6 km 21.4 km

NBN connectivity

Airds St Helens Park
Connectivity score 82/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
1,460 premises
 54%
2,297 premises

Climate

Airds St Helens Park
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm 817 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Airds St Helens Park
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Airds St Helens Park
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Airds St Helens Park
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Airds St Helens Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Airds

Family Outer Parks River Young Families

St Helens Park

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks River

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