Appin vs Gilead

Appin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 74 in Gilead. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Appin, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Gilead, the large majority of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Appin: a median of $1.06 million, against $886,000 in Gilead, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Appin tends to suit couples, while Gilead 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

Appin

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 4%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 11%)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • But Gilead carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gilead

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper houses ($885,745 vs $1,056,000)
  • But Appin has cheaper land ($596,000 vs $700,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Appin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 6%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 35%)
  • But Gilead has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gilead

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 94 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (67.7 km vs 81.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gilead

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (98% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (87% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 68/100)
  • But Appin has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Gilead

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (111.5% vs 22.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Appin Gilead
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.

Appin Gilead
Walkability 0 / 5
Appin — Walkability: 0/100 Gilead — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 32 / 66
Appin — Safety: 32/100 Gilead — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 17 / 16
Appin — Low fire risk: 17/100 Gilead — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Appin has more residents (3,213 vs 882); Appin has higher household incomes ($125,996 vs $39,416).

Appin Gilead
Population 3,213
+73% vs other
 882
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.0% +111.5%
Median age 33 74
Median household income $125,996/yr
+69% vs other
 $39,416/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+41% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Appin Gilead
0-4 9.7% / —
Appin — 0-4: 9.7% Gilead — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 17.7% / —
Appin — 5-14: 17.7% Gilead — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 5.9% / 0.3%
Appin — 15-19: 5.9% Gilead — 15-19: 0.3%
20-24 5.4% / —
Appin — 20-24: 5.4% Gilead — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.0% / 1.2%
Appin — 25-34: 14.0% Gilead — 25-34: 1.2%
35-44 15.8% / 0.5%
Appin — 35-44: 15.8% Gilead — 35-44: 0.5%
45-54 11.7% / 1.6%
Appin — 45-54: 11.7% Gilead — 45-54: 1.6%
55-64 9.8% / 9.2%
Appin — 55-64: 9.8% Gilead — 55-64: 9.2%
65-74 6.2% / 40.4%
Appin — 65-74: 6.2% Gilead — 65-74: 40.4%
75-84 2.9% / 35.0%
Appin — 75-84: 2.9% Gilead — 75-84: 35.0%
85+ 0.7% / 11.6%
Appin — 85+: 0.7% Gilead — 85+: 11.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Appin 16.0% lone person
Appin — Lone Person: 16.0% Appin — Couple Families: 65.5% Appin — One Parent Families: 16.0% Appin — Group Household: 1.7% Appin — Other Families: 0.8%
Gilead 87.6% lone person
Gilead — Lone Person: 87.6% Gilead — Couple Families: 4.1% Gilead — One Parent Families: 6.7% Gilead — Group Household: 1.6% Gilead — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Appin 17.1% renting
Appin — Owned Outright: 26.5% Appin — Mortgage: 56.4% Appin — Renting: 17.1%
Gilead 6.1% renting
Gilead — Owned Outright: 86.2% Gilead — Mortgage: 7.7% Gilead — Renting: 6.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Appin Gilead
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 11.8%
Appin — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Gilead — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.6%
Appin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Gilead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 3.9%
Appin — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Gilead — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.4%
Appin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Gilead — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.3%
Appin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Gilead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Appin Gilead
England 3.0% / 7.6%
Appin — England: 3.0% Gilead — England: 7.6%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.7%
Appin — Scotland: 0.5% Gilead — Scotland: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.6%
Appin — New Zealand: 1.1% Gilead — New Zealand: 0.6%
Germany 0.3% / 0.7%
Appin — Germany: 0.3% Gilead — Germany: 0.7%
Philippines 0.3% / 0.6%
Appin — Philippines: 0.3% Gilead — Philippines: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Appin — South Africa: not among its largest Gilead — South Africa: 0.7%
India — / 0.6%
Appin — India: not among its largest Gilead — India: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Appin 1.9% townhouses
Appin — Townhouses: 1.9% Appin — Houses: 95.7% Appin — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Gilead 97.7% townhouses
Gilead — Townhouses: 97.7% Gilead — Houses: 3.8% Gilead — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Townhouses Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Appin Gilead
Median house price $1,056,000 $885,745
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $596,000 $700,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 51 sales
 60 days
from 22 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.

Appin Gilead
4 bed $1.06M / $1.15M
Appin — 4 bed: $1.06M (76 sales) Gilead — 4 bed: $1.15M (44 sales)

76 vs 44 sales

5 bed $1.25M / $762K
Appin — 5 bed: $1.25M (22 sales) Gilead — 5 bed: $762K (13 sales)

22 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Appin has more land zoned for conservation (69% vs 14%); Gilead has more rural and farming land (54% vs 17%).

Appin Gilead
Environmental 69% 14%
Rural and farming 17% 54%
Residential 10% 13%
Parks and recreation 2% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 4%
Other and special use 0% 3%
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

Appin Gilead
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
Approvals change year on year +92% +48%

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.

Appin Gilead
Houses 3.4%
$780/wk on $1.2M
 3.4%
$840/wk on $1.28M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Appin Gilead
House price Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Appin scores higher overall (29 vs 24).

Appin Gilead
Grade D
same for both
Score 29/100 24/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Appin carries more crime risk (68 vs 34).

Appin Gilead
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
84/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
34/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Appin Gilead
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km None 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 8.4 km

Schools in Appin

  • Appin Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Gilead

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

Amenities in the suburb

Appin Gilead
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 5 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 19 21

Mobility

Appin sits further from the CBD (81.2 km vs 67.7 km).

Appin Gilead
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 81.2 km
+17% vs other
 67.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 66 min
Public transport score 67/100
Bus
 27/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 23.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 12 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Appin Gilead
Car (driver) 62.1% / 50.8%
Appin — Car (driver): 62.1% Gilead — Car (driver): 50.8%
Worked from Home 31.5% / 49.2%
Appin — Worked from Home: 31.5% Gilead — Worked from Home: 49.2%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / —
Appin — Car (passenger): 3.2% Gilead — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.5% / —
Appin — Walked Only: 1.5% Gilead — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 1.3% / —
Appin — Train: 1.3% Gilead — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.1%).

Setting

Appin Gilead
Elevation 275 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.6 km 21.7 km

NBN connectivity

Appin Gilead
Connectivity score 75/100 39/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
1,163 premises
 8%
38 premises

Climate

Appin Gilead
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Appin Gilead
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

Appin Gilead
Average residential rate $2,099/yr $1,443/yr
Council Wollondilly Campbelltown (NSW)

Federal electorate

Appin Gilead
Division Hume Macarthur
Member Angus Taylor Mike Freelander
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Appin Gilead
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Appin

Acreage Family Young Families

Gilead

Outer Retirees Townhouses

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