Bardia vs Denham Court

Bardia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 33 in Denham Court. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Denham Court: a median of $1.31 million, against $1.07 million in Bardia. On these figures, Bardia tends to suit families with children 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bardia has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
  • Denham Court carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bardia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($965,000 vs $1,445,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,068,000 vs $1,307,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bardia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bardia

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 12/100)
  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 3%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (45.1 km vs 47.7 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Denham Court

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (9% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 49/100)
  • But Bardia is more walkable (63/100 vs 12/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bardia returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.1% vs 3.5%)
  • Denham Court is growing faster (360.8% vs 258.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bardia Denham Court
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.

Bardia Denham Court
Walkability 63 / 12
Bardia — Walkability: 63/100 Denham Court — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 51 / 69
Bardia — Safety: 51/100 Denham Court — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Bardia — Low fire risk: 100/100 Denham Court — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Denham Court has more residents (9,129 vs 5,747); Denham Court skews older (33 vs 30).

Bardia Denham Court
Population 5,747 9,129
+59% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +258.7% +360.8%
Median age 30 33
Median household income $125,684/yr $127,296/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $550/wk $548/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bardia Denham Court
0-4 12.3% / 10.4%
Bardia — 0-4: 12.3% Denham Court — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 18.8% / 14.3%
Bardia — 5-14: 18.8% Denham Court — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 4.5% / 4.8%
Bardia — 15-19: 4.5% Denham Court — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.5% / 5.6%
Bardia — 20-24: 5.5% Denham Court — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 19.9% / 19.5%
Bardia — 25-34: 19.9% Denham Court — 25-34: 19.5%
35-44 22.4% / 19.7%
Bardia — 35-44: 22.4% Denham Court — 35-44: 19.7%
45-54 8.2% / 9.3%
Bardia — 45-54: 8.2% Denham Court — 45-54: 9.3%
55-64 5.2% / 7.1%
Bardia — 55-64: 5.2% Denham Court — 55-64: 7.1%
65-74 2.3% / 5.3%
Bardia — 65-74: 2.3% Denham Court — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 0.4% / 3.1%
Bardia — 75-84: 0.4% Denham Court — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 0.1% / 0.8%
Bardia — 85+: 0.1% Denham Court — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bardia 72.9% couple families
Bardia — Couple Families: 72.9% Bardia — Lone Person: 10.4% Bardia — One Parent Families: 13.7% Bardia — Group Household: 1.6% Bardia — Other Families: 1.4%
Denham Court 71.2% couple families
Denham Court — Couple Families: 71.2% Denham Court — Lone Person: 16.1% Denham Court — One Parent Families: 10.5% Denham Court — Group Household: 1.4% Denham Court — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bardia 35.5% renting
Bardia — Owned Outright: 4.9% Bardia — Mortgage: 59.6% Bardia — Renting: 35.5%
Denham Court 18.4% renting
Denham Court — Owned Outright: 16.2% Denham Court — Mortgage: 65.4% Denham Court — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bardia Denham Court
Bachelor Degree 18.4% / 17.2%
Bardia — Bachelor Degree: 18.4% Denham Court — Bachelor Degree: 17.2%
Certificate III & IV 6.4% / 10.8%
Bardia — Certificate III & IV: 6.4% Denham Court — Certificate III & IV: 10.8%
Postgraduate Degree 9.1% / 6.9%
Bardia — Postgraduate Degree: 9.1% Denham Court — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.1%
Bardia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Denham Court — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.4%
Bardia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Denham Court — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Bardia Denham Court
India 9.0% / 7.3%
Bardia — India: 9.0% Denham Court — India: 7.3%
Nepal 10.2% / 1.4%
Bardia — Nepal: 10.2% Denham Court — Nepal: 1.4%
Bangladesh 4.8% / 2.9%
Bardia — Bangladesh: 4.8% Denham Court — Bangladesh: 2.9%
Philippines 1.9% / 3.1%
Bardia — Philippines: 1.9% Denham Court — Philippines: 3.1%
China 4.6% / —
Bardia — China: 4.6% Denham Court — China: not among its largest
Fiji 2.3% / 2.1%
Bardia — Fiji: 2.3% Denham Court — Fiji: 2.1%
Iraq — / 3.9%
Bardia — Iraq: not among its largest Denham Court — Iraq: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bardia 82.8% houses
Bardia — Houses: 82.8% Bardia — Townhouses: 14.9% Bardia — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Denham Court 87.5% houses
Denham Court — Houses: 87.5% Denham Court — Townhouses: 3.6% Denham Court — Flats / Apartments: 8.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bardia Denham Court
Median house price $1,068,000 $1,307,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $965,000 $1,445,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 97 sales
 27 days
from 104 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.

Bardia Denham Court
3 bed $940K / $1.03M
Bardia — 3 bed: $940K (40 sales) Denham Court — 3 bed: $1.03M (20 sales)

40 vs 20 sales

4 bed $1.08M / $1.3M
Bardia — 4 bed: $1.08M (96 sales) Denham Court — 4 bed: $1.3M (114 sales)

96 vs 114 sales

5 bed $1.25M / $1.7M
Bardia — 5 bed: $1.25M (24 sales) Denham Court — 5 bed: $1.7M (33 sales)

24 vs 33 sales

Zoning mix

Denham Court has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 16%); Denham Court has more rural and farming land (15% vs 0%).

Bardia Denham Court
Residential 53% 28%
Environmental 16% 48%
Parks and recreation 20% 2%
Rural and farming 0% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 6%
Planning zones cover 99% of Bardia and 100% of Denham Court. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Bardia Denham Court
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.

Bardia Denham Court
Houses 4.1%
$830/wk on $1.06M
 3.5%
$850/wk on $1.26M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bardia Denham Court
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Bardia is more walkable (63 vs 12); Bardia scores higher overall (73 vs 62).

Bardia Denham Court
Grade A B
Score 73/100 62/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Denham Court carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Bardia carries more crime risk (49 vs 31).

Bardia Denham Court
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
31/100
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 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Bardia Denham Court
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 7.8 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 9.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 2.2%

Schools in Bardia

  • Bardia Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Denham Court

  • Denham Court Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bardia Denham Court
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 8 3
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Waterways 1 9

Mobility

Denham Court sits further from the CBD (47.7 km vs 45.1 km).

Bardia Denham Court
Walkability score 63/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 45.1 km 47.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 46 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 25.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 54.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2565
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2565
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.

Bardia Denham Court
Car (driver) 48.9% / 46.9%
Bardia — Car (driver): 48.9% Denham Court — Car (driver): 46.9%
Worked from Home 37.0% / 46.3%
Bardia — Worked from Home: 37.0% Denham Court — Worked from Home: 46.3%
Train 8.8% / 3.1%
Bardia — Train: 8.8% Denham Court — Train: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.2%
Bardia — Car (passenger): 4.2% Denham Court — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 0.4% / 0.4%
Bardia — Walked Only: 0.4% Denham Court — Walked Only: 0.4%
Bus 0.5% / 0.2%
Bardia — Bus: 0.5% Denham Court — Bus: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.9%).

Setting

Bardia Denham Court
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 27.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bardia Denham Court
Connectivity score 98/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
2,327 premises
 89%
3,644 premises

Climate

Bardia Denham Court
Annual rainfall 909 mm 817 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C 29.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C 4.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Bardia Denham Court
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bardia Denham Court
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Bardia Denham Court
Division Hughes Macarthur
Member David Moncrieff Mike Freelander
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bardia Denham Court
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bardia

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet Young Families

Denham Court

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Young Families

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