Catherine Field vs Gledswood Hills

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Gledswood Hills tends to suit families with children.

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

Gledswood Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Gledswood Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($1,115,000 vs $4,050,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Gledswood Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 34/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Gledswood Hills

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 34/100)
  • But Catherine Field has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
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.

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Walkability 34 / 51
Catherine Field — Walkability: 34/100 Gledswood Hills — Walkability: 51/100
Safety 55 / 46
Catherine Field — Safety: 55/100 Gledswood Hills — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 84 / 81
Catherine Field — Low fire risk: 84/100 Gledswood Hills — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Gledswood Hills has more residents (6,112 vs 2,609); Gledswood Hills has higher household incomes ($144,560 vs $120,432).

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Population 2,609 6,112
+134% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +57.5% —
Median age 33 31
Median household income $120,432/yr $144,560/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $520/wk $540/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
0-4 7.4% / 12.9%
Catherine Field — 0-4: 7.4% Gledswood Hills — 0-4: 12.9%
5-14 13.8% / 16.0%
Catherine Field — 5-14: 13.8% Gledswood Hills — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 5.6% / 4.5%
Catherine Field — 15-19: 5.6% Gledswood Hills — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 7.4% / 4.6%
Catherine Field — 20-24: 7.4% Gledswood Hills — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 18.4% / 21.6%
Catherine Field — 25-34: 18.4% Gledswood Hills — 25-34: 21.6%
35-44 13.3% / 20.0%
Catherine Field — 35-44: 13.3% Gledswood Hills — 35-44: 20.0%
45-54 11.8% / 9.8%
Catherine Field — 45-54: 11.8% Gledswood Hills — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 10.5% / 6.2%
Catherine Field — 55-64: 10.5% Gledswood Hills — 55-64: 6.2%
65-74 7.0% / 3.4%
Catherine Field — 65-74: 7.0% Gledswood Hills — 65-74: 3.4%
75-84 3.7% / 0.8%
Catherine Field — 75-84: 3.7% Gledswood Hills — 75-84: 0.8%
85+ 1.0% / 0.2%
Catherine Field — 85+: 1.0% Gledswood Hills — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Catherine Field 66.3% couple families
Catherine Field — Couple Families: 66.3% Catherine Field — One Parent Families: 16.1% Catherine Field — Lone Person: 13.5% Catherine Field — Group Household: 3.1% Catherine Field — Other Families: 1.0%
Gledswood Hills 76.1% couple families
Gledswood Hills — Couple Families: 76.1% Gledswood Hills — One Parent Families: 10.7% Gledswood Hills — Lone Person: 11.3% Gledswood Hills — Group Household: 1.4% Gledswood Hills — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Catherine Field 20.8% renting
Catherine Field — Owned Outright: 33.4% Catherine Field — Mortgage: 45.8% Catherine Field — Renting: 20.8%
Gledswood Hills 23.1% renting
Gledswood Hills — Owned Outright: 10.1% Gledswood Hills — Mortgage: 66.8% Gledswood Hills — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 13.6%
Catherine Field — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Gledswood Hills — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 14.0%
Catherine Field — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Gledswood Hills — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 8.8%
Catherine Field — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Gledswood Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 5.1%
Catherine Field — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Gledswood Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.3%
Catherine Field — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Gledswood Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

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.

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
India 1.6% / 3.6%
Catherine Field — India: 1.6% Gledswood Hills — India: 3.6%
China 3.5% / 0.9%
Catherine Field — China: 3.5% Gledswood Hills — China: 0.9%
Philippines 1.2% / 2.9%
Catherine Field — Philippines: 1.2% Gledswood Hills — Philippines: 2.9%
Fiji 1.3% / 1.7%
Catherine Field — Fiji: 1.3% Gledswood Hills — Fiji: 1.7%
Nepal 2.7% / —
Catherine Field — Nepal: 2.7% Gledswood Hills — Nepal: not among its largest
Italy 2.2% / —
Catherine Field — Italy: 2.2% Gledswood Hills — Italy: not among its largest
Iraq — / 1.8%
Catherine Field — Iraq: not among its largest Gledswood Hills — Iraq: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Catherine Field — New Zealand: not among its largest Gledswood Hills — New Zealand: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Catherine Field 97.5% houses
Catherine Field — Houses: 97.5% Catherine Field — Townhouses: 2.4% Catherine Field — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Gledswood Hills 97.1% houses
Gledswood Hills — Houses: 97.1% Gledswood Hills — Townhouses: 2.3% Gledswood Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Median house price $1,260,000 $1,360,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $4,050,000 $1,115,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 67 sales
 28 days
from 112 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.

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
3 bed $980K / $1M
Catherine Field — 3 bed: $980K (14 sales) Gledswood Hills — 3 bed: $1M (14 sales)

14 vs 14 sales

4 bed $1.21M / $1.32M
Catherine Field — 4 bed: $1.21M (57 sales) Gledswood Hills — 4 bed: $1.32M (105 sales)

57 vs 105 sales

5 bed $1.5M / $1.74M
Catherine Field — 5 bed: $1.5M (28 sales) Gledswood Hills — 5 bed: $1.74M (40 sales)

28 vs 40 sales

Zoning mix

Catherine Field has more rural and farming land (72% vs 4%).

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Rural and farming 72% 4%
Residential 23% 43%
Parks and recreation 0% 32%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 9%
Commercial 0% 6%
Environmental 3% 5%
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

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
New dwellings approved 1,671
across Camden
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
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.

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Houses 3.3%
$785/wk on $1.22M
 3.3%
$880/wk on $1.38M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 91% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Gledswood Hills is more walkable (51 vs 34); Gledswood Hills scores higher overall (67 vs 59).

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Grade B
same for both
Score 59/100 67/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
54/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 9.4 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 6.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.7%
same for both

Schools in Catherine Field

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

Schools in Gledswood Hills

  • Gledswood Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Gledswood Hills High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 3 9
Childcare 2 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Walkability score 34/100 51/100
Distance to Sydney 56.1 km 56.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 52.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 102.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 2557
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2557
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.

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Car (driver) 57.7% / 52.5%
Catherine Field — Car (driver): 57.7% Gledswood Hills — Car (driver): 52.5%
Worked from Home 33.1% / 40.5%
Catherine Field — Worked from Home: 33.1% Gledswood Hills — Worked from Home: 40.5%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 2.5%
Catherine Field — Car (passenger): 4.5% Gledswood Hills — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Train 3.3% / 3.3%
Catherine Field — Train: 3.3% Gledswood Hills — Train: 3.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 0.5%
Catherine Field — Walked Only: 1.4% Gledswood Hills — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.7%).

Setting

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Elevation 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.3 km 30.7 km

NBN connectivity

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Connectivity score 99/100 98/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 93%
1,677 premises
 94%
987 premises

Climate

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
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)

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ 5.8 µg/m³
PM10 16.9 µg/m³ 14.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.37 pphm 0.97 pphm

Council rates

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Average residential rate $1,504/yr
same for both
Council Camden
same for both

Federal electorate

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Division Hume Macarthur
Member Angus Taylor Mike Freelander
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Catherine Field Gledswood Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Catherine Field

Acreage Outer

Gledswood Hills

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet River Young Families

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