Gables vs Nelson

Gables is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 47 in Nelson. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nelson: a median of $3.95 million, against $1.75 million in Gables, though rent is higher in Gables. On these figures, Gables tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Nelson suits older residents.

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

Gables

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Gables

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,750,000 vs $3,950,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nelson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gables

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 18/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Gables is more walkable (58/100 vs 18/100)
  • Nelson has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 5%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Where they sit

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

Gables Nelson
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.

Gables Nelson
Walkability 58 / 18
Gables — Walkability: 58/100 Nelson — Walkability: 18/100
Low fire risk 65 / 63
Gables — Low fire risk: 65/100 Nelson — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Gables has more residents (3,339 vs 460); Nelson skews older (47 vs 32).

Gables Nelson
Population 3,339
+86% vs other
 460
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +1.3%
Median age 32 47
Median household income $167,388/yr
+25% vs other
 $124,748/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+25% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gables Nelson
0-4 10.4% / 5.0%
Gables — 0-4: 10.4% Nelson — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 19.6% / 11.7%
Gables — 5-14: 19.6% Nelson — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.5% / 3.5%
Gables — 15-19: 5.5% Nelson — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 4.6% / 7.0%
Gables — 20-24: 4.6% Nelson — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 16.1% / 9.8%
Gables — 25-34: 16.1% Nelson — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 22.2% / 10.4%
Gables — 35-44: 22.2% Nelson — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 10.8% / 14.8%
Gables — 45-54: 10.8% Nelson — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 6.3% / 12.8%
Gables — 55-64: 6.3% Nelson — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 3.2% / 17.6%
Gables — 65-74: 3.2% Nelson — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 1.3% / 8.0%
Gables — 75-84: 1.3% Nelson — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 0.2% / 1.7%
Gables — 85+: 0.2% Nelson — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gables 80.4% couple families
Gables — Couple Families: 80.4% Gables — One Parent Families: 10.1% Gables — Lone Person: 8.2% Gables — Group Household: 0.6% Gables — Other Families: 0.8%
Nelson 68.4% couple families
Nelson — Couple Families: 68.4% Nelson — One Parent Families: 13.3% Nelson — Lone Person: 11.2% Nelson — Group Household: 7.1% Nelson — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gables 19.5% renting
Gables — Owned Outright: 9.1% Gables — Mortgage: 71.5% Gables — Renting: 19.5%
Nelson 18.6% renting
Nelson — Owned Outright: 59.7% Nelson — Mortgage: 21.7% Nelson — Renting: 18.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gables Nelson
Bachelor Degree 19.4% / 10.4%
Gables — Bachelor Degree: 19.4% Nelson — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Certificate III & IV 9.3% / 20.4%
Gables — Certificate III & IV: 9.3% Nelson — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.9%
Gables — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Nelson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 0.9%
Gables — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Nelson — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.1%
Gables — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Nelson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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.

Gables Nelson
India 11.2% / —
Gables — India: 11.2% Nelson — India: not among its largest
Philippines 4.5% / 0.9%
Gables — Philippines: 4.5% Nelson — Philippines: 0.9%
England 2.0% / 1.5%
Gables — England: 2.0% Nelson — England: 1.5%
South Africa 2.1% / —
Gables — South Africa: 2.1% Nelson — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.9%
Gables — New Zealand: 1.2% Nelson — New Zealand: 0.9%
Italy — / 1.3%
Gables — Italy: not among its largest Nelson — Italy: 1.3%
Malaysia — / 0.9%
Gables — Malaysia: not among its largest Nelson — Malaysia: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gables 96.9% houses
Gables — Houses: 96.9% Gables — Townhouses: 2.6% Gables — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Nelson 102.9% houses
Nelson — Houses: 102.9% Nelson — Townhouses: 0.0% Nelson — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gables Nelson
Median house price $1,750,000 $3,950,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $22,000

Zoning mix

Nelson has more rural and farming land (100% vs 36%).

Gables Nelson
Rural and farming 36% 100%
Residential 47% 0%
Parks and recreation 14% 0%
Environmental 2% 0%
Commercial 1% 0%
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

Gables Nelson
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gables Nelson
House price Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Income Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools Higher than 7% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 96% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW

Liveability

Gables is more walkable (58 vs 18).

Gables Nelson
Grade B —
Score 57/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Gables Nelson
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 —
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Gables Nelson
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gables

  • Santa Sophia Catholic College (Primary) Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary) Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Aspect Western Sydney School - Aspect Hills Shire Campus Independent · Primary · Special school

Schools in Nelson

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gables Nelson
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 5 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Gables Nelson
Walkability score 58/100 18/100
Distance to Sydney 50.5 km
+3% vs other
 48.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 49 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 61/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 137.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 21.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 2765
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.

Gables Nelson
Car (driver) 41.9% / 57.9%
Gables — Car (driver): 41.9% Nelson — Car (driver): 57.9%
Worked from Home 52.1% / 38.8%
Gables — Worked from Home: 52.1% Nelson — Worked from Home: 38.8%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 3.4%
Gables — Car (passenger): 2.3% Nelson — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Train 2.5% / —
Gables — Train: 2.5% Nelson — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.8% / —
Gables — Bus: 0.8% Nelson — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.9%).

Setting

Gables Nelson
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 29.0 km

NBN connectivity

Gables Nelson
Connectivity score 99/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
2,467 premises
 0%
177 premises

Climate

Gables Nelson
Annual rainfall 806 mm 932 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gables Nelson
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Gables Nelson
Average residential rate $1,204/yr
same for both
Council The Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Gables Nelson
Division Greenway
same for both
Member Michelle Rowland
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gables Nelson
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gables

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Professionals Young Families

Nelson

Acreage Luxury Outer Retirees

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