Gilead vs Douglas Park

Douglas Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 74 in Gilead. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Gilead, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Douglas Park, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Douglas Park: a median of $1.42 million, against $886,000 in Gilead, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gilead tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Douglas 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

Douglas Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 4%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 11%)

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

First-home buyers

Gilead

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($700,000 vs $1,528,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper houses ($885,745 vs $1,420,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Gilead has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $446/wk)
  • Douglas Park leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Gilead sits closer to the CBD (67.7 km vs 74 km)
  • Douglas Park is more walkable (50/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gilead

ahead on 2 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 19%)
  • But Douglas Park is more walkable (50/100 vs 5/100)

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 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gilead and Douglas 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.

Gilead Douglas 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.

Gilead Douglas Park
Walkability 5 / 50
Gilead — Walkability: 5/100 Douglas Park — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 66 / 57
Gilead — Safety: 66/100 Douglas Park — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 16 / 21
Gilead — Low fire risk: 16/100 Douglas Park — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Douglas Park has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $39,416); Gilead skews older (74 vs 42).

Gilead Douglas Park
Population 882 1,386
+57% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +111.5% +1.8%
Median age 74 42
Median household income $39,416/yr $117,000/yr
+197% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk $446/wk
+68% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gilead Douglas Park
0-4 — / 5.4%
Gilead — 0-4: not among its largest Douglas Park — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 — / 13.8%
Gilead — 5-14: not among its largest Douglas Park — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 0.3% / 7.4%
Gilead — 15-19: 0.3% Douglas Park — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 — / 6.3%
Gilead — 20-24: not among its largest Douglas Park — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 1.2% / 8.8%
Gilead — 25-34: 1.2% Douglas Park — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 0.5% / 11.9%
Gilead — 35-44: 0.5% Douglas Park — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 1.6% / 13.5%
Gilead — 45-54: 1.6% Douglas Park — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 9.2% / 14.1%
Gilead — 55-64: 9.2% Douglas Park — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 40.4% / 13.3%
Gilead — 65-74: 40.4% Douglas Park — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 35.0% / 4.0%
Gilead — 75-84: 35.0% Douglas Park — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 11.6% / 1.3%
Gilead — 85+: 11.6% Douglas Park — 85+: 1.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Douglas Park 21.1% lone person
Douglas Park — Lone Person: 21.1% Douglas Park — Couple Families: 64.1% Douglas Park — One Parent Families: 12.5% Douglas Park — Group Household: 1.0% Douglas Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gilead 6.1% renting
Gilead — Owned Outright: 86.2% Gilead — Mortgage: 7.7% Gilead — Renting: 6.1%
Douglas Park 9.2% renting
Douglas Park — Owned Outright: 41.9% Douglas Park — Mortgage: 48.9% Douglas Park — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gilead Douglas Park
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 20.3%
Gilead — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Douglas Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.7%
Gilead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Douglas Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 8.4%
Gilead — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Douglas Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.5%
Gilead — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Douglas Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / 1.4%
Gilead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% Douglas Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Gilead Douglas Park
England 7.6% / 4.2%
Gilead — England: 7.6% Douglas Park — England: 4.2%
Scotland 1.7% / —
Gilead — Scotland: 1.7% Douglas Park — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / 0.9%
Gilead — Philippines: 0.6% Douglas Park — Philippines: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.5%
Gilead — New Zealand: 0.6% Douglas Park — New Zealand: 0.5%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Gilead — South Africa: 0.7% Douglas Park — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Gilead — Germany: 0.7% Douglas Park — Germany: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Gilead — India: 0.6% Douglas Park — India: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.4%
Gilead — Ireland: not among its largest Douglas Park — Ireland: 0.4%
Zimbabwe — / 0.4%
Gilead — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Douglas Park — Zimbabwe: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gilead 97.7% townhouses
Gilead — Townhouses: 97.7% Gilead — Houses: 3.8% Gilead — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Douglas Park 3.5% townhouses
Douglas Park — Townhouses: 3.5% Douglas Park — Houses: 96.3% Douglas Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Townhouses Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gilead Douglas Park
Median house price $885,745 $1,420,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $700,000 $1,528,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 22 sales
 72 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Douglas Park has more rural and farming land (89% vs 54%); Gilead has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 3%).

Gilead Douglas Park
Rural and farming 54% 89%
Environmental 14% 3%
Residential 13% 2%
Parks and recreation 12% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 5%
Other and special use 3% 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

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

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.

Gilead Douglas Park
Houses 3.4%
$840/wk on $1.28M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gilead Douglas Park
House price Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Income Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW —

Liveability

Douglas Park is more walkable (50 vs 5); Douglas Park scores higher overall (45 vs 24).

Gilead Douglas Park
Grade D C
Score 24/100 45/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Gilead Douglas Park
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
43/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Gilead

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

Schools in Douglas Park

  • Douglas Park Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gilead Douglas Park
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 21 1

Mobility

Douglas Park sits further from the CBD (74 km vs 67.7 km).

Gilead Douglas Park
Walkability score 5/100 50/100
Distance to Sydney 67.7 km 74 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 65 min
Public transport score 27/100
Bus
 45/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 13.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 12 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2560
 0.5%
postcode 2569
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2560
 72
postcode 2569

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.

Gilead Douglas Park
Car (driver) 50.8% / 64.2%
Gilead — Car (driver): 50.8% Douglas Park — Car (driver): 64.2%
Worked from Home 49.2% / 29.5%
Gilead — Worked from Home: 49.2% Douglas Park — Worked from Home: 29.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Gilead — Car (passenger): not among its largest Douglas Park — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Train — / 1.1%
Gilead — Train: not among its largest Douglas Park — Train: 1.1%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Gilead — Walked Only: not among its largest Douglas Park — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).

Setting

Gilead Douglas Park
Elevation 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.7 km 24.3 km

NBN connectivity

Gilead Douglas Park
Connectivity score 39/100 73/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
38 premises
 44%
497 premises

Climate

Gilead Douglas Park
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)

Gilead Douglas 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gilead

Outer Retirees Townhouses

Douglas Park

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