Gilead vs Menangle

Menangle is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 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 Menangle, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Menangle: a median of $1.07 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 Menangle 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

Menangle

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 4%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 11%)
  • But Gilead carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 48/100)

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 39%)
  • has cheaper houses ($885,745 vs $1,075,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gilead

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $450/wk)

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 69.9 km)
  • Menangle has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 66 min)

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 11%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (87% vs 39%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

Gilead

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (111.5% vs 8.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.4% vs 1.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Gilead and Menangle 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 Menangle
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 Menangle
Walkability 5 / 10
Gilead — Walkability: 5/100 Menangle — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 66 / 52
Gilead — Safety: 66/100 Menangle — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 16 / 70
Gilead — Low fire risk: 16/100 Menangle — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Menangle has higher household incomes ($76,752 vs $39,416); Menangle rents higher ($450/wk vs $265/wk).

Gilead Menangle
Population 882 1,252
+42% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +111.5% +8.9%
Median age 74 54
Median household income $39,416/yr $76,752/yr
+95% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk $450/wk
+70% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gilead Menangle
0-4 — / 6.0%
Gilead — 0-4: not among its largest Menangle — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 — / 8.1%
Gilead — 5-14: not among its largest Menangle — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 0.3% / 5.7%
Gilead — 15-19: 0.3% Menangle — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 — / 5.4%
Gilead — 20-24: not among its largest Menangle — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 1.2% / 6.2%
Gilead — 25-34: 1.2% Menangle — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 0.5% / 8.4%
Gilead — 35-44: 0.5% Menangle — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 1.6% / 9.7%
Gilead — 45-54: 1.6% Menangle — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 9.2% / 10.5%
Gilead — 55-64: 9.2% Menangle — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 40.4% / 12.9%
Gilead — 65-74: 40.4% Menangle — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 35.0% / 16.5%
Gilead — 75-84: 35.0% Menangle — 75-84: 16.5%
85+ 11.6% / 9.7%
Gilead — 85+: 11.6% Menangle — 85+: 9.7%

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%
Menangle 37.8% lone person
Menangle — Lone Person: 37.8% Menangle — Couple Families: 57.0% Menangle — One Parent Families: 3.6% Menangle — Group Household: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Menangle 10.7% renting
Menangle — Owned Outright: 45.3% Menangle — Mortgage: 44.0% Menangle — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gilead Menangle
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 15.6%
Gilead — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Menangle — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.8%
Gilead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Menangle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 10.1%
Gilead — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Menangle — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.6%
Gilead — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Menangle — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / 1.7%
Gilead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% Menangle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

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 Menangle
England 7.6% / 3.8%
Gilead — England: 7.6% Menangle — England: 3.8%
Scotland 1.7% / 0.4%
Gilead — Scotland: 1.7% Menangle — Scotland: 0.4%
Italy 0.6% / 0.7%
Gilead — Italy: 0.6% Menangle — Italy: 0.7%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.5%
Gilead — South Africa: 0.7% Menangle — South Africa: 0.5%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.5%
Gilead — New Zealand: 0.6% Menangle — New Zealand: 0.5%
Germany 0.7% / —
Gilead — Germany: 0.7% Menangle — Germany: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Gilead — India: 0.6% Menangle — India: not among its largest
Indonesia — / 0.5%
Gilead — Indonesia: not among its largest Menangle — Indonesia: 0.5%

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%
Menangle 9.2% townhouses
Menangle — Townhouses: 9.2% Menangle — Houses: 88.8% Menangle — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Townhouses Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gilead Menangle
Median house price $885,745 $1,075,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $700,000 $670,900
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 22 sales
 60 days
from 36 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.

Gilead Menangle
4 bed $1.15M / $815K
Gilead — 4 bed: $1.15M (44 sales) Menangle — 4 bed: $815K (58 sales)

44 vs 58 sales

5 bed $762K / $1.44M
Gilead — 5 bed: $762K (13 sales) Menangle — 5 bed: $1.44M (12 sales)

13 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

Menangle has more rural and farming land (71% vs 54%).

Gilead Menangle
Rural and farming 54% 71%
Environmental 14% 24%
Residential 13% 2%
Parks and recreation 12% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 3%
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 Menangle
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 Menangle
Houses 3.4%
$840/wk on $1.28M
 1.9%
$550/wk on $1.5M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gilead Menangle
House price Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Income Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW

Liveability

Menangle scores higher overall (54 vs 24).

Gilead Menangle
Grade D B
Score 24/100 54/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Gilead carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 30); Menangle carries more crime risk (48 vs 34).

Gilead Menangle
Bushfire High
84/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Low
34/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gilead Menangle
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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 Menangle

  • Camden Park Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Gilead Menangle
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 21 2

Mobility

Menangle sits further from the CBD (69.9 km vs 67.7 km).

Gilead Menangle
Walkability score 5/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 67.7 km 69.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 60 min
Public transport score 27/100
Bus
 55/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 17.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 12 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2560
 0.9%
postcode 2568
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2560
 96
postcode 2568

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 Menangle
Car (driver) 50.8% / 59.6%
Gilead — Car (driver): 50.8% Menangle — Car (driver): 59.6%
Worked from Home 49.2% / 35.0%
Gilead — Worked from Home: 49.2% Menangle — Worked from Home: 35.0%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Gilead — Car (passenger): not among its largest Menangle — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Gilead — Walked Only: not among its largest Menangle — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.6%).

Setting

Gilead Menangle
Elevation 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.7 km 26.4 km

NBN connectivity

Gilead Menangle
Connectivity score 39/100 54/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
38 premises
 34%
688 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Gilead Menangle
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

Menangle

Acreage Retirees Trains

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