Gilead vs Menangle Park

Menangle Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 74 in Gilead. In Gilead, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Menangle Park, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Menangle Park: a median of $1.04 million, against $886,000 in Gilead, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gilead tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Menangle Park suits renters.

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 Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 4%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 11%)
  • But Gilead carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 97/100)

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 23%)
  • has cheaper houses ($885,745 vs $1,037,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Menangle Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 6%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (30% vs 35%)
  • But Gilead has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Menangle Park

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 66 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (65.2 km vs 67.7 km)

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 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (87% vs 15%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 97/100)
  • But Menangle Park is more walkable (41/100 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 -12.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Gilead and Menangle 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 Menangle 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 Menangle Park
Walkability 5 / 41
Gilead — Walkability: 5/100 Menangle Park — Walkability: 41/100
Safety 66 / 3
Gilead — Safety: 66/100 Menangle Park — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 16 / 61
Gilead — Low fire risk: 16/100 Menangle Park — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Gilead has more residents (882 vs 224); Menangle Park has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $39,416).

Gilead Menangle Park
Population 882
+75% vs other
 224
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +111.5% -12.8%
Median age 74 39
Median household income $39,416/yr $87,724/yr
+123% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk $500/wk
+89% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gilead Menangle Park
0-4 — / 4.9%
Gilead — 0-4: not among its largest Menangle Park — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 — / 12.5%
Gilead — 5-14: not among its largest Menangle Park — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 0.3% / 9.8%
Gilead — 15-19: 0.3% Menangle Park — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 — / 8.0%
Gilead — 20-24: not among its largest Menangle Park — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 1.2% / 11.6%
Gilead — 25-34: 1.2% Menangle Park — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 0.5% / 13.8%
Gilead — 35-44: 0.5% Menangle Park — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 1.6% / 10.3%
Gilead — 45-54: 1.6% Menangle Park — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 9.2% / 15.6%
Gilead — 55-64: 9.2% Menangle Park — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 40.4% / 8.0%
Gilead — 65-74: 40.4% Menangle Park — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 35.0% / 4.0%
Gilead — 75-84: 35.0% Menangle Park — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 11.6% / 3.1%
Gilead — 85+: 11.6% Menangle Park — 85+: 3.1%

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 Park 26.0% lone person
Menangle Park — Lone Person: 26.0% Menangle Park — Couple Families: 38.0% Menangle Park — One Parent Families: 30.0% Menangle Park — Group Household: 6.0%
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 Park 47.1% renting
Menangle Park — Owned Outright: 31.4% Menangle Park — Mortgage: 21.4% Menangle Park — Renting: 47.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gilead Menangle Park
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 16.1%
Gilead — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Menangle Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 3.6%
Gilead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Menangle Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 4.0%
Gilead — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Menangle Park — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Gilead — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Menangle Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / —
Gilead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% Menangle Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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 Park
England 7.6% / 4.0%
Gilead — England: 7.6% Menangle Park — England: 4.0%
Indonesia — / 1.8%
Gilead — Indonesia: not among its largest Menangle Park — Indonesia: 1.8%
Scotland 1.7% / —
Gilead — Scotland: 1.7% Menangle Park — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Gilead — South Africa: 0.7% Menangle Park — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Gilead — Germany: 0.7% Menangle Park — Germany: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Gilead — India: 0.6% Menangle Park — India: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gilead 3.8% houses
Gilead — Houses: 3.8% Gilead — Townhouses: 97.7% Gilead — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Menangle Park 94.2% houses
Menangle Park — Houses: 94.2% Menangle Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Menangle Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gilead Menangle Park
Median house price $885,745 $1,037,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $700,000 $670,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 22 sales
 32 days
from 38 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 Park
4 bed $1.15M / $1.16M
Gilead — 4 bed: $1.15M (44 sales) Menangle Park — 4 bed: $1.16M (44 sales)

44 vs 44 sales

5 bed $762K / $1.25M
Gilead — 5 bed: $762K (13 sales) Menangle Park — 5 bed: $1.25M (29 sales)

13 vs 29 sales

Zoning mix

Gilead has more rural and farming land (54% vs 21%).

Gilead Menangle Park
Rural and farming 54% 21%
Parks and recreation 12% 26%
Residential 13% 26%
Environmental 14% 10%
Industrial 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 7%
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 Park
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.

Gilead Menangle Park
Houses 3.4%
$840/wk on $1.28M
 3.4%
$850/wk on $1.3M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gilead Menangle Park
House price Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Income Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Menangle Park is more walkable (41 vs 5).

Gilead Menangle Park
Grade D —
Score 24/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Menangle Park carries more crime risk (97 vs 34); Gilead carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 39).

Gilead Menangle Park
Bushfire High
84/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
34/100
 High
97/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Gilead Menangle 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
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.0%
same for both

Schools in Gilead

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

Schools in Menangle Park

  • Broughton Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gilead Menangle Park
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 21 3

Mobility

Gilead sits further from the CBD (67.7 km vs 65.2 km).

Gilead Menangle Park
Walkability score 5/100 41/100
Distance to Sydney 67.7 km
+4% vs other
 65.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 56 min
Public transport score 27/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 35.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 12 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2560
 1.0%
postcode 2563
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2560
 —

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 Park
Car (driver) 50.8% / 60.7%
Gilead — Car (driver): 50.8% Menangle Park — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 49.2% / 29.8%
Gilead — Worked from Home: 49.2% Menangle Park — Worked from Home: 29.8%
Car (passenger) — / 9.5%
Gilead — Car (passenger): not among its largest Menangle Park — Car (passenger): 9.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).

Setting

Gilead Menangle Park
Elevation 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.7 km 25.8 km

NBN connectivity

Gilead Menangle Park
Connectivity score 39/100 97/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
38 premises
 95%
898 premises

Climate

Gilead Menangle 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 Menangle 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 Menangle Park
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Gilead Menangle Park
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gilead Menangle 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

Menangle Park

Outer Quiet Trains

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