Gladesville vs Tennyson Point

Gladesville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Tennyson Point. In both, most households own their home. In Gladesville, about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Tennyson Point, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tennyson Point: a median of $4.61 million, against $2.91 million in Gladesville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gladesville tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tennyson Point 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

Gladesville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 3)
  • But Tennyson Point has more separate houses rather than flats (78% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Gladesville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($790,000 vs $1,770,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($2,910,000 vs $4,610,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gladesville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $700/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gladesville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Gladesville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gladesville Tennyson Point
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.

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Walkability 90 / 85
Gladesville — Walkability: 90/100 Tennyson Point — Walkability: 85/100
Safety 55 / 63
Gladesville — Safety: 55/100 Tennyson Point — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gladesville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tennyson Point — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gladesville has more residents (12,867 vs 1,247); Tennyson Point rents higher ($700/wk vs $450/wk).

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Population 12,867
+90% vs other
 1,247
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +2.3%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $117,364/yr $168,064/yr
+43% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk $700/wk
+56% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gladesville Tennyson Point
0-4 5.6% / 5.2%
Gladesville — 0-4: 5.6% Tennyson Point — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 11.5% / 13.7%
Gladesville — 5-14: 11.5% Tennyson Point — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 4.9% / 7.0%
Gladesville — 15-19: 4.9% Tennyson Point — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.1% / 7.4%
Gladesville — 20-24: 5.1% Tennyson Point — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 16.0% / 8.3%
Gladesville — 25-34: 16.0% Tennyson Point — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 15.6% / 12.3%
Gladesville — 35-44: 15.6% Tennyson Point — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 14.1% / 14.7%
Gladesville — 45-54: 14.1% Tennyson Point — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 11.2% / 14.0%
Gladesville — 55-64: 11.2% Tennyson Point — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 8.3% / 9.9%
Gladesville — 65-74: 8.3% Tennyson Point — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 5.1% / 6.3%
Gladesville — 75-84: 5.1% Tennyson Point — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 2.8% / 2.1%
Gladesville — 85+: 2.8% Tennyson Point — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gladesville 40.7% couple families
Gladesville — Couple Families: 40.7% Gladesville — Lone Person: 43.3% Gladesville — One Parent Families: 11.4% Gladesville — Group Household: 3.1% Gladesville — Other Families: 1.5%
Tennyson Point 67.5% couple families
Tennyson Point — Couple Families: 67.5% Tennyson Point — Lone Person: 18.5% Tennyson Point — One Parent Families: 11.3% Tennyson Point — Group Household: 1.3% Tennyson Point — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gladesville 40.1% renting
Gladesville — Owned Outright: 26.7% Gladesville — Mortgage: 33.1% Gladesville — Renting: 40.1%
Tennyson Point 12.5% renting
Tennyson Point — Owned Outright: 49.7% Tennyson Point — Mortgage: 37.8% Tennyson Point — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Bachelor Degree 24.0% / 23.3%
Gladesville — Bachelor Degree: 24.0% Tennyson Point — Bachelor Degree: 23.3%
Certificate III & IV 8.0% / 9.9%
Gladesville — Certificate III & IV: 8.0% Tennyson Point — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 9.4% / 7.8%
Gladesville — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4% Tennyson Point — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.1%
Gladesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Tennyson Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.2%
Gladesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Tennyson Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

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.

Gladesville Tennyson Point
China 4.2% / 4.2%
Gladesville — China: 4.2% Tennyson Point — China: 4.2%
England 3.5% / 1.9%
Gladesville — England: 3.5% Tennyson Point — England: 1.9%
Italy 1.9% / 3.0%
Gladesville — Italy: 1.9% Tennyson Point — Italy: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.4%
Gladesville — New Zealand: 1.8% Tennyson Point — New Zealand: 1.4%
Greece 1.1% / 1.4%
Gladesville — Greece: 1.1% Tennyson Point — Greece: 1.4%
India 1.2% / 1.1%
Gladesville — India: 1.2% Tennyson Point — India: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gladesville 44.1% houses
Gladesville — Houses: 44.1% Gladesville — Flats / Apartments: 47.8% Gladesville — Townhouses: 8.2%
Tennyson Point 78.5% houses
Tennyson Point — Houses: 78.5% Tennyson Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Tennyson Point — Townhouses: 22.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Median house price $2,910,000 $4,610,000
Median unit price $790,000 $1,770,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 77 sales
 27 days
from 6 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.

Gladesville Tennyson Point
4 bed $3.13M / $4.45M
Gladesville — 4 bed: $3.13M (43 sales) Tennyson Point — 4 bed: $4.45M (10 sales)

43 vs 10 sales

5 bed $3.55M / $5.3M
Gladesville — 5 bed: $3.55M (27 sales) Tennyson Point — 5 bed: $5.3M (7 sales)

27 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Residential 75% 90%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 0%
Parks and recreation 5% 7%
Industrial 6% 0%
Environmental 4% 0%
Planning zones cover 99% of Gladesville and 97% of Tennyson Point. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Gladesville Tennyson Point
New dwellings approved 1,489
across Ryde
same for both
Approvals change year on year +81%
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.

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Houses 2.2%
$1,200/wk on $2.8M
 —
Units 4.6%
$680/wk on $772K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Gladesville Tennyson Point
House price Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW —
Schools Higher than 47% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 8% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 94% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 48% of NSW —

Liveability

Tennyson Point scores higher overall (90 vs 76).

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Grade A A+
Score 76/100 90/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
37/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 5.3 km
 3
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 5.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 4.4%

Schools in Gladesville

  • Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Gladesville Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined
  • SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Boat Shed Independent · Secondary
  • Giant Steps Sydney Independent · Combined · Special school

Schools in Tennyson Point

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Supermarkets 4 1
Cafes & restaurants 9 0
Parks & reserves 14 3
Childcare 11 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Walkability score 90/100 85/100
Distance to Sydney 11.2 km 12 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 19 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 51/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 384.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 15.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.3%
postcode 2111
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 2111
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.

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Worked from Home 56.4% / 46.8%
Gladesville — Worked from Home: 56.4% Tennyson Point — Worked from Home: 46.8%
Car (driver) 34.6% / 48.0%
Gladesville — Car (driver): 34.6% Tennyson Point — Car (driver): 48.0%
Bus 3.6% / 1.5%
Gladesville — Bus: 3.6% Tennyson Point — Bus: 1.5%
Car (passenger) 2.1% / 2.3%
Gladesville — Car (passenger): 2.1% Tennyson Point — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 2.3% / 0.6%
Gladesville — Walked Only: 2.3% Tennyson Point — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bicycle 0.4% / 0.8%
Gladesville — Bicycle: 0.4% Tennyson Point — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.4%).

Setting

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.2 km
4.1 km to a named beach
 12.2 km
4.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Connectivity score 80/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
6,452 premises
 65%
482 premises

Climate

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gladesville Tennyson Point
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.62 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Average residential rate $1,216/yr
same for both
Council Ryde
same for both

Federal electorate

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Division Bennelong
same for both
Member Jerome Laxale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gladesville Tennyson Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gladesville

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Transport Hub Urban

Tennyson Point

Luxury Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Quiet Townhouses

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