Glenfield vs Bardia

Bardia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 36 in Glenfield. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bardia tends to suit families with children and 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

Bardia

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 83/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 69%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 76%)
  • But Glenfield has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 63/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (41.7 km vs 45.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenfield

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 3%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 17%)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 63/100)
  • But Bardia carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Bardia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (258.7% vs 9.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenfield Bardia
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.

Glenfield Bardia
Walkability 72 / 63
Glenfield — Walkability: 72/100 Bardia — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 17 / 51
Glenfield — Safety: 17/100 Bardia — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 17 / 100
Glenfield — Low fire risk: 17/100 Bardia — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenfield has more residents (10,536 vs 5,747); Bardia rents higher ($550/wk vs $420/wk).

Glenfield Bardia
Population 10,536
+45% vs other
 5,747
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% +258.7%
Median age 36 30
Median household income $107,640/yr $125,684/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $550/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenfield Bardia
0-4 7.6% / 12.3%
Glenfield — 0-4: 7.6% Bardia — 0-4: 12.3%
5-14 13.3% / 18.8%
Glenfield — 5-14: 13.3% Bardia — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 5.5% / 4.5%
Glenfield — 15-19: 5.5% Bardia — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 6.0% / 5.5%
Glenfield — 20-24: 6.0% Bardia — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 14.6% / 19.9%
Glenfield — 25-34: 14.6% Bardia — 25-34: 19.9%
35-44 16.7% / 22.4%
Glenfield — 35-44: 16.7% Bardia — 35-44: 22.4%
45-54 12.1% / 8.2%
Glenfield — 45-54: 12.1% Bardia — 45-54: 8.2%
55-64 10.1% / 5.2%
Glenfield — 55-64: 10.1% Bardia — 55-64: 5.2%
65-74 6.9% / 2.3%
Glenfield — 65-74: 6.9% Bardia — 65-74: 2.3%
75-84 4.1% / 0.4%
Glenfield — 75-84: 4.1% Bardia — 75-84: 0.4%
85+ 3.1% / 0.1%
Glenfield — 85+: 3.1% Bardia — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenfield 60.3% couple families
Glenfield — Couple Families: 60.3% Glenfield — Lone Person: 19.5% Glenfield — One Parent Families: 16.0% Glenfield — Group Household: 2.5% Glenfield — Other Families: 1.8%
Bardia 72.9% couple families
Bardia — Couple Families: 72.9% Bardia — Lone Person: 10.4% Bardia — One Parent Families: 13.7% Bardia — Group Household: 1.6% Bardia — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenfield 34.8% renting
Glenfield — Owned Outright: 22.7% Glenfield — Mortgage: 42.5% Glenfield — Renting: 34.8%
Bardia 35.5% renting
Bardia — Owned Outright: 4.9% Bardia — Mortgage: 59.6% Bardia — Renting: 35.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenfield Bardia
Bachelor Degree 16.3% / 18.4%
Glenfield — Bachelor Degree: 16.3% Bardia — Bachelor Degree: 18.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.6% / 9.1%
Glenfield — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6% Bardia — Postgraduate Degree: 9.1%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 6.4%
Glenfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Bardia — Certificate III & IV: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.2%
Glenfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Bardia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.0%
Glenfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Bardia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Glenfield Bardia
India 9.3% / 9.0%
Glenfield — India: 9.3% Bardia — India: 9.0%
Nepal 4.7% / 10.2%
Glenfield — Nepal: 4.7% Bardia — Nepal: 10.2%
Bangladesh 4.4% / 4.8%
Glenfield — Bangladesh: 4.4% Bardia — Bangladesh: 4.8%
China 3.1% / 4.6%
Glenfield — China: 3.1% Bardia — China: 4.6%
Philippines 3.6% / 1.9%
Glenfield — Philippines: 3.6% Bardia — Philippines: 1.9%
Fiji 2.1% / 2.3%
Glenfield — Fiji: 2.1% Bardia — Fiji: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenfield 69.2% houses
Glenfield — Houses: 69.2% Glenfield — Townhouses: 28.1% Glenfield — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Bardia 82.8% houses
Bardia — Houses: 82.8% Bardia — Townhouses: 14.9% Bardia — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenfield Bardia
Median house price $1,157,500 $1,068,000
Median unit price $695,000 —
Median land price — $965,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 60 sales
 30 days
from 97 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.

Glenfield Bardia
3 bed $1.06M / $940K
Glenfield — 3 bed: $1.06M (48 sales) Bardia — 3 bed: $940K (40 sales)

48 vs 40 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $1.08M
Glenfield — 4 bed: $1.22M (25 sales) Bardia — 4 bed: $1.08M (96 sales)

25 vs 96 sales

5 bed $1.24M / $1.25M
Glenfield — 5 bed: $1.24M (8 sales) Bardia — 5 bed: $1.25M (24 sales)

8 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Glenfield Bardia
Residential 41% 53%
Infrastructure and transport 27% 10%
Parks and recreation 18% 20%
Environmental 7% 16%
Industrial 6% 0%
Planning zones cover 100% of Glenfield and 99% of Bardia. 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

Glenfield Bardia
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.

Glenfield Bardia
Houses 3.9%
$720/wk on $962K
 4.1%
$830/wk on $1.06M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenfield Bardia
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools Higher than 39% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW

Liveability

Bardia scores higher overall (73 vs 42); Glenfield is more walkable (72 vs 63).

Glenfield Bardia
Grade C A
Score 42/100 73/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Glenfield carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 0); Glenfield carries more crime risk (83 vs 49).

Glenfield Bardia
Bushfire High
83/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
49/100
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 6
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Glenfield Bardia
Inside the suburb 6 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 5.7 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 7.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 1.9%

Schools in Glenfield

  • Hurlstone Agricultural High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Glenwood Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Glenfield Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Campbell House School Government · Secondary · Special school below peers
  • Ajuga School Government · Combined · Special school
  • Glenfield Park School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Bardia

  • Bardia Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenfield Bardia
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 13 8
Childcare 6 4
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Bardia sits further from the CBD (45.1 km vs 41.7 km).

Glenfield Bardia
Walkability score 72/100 63/100
Distance to Sydney 41.7 km 45.1 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min
same for both
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 179.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 25.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 2167
 1.4%
postcode 2565
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2167
 56
postcode 2565

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.

Glenfield Bardia
Car (driver) 44.1% / 48.9%
Glenfield — Car (driver): 44.1% Bardia — Car (driver): 48.9%
Worked from Home 39.1% / 37.0%
Glenfield — Worked from Home: 39.1% Bardia — Worked from Home: 37.0%
Train 10.8% / 8.8%
Glenfield — Train: 10.8% Bardia — Train: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.2%
Glenfield — Car (passenger): 3.9% Bardia — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 1.0% / 0.4%
Glenfield — Walked Only: 1.0% Bardia — Walked Only: 0.4%
Bus 0.8% / 0.5%
Glenfield — Bus: 0.8% Bardia — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.9%).

Setting

Glenfield Bardia
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.9 km
3.5 km to a named beach
 24.7 km

NBN connectivity

Glenfield Bardia
Connectivity score 80/100 98/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
3,285 premises
 96%
2,327 premises

Climate

Glenfield Bardia
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenfield Bardia
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Glenfield Bardia
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenfield Bardia
Division Hughes
same for both
Member David Moncrieff
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenfield Bardia
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenfield

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

Bardia

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet Young Families

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