Glenfield vs Macquarie Fields

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Glenfield, most households are couple families. In Macquarie Fields, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glenfield: a median of $1.16 million, against $970,000 in Macquarie Fields, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glenfield tends to suit couples, while Macquarie Fields suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Macquarie Fields

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (31 vs 13)
  • has more childcare (13 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Glenfield leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)
  • Macquarie Fields has cheaper houses ($970,000 vs $1,157,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Macquarie Fields

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (41.7 km vs 45.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Macquarie Fields

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)

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

Investors

Glenfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.4% vs 2.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Glenfield and Macquarie Fields 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 Macquarie Fields
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 Macquarie Fields
Walkability 72 / 79
Glenfield — Walkability: 72/100 Macquarie Fields — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 17 / 21
Glenfield — Safety: 17/100 Macquarie Fields — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 17 / 57
Glenfield — Low fire risk: 17/100 Macquarie Fields — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Glenfield has higher household incomes ($107,640 vs $71,448); Macquarie Fields has more residents (14,023 vs 10,536).

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
Population 10,536 14,023
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% +2.3%
Median age 36
same for both
Median household income $107,640/yr
+34% vs other
 $71,448/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+19% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
0-4 7.6% / 7.1%
Glenfield — 0-4: 7.6% Macquarie Fields — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 13.3% / 15.8%
Glenfield — 5-14: 13.3% Macquarie Fields — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 5.5% / 7.0%
Glenfield — 15-19: 5.5% Macquarie Fields — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 6.0% / 5.9%
Glenfield — 20-24: 6.0% Macquarie Fields — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 14.6% / 12.8%
Glenfield — 25-34: 14.6% Macquarie Fields — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 16.7% / 14.8%
Glenfield — 35-44: 16.7% Macquarie Fields — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 12.1% / 12.2%
Glenfield — 45-54: 12.1% Macquarie Fields — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 10.1% / 11.1%
Glenfield — 55-64: 10.1% Macquarie Fields — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 6.9% / 8.3%
Glenfield — 65-74: 6.9% Macquarie Fields — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 4.1% / 4.2%
Glenfield — 75-84: 4.1% Macquarie Fields — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 3.1% / 0.9%
Glenfield — 85+: 3.1% Macquarie Fields — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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%
Macquarie Fields 46.0% couple families
Macquarie Fields — Couple Families: 46.0% Macquarie Fields — Lone Person: 25.6% Macquarie Fields — One Parent Families: 24.1% Macquarie Fields — Group Household: 2.6% Macquarie Fields — Other Families: 1.7%
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%
Macquarie Fields 44.1% renting
Macquarie Fields — Owned Outright: 21.5% Macquarie Fields — Mortgage: 34.4% Macquarie Fields — Renting: 44.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
Bachelor Degree 16.3% / 10.3%
Glenfield — Bachelor Degree: 16.3% Macquarie Fields — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 10.5%
Glenfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Macquarie Fields — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 8.6% / 4.8%
Glenfield — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6% Macquarie Fields — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.8%
Glenfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Macquarie Fields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 0.9%
Glenfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Macquarie Fields — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
India 9.3% / 5.3%
Glenfield — India: 9.3% Macquarie Fields — India: 5.3%
Bangladesh 4.4% / 7.0%
Glenfield — Bangladesh: 4.4% Macquarie Fields — Bangladesh: 7.0%
Nepal 4.7% / 2.4%
Glenfield — Nepal: 4.7% Macquarie Fields — Nepal: 2.4%
Philippines 3.6% / 2.6%
Glenfield — Philippines: 3.6% Macquarie Fields — Philippines: 2.6%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.6%
Glenfield — New Zealand: 2.3% Macquarie Fields — New Zealand: 2.6%
Fiji 2.1% / 2.5%
Glenfield — Fiji: 2.1% Macquarie Fields — Fiji: 2.5%
China 3.1% / —
Glenfield — China: 3.1% Macquarie Fields — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

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%
Macquarie Fields 70.1% houses
Macquarie Fields — Houses: 70.1% Macquarie Fields — Townhouses: 28.5% Macquarie Fields — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
Median house price $1,157,500 $970,000
Median unit price $695,000 $670,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 60 sales
 20 days
from 68 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 Macquarie Fields
2 bed $870K / $645K
Glenfield — 2 bed: $870K (7 sales) Macquarie Fields — 2 bed: $645K (11 sales)

7 vs 11 sales

3 bed $1.06M / $930K
Glenfield — 3 bed: $1.06M (48 sales) Macquarie Fields — 3 bed: $930K (78 sales)

48 vs 78 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $1.16M
Glenfield — 4 bed: $1.22M (25 sales) Macquarie Fields — 4 bed: $1.16M (27 sales)

25 vs 27 sales

5 bed $1.24M / $1.16M
Glenfield — 5 bed: $1.24M (8 sales) Macquarie Fields — 5 bed: $1.16M (9 sales)

8 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
Residential 41% 53%
Infrastructure and transport 27% 15%
Parks and recreation 18% 26%
Environmental 7% 4%
Industrial 6% 0%
Commercial 0% 3%
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 Macquarie Fields
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 Macquarie Fields
Houses 3.9%
$720/wk on $962K
 3.5%
$622/wk on $930K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Schools Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW

Liveability

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100 46/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Glenfield carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 43).

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
Bushfire High
83/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime High
83/100
 High
79/100
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 Macquarie Fields
Inside the suburb 6 7
Rated above peers 1 3
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 2 3
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 5.7 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 7.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 2.2%

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 Macquarie Fields

  • Guise Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Macquarie Fields High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Macquarie Fields Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Macarthur Adventist College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Curran Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • James Meehan High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 13 31
Childcare 6 13
GPs 1 5
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 1 4
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Macquarie Fields sits further from the CBD (45.4 km vs 41.7 km).

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
Walkability score 72/100 79/100
Distance to Sydney 41.7 km 45.4 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 44 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 179.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 230.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 2167
 0.6%
postcode 2564
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2167
 40
postcode 2564

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 Macquarie Fields
Car (driver) 44.1% / 54.2%
Glenfield — Car (driver): 44.1% Macquarie Fields — Car (driver): 54.2%
Worked from Home 39.1% / 27.6%
Glenfield — Worked from Home: 39.1% Macquarie Fields — Worked from Home: 27.6%
Train 10.8% / 10.4%
Glenfield — Train: 10.8% Macquarie Fields — Train: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.2%
Glenfield — Car (passenger): 3.9% Macquarie Fields — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.2%
Glenfield — Walked Only: 1.0% Macquarie Fields — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 0.8% / 1.4%
Glenfield — Bus: 0.8% Macquarie Fields — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.2%).

Setting

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.9 km
3.5 km to a named beach
 21.6 km
1.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
Connectivity score 80/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
3,285 premises
 1%
5,251 premises

Climate

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
Annual rainfall 909 mm 1,038 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Glenfield Macquarie Fields
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

Macquarie Fields

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses

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