Guildford vs Yennora

Guildford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 43 in Yennora. In Guildford, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. In Yennora, most households rent and most homes are detached houses. Guildford is closer to the city centre: 25.9 km, against 30.8 km. On these figures, Guildford tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yennora suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Guildford

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (17 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (26 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)
  • But Yennora has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Guildford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($482,476 vs $825,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (35% vs 51%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yennora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($226/wk vs $378/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Guildford

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 46/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (31 min vs 38 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (25.9 km vs 30.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Guildford

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 46/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 88/100)
  • But Yennora has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Guildford Yennora
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.

Guildford Yennora
Walkability 93 / 46
Guildford — Walkability: 93/100 Yennora — Walkability: 46/100
Safety 37 / 12
Guildford — Safety: 37/100 Yennora — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Guildford — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yennora — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Guildford has more residents (24,091 vs 1,675); Guildford rents higher ($378/wk vs $226/wk).

Guildford Yennora
Population 24,091
+93% vs other
 1,675
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.9% +3.7%
Median age 31 43
Median household income $68,328/yr
+32% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $378/wk
+40% vs other
 $226/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guildford Yennora
0-4 8.6% / 5.4%
Guildford — 0-4: 8.6% Yennora — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 14.4% / 10.6%
Guildford — 5-14: 14.4% Yennora — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 6.9% / 5.7%
Guildford — 15-19: 6.9% Yennora — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.6% / 7.1%
Guildford — 20-24: 7.6% Yennora — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 17.8% / 12.8%
Guildford — 25-34: 17.8% Yennora — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 13.6% / 10.7%
Guildford — 35-44: 13.6% Yennora — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 10.4% / 11.0%
Guildford — 45-54: 10.4% Yennora — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 9.7% / 11.4%
Guildford — 55-64: 9.7% Yennora — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 6.5% / 9.7%
Guildford — 65-74: 6.5% Yennora — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 3.4% / 7.6%
Guildford — 75-84: 3.4% Yennora — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 1.3% / 8.5%
Guildford — 85+: 1.3% Yennora — 85+: 8.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Guildford 47.0% couple families
Guildford — Couple Families: 47.0% Guildford — Lone Person: 27.6% Guildford — One Parent Families: 18.3% Guildford — Group Household: 5.0% Guildford — Other Families: 2.2%
Yennora 36.0% couple families
Yennora — Couple Families: 36.0% Yennora — Lone Person: 42.2% Yennora — One Parent Families: 14.9% Yennora — Group Household: 3.4% Yennora — Other Families: 3.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Guildford 49.2% renting
Guildford — Owned Outright: 21.8% Guildford — Mortgage: 29.0% Guildford — Renting: 49.2%
Yennora 57.1% renting
Yennora — Owned Outright: 21.8% Yennora — Mortgage: 21.2% Yennora — Renting: 57.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Guildford Yennora
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 7.2%
Guildford — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Yennora — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 7.8% / 8.4%
Guildford — Certificate III & IV: 7.8% Yennora — Certificate III & IV: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 4.0%
Guildford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Yennora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 1.9%
Guildford — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Yennora — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.6%
Guildford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Yennora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.6%).

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.

Guildford Yennora
Lebanon 10.3% / 5.4%
Guildford — Lebanon: 10.3% Yennora — Lebanon: 5.4%
Vietnam 1.9% / 8.7%
Guildford — Vietnam: 1.9% Yennora — Vietnam: 8.7%
Iraq 2.2% / 7.3%
Guildford — Iraq: 2.2% Yennora — Iraq: 7.3%
China 3.2% / 2.9%
Guildford — China: 3.2% Yennora — China: 2.9%
Afghanistan 4.6% / —
Guildford — Afghanistan: 4.6% Yennora — Afghanistan: not among its largest
Pakistan 2.7% / —
Guildford — Pakistan: 2.7% Yennora — Pakistan: not among its largest
Myanmar — / 2.3%
Guildford — Myanmar: not among its largest Yennora — Myanmar: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guildford 54.8% houses
Guildford — Houses: 54.8% Guildford — Flats / Apartments: 29.5% Guildford — Townhouses: 15.7%
Yennora 55.7% houses
Yennora — Houses: 55.7% Yennora — Flats / Apartments: 19.7% Yennora — Townhouses: 24.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Guildford Yennora
Median house price $1,325,000 $1,331,000
Median unit price $482,476 $825,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 146 sales
 23 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Yennora has more industrially zoned land (73% vs 4%).

Guildford Yennora
Residential 73% 15%
Industrial 4% 73%
Parks and recreation 11% 6%
Environmental 5% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 2%
Commercial 2% 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

Guildford Yennora
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Guildford Yennora
Houses 3.3%
$800/wk on $1.25M
 —
Units 5.8%
$540/wk on $482K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Guildford Yennora
House price Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Schools Higher than 3% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 37% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 36% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 92% of NSW —

Liveability

Guildford is more walkable (93 vs 46); Guildford scores higher overall (47 vs 37).

Guildford Yennora
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Yennora carries more crime risk (88 vs 63).

Guildford Yennora
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 High
88/100
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 15
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Guildford Yennora
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 4.9 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 6.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7%
same for both

Schools in Guildford

  • Granville South Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Guildford Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Yennora

  • Verona School Government · Combined · Special school above peers
  • Yennora Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Guildford Yennora
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 26 2
Childcare 17 1
GPs 6 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Yennora sits further from the CBD (30.8 km vs 25.9 km).

Guildford Yennora
Walkability score 93/100 46/100
Distance to Sydney 25.9 km 30.8 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 38 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 389.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 50.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2161
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2161
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.

Guildford Yennora
Car (driver) 52.8% / 50.0%
Guildford — Car (driver): 52.8% Yennora — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 31.0% / 36.1%
Guildford — Worked from Home: 31.0% Yennora — Worked from Home: 36.1%
Train 8.5% / 5.6%
Guildford — Train: 8.5% Yennora — Train: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 7.3%
Guildford — Car (passenger): 5.6% Yennora — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.0%
Guildford — Walked Only: 1.1% Yennora — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.8%).

Setting

Guildford Yennora
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.1 km 20.6 km
4.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Guildford Yennora
Connectivity score 85/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
8,931 premises
 41%
1,103 premises

Climate

Guildford Yennora
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)

Guildford Yennora
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ 6.1 µg/m³
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 16.9 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.9 pphm 0.83 pphm

Council rates

Guildford Yennora
Average residential rate $1,038/yr
same for both
Council Cumberland
same for both

Federal electorate

Guildford Yennora
Division Blaxland
same for both
Member Jason Clare
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Guildford Yennora
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Guildford

Easy Commute Family Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub Urban Young Families

Yennora

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet Retirees Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

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