Holsworthy vs Airds

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Holsworthy, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Airds, the large majority of households rent. Houses cost more in Holsworthy: a median of $1.25 million, against $884,000 in Airds, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Holsworthy tends to suit couples, while Airds suits renters, families with children, and 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

Holsworthy

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 92/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Holsworthy leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 54%)
  • Airds has cheaper houses ($883,500 vs $1,252,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Airds

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (79% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $515/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Airds

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (54 min vs 99 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (58.2 km vs 60.6 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Airds

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 5%)
  • But Holsworthy carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Airds

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.6% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Holsworthy Airds
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.

Holsworthy Airds
Walkability 0 / 69
Holsworthy — Walkability: 0/100 Airds — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 65 / 8
Holsworthy — Safety: 65/100 Airds — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 22 / 7
Holsworthy — Low fire risk: 22/100 Airds — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Holsworthy has higher household incomes ($133,692 vs $49,088); Holsworthy rents higher ($515/wk vs $220/wk).

Holsworthy Airds
Population 5,657
+42% vs other
 3,265
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +11.6%
Median age 31 29
Median household income $133,692/yr
+63% vs other
 $49,088/yr
Median weekly rent $515/wk
+57% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Holsworthy Airds
0-4 6.8% / 8.7%
Holsworthy — 0-4: 6.8% Airds — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 14.9% / 18.3%
Holsworthy — 5-14: 14.9% Airds — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 8.1% / 9.0%
Holsworthy — 15-19: 8.1% Airds — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 9.6% / 6.8%
Holsworthy — 20-24: 9.6% Airds — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 16.0% / 14.1%
Holsworthy — 25-34: 16.0% Airds — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 16.6% / 13.5%
Holsworthy — 35-44: 16.6% Airds — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 13.7% / 10.3%
Holsworthy — 45-54: 13.7% Airds — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 9.3% / 9.2%
Holsworthy — 55-64: 9.3% Airds — 55-64: 9.2%
65-74 3.6% / 6.6%
Holsworthy — 65-74: 3.6% Airds — 65-74: 6.6%
75-84 1.2% / 2.9%
Holsworthy — 75-84: 1.2% Airds — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 0.2% / 0.5%
Holsworthy — 85+: 0.2% Airds — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Holsworthy 70.0% couple families
Holsworthy — Couple Families: 70.0% Holsworthy — One Parent Families: 15.0% Holsworthy — Lone Person: 12.2% Holsworthy — Group Household: 1.6% Holsworthy — Other Families: 1.3%
Airds 31.7% couple families
Airds — Couple Families: 31.7% Airds — One Parent Families: 36.1% Airds — Lone Person: 26.0% Airds — Group Household: 3.4% Airds — Other Families: 2.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Holsworthy 33.1% renting
Holsworthy — Owned Outright: 18.5% Holsworthy — Mortgage: 48.4% Holsworthy — Renting: 33.1%
Airds 79.3% renting
Airds — Owned Outright: 3.2% Airds — Mortgage: 17.5% Airds — Renting: 79.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Holsworthy Airds
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 3.9%
Holsworthy — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Airds — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 8.3%
Holsworthy — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Airds — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 4.1%
Holsworthy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Airds — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 2.2%
Holsworthy — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Airds — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.4%
Holsworthy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Airds — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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.

Holsworthy Airds
India 8.2% / 1.7%
Holsworthy — India: 8.2% Airds — India: 1.7%
Bangladesh 2.4% / 2.9%
Holsworthy — Bangladesh: 2.4% Airds — Bangladesh: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.8% / 3.4%
Holsworthy — New Zealand: 1.8% Airds — New Zealand: 3.4%
Philippines 2.8% / 0.8%
Holsworthy — Philippines: 2.8% Airds — Philippines: 0.8%
Fiji 1.7% / 1.3%
Holsworthy — Fiji: 1.7% Airds — Fiji: 1.3%
China 2.3% / —
Holsworthy — China: 2.3% Airds — China: not among its largest
Lebanon — / 1.3%
Holsworthy — Lebanon: not among its largest Airds — Lebanon: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Holsworthy 79.6% houses
Holsworthy — Houses: 79.6% Holsworthy — Townhouses: 19.8% Holsworthy — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Airds 82.0% houses
Airds — Houses: 82.0% Airds — Townhouses: 16.9% Airds — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Holsworthy Airds
Median house price $1,252,500 $883,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,410,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 13 sales
 19 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.

Holsworthy Airds
3 bed $1.22M / $810K
Holsworthy — 3 bed: $1.22M (39 sales) Airds — 3 bed: $810K (29 sales)

39 vs 29 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $945K
Holsworthy — 4 bed: $1.32M (21 sales) Airds — 4 bed: $945K (23 sales)

21 vs 23 sales

Zoning mix

Holsworthy Airds
Infrastructure and transport 96% 14%
Residential 1% 50%
Parks and recreation 0% 32%
Commercial 0% 4%
Environmental 4% 1%
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

Holsworthy Airds
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.

Holsworthy Airds
Houses 3.0%
$810/wk on $1.43M
 3.4%
$600/wk on $908K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Holsworthy Airds
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Income Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Schools Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Airds is more walkable (69 vs 0); Holsworthy scores higher overall (55 vs 27).

Holsworthy Airds
Grade B D
Score 55/100 27/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Airds carries more crime risk (92 vs 35); Airds carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 78).

Holsworthy Airds
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
93/100
Crime Low
35/100
 High
92/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Holsworthy Airds
Inside the suburb 4 5
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 9.8 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 3.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.4% 0.5%

Schools in Holsworthy

  • Holsworthy Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Christopher's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Holsworthy High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Aspect Macarthur School, Holsworthy Independent · Primary · Special school

Schools in Airds

  • Briar Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Airds High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • John Warby Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Aspect Macarthur School, Airds Independent · Primary · Special school
  • Dorchester School Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Holsworthy Airds
Parks & reserves 9 3
Childcare 8 5
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 20 0

Mobility

Holsworthy sits further from the CBD (60.6 km vs 58.2 km).

Holsworthy Airds
Walkability score 0/100 69/100
Distance to Sydney 60.6 km
+4% vs other
 58.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 54 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 65.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 82.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2173
 0.8%
postcode 2560
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2173
 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.

Holsworthy Airds
Car (driver) 38.0% / 62.8%
Holsworthy — Car (driver): 38.0% Airds — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 44.8% / 17.4%
Holsworthy — Worked from Home: 44.8% Airds — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 10.3%
Holsworthy — Car (passenger): 2.5% Airds — Car (passenger): 10.3%
Train 4.5% / 6.2%
Holsworthy — Train: 4.5% Airds — Train: 6.2%
Walked Only 8.7% / 1.5%
Holsworthy — Walked Only: 8.7% Airds — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus 0.3% / 1.7%
Holsworthy — Bus: 0.3% Airds — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).

Setting

Holsworthy Airds
Elevation 139 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 21.6 km

NBN connectivity

Holsworthy Airds
Connectivity score 75/100 82/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
1,686 premises
 68%
1,460 premises

Climate

Holsworthy Airds
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Holsworthy Airds
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

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

Federal electorate

Holsworthy Airds
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Holsworthy Airds
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Holsworthy

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer River Trains Transport Hub

Airds

Family Outer Parks River Young Families

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