Holsworthy vs Long Point

Holsworthy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 54 in Long Point. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Holsworthy, most households are couple families. In Long Point, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Long Point: a median of $2.52 million, against $1.25 million in Holsworthy, though rent is higher in Holsworthy. On these figures, Holsworthy tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Long Point 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

Holsworthy

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Long Point has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 80%)

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

First-home buyers

Holsworthy

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,252,500 vs $2,525,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Long Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $515/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 20%)
  • But Holsworthy has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Long Point

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (50 min vs 99 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (46.2 km vs 60.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Long Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 5%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Holsworthy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.3% vs -18.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Holsworthy and Long 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.

Holsworthy Long 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.

Holsworthy Long Point
Walkability 0 / 21
Holsworthy — Walkability: 0/100 Long Point — Walkability: 21/100
Low fire risk 22 / 52
Holsworthy — Low fire risk: 22/100 Long Point — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Holsworthy has more residents (5,657 vs 173); Holsworthy rents higher ($515/wk vs $160/wk).

Holsworthy Long Point
Population 5,657
+97% vs other
 173
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% -18.4%
Median age 31 54
Median household income $133,692/yr
+31% vs other
 $92,300/yr
Median weekly rent $515/wk
+69% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Holsworthy Long Point
0-4 6.8% / 2.3%
Holsworthy — 0-4: 6.8% Long Point — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 14.9% / 11.0%
Holsworthy — 5-14: 14.9% Long Point — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 8.1% / 2.9%
Holsworthy — 15-19: 8.1% Long Point — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 9.6% / 4.0%
Holsworthy — 20-24: 9.6% Long Point — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 16.0% / 8.1%
Holsworthy — 25-34: 16.0% Long Point — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 16.6% / 8.1%
Holsworthy — 35-44: 16.6% Long Point — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 13.7% / 12.7%
Holsworthy — 45-54: 13.7% Long Point — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 9.3% / 20.8%
Holsworthy — 55-64: 9.3% Long Point — 55-64: 20.8%
65-74 3.6% / 13.3%
Holsworthy — 65-74: 3.6% Long Point — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 1.2% / 11.6%
Holsworthy — 75-84: 1.2% Long Point — 75-84: 11.6%
85+ 0.2% / —
Holsworthy — 85+: 0.2% Long Point — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Holsworthy 70.0% couple families
Holsworthy — Couple Families: 70.0% Holsworthy — Lone Person: 12.2% Holsworthy — One Parent Families: 15.0% Holsworthy — Group Household: 1.6% Holsworthy — Other Families: 1.3%
Long Point 52.4% couple families
Long Point — Couple Families: 52.4% Long Point — Lone Person: 38.1% Long Point — One Parent Families: 9.5% Long Point — Group Household: 0.0% Long Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families 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%
Long Point 4.8% renting
Long Point — Owned Outright: 60.3% Long Point — Mortgage: 34.9% Long Point — Renting: 4.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Holsworthy Long Point
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 22.5%
Holsworthy — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Long Point — Certificate III & IV: 22.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 11.6%
Holsworthy — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Long Point — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 9.2%
Holsworthy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Long Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 2.3%
Holsworthy — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Long Point — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.9%
Holsworthy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Long Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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 Long Point
India 8.2% / —
Holsworthy — India: 8.2% Long Point — India: not among its largest
England — / 5.8%
Holsworthy — England: not among its largest Long Point — England: 5.8%
Lebanon — / 2.9%
Holsworthy — Lebanon: not among its largest Long Point — Lebanon: 2.9%
Philippines 2.8% / —
Holsworthy — Philippines: 2.8% Long Point — Philippines: not among its largest
Bangladesh 2.4% / —
Holsworthy — Bangladesh: 2.4% Long Point — Bangladesh: not among its largest
China 2.3% / —
Holsworthy — China: 2.3% Long Point — China: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.8% / —
Holsworthy — New Zealand: 1.8% Long Point — New Zealand: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.7%
Holsworthy — Vietnam: not among its largest Long Point — Vietnam: 1.7%

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%
Long Point 100.0% houses
Long Point — Houses: 100.0% Long Point — Townhouses: 0.0% Long Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Holsworthy Long Point
Median house price $1,252,500 $2,525,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,410,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 13 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Long Point has more land zoned for conservation (36% vs 4%).

Holsworthy Long Point
Infrastructure and transport 96% 5%
Parks and recreation 0% 59%
Environmental 4% 36%
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 Long Point
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 Long Point
Houses 3.0%
$810/wk on $1.43M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Holsworthy Long Point
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Income Higher than 90% of NSW —
Schools Higher than 88% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of NSW —

Liveability

Long Point is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Holsworthy Long Point
Grade B —
Score 55/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Holsworthy carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 48).

Holsworthy Long Point
Bushfire High
78/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Low
35/100
 —
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Holsworthy Long Point
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 9.8 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 9.9 km

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 Long Point

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

Amenities in the suburb

Holsworthy Long Point
Parks & reserves 9 0
Childcare 8 1
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 20 0

Mobility

Holsworthy sits further from the CBD (60.6 km vs 46.2 km).

Holsworthy Long Point
Walkability score 0/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 60.6 km
+24% vs other
 46.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 50 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2173
 0.6%
postcode 2564
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2173
 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.

Holsworthy Long Point
Car (driver) 38.0% / 53.8%
Holsworthy — Car (driver): 38.0% Long Point — Car (driver): 53.8%
Worked from Home 44.8% / 41.5%
Holsworthy — Worked from Home: 44.8% Long Point — Worked from Home: 41.5%
Walked Only 8.7% / 4.6%
Holsworthy — Walked Only: 8.7% Long Point — Walked Only: 4.6%
Train 4.5% / —
Holsworthy — Train: 4.5% Long Point — Train: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.5% / —
Holsworthy — Car (passenger): 2.5% Long Point — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).

Setting

Holsworthy Long Point
Elevation 139 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 21.0 km
1.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Holsworthy Long Point
Connectivity score 75/100 56/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
1,686 premises
 19%
70 premises

Climate

Holsworthy Long Point
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 Long Point
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³ 6.8 µg/m³
PM10 14.8 µg/m³ 18.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.97 pphm 0.72 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Holsworthy Long Point
Division Macarthur Hughes
Member Mike Freelander David Moncrieff
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Holsworthy Long Point
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

Long Point

Outer

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