Holsworthy vs St Helens Park

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Holsworthy, most households are couple families. In St Helens Park, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Holsworthy: a median of $1.25 million, against $915,000 in St Helens Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Holsworthy tends to suit couples, while St Helens Park 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

Holsworthy

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

St Helens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($915,000 vs $1,252,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Helens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $515/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

St Helens Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 99 min)
  • But Holsworthy sits closer to the CBD (60.6 km vs 63.7 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

St Helens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

St Helens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 3.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Holsworthy and St Helens Park 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 St Helens Park
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 St Helens Park
Walkability 0 / 52
Holsworthy — Walkability: 0/100 St Helens Park — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 65 / 62
Holsworthy — Safety: 65/100 St Helens Park — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 22 / 8
Holsworthy — Low fire risk: 22/100 St Helens Park — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Holsworthy has higher household incomes ($133,692 vs $96,200); Holsworthy rents higher ($515/wk vs $400/wk).

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Population 5,657 6,647
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +0.7%
Median age 31 33
Median household income $133,692/yr
+28% vs other
 $96,200/yr
Median weekly rent $515/wk
+22% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Holsworthy St Helens Park
0-4 6.8% / 7.9%
Holsworthy — 0-4: 6.8% St Helens Park — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 14.9% / 15.6%
Holsworthy — 5-14: 14.9% St Helens Park — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 8.1% / 6.9%
Holsworthy — 15-19: 8.1% St Helens Park — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 9.6% / 6.9%
Holsworthy — 20-24: 9.6% St Helens Park — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 16.0% / 14.7%
Holsworthy — 25-34: 16.0% St Helens Park — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 16.6% / 14.7%
Holsworthy — 35-44: 16.6% St Helens Park — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 13.7% / 12.5%
Holsworthy — 45-54: 13.7% St Helens Park — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 9.3% / 11.1%
Holsworthy — 55-64: 9.3% St Helens Park — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 3.6% / 6.5%
Holsworthy — 65-74: 3.6% St Helens Park — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 1.2% / 2.6%
Holsworthy — 75-84: 1.2% St Helens Park — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 0.2% / 0.6%
Holsworthy — 85+: 0.2% St Helens Park — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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%
St Helens Park 51.1% couple families
St Helens Park — Couple Families: 51.1% St Helens Park — One Parent Families: 25.3% St Helens Park — Lone Person: 19.6% St Helens Park — Group Household: 2.9% St Helens Park — Other Families: 1.2%
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%
St Helens Park 29.5% renting
St Helens Park — Owned Outright: 21.5% St Helens Park — Mortgage: 49.0% St Helens Park — Renting: 29.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 15.8%
Holsworthy — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% St Helens Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 7.4%
Holsworthy — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% St Helens Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.2%
Holsworthy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% St Helens Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 2.1%
Holsworthy — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% St Helens Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.9%
Holsworthy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% St Helens Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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 St Helens Park
India 8.2% / 1.4%
Holsworthy — India: 8.2% St Helens Park — India: 1.4%
Philippines 2.8% / 1.9%
Holsworthy — Philippines: 2.8% St Helens Park — Philippines: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.2%
Holsworthy — New Zealand: 1.8% St Helens Park — New Zealand: 2.2%
Fiji 1.7% / 1.2%
Holsworthy — Fiji: 1.7% St Helens Park — Fiji: 1.2%
Bangladesh 2.4% / —
Holsworthy — Bangladesh: 2.4% St Helens Park — Bangladesh: not among its largest
China 2.3% / —
Holsworthy — China: 2.3% St Helens Park — China: not among its largest
England — / 1.8%
Holsworthy — England: not among its largest St Helens Park — England: 1.8%

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%
St Helens Park 89.3% houses
St Helens Park — Houses: 89.3% St Helens Park — Townhouses: 10.0% St Helens Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Median house price $1,252,500 $915,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,410,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 13 sales
 21 days
from 41 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 St Helens Park
3 bed $1.22M / $889K
Holsworthy — 3 bed: $1.22M (39 sales) St Helens Park — 3 bed: $889K (85 sales)

39 vs 85 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $1.03M
Holsworthy — 4 bed: $1.32M (21 sales) St Helens Park — 4 bed: $1.03M (37 sales)

21 vs 37 sales

5 bed $1.49M / $1.07M
Holsworthy — 5 bed: $1.49M (9 sales) St Helens Park — 5 bed: $1.07M (6 sales)

9 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Infrastructure and transport 96% 12%
Parks and recreation 0% 39%
Residential 1% 37%
Environmental 4% 6%
Rural and farming 0% 6%
Commercial 0% 2%
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 St Helens Park
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 St Helens Park
Houses 3.0%
$810/wk on $1.43M
 3.7%
$650/wk on $920K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Holsworthy St Helens Park
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Income Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Schools Higher than 88% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

St Helens Park is more walkable (52 vs 0); Holsworthy scores higher overall (55 vs 33).

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Grade B C
Score 55/100 33/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

St Helens Park carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 78).

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
38/100
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
same for both

Schools

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 9.8 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.4% 1.9%

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 St Helens Park

  • St Helens Park Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Woodland Road Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Parks & reserves 9
same for both
Childcare 8 6
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 0 3
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 20 9

Mobility

St Helens Park sits further from the CBD (63.7 km vs 60.6 km).

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Walkability score 0/100 52/100
Distance to Sydney 60.6 km 63.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 58 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 65.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 60.0
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 St Helens Park
Car (driver) 38.0% / 60.8%
Holsworthy — Car (driver): 38.0% St Helens Park — Car (driver): 60.8%
Worked from Home 44.8% / 28.6%
Holsworthy — Worked from Home: 44.8% St Helens Park — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Walked Only 8.7% / 0.7%
Holsworthy — Walked Only: 8.7% St Helens Park — Walked Only: 0.7%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 5.9%
Holsworthy — Car (passenger): 2.5% St Helens Park — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Train 4.5% / 3.0%
Holsworthy — Train: 4.5% St Helens Park — Train: 3.0%
Bus 0.3% / 1.0%
Holsworthy — Bus: 0.3% St Helens Park — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.8%).

Setting

Holsworthy St Helens Park
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
 21.4 km

NBN connectivity

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
1,686 premises
 54%
2,297 premises

Climate

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm 817 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Holsworthy St Helens Park
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Holsworthy St Helens Park
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

St Helens Park

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks River

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