Kellyville vs Glenhaven

Kellyville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Glenhaven. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glenhaven: a median of $2.58 million, against $1.92 million in Kellyville. Glenhaven is closer to the city centre: 33.9 km, against 38.1 km. On these figures, Kellyville tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Glenhaven suits 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

Kellyville

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (20 vs 5)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 7)
  • But Glenhaven carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 26/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kellyville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($2,278,500 vs $4,420,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,920,000 vs $2,580,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kellyville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 7%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Kellyville is more walkable (72/100 vs 63/100)
  • Glenhaven sits closer to the CBD (33.9 km vs 38.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Glenhaven

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 12%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 26/100)
  • But Kellyville has more GPs (4 vs 1)

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

Investors

Kellyville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.0% vs 2.5%)

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Kellyville Glenhaven
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.

Kellyville Glenhaven
Walkability 72 / 63
Kellyville — Walkability: 72/100 Glenhaven — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 74 / 85
Kellyville — Safety: 74/100 Glenhaven — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 78 / 75
Kellyville — Low fire risk: 78/100 Glenhaven — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Kellyville has more residents (27,011 vs 6,619); Glenhaven skews older (48 vs 38).

Kellyville Glenhaven
Population 27,011
+75% vs other
 6,619
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +1.8%
Median age 38 48
Median household income $158,288/yr
+17% vs other
 $131,664/yr
Median weekly rent $630/wk $650/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kellyville Glenhaven
0-4 5.8% / 3.1%
Kellyville — 0-4: 5.8% Glenhaven — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 15.9% / 13.9%
Kellyville — 5-14: 15.9% Glenhaven — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 7.7% / 7.6%
Kellyville — 15-19: 7.7% Glenhaven — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 6.4% / 5.7%
Kellyville — 20-24: 6.4% Glenhaven — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 9.7% / 5.9%
Kellyville — 25-34: 9.7% Glenhaven — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 16.7% / 9.9%
Kellyville — 35-44: 16.7% Glenhaven — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 15.1% / 13.7%
Kellyville — 45-54: 15.1% Glenhaven — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 10.5% / 13.1%
Kellyville — 55-64: 10.5% Glenhaven — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 7.4% / 11.7%
Kellyville — 65-74: 7.4% Glenhaven — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 4.0% / 10.7%
Kellyville — 75-84: 4.0% Glenhaven — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ 1.1% / 4.8%
Kellyville — 85+: 1.1% Glenhaven — 85+: 4.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kellyville 74.4% couple families
Kellyville — Couple Families: 74.4% Kellyville — Lone Person: 12.0% Kellyville — One Parent Families: 11.2% Kellyville — Group Household: 1.6% Kellyville — Other Families: 0.7%
Glenhaven 62.9% couple families
Glenhaven — Couple Families: 62.9% Glenhaven — Lone Person: 26.3% Glenhaven — One Parent Families: 8.9% Glenhaven — Group Household: 1.3% Glenhaven — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kellyville 19.8% renting
Kellyville — Owned Outright: 26.2% Kellyville — Mortgage: 54.0% Kellyville — Renting: 19.8%
Glenhaven 7.3% renting
Glenhaven — Owned Outright: 48.6% Glenhaven — Mortgage: 44.1% Glenhaven — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kellyville Glenhaven
Bachelor Degree 20.4% / 19.3%
Kellyville — Bachelor Degree: 20.4% Glenhaven — Bachelor Degree: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 10.0%
Kellyville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Glenhaven — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Certificate III & IV 7.8% / 10.1%
Kellyville — Certificate III & IV: 7.8% Glenhaven — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 9.6% / 6.1%
Kellyville — Postgraduate Degree: 9.6% Glenhaven — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.5%
Kellyville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Glenhaven — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Kellyville Glenhaven
India 7.6% / 1.8%
Kellyville — India: 7.6% Glenhaven — India: 1.8%
England 2.4% / 5.4%
Kellyville — England: 2.4% Glenhaven — England: 5.4%
China 5.7% / 2.0%
Kellyville — China: 5.7% Glenhaven — China: 2.0%
South Africa 2.1% / 1.3%
Kellyville — South Africa: 2.1% Glenhaven — South Africa: 1.3%
Philippines 1.9% / —
Kellyville — Philippines: 1.9% Glenhaven — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Kellyville — New Zealand: not among its largest Glenhaven — New Zealand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kellyville 87.7% houses
Kellyville — Houses: 87.7% Kellyville — Townhouses: 6.8% Kellyville — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Glenhaven 74.4% houses
Glenhaven — Houses: 74.4% Glenhaven — Townhouses: 23.8% Glenhaven — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kellyville Glenhaven
Median house price $1,920,000 $2,580,000
Median unit price $810,000 —
Median land price $2,278,500 $4,420,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 326 sales
 28 days
from 72 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.

Kellyville Glenhaven
3 bed $1.55M / $1.64M
Kellyville — 3 bed: $1.55M (45 sales) Glenhaven — 3 bed: $1.64M (10 sales)

45 vs 10 sales

4 bed $1.86M / $2.3M
Kellyville — 4 bed: $1.86M (195 sales) Glenhaven — 4 bed: $2.3M (53 sales)

195 vs 53 sales

5 bed $2.25M / $2.87M
Kellyville — 5 bed: $2.25M (104 sales) Glenhaven — 5 bed: $2.87M (58 sales)

104 vs 58 sales

6 bed $2.92M / $2.98M
Kellyville — 6 bed: $2.92M (11 sales) Glenhaven — 6 bed: $2.98M (12 sales)

11 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

Glenhaven has more rural and farming land (52% vs 0%); Glenhaven has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 1%).

Kellyville Glenhaven
Residential 80% 24%
Rural and farming 0% 52%
Environmental 1% 16%
Parks and recreation 10% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 1%
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

Kellyville Glenhaven
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
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.

Kellyville Glenhaven
Houses 3.0%
$980/wk on $1.7M
 2.5%
$1,250/wk on $2.56M
Units 4.9%
$730/wk on $780K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Kellyville Glenhaven
House price Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools Higher than 78% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 60% of NSW —

Liveability

Kellyville is more walkable (72 vs 63).

Kellyville Glenhaven
Grade A
same for both
Score 80/100 81/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kellyville carries more crime risk (26 vs 15).

Kellyville Glenhaven
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
15/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kellyville Glenhaven
Inside the suburb 8 1
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kellyville

  • Bella Vista Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kellyville Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • William Clarke College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Kellyville High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Sherwood Ridge Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Glenhaven

  • Glenhaven Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kellyville Glenhaven
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 2
Parks & reserves 17 7
Childcare 20 5
GPs 4 1
Pharmacies 3 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 17 4

Mobility

Kellyville sits further from the CBD (38.1 km vs 33.9 km).

Kellyville Glenhaven
Walkability score 72/100 63/100
Distance to Sydney 38.1 km
+11% vs other
 33.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 38 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 633.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 198.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.1%
postcode 2155
 1.8%
postcode 2156
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2155
 58
postcode 2156

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.

Kellyville Glenhaven
Worked from Home 53.8% / 52.8%
Kellyville — Worked from Home: 53.8% Glenhaven — Worked from Home: 52.8%
Car (driver) 39.6% / 41.7%
Kellyville — Car (driver): 39.6% Glenhaven — Car (driver): 41.7%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 3.0%
Kellyville — Car (passenger): 2.8% Glenhaven — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Train 2.2% / 1.0%
Kellyville — Train: 2.2% Glenhaven — Train: 1.0%
Bus 1.1% / 0.6%
Kellyville — Bus: 1.1% Glenhaven — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

Kellyville Glenhaven
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.9 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Kellyville Glenhaven
Connectivity score 83/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 70%
9,365 premises
 6%
2,540 premises

Climate

Kellyville Glenhaven
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kellyville Glenhaven
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kellyville Glenhaven
Average residential rate $1,204/yr
same for both
Council The Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Kellyville Glenhaven
Division Mitchell Berowra
Member Alex Hawke Julian Leeser
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kellyville Glenhaven
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kellyville

Multicultural Outer Parks Premium Professionals

Glenhaven

Outer Parks Premium Professionals Quiet Retirees Townhouses

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