Kings Langley vs Glenwood

Glenwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Kings Langley. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glenwood: a median of $1.7 million, against $1.55 million in Kings Langley, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glenwood tends to suit couples.

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

Glenwood

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 6)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 39/100)
  • But Kings Langley has more parks and reserves (17 vs 8)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kings Langley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $590/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 68/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Glenwood

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 39/100)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 68/100)
  • But Kings Langley has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kings Langley Glenwood
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.

Kings Langley Glenwood
Walkability 68 / 88
Kings Langley — Walkability: 68/100 Glenwood — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 61 / 71
Kings Langley — Safety: 61/100 Glenwood — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kings Langley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glenwood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenwood has more residents (15,829 vs 9,354); Glenwood has higher household incomes ($159,536 vs $127,764).

Kings Langley Glenwood
Population 9,354 15,829
+69% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -1.9%
Median age 41 37
Median household income $127,764/yr $159,536/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk $590/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley Glenwood
0-4 5.9% / 5.1%
Kings Langley — 0-4: 5.9% Glenwood — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.9% / 15.9%
Kings Langley — 5-14: 13.9% Glenwood — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 6.4% / 8.0%
Kings Langley — 15-19: 6.4% Glenwood — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 5.6% / 7.4%
Kings Langley — 20-24: 5.6% Glenwood — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 8.9% / 9.9%
Kings Langley — 25-34: 8.9% Glenwood — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 15.1% / 16.8%
Kings Langley — 35-44: 15.1% Glenwood — 35-44: 16.8%
45-54 13.7% / 15.9%
Kings Langley — 45-54: 13.7% Glenwood — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 11.8% / 11.1%
Kings Langley — 55-64: 11.8% Glenwood — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 12.1% / 6.8%
Kings Langley — 65-74: 12.1% Glenwood — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 5.0% / 2.7%
Kings Langley — 75-84: 5.0% Glenwood — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 1.7% / 0.5%
Kings Langley — 85+: 1.7% Glenwood — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley 63.5% couple families
Kings Langley — Couple Families: 63.5% Kings Langley — Lone Person: 19.3% Kings Langley — One Parent Families: 14.2% Kings Langley — Group Household: 1.7% Kings Langley — Other Families: 1.3%
Glenwood 77.2% couple families
Glenwood — Couple Families: 77.2% Glenwood — Lone Person: 8.2% Glenwood — One Parent Families: 11.9% Glenwood — Group Household: 1.5% Glenwood — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley 12.8% renting
Kings Langley — Owned Outright: 39.2% Kings Langley — Mortgage: 48.1% Kings Langley — Renting: 12.8%
Glenwood 19.9% renting
Glenwood — Owned Outright: 24.9% Glenwood — Mortgage: 55.2% Glenwood — Renting: 19.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kings Langley Glenwood
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 20.5%
Kings Langley — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Glenwood — Bachelor Degree: 20.5%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 7.7%
Kings Langley — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Glenwood — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.8%
Kings Langley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Glenwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 10.2%
Kings Langley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Glenwood — Postgraduate Degree: 10.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.7%
Kings Langley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Glenwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Kings Langley Glenwood
India 3.6% / 18.7%
Kings Langley — India: 3.6% Glenwood — India: 18.7%
China 2.5% / 2.7%
Kings Langley — China: 2.5% Glenwood — China: 2.7%
Philippines 1.0% / 4.0%
Kings Langley — Philippines: 1.0% Glenwood — Philippines: 4.0%
England 3.0% / 1.4%
Kings Langley — England: 3.0% Glenwood — England: 1.4%
Sri Lanka 1.0% / 3.0%
Kings Langley — Sri Lanka: 1.0% Glenwood — Sri Lanka: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.5%
Kings Langley — New Zealand: 1.6% Glenwood — New Zealand: 1.5%
Fiji — / 1.7%
Kings Langley — Fiji: not among its largest Glenwood — Fiji: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley 94.1% houses
Kings Langley — Houses: 94.1% Kings Langley — Townhouses: 4.6% Kings Langley — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Glenwood 97.2% houses
Glenwood — Houses: 97.2% Glenwood — Townhouses: 2.6% Glenwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kings Langley Glenwood
Median house price $1,550,000 $1,700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 116 sales
 26 days
from 176 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.

Kings Langley Glenwood
3 bed $1.46M / $1.25M
Kings Langley — 3 bed: $1.46M (45 sales) Glenwood — 3 bed: $1.25M (29 sales)

45 vs 29 sales

4 bed $1.53M / $1.69M
Kings Langley — 4 bed: $1.53M (75 sales) Glenwood — 4 bed: $1.69M (116 sales)

75 vs 116 sales

5 bed $1.68M / $1.83M
Kings Langley — 5 bed: $1.68M (23 sales) Glenwood — 5 bed: $1.83M (47 sales)

23 vs 47 sales

Zoning mix

Kings Langley Glenwood
Residential 81% 64%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 28%
Parks and recreation 12% 7%
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

Kings Langley Glenwood
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Kings Langley Glenwood
Houses 3.0%
$850/wk on $1.45M
 3.1%
$915/wk on $1.55M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kings Langley Glenwood
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 82% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Glenwood is more walkable (88 vs 68); Glenwood scores higher overall (86 vs 78).

Kings Langley Glenwood
Grade A
same for both
Score 78/100 86/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kings Langley carries more crime risk (39 vs 29).

Kings Langley Glenwood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
29/100
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 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kings Langley Glenwood
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 9.7 km
 None

Schools in Kings Langley

  • Vardys Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kings Langley Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Glenwood

  • Caddies Creek Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Glenwood High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Holy Cross Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Parklea Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kings Langley Glenwood
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 17 8
Childcare 6 10
GPs 2 4
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Kings Langley Glenwood
Walkability score 68/100 88/100
Distance to Sydney 36.7 km 38 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 310.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 541.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2147
 2.6%
postcode 2768
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2147
 68
postcode 2768

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.

Kings Langley Glenwood
Worked from Home 52.0% / 52.7%
Kings Langley — Worked from Home: 52.0% Glenwood — Worked from Home: 52.7%
Car (driver) 41.9% / 38.4%
Kings Langley — Car (driver): 41.9% Glenwood — Car (driver): 38.4%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.2%
Kings Langley — Car (passenger): 2.7% Glenwood — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Train 1.4% / 2.5%
Kings Langley — Train: 1.4% Glenwood — Train: 2.5%
Bus 1.2% / 2.4%
Kings Langley — Bus: 1.2% Glenwood — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.7%).

Setting

Kings Langley Glenwood
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 30.1 km

NBN connectivity

Kings Langley Glenwood
Connectivity score 75/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
3,345 premises
 62%
4,732 premises

Climate

Kings Langley Glenwood
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kings Langley Glenwood
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ 6.1 µg/m³
PM10 17.6 µg/m³ 15.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.88 pphm 0.53 pphm

Council rates

Kings Langley Glenwood
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Kings Langley Glenwood
Division Greenway
same for both
Member Michelle Rowland
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kings Langley Glenwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kings Langley

Outer Parks

Glenwood

Multicultural Outer Parks Professionals Urban

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