Leppington vs Gledswood Hills

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gledswood Hills: a median of $1.36 million, against $1.23 million in Leppington.

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

Gledswood Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 6)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 70/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 78%)
  • But Leppington has more childcare (13 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Leppington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($806,500 vs $1,115,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,230,000 vs $1,360,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

  • Leppington sits closer to the CBD (51.9 km vs 56.4 km)
  • Gledswood Hills is more walkable (51/100 vs 40/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Gledswood Hills

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 70/100)
  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 40/100)
  • But Leppington has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Leppington Gledswood Hills
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.

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Walkability 40 / 51
Leppington — Walkability: 40/100 Gledswood Hills — Walkability: 51/100
Safety 30 / 46
Leppington — Safety: 30/100 Gledswood Hills — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 69 / 81
Leppington — Low fire risk: 69/100 Gledswood Hills — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Leppington has more residents (9,423 vs 6,112); Gledswood Hills has higher household incomes ($144,560 vs $118,300).

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Population 9,423
+35% vs other
 6,112
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +169.4% —
Median age 32 31
Median household income $118,300/yr $144,560/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+2% vs other
 $540/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leppington Gledswood Hills
0-4 11.2% / 12.9%
Leppington — 0-4: 11.2% Gledswood Hills — 0-4: 12.9%
5-14 14.4% / 16.0%
Leppington — 5-14: 14.4% Gledswood Hills — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 4.7% / 4.5%
Leppington — 15-19: 4.7% Gledswood Hills — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.0% / 4.6%
Leppington — 20-24: 5.0% Gledswood Hills — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 19.6% / 21.6%
Leppington — 25-34: 19.6% Gledswood Hills — 25-34: 21.6%
35-44 17.2% / 20.0%
Leppington — 35-44: 17.2% Gledswood Hills — 35-44: 20.0%
45-54 9.2% / 9.8%
Leppington — 45-54: 9.2% Gledswood Hills — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 7.4% / 6.2%
Leppington — 55-64: 7.4% Gledswood Hills — 55-64: 6.2%
65-74 6.7% / 3.4%
Leppington — 65-74: 6.7% Gledswood Hills — 65-74: 3.4%
75-84 3.7% / 0.8%
Leppington — 75-84: 3.7% Gledswood Hills — 75-84: 0.8%
85+ 0.7% / 0.2%
Leppington — 85+: 0.7% Gledswood Hills — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leppington 67.3% couple families
Leppington — Couple Families: 67.3% Leppington — Lone Person: 18.1% Leppington — One Parent Families: 10.9% Leppington — Group Household: 2.0% Leppington — Other Families: 1.7%
Gledswood Hills 76.1% couple families
Gledswood Hills — Couple Families: 76.1% Gledswood Hills — Lone Person: 11.3% Gledswood Hills — One Parent Families: 10.7% Gledswood Hills — Group Household: 1.4% Gledswood Hills — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leppington 25.6% renting
Leppington — Owned Outright: 22.9% Leppington — Mortgage: 51.5% Leppington — Renting: 25.6%
Gledswood Hills 23.1% renting
Gledswood Hills — Owned Outright: 10.1% Gledswood Hills — Mortgage: 66.8% Gledswood Hills — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 14.0%
Leppington — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Gledswood Hills — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 13.6%
Leppington — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Gledswood Hills — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.8%
Leppington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Gledswood Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 5.1%
Leppington — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Gledswood Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.3%
Leppington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Gledswood Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

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.

Leppington Gledswood Hills
India 4.7% / 3.6%
Leppington — India: 4.7% Gledswood Hills — India: 3.6%
Philippines 2.6% / 2.9%
Leppington — Philippines: 2.6% Gledswood Hills — Philippines: 2.9%
Iraq 3.0% / 1.8%
Leppington — Iraq: 3.0% Gledswood Hills — Iraq: 1.8%
Fiji 2.4% / 1.7%
Leppington — Fiji: 2.4% Gledswood Hills — Fiji: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.6%
Leppington — New Zealand: 1.9% Gledswood Hills — New Zealand: 1.6%
Nepal 2.3% / —
Leppington — Nepal: 2.3% Gledswood Hills — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leppington 95.1% houses
Leppington — Houses: 95.1% Leppington — Flats / Apartments: 4.0% Leppington — Townhouses: 0.8%
Gledswood Hills 97.1% houses
Gledswood Hills — Houses: 97.1% Gledswood Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Gledswood Hills — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Median house price $1,230,000 $1,360,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $806,500 $1,115,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 139 sales
 28 days
from 112 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.

Leppington Gledswood Hills
3 bed $1.06M / $1M
Leppington — 3 bed: $1.06M (24 sales) Gledswood Hills — 3 bed: $1M (14 sales)

24 vs 14 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $1.32M
Leppington — 4 bed: $1.22M (126 sales) Gledswood Hills — 4 bed: $1.32M (105 sales)

126 vs 105 sales

5 bed $1.44M / $1.74M
Leppington — 5 bed: $1.44M (44 sales) Gledswood Hills — 5 bed: $1.74M (40 sales)

44 vs 40 sales

Zoning mix

Leppington has more rural and farming land (41% vs 4%).

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Residential 34% 43%
Rural and farming 41% 4%
Parks and recreation 4% 32%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 9%
Commercial 1% 6%
Environmental 4% 5%
Other and special use 3% 0%
Industrial 3% 0%
Planning zones cover 99% of Leppington and 100% of Gledswood Hills. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Leppington Gledswood Hills
New dwellings approved 1,671
across Camden
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
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.

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Houses 3.4%
$855/wk on $1.3M
 3.3%
$880/wk on $1.38M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Leppington Gledswood Hills
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Income — Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools Higher than 26% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 73% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Gledswood Hills scores higher overall (67 vs 44); Gledswood Hills is more walkable (51 vs 40).

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Grade C B
Score 44/100 67/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Leppington carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 19); Leppington carries more crime risk (70 vs 54).

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
54/100
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

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Inside the suburb 3 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 6.7 km

Schools in Leppington

  • Leppington Anglican College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Leppington Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Amity College Leppington Campus Independent · Primary

Schools in Gledswood Hills

  • Gledswood Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Gledswood Hills High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 3
Parks & reserves 6 9
Childcare 13 7
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 3 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 5 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 9 6

Mobility

Gledswood Hills sits further from the CBD (56.4 km vs 51.9 km).

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Walkability score 40/100 51/100
Distance to Sydney 51.9 km 56.4 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 49 min 53 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 205.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 102.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 2179
 1.7%
postcode 2557
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 2179
 69
postcode 2557

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.

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Car (driver) 51.9% / 52.5%
Leppington — Car (driver): 51.9% Gledswood Hills — Car (driver): 52.5%
Worked from Home 40.7% / 40.5%
Leppington — Worked from Home: 40.7% Gledswood Hills — Worked from Home: 40.5%
Train 3.7% / 3.3%
Leppington — Train: 3.7% Gledswood Hills — Train: 3.3%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 2.5%
Leppington — Car (passenger): 3.0% Gledswood Hills — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only 0.5% / 0.5%
Leppington — Walked Only: 0.5% Gledswood Hills — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.5%).

Setting

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.7 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Connectivity score 99/100 98/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 95%
5,439 premises
 94%
987 premises

Climate

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Leppington Gledswood Hills
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ 5.8 µg/m³
PM10 16.9 µg/m³ 14.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.37 pphm 0.97 pphm

Council rates

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Average residential rate $1,504/yr
same for both
Council Camden
same for both

Federal electorate

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Division Hume Macarthur
Member Angus Taylor Mike Freelander
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Leppington Gledswood Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leppington

Acreage Easy Commute Family Multicultural Outer Transport Hub Young Families

Gledswood Hills

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet River Young Families

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