Merrylands vs Guildford

Comparing Merrylands and Guildford, NSW: Merrylands has more residents (32,472 vs 24,091); Merrylands carries more crime risk (79 vs 63); and Merrylands has higher household incomes ($76,440 vs $68,328).

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

Merrylands

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (35 vs 17)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 4)
  • has more parks and reserves (38 vs 26)
  • But Guildford carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Merrylands has more GPs (15 vs 6)
  • Guildford carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Merrylands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.5% vs 5.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Merrylands Guildford
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.

Merrylands Guildford
Walkability 96 / 93
Merrylands — Walkability: 96/100 Guildford — Walkability: 93/100
Safety 21 / 37
Merrylands — Safety: 21/100 Guildford — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Merrylands — Low fire risk: 100/100 Guildford — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Merrylands has more residents (32,472 vs 24,091); Merrylands has higher household incomes ($76,440 vs $68,328).

Merrylands Guildford
Population 32,472
+26% vs other
 24,091
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% +7.9%
Median age 33 31
Median household income $76,440/yr
+11% vs other
 $68,328/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+6% vs other
 $378/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Merrylands Guildford
0-4 7.9% / 8.6%
Merrylands — 0-4: 7.9% Guildford — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 12.8% / 14.4%
Merrylands — 5-14: 12.8% Guildford — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 5.6% / 6.9%
Merrylands — 15-19: 5.6% Guildford — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 7.7% / 7.6%
Merrylands — 20-24: 7.7% Guildford — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 18.7% / 17.8%
Merrylands — 25-34: 18.7% Guildford — 25-34: 17.8%
35-44 14.9% / 13.6%
Merrylands — 35-44: 14.9% Guildford — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 11.0% / 10.4%
Merrylands — 45-54: 11.0% Guildford — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 10.1% / 9.7%
Merrylands — 55-64: 10.1% Guildford — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 6.5% / 6.5%
Merrylands — 65-74: 6.5% Guildford — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 3.5% / 3.4%
Merrylands — 75-84: 3.5% Guildford — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 1.3% / 1.3%
Merrylands — 85+: 1.3% Guildford — 85+: 1.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Merrylands 47.7% couple families
Merrylands — Couple Families: 47.7% Merrylands — Lone Person: 26.6% Merrylands — One Parent Families: 16.5% Merrylands — Group Household: 6.6% Merrylands — Other Families: 2.6%
Guildford 47.0% couple families
Guildford — Couple Families: 47.0% Guildford — Lone Person: 27.6% Guildford — One Parent Families: 18.3% Guildford — Group Household: 5.0% Guildford — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Merrylands 49.0% renting
Merrylands — Owned Outright: 23.3% Merrylands — Mortgage: 27.7% Merrylands — Renting: 49.0%
Guildford 49.2% renting
Guildford — Owned Outright: 21.8% Guildford — Mortgage: 29.0% Guildford — Renting: 49.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Merrylands Guildford
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 9.6%
Merrylands — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Guildford — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Certificate III & IV 7.5% / 7.8%
Merrylands — Certificate III & IV: 7.5% Guildford — Certificate III & IV: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 6.7%
Merrylands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Guildford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 3.2%
Merrylands — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Guildford — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.7%
Merrylands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Guildford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

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.

Merrylands Guildford
Lebanon 7.6% / 10.3%
Merrylands — Lebanon: 7.6% Guildford — Lebanon: 10.3%
Afghanistan 4.8% / 4.6%
Merrylands — Afghanistan: 4.8% Guildford — Afghanistan: 4.6%
China 5.4% / 3.2%
Merrylands — China: 5.4% Guildford — China: 3.2%
Pakistan 2.8% / 2.7%
Merrylands — Pakistan: 2.8% Guildford — Pakistan: 2.7%
India 3.3% / 1.6%
Merrylands — India: 3.3% Guildford — India: 1.6%
Nepal 2.9% / 1.6%
Merrylands — Nepal: 2.9% Guildford — Nepal: 1.6%
Iraq 1.8% / 2.2%
Merrylands — Iraq: 1.8% Guildford — Iraq: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Merrylands 48.8% houses
Merrylands — Houses: 48.8% Merrylands — Flats / Apartments: 37.6% Merrylands — Townhouses: 13.6%
Guildford 54.8% houses
Guildford — Houses: 54.8% Guildford — Flats / Apartments: 29.5% Guildford — Townhouses: 15.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Merrylands Guildford
Median house price $1,387,000 $1,325,000
Median unit price $505,500 $482,476
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 225 sales
 26 days
from 146 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Merrylands Guildford
1 bed $440K / $390K
Merrylands — 1 bed: $440K (25 sales) Guildford — 1 bed: $390K (10 sales)

25 vs 10 sales

2 bed $505K / $480K
Merrylands — 2 bed: $505K (251 sales) Guildford — 2 bed: $480K (125 sales)

251 vs 125 sales

3 bed $695K / $810K
Merrylands — 3 bed: $695K (26 sales) Guildford — 3 bed: $810K (17 sales)

26 vs 17 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.

Merrylands Guildford
2 bed $1.25M / $1.23M
Merrylands — 2 bed: $1.25M (37 sales) Guildford — 2 bed: $1.23M (20 sales)

37 vs 20 sales

3 bed $1.31M / $1.31M
Merrylands — 3 bed: $1.31M (115 sales) Guildford — 3 bed: $1.31M (70 sales)

115 vs 70 sales

4 bed $1.39M / $1.3M
Merrylands — 4 bed: $1.39M (64 sales) Guildford — 4 bed: $1.3M (48 sales)

64 vs 48 sales

5 bed $1.64M / $1.57M
Merrylands — 5 bed: $1.64M (38 sales) Guildford — 5 bed: $1.57M (27 sales)

38 vs 27 sales

6 bed $1.62M / $1.52M
Merrylands — 6 bed: $1.62M (8 sales) Guildford — 6 bed: $1.52M (6 sales)

8 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Merrylands Guildford
Residential 83% 73%
Parks and recreation 7% 11%
Commercial 6% 2%
Environmental 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 5%
Industrial 1% 4%
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

Merrylands Guildford
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Merrylands Guildford
Houses 3.6%
$850/wk on $1.25M
 3.3%
$800/wk on $1.25M
Units 6.5%
$650/wk on $520K
 5.8%
$540/wk on $482K

Ranking within NSW

Merrylands Guildford
House price Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW

Liveability

Merrylands Guildford
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Merrylands carries more crime risk (79 vs 63).

Merrylands Guildford
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
63/100
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 19
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Merrylands Guildford
Inside the suburb 6 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 3
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 3.1 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 2.7%

Schools in Merrylands

  • Hilltop Road Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Margaret Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Merrylands East Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Merrylands Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Fowler Road School Government · Combined · Special school below peers
  • Holroyd School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Guildford

  • Granville South Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Guildford Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Merrylands Guildford
Supermarkets 3 2
Cafes & restaurants 8 1
Parks & reserves 38 26
Childcare 35 17
GPs 15 6
Pharmacies 7 5
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 1
Fuel stations 4 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Merrylands Guildford
Walkability score 96/100 93/100
Distance to Sydney 26.2 km
+1% vs other
 25.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 31 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 530.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 389.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2160
 0.4%
postcode 2161
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 2160
 25
postcode 2161

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.

Merrylands Guildford
Car (driver) 48.0% / 52.8%
Merrylands — Car (driver): 48.0% Guildford — Car (driver): 52.8%
Worked from Home 34.0% / 31.0%
Merrylands — Worked from Home: 34.0% Guildford — Worked from Home: 31.0%
Train 9.6% / 8.5%
Merrylands — Train: 9.6% Guildford — Train: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 5.6%
Merrylands — Car (passenger): 4.8% Guildford — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 2.0% / 1.1%
Merrylands — Walked Only: 2.0% Guildford — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.8%).

Setting

Merrylands Guildford
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.8 km 19.1 km

NBN connectivity

Merrylands Guildford
Connectivity score 79/100 85/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
12,210 premises
 37%
8,931 premises

Climate

Merrylands Guildford
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm 909 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C 28.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C 6.4°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Merrylands Guildford
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 6.5 µg/m³
PM10 16.9 µg/m³ 16.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.83 pphm 0.9 pphm

Council rates

Merrylands Guildford
Average residential rate $1,038/yr
same for both
Council Cumberland
same for both

Federal electorate

Merrylands Guildford
Division Blaxland
same for both
Member Jason Clare
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Merrylands Guildford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Merrylands

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub Urban

Guildford

Easy Commute Family Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub Urban Young Families

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