Pleasure Point vs Holsworthy

Holsworthy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Pleasure Point. 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 Pleasure Point: a median of $2.12 million, against $1.25 million in Holsworthy. On these figures, Pleasure Point tends to suit couples, while Holsworthy suits young adults and 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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Pleasure Point carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 35/100)

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

First-home buyers

Holsworthy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,252,500 vs $2,125,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Holsworthy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Pleasure Point

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (40 min vs 99 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (41.1 km vs 60.6 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Pleasure Point

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 35/100)
  • But Holsworthy has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Pleasure Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.8% vs 3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
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.

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Walkability 61 / 0
Pleasure Point — Walkability: 61/100 Holsworthy — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 65
Pleasure Point — Safety: 80/100 Holsworthy — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 4 / 22
Pleasure Point — Low fire risk: 4/100 Holsworthy — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Holsworthy has more residents (5,657 vs 606); Pleasure Point has higher household incomes ($170,352 vs $133,692).

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Population 606 5,657
+833% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.8% +3.3%
Median age 39 31
Median household income $170,352/yr
+22% vs other
 $133,692/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk $515/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
0-4 4.8% / 6.8%
Pleasure Point — 0-4: 4.8% Holsworthy — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 19.0% / 14.9%
Pleasure Point — 5-14: 19.0% Holsworthy — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 8.3% / 8.1%
Pleasure Point — 15-19: 8.3% Holsworthy — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 4.5% / 9.6%
Pleasure Point — 20-24: 4.5% Holsworthy — 20-24: 9.6%
25-34 8.7% / 16.0%
Pleasure Point — 25-34: 8.7% Holsworthy — 25-34: 16.0%
35-44 15.2% / 16.6%
Pleasure Point — 35-44: 15.2% Holsworthy — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 16.0% / 13.7%
Pleasure Point — 45-54: 16.0% Holsworthy — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 12.9% / 9.3%
Pleasure Point — 55-64: 12.9% Holsworthy — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 6.4% / 3.6%
Pleasure Point — 65-74: 6.4% Holsworthy — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 4.1% / 1.2%
Pleasure Point — 75-84: 4.1% Holsworthy — 75-84: 1.2%
85+ 0.7% / 0.2%
Pleasure Point — 85+: 0.7% Holsworthy — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pleasure Point 82.0% couple families
Pleasure Point — Couple Families: 82.0% Pleasure Point — One Parent Families: 8.6% Pleasure Point — Lone Person: 9.4% Pleasure Point — Group Household: 0.0% Pleasure Point — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pleasure Point 11.4% renting
Pleasure Point — Owned Outright: 31.7% Pleasure Point — Mortgage: 56.9% Pleasure Point — Renting: 11.4%
Holsworthy 33.1% renting
Holsworthy — Owned Outright: 18.5% Holsworthy — Mortgage: 48.4% Holsworthy — Renting: 33.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 16.2%
Pleasure Point — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Holsworthy — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 11.7%
Pleasure Point — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Holsworthy — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.0%
Pleasure Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Holsworthy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 7.1%
Pleasure Point — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Holsworthy — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.8%
Pleasure Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Holsworthy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

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.

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
India 4.0% / 8.2%
Pleasure Point — India: 4.0% Holsworthy — India: 8.2%
Bangladesh 1.5% / 2.4%
Pleasure Point — Bangladesh: 1.5% Holsworthy — Bangladesh: 2.4%
Fiji 2.1% / 1.7%
Pleasure Point — Fiji: 2.1% Holsworthy — Fiji: 1.7%
China 1.2% / 2.3%
Pleasure Point — China: 1.2% Holsworthy — China: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.8%
Pleasure Point — New Zealand: 1.3% Holsworthy — New Zealand: 1.8%
Philippines — / 2.8%
Pleasure Point — Philippines: not among its largest Holsworthy — Philippines: 2.8%
Egypt 2.5% / —
Pleasure Point — Egypt: 2.5% Holsworthy — Egypt: not among its largest
England 1.7% / —
Pleasure Point — England: 1.7% Holsworthy — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pleasure Point 94.8% houses
Pleasure Point — Houses: 94.8% Pleasure Point — Townhouses: 3.5% Pleasure Point — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Holsworthy 79.6% houses
Holsworthy — Houses: 79.6% Holsworthy — Townhouses: 19.8% Holsworthy — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Median house price $2,125,000 $1,252,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,410,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 35 days
from 13 sales

Zoning mix

Pleasure Point has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 4%).

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Infrastructure and transport 38% 96%
Residential 37% 1%
Environmental 21% 4%
Parks and recreation 3% 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

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
Approvals change year on year +28% +48%

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.

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Houses — 3.0%
$810/wk on $1.43M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
House price Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 88% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 20% of NSW

Liveability

Pleasure Point is more walkable (61 vs 0); Pleasure Point scores higher overall (60 vs 55).

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Grade B
same for both
Score 60/100 55/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Holsworthy carries more crime risk (35 vs 20); Pleasure Point carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 78).

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
35/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 7.0 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 9.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.4%

Schools in Pleasure Point

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

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

Amenities in the suburb

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 2 20

Mobility

Holsworthy sits further from the CBD (60.6 km vs 41.1 km).

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Walkability score 61/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 41.1 km 60.6 km
+47% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 99 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 95/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 65.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 2172
 1.2%
postcode 2173
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 2172
 47
postcode 2173

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.

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Worked from Home 58.7% / 44.8%
Pleasure Point — Worked from Home: 58.7% Holsworthy — Worked from Home: 44.8%
Car (driver) 38.9% / 38.0%
Pleasure Point — Car (driver): 38.9% Holsworthy — Car (driver): 38.0%
Walked Only — / 8.7%
Pleasure Point — Walked Only: not among its largest Holsworthy — Walked Only: 8.7%
Train 1.2% / 4.5%
Pleasure Point — Train: 1.2% Holsworthy — Train: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 1.2% / 2.5%
Pleasure Point — Car (passenger): 1.2% Holsworthy — Car (passenger): 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.7%).

Setting

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 139 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.9 km 17.8 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Connectivity score 59/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
191 premises
 14%
1,686 premises

Climate

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Annual rainfall 909 mm 1,038 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³ 5.8 µg/m³
PM10 18.2 µg/m³ 14.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.72 pphm 0.97 pphm

Council rates

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Average residential rate $1,322/yr $1,443/yr
Council Liverpool Campbelltown (NSW)

Federal electorate

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Division Hughes Macarthur
Member David Moncrieff Mike Freelander
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pleasure Point Holsworthy
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pleasure Point

Acreage Family Outer Quiet River

Holsworthy

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer River Trains Transport Hub

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