Gilead NSW 2560

Gilead sits 68 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 1 hour 5 minutes by car. Census data records 882 residents with a median age of 74 and a median household income of $39,416 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb more than doubled between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $265 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $495. Gilead is characterised by high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

Is Gilead a good suburb?

Gilead scores a D (24/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit, prices, safety, and community.

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 5/100 · 67.7 km · 66 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Above the state median

Median $886K · Cheaper than 77% of NSW

Safety

High bushfire risk

Fire 84/100 · Crime 34/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 74 · 882 residents

D

Liveability Rating

24 / 100 · Ranked #1385 in NSW

Each bar is Gilead's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
25
Bushfire High · Crime Low

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
16
Disadvantaged
Walkability
11
Very car-dependent
CBD access
61
67.7 km · 66 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 25 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 16 × 25% + Walkability rank 11 × 15% + CBD access rank 61 × 10% = 24 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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24 / 100

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Median Land Price

Public listings data

Gilead's land market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $700,000, about 3% above where it sat a year earlier.

Land

$700,000

last 7 quarters
↑ +2.9% year-on-year

Based on 147 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 26 days — median across 17 sales that recorded a listing period

Houses

$885,745

last 5 quarters

15% below its 7 neighbours (median $1,037,500)

↑ +63.2% year-on-year

Based on 80 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 60 days — median across 22 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 4 bed 44 sales $1.15M
  • 5 bed 13 sales $762K

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Gilead are currently listed at around $1.28 million on average. Based on 30 houses listed in the past six months.

$1.28M

last 5 months
↑ +9.9% vs previous 6 months from $1.17M

30 houses listed in the last 6 months.

32 of the suburb's 397 dwellings (8.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Gilead rent for around $840 a week on average, based on 24 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

Houses

$840/wk

last 4 months

29% above its 4 neighbours (median $650/wk)

↓ −1.2% vs previous 6 months from $850/wk

24 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Units

$450/wk

4 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$620/wk
225 bonds
+43% since 2021
2-bed units
$550/wk
85 bonds
+30% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2560 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

132 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2560.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
3.4% around the typical range

$840/week ($44,000 a year) on a $1.28 million median

Not enough unit sales and rentals in the window to calculate a yield.

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Gilead safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Gilead sits in the low band, with 19 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 111% on the prior year.

19 offences

111.1% since 2024
Theft 15 (78.9%)
Arson 1 (5.3%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (5.3%)
Property Damage 1 (5.3%)
Sexual Offences 1 (5.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Where they happened

Appin Road 3 (100.0%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Campbelltown City Council has published 2 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Universities nearby

0.0% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.

Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.

Walkability

Gilead is very car-dependent on foot — at 5/100, nearly all errands require a car.

5
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 16
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Gilead.

27
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
3.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
2.3 arrivals/hr
Saturday
1.1 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
12 min
Span of service
14.9 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Gilead.

39
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
8%
Premises covered
38
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 68%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 24%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 8%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
2 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
21 in suburb
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Campbelltown (NSW): council population

The whole council area, not just Gilead · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
191,285
+1.5% in a year
Change
+2,740
people since 2024
Density
614
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+1,583
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-450
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+1,607
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
2/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Gilead is home to 882 residents, with a median age of 74 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $39,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

882

111.5% since 2016

Median Age

74

2.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$39,416/yr

3.1% since 2016
Bottom 4% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$265/wk

33.8% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$495/mo

Avg Household Size

1.6

5.9% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$24,492/yr

6.3% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

Unoccupied Dwellings

2.8%

21.7% since 2016

Total Dwellings

397

203.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

93.9%

1.3% since 2016

Houses

3.8%

58.7% since 2016

Rental Stress

35.0%

31.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

15.1%

Work From Home

49.2%

164.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Townhouses 388 (97.7%)
Houses 15 (3.8%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 169 (86.2%)
Mortgage 15 (7.7%)
Renting 12 (6.1%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
54.9%
English Spoken at Home
70.2%
Employment Rate
10.3%
25.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
20.1%

Occupations

Clerical & Administrative 28 (31.8%)
Professionals 19 (21.6%)
Managers 12 (13.6%)
Community & Personal Service 11 (12.5%)
Technicians & Trades 8 (9.1%)
Labourers 7 (8.0%)
Sales 5 (5.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 3 (3.4%)

Religion

Christianity 556 (63.0%)
No Religion 82 (9.3%)
Judaism 5 (0.6%)
Buddhism 4 (0.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 67 (7.6%)
Scotland 15 (1.7%)
South Africa 6 (0.7%)
Germany 6 (0.7%)
India 5 (0.6%)
New Zealand 5 (0.6%)
Philippines 5 (0.6%)
Italy 5 (0.6%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 0 (0.0%)
2011-2015 5 (0.6%)
2001-2010 3 (0.3%)
1991-2000 9 (1.0%)
1981-1990 30 (3.4%)
Before 1981 113 (12.8%)

0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

Sydney - South West 30 (3.4%)
Sydney - Inner South West 21 (2.4%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 882 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Croatian 3 (0.3%)

Age Distribution

15-19 3 (0.3%)
25-34 11 (1.2%)
35-44 4 (0.5%)
45-54 14 (1.6%)
55-64 81 (9.2%)
65-74 356 (40.4%)
75-84 309 (35.0%)
85+ 102 (11.6%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 169 (87.6%)
One Parent Families 13 (6.7%)
Couple Families 8 (4.1%)
Group Household 3 (1.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 32 (50.8%)
Worked from Home 31 (49.2%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 104 (11.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 67 (7.6%)
Bachelor Degree 34 (3.9%)
Postgraduate Degree 12 (1.4%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (0.3%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 19 (4.9%)
1 car 281 (72.2%)
2 cars 72 (18.5%)
3 cars 13 (3.3%)
4+ cars 6 (1.5%)

Council Rates

Campbelltown (NSW)
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,443 a year through Campbelltown (NSW) based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,443/yr
17% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Gilead's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 54%
  • Environmental 14%
  • Residential 13%
  • Parks and recreation 12%
  • Infrastructure and transport 4%
  • Other and special use 3%

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Campbelltown (NSW)

The whole council area, not just Gilead · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,788 new dwellings were approved across Campbelltown (NSW). That mix is 1,066 houses and 722 units. Approvals are up 48.4% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,788dwellings
+48.4% YoY
Houses
1,066
detached dwellings
Units
722
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 5.8 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).

PM10 averaged 14.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.97 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 1.

From the Campbelltown West monitoring station, 8.3 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Camden Airport AWS, 13.9 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
21.7 km
Annual rainfall
817 mm
75 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.4°C
17 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
4.2°C
14 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.8%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.04% in 2021
+0.3 points this year

In postcode 2560, 430 of 54,709 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.9% (2,119 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.04%
2022
0.08%
2023
0.21%
2024
0.52%
2025
0.79%

Rooftop solar

44
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.6 kW each

In postcode 2560, 12,888 rooftop-solar systems totalling 85.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 29,410 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 861 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
828
2020
1,308
2021
1,322
2022
1,041
2023
1,094
2024
1,123
2025
708
2026
571

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$3,651
Loan amount
$560,000
Total interest over 30 years
$754,281

35 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2560.

Deposit
$140,000
Stamp duty
$25,687
Cash needed at settlement
$165,687

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Macarthur

Currently held by Mike Freelander Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Mike Freelander 65.6% 34.4% +5.8
2022 Mike Freelander 58.5% 41.5% -0.1
2019 Mike Freelander 58.4% 41.6% -0.1

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Campbelltown District

Currently held by Greg Warren Labor

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Greg Warren ALP 73.3%
2019 Greg Warren ALP 67.0%
2015 Greg Warren ALP 57.3%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Gilead

Is Gilead a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Gilead is low (34/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Gilead?

Gilead has a high recorded bushfire history (84/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Gilead a good place to live?

Gilead has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (24/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Gilead?

Gilead, NSW had a population of 882 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Gilead, NSW?

The postcode for Gilead, NSW is 2560.

How far is Gilead from Sydney?

Gilead is 68 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 66 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Gilead?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Gilead was $39,416 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Gilead?

The median advertised rent in Gilead is $840 a week for houses (24 listings) and $450 a week for units (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Gilead?

The median age of residents in Gilead was 74 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Gilead at risk of bushfire?

Gilead has a high recorded bushfire history (84/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Gilead walkable?

Gilead scores 5/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Gilead?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Gilead (Campbelltown West) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.8 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.8 µg/m³. That puts Gilead below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Gilead?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Gilead, Camden Airport AWS (13.9 km away), summer days average 29.4°C, winter nights 4.2°C, 817 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days, and 17 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Gilead?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Gilead belong to?

Gilead sits within the Campbelltown (NSW) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Gilead?

The average residential rates bill through Campbelltown (NSW) is $1,443 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Gilead?

Across Campbelltown (NSW), 1,788 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 48.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Gilead in?

Gilead sits within the federal Division of Macarthur, currently held by Mike Freelander (Australian Labor Party).

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