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Gledswood Hills, NSW

Gledswood Hills had a population of 6,112 at the 2021 Census (+255.0% since 2016). Median age 30.9. Median weekly household income $2,767. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Gledswood Hills at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Sydney - South West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gledswood Hills's population grew by 255.0% to 6,112, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 30.9, it is younger than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 22.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 2.3%.

23.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 10.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,821 households.

The median household earns $2,767 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $535 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,717 a month.

29.9% of residents were born overseas, close to the NSW average of 31.0%. 34.7% use a language other than English at home. 22.1% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Gledswood Hills beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureGledswood HillsNSWAustralia
Population6,1128,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+255.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age30.938.438.2
Households1,8212,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.2%21.8%14.3%
Renting23.0%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright10.1%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,767$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$535$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,717$2,142$1,866
Born overseas29.9%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home34.7%28.2%23.6%
No religion22.1%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+255.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 462011
  2. 1,7222016
  3. 6,1122021

Age

Median age 30.9, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Gledswood Hills New South Wales
Share of people by age, Gledswood Hills and New South Wales
0–922.4%
10–1911.0%
20–2913.6%
30–3924.5%
40–4913.7%
50–597.5%
60–694.9%
70–792.0%
80+0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Gledswood Hills at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian27.4%
  2. English20.3%
  3. Italian10.5%
  4. Indian7.2%
  5. Scottish5.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Arabic4.2%
  2. Hindi2.8%
  3. Urdu2.1%
  4. Spanish2.0%
  5. Italian1.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India3.7%
  2. the Philippines3.0%
  3. Iraq1.9%
  4. Fiji1.7%
  5. New Zealand1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Gledswood Hills

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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