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Glenfield NSW 2167

4,166 addresses · 139 streets

Werriwa Electorate › Campbelltown LGA › Glenfield · 31 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Glenfield is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,536 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,070 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

10,536Population
36Median age
$2,070Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Macquarie Fields - Glenfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glenfield itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Glenfield, 300 m west · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 10.4 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 13% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glenfield

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Glenfield NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.0%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201912.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202127.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 59.3%

Population by age in Glenfield
Population by age, Glenfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4799
5-141,405
15-19582
20-24631
25-341,537
35-441,759
45-541,270
55-641,069
65-74727
75-84430
85+327
Dwelling types in Glenfield
Dwelling types, Glenfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,233
Townhouse907
Apartment75
Other7
Households by weekly income in Glenfield
Households by weekly income, Glenfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650359
$650-1,499697
$1,500-2,9991,162
$3,000+817
Top ancestries in Glenfield
Top ancestries, Glenfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other3,524
Australian1,504
English1,432
Indian1,408
Ancestry NS864
Chinese811
Housing tenure in Glenfield
Housing tenure, Glenfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned715
Mortgage1,336
Rented1,093
Other37
Cars per household in Glenfield
Cars per household, Glenfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0232
11,247
21,222
3350
4+138
Commute to work in Glenfield
Commute to work, Glenfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,863
Train306
Bus23
Tram/ferry0
Walked40
Bicycle8
Home1,518
Top countries of birth in Glenfield
Top countries of birth, Glenfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India980
Nepal495
Bangladesh462
Philippines376
China329
New Zealand242
Languages used at home in Glenfield
Languages used at home, Glenfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Bengali626
Nepali610
Arabic395
Hindi379
Mandarin344
Malayalam273

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

21,436 bird observations recorded near Glenfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glenfield

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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