Glossodia NSW 2756
1,335 addresses · 23 streets
Macquarie Electorate › Hawkesbury LGA › Glossodia · 55 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Glossodia is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,865 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $2,119 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glossodia itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 post office
1 service station
Getting around. Train station: Richmond, 7.8 km south · Bus interchange: Windsor Railway Bus Interchange, 9.6 km south · Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 7.6 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 32.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 32.7% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 33.0% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 63.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 69.2%
Population by age in Glossodia
| 0-4 | 241 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 409 |
| 15-19 | 198 |
| 20-24 | 190 |
| 25-34 | 438 |
| 35-44 | 351 |
| 45-54 | 344 |
| 55-64 | 381 |
| 65-74 | 209 |
| 75-84 | 81 |
| 85+ | 16 |
Dwelling types in Glossodia
| House | 910 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Glossodia
| <$650 | 76 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 203 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 378 |
| $3,000+ | 224 |
Top ancestries in Glossodia
| Australian | 1,325 |
|---|---|
| English | 1,234 |
| Scottish | 271 |
| Maltese | 263 |
| Irish | 257 |
| Other | 137 |
Housing tenure in Glossodia
| Owned | 264 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 493 |
| Rented | 147 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Glossodia
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 166 |
| 2 | 357 |
| 3 | 204 |
| 4+ | 171 |
Commute to work in Glossodia
| Car | 849 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 25 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 303 |
Top countries of birth in Glossodia
| England | 73 |
|---|---|
| Malta | 28 |
| New Zealand | 26 |
| Germany | 12 |
| South Africa | 11 |
| United States | 10 |
Languages used at home in Glossodia
| Italian | 14 |
|---|---|
| German | 7 |
| Vietnamese | 4 |
| French | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
6,379 bird observations recorded near Glossodia — most often seen:
- Common Myna (425)
- Magpie-lark (352)
- Willie Wagtail (318)
- Superb Fairy-wren (309)
- Australian Wood Duck (255)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (253)
- Pacific Black Duck (242)
- Double-barred Finch (234)
- Australian Magpie (218)
- Welcome Swallow (212)
- Southern Magpie-lark (201)
- Bell Miner (198)
- Common Starling (198)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Glossodia
- White-faced Heron (196)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (190)
- Red-rumped Parrot (188)
- Laughing Kookaburra (186)
- Red-browed Finch (185)
- Australian Raven (182)
- Noisy Miner (182)
- Straw-necked Ibis (181)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (179)
- Nankeen Kestrel (177)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (174)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (165)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (164)
- Eurasian Blackbird (160)
- Restless Flycatcher (153)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (152)
- House Sparrow (150)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Glossodia:
- East Kurrajong (2.7 km)
- Tennyson (3.4 km)
- Freemans Reach (3.5 km)
- Blaxlands Ridge (4.6 km)
- Richmond Lowlands (5.8 km)
- Cornwallis (6.7 km)
- Wilberforce (6.7 km)
- The Slopes (6.8 km)
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Streets
- Boomerang Drive (136)
- Boundary Road (38)
- Chestnut Drive (70)
- Creek Ridge Road (79)
- Derby Place (7)
- Geakes Road (3)
- Golden Valley Drive (201)
- Grand Parade (66)
- Ian Street (28)
- James Street (12)
- Jordan Avenue (36)
- Kentucky Drive (77)
- Kurmond Road (2)
- Lamrock Avenue (12)
- Macquarie Place (19)
- Mitchell Drive (163)
- Nightingale Square (47)
- Old East Kurrajong Road (12)
- Rose Crescent (23)
- Spinks Road (239)
- Tennyson Road (2)
- Wattle Crescent (59)
- Wenban Road (4)
