Gladesville is a riverside suburb roughly 10 km north-west of the Sydney CBD, spread across the LGAs of the City of Ryde and the Municipality of Hunter's Hill, and part of the federal electorate of Bennelong. At the 2021 census it had 12,867 residents, an affluent suburb where the top occupation groups were Professionals (35.2%) and Managers (21.6%), with median weekly household income of $2,257 well above the national figure. It possesses riverside views and bush settings along the Parramatta River, and the nearby Gladesville Bridge — a Sydney landmark linking the Lower North Shore to the Inner West — takes its name from the suburb.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Ryde District |
| Council (LGA) | City of Ryde and Municipality of Hunter's Hill |
| Postcode | 2111 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Direct bus services along Victoria Road take about 20 minutes to the Sydney CBD with no transfers… |
| Median house price | ~$2.8M–$3.0M depending on tracker: realestate.com.au reported a median house price of $2,845,000–$2,865,000 over the last year, view.com.au a median sale price of $2,900,000, and YIP $3,000,000 with 118 house sales in the past 12 months (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | ~$750,000–$778,000 |
Transport
Gladesville has no railway station; Victoria Road, the suburb's main thoroughfare, carries frequent bus routes connecting the suburb to the Sydney CBD and Ryde, with some services continuing as far as Parramatta, and bus services along Pittwater Road connect with Chatswood and Woolwich. Nearby Huntleys Point has a ferry wharf (Huntleys Point ferry wharf) in the neighbouring suburb of Huntleys Point on the Parramatta River.
Schools
There are four primary schools in the suburb: Gladesville Public School, Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Christ Church Gladesville Preschool and Boronia Park Public School, and Gladesville is near a number of prestigious private schools. Riverside Girls High School — the NSW government girls' high school — is a short distance away in the suburb of Huntleys Point ; St Joseph's College, the Catholic boys' college, sits nearby in Hunters Hill.
Shopping & Amenities
The main commercial district is centred on Victoria Road, the suburb's main thoroughfare, anchored by the Coles-supermarket Gladesville Shopping Village off Cowell Street, with Greek, Mexican and Italian cafes and restaurants; entertainment venues include the Bayview Hotel, The Sawdust Hotel, Gladesville 'Sporties' Bowling Club and the Gladesville RSL Club.
Parks & Outdoors
Gladesville possesses riverside views and bush settings along the Parramatta River. Banjo Paterson Park, on Punt Road at the water's edge with views across Looking Glass Bay, includes historic Rockend Cottage — where the poet Banjo Paterson lived in the 1870s and 1880s — plus a jetty, playgrounds, BBQs and gazebo (City of Ryde). The historic Gladesville hospital precinct joins the Bedlam Bay walk, where remnants of the Great North Road and the walls of the Bedlam Bay ferry survive, and the site of the 1838 Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum — the first purpose-built mental asylum in NSW — now holds many State Heritage Register-listed buildings. Aboriginal rock carvings can be seen in Glades Bay Park.
Property Market
The median house price in Gladesville was around ~$2.8M–$3.0M depending on tracker: realestate.com.au reported a median house price of $2,845,000–$2,865,000 over the last year, view.com.au a median sale price of $2,900,000, and YIP $3,000,000 with 118 house sales in the past 12 months (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Riverside and harbour-view pockets command a clear premium, and established low-density housing meets council's high-density residential redevelopment plans along the Victoria Road corridor, which some residents oppose in favour of preserving the boutique shopping village mix. Trackers vary by method: onthehouse.com.au put 5-year median value growth for Gladesville houses at 6.26% (units 3.93%), while YIP reported ~$3.0M house median with houses averaging 60 days on market. Current market rental medians were not retrievable from open trackers at research time.
New Developments
Development is limited and infill-style in this established, tightly-held riverside suburb: the main change agenda is council-backed high-density residential redevelopment and strip mall shopping centres along the Victoria Road corridor, which some local residents oppose. Historic precincts such as the former Gladesville Mental Hospital site remain heritage-protected and are a focus of community debate over redevelopment.
Jobs & Local Economy
Local employment is concentrated in retail, hospitality and professional services around the Victoria Road commercial centre and the Gladesville Shopping Village precinct. Gladesville's workforce is heavily professional and managerial (Professionals 35.2%, Managers 21.6% at the 2021 census), with many residents commuting to the Sydney CBD by direct Victoria Road buses or to the Macquarie Park business corridor.
Nearby Suburbs
Henley, Huntleys Point, Hunters Hill, Woolwich, Tennyson Point, Putney, Ryde
Sources & method
Researched 4 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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