New release-area suburb in Camden Council, part of the Macarthur Region of south-western Sydney — the name was only gazetted on 9 December 2011, recalling the 1830 Gledswood Homestead (heritage-listed at 900 Camden Valley Way) on Dharawal country. Gledswood Hills is a core residential precinct of Sydney's South West Growth Area, built out with modern master-planned communities and house-and-land estates (iBuildNew). The 2021-census-era population of about 6,112 is dominated by young families: 22% of residents were aged 0-9 and 25% aged 30-39. Locals describe a family lifestyle centred on new-estate parks, local shops and the Country Club, with the town centres of nearby Gregory Hills and Oran Park a short drive away.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | South West Sydney |
| Council (LGA) | Camden Council |
| Postcode | 2557 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Public transport to the Sydney CBD takes about 1 hour 10 minutes: line 840 bus from Gledswood Hills to Leppington Station… |
| Median house price | ~$1.35-1.40M (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | ~$1.06-1.17M (mid-2026; mostly newer townhouses) |
| Typical rent | Houses ~$850/week median rent |
| Price growth | House median +5.3% YoY (Proplo, 2026); houses +47.78% and units +98.52% over five years to mid-2026 |
Transport
Gledswood Hills has no railway station — the suburb is served by bus routes connecting to the wider network, with two bus stops within walking distance of most estates and Leppington, Campbelltown and Macarthur stations all reachable by bus (Flatmates.com.au listing). The nearest rail access is Leppington station on the T2 Inner West & Leppington line, in the adjacent suburb of Leppington: Rome2Rio's route from Gledswood Hills to Sydney is a line 840 bus to Leppington Station Stand C, then trains via Glenfield to Central. Major roads including Camden Valley Way and Gregory Hills Drive link the suburb to Camden, Campbelltown and the Hume Motorway corridor.
Schools
Gledswood Hills Public School — NSW government primary school (K-6) in the suburb, one of the area's largest primaries with about 1,010 students enrolled in 2023. Gledswood Hills High School — brand-new NSW government high school for the area: it welcomed its first students early in temporary accommodation set up within Gregory Hills Public School, ahead of its permanent campus, which sits within the Gledswood Hills-Gregory Hills area (about 1.6 km from Gledswood Hills Drive) and runs transition programs with the Gledswood Hills and Gregory Hills primary schools. Gregory Hills Public School — NSW government primary in the adjacent suburb of Gregory Hills, where the high school's founding cohort was accommodated.
Shopping & Amenities
Gledswood Hills has no large shopping centre of its own: everyday needs are met by small local shops within the suburb — listings describe local shops within a few minutes' drive or a short walk of most homes — and by the Country Club Gledswood Hills (91 The Hermitage Way), a family club with bistro dining, a children's play area, live entertainment and views over the Camden region (Country Club Gledswood Hills; findglocal; Flatmates.com.au). The main retail centres are in the adjacent suburbs: Gregory Hills Town Centre (Woolworths, Aldi and 30-plus specialty stores) in Gregory Hills, and Oran Park Podium shopping centre in Oran Park.
Parks & Outdoors
Gledswood Hills' green space is mostly the parks, playgrounds and reserves built into its new estates — one share-house listing advertises a local park with an outdoor gym a minute's walk away (Flatmates.com.au). The suburb sits atop rising ground with rural outlooks: the Country Club promotes its 'breathtaking views of the Camden Region from atop Gledswood Hills', and farmland and rural edges still surround parts of the release area (Country Club Gledswood Hills). The heritage-listed Gledswood homestead at 900 Camden Valley Way anchors the suburb's rural past.
Property Market
The median house price in Gledswood Hills was around ~$1.35-1.40M (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Gledswood Hills is a young, built-out estates market: the suburb only gained its name in 2011 and most stock is modern houses on 300-550 m² lots from the 2010s-2020s release estates, so medians run high relative to older Camden suburbs — house medians cluster around $1.35-1.40M, with recent settled sales from about $1.2M (36 Ballandean Boulevard, sold Feb 2026) to $1.63-1.73M for larger new homes (17 Sage Cres $1,630,993; 29 Mansfield Cct $1,730,000, both Oct 2025) (Homely; Proplo). 'Units' here are largely newer townhouses/duplexes with medians above $1M. Demand is driven by families — 22% of residents are aged under 10 — trading older-Sydney commutes for new housing in the growth area.
New Developments
The suburb itself is the development story: Gledswood Hills was gazetted in 2011 as part of the South West Growth Area release and has been built out with master-planned estates including The Ranges (at 209 Gregory Hills Drive) and Norman Estates (house-and-land packages by builders such as SHAWOOD), with construction continuing through the 2020s. Public infrastructure is following the housing: Gledswood Hills High School opened early in temporary facilities and is building its permanent campus, while the adjacent Gregory Hills-Gledswood Hills corridor is attracting new services and the Country Club Gledswood Hills has been refurbished with expansion plans (Good Morning Macarthur; findglocal).
Jobs & Local Economy
Gledswood Hills is overwhelmingly residential, so most employment is local services — the Country Club, schools (Gledswood Hills Public School and High School), and the suburb's local shops. The adjacent suburbs supply the nearest employment hubs: Gregory Hills Town Centre and the 45-hectare Central Hills Business Park in Gregory Hills, the Oran Park Podium retail centre in Oran Park, and the under-construction Gregory Hills Private Hospital (a 473-bed, $330 million development approved for Gregory Hills, set to become one of NSW's largest private hospitals). Residents also commute to the Campbelltown, Camden and Liverpool employment areas via Camden Valley Way.
Nearby Suburbs
Oran Park, Gregory Hills, Catherine Field, Leppington, Eschol Park, Varroville
Sources & method
Researched 5 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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