A master-planned, golf-estate suburb 42 km south-west of the Sydney CBD in Campbelltown City Council's Macarthur region. The suburb was gazetted on 22 August 1997 (Sydney Info) and built from 1996 as the first gated community in the City of Campbelltown (Campbelltown City Council): in late 2003 residents voted to close the gates at the estate's single entrance, with security guards logging the plates of every vehicle entering — a set-up credited with sharply cutting break-ins and car theft. At its heart is the Macquarie Links International Golf Club's 18-hole, par-72 championship course (about 6,300 m, designed by Robin Nelson), around which executive houses, villas and apartments sit on fairway-fronting streets beside a large community pool, tennis courts and BBQ areas. The profile is affluent and professional: 1,455 residents at the 2021 census (median age 39) with a median household income of $3,188 per week — well above the NSW median. Sydney Info calls Macquarie Links 'the Campbelltown LGA's most distinctive prestige address: a private golf community that offers a lifestyle found more commonly in coastal resort developments than outer suburban Sydney' (Sydney Info).
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | South West Sydney |
| Council (LGA) | Campbelltown City Council |
| Postcode | 2565 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Macquarie Links is about 42 km south-west of the Sydney CBD. A typical public-transport commute runs roughly 60–70 minutes door-to-door:… |
| Median house price | $1,384,000 (median house price, CoreLogic data for the 12 months to 2026 via yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au; an earlier YIP snapshot quoted $1,417,500 — see notes) (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | Not published — only 1 unit sale recorded in 12 months, too thin for a reliable median… |
| Typical rent | $1,000/week ; current 4-bedroom estate houses list around $1,100/week |
| Price growth | House prices fell -7.79% over the 12 months to 2026 after average annual growth of +5.68%… |
Transport
Macquarie Links has no railway station and no TfNSW route inside the gated estate. The estate itself operates a residents' bus service — delivered by MWM Services with a timetabled run around the estate and to/from Ingleburn railway station during weekday morning and afternoon peaks (Macquarie Links Estate). Ingleburn station, on the Main South line about 2–3 km south of the suburb, is the nearest rail access; school bus services (e.g. route 1050, Bardia PS–Ingleburn Station) also pass through the estate on Macquarie Links Drive (busmaps).
Schools
No school operates inside the gated estate itself — school listings and map data show no campus in the suburb (Microburbs; OpenStreetMap). Local public primaries sit a short distance away in directly bordering suburbs: Ingleburn North Public School and Macquarie Fields Public School are each about 1 km from the suburb's centre (Microburbs). Secondary students attend government high schools in the neighbouring suburbs of Ingleburn and Macquarie Fields, such as Ingleburn High School and Macquarie Fields High School.
Shopping & Amenities
The suburb has no retail centre of its own — there are no shops within the estate (OpenStreetMap). Resident amenities are the estate's own facilities: the Macquarie Links International Golf Club with its championship course, clubhouse and functions venue — promoted as 'the preferred golf location for the discerning golfer and business elite of Sydney' (club) — plus the estate Community Centre, resort-style pool, tennis courts, two BBQ areas and landscaped grounds. Everyday shopping is found in adjacent Ingleburn: Ingleburn Fair on Macquarie Road is Ingleburn's main shopping centre, currently being redeveloped with a large new Coles as its centrepiece under the name 'Ingleburn Village' (Pink Pages; South West Voice).
Parks & Outdoors
The Macquarie Links International Golf Course dominates the suburb's open space — a championship 18-hole, par-72 layout of roughly 6,300 m designed by Robin Nelson to complement the natural environment, weaving between the estate's homes. Around the course are the estate's landscaped parks and four playground parks — including playgrounds between Governors Way and Barrack Circuit and between Barrack Circuit and Strathwallen — plus a bushland park and creek corridors along Bunbury Curran Creek, and the community sports complex with tennis courts, pool and BBQ areas (Macquarie Links Estate; OpenStreetMap).
Property Market
The median house price in Macquarie Links was around $1,384,000 (median house price, CoreLogic data for the 12 months to 2026 via yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au; an earlier YIP snapshot quoted $1,417,500 — see notes) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. A prestige, tightly held estate: just 464 properties in the suburb and only 12–14 house sales in the past 12 months, so medians swing on thin volume — YIP/CoreLogic's $1,384,000 median (retrieved Sep 2026) compares with ~$1,417,500 in an earlier YIP snapshot, and buyers pay premiums for fairway-fronting positions (Raine & Horne). The product mix spans houses, villas and apartments delivered across 14 house stages, 3 villa stages and 2 apartment blocks. Households are affluent — 2021 median income $3,188/week, median age 39 — and the estate's gated security, with plate-logging at the entrance, is a key selling point for buyers. Rental yields are modest at ~3.1% given high prices, and the estate bus to Ingleburn station is the main public-transport link for residents who don't drive.
New Developments
The Macquarie Links Estate is complete and mature: construction commenced in 1996 (Campbelltown City Council) on land gazetted as the suburb of Macquarie Links on 22 August 1997 (Sydney Info), and the master plan was fully delivered — 14 stages of houses, 3 stages of villas and 2 apartment blocks, with the community centre, large pool, tennis courts, BBQ areas and playground parks finished around 2018. The estate became Campbelltown's first gated community when residents closed its gates in 2003. With no development land left inside the suburb, growth has shifted to the newer release suburbs around it, and activity within Macquarie Links is limited to the mature estate's renovations and occasional resales (Macquarie Links Estate; Campbelltown City Council).
Jobs & Local Economy
Residents skew professional and executive: the estate's 2021 median household income of $3,188 per week — far above the NSW average — reflects a largely white-collar workforce, many of whom commute to Sydney CBD, Macarthur business parks and Ingleburn's commercial areas. In-suburb employment centres on golf and leisure: the Macquarie Links International Golf Club (pro shop, clubhouse hospitality, course maintenance and event operations) and estate services such as management, security and grounds care (club; Macquarie Links Estate). Retail and light-industrial jobs cluster in nearby Ingleburn, whose main shopping centre anchors the local service economy (Pink Pages).
Nearby Suburbs
Denham Court, Edmondson Park, Glenfield, Ingleburn, Macquarie Fields
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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