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Gladesville sits on the northern shore of the Parramatta River around the Gladesville Bridge, with a compact shopping village along Victoria Road. The suburb mixes older character housing, including Federation and interwar cottages on tree-lined streets, with later units and riverside apartment blocks. Day-to-day life is shaped by foreshore reserves, river walks and a handful of cafes and local shops, while buses along the main road provide the primary public transport link. Overall it feels established, leafy and quietly connected to neighbouring riverside suburbs.

Home to about 12,867 people with a median age of 39, Gladesville is weighted towards families and has a majority of owner-occupied homes (about 60%) alongside roughly 40% renters. Local projects under way or planned include maintenance and upgrades to Gladesville Bridge safety barriers, a new multi-sport facility at Gladesville Reserve, and an accessibility upgrade for Gladesville Library. Whether that mix suits you depends on what you want from a suburb.

For renters in Gladesville the numbers point to a sizeable to large share of local incomes at the last Census. A typical local household earned $2,257 a week at the last Census, so the average house rent of $1,225 a week would use about 54.3% of that income, while the average unit rent of $680 a week would use about 30.1%.

Buying sits well above those local incomes. A median house price of $2,715,000 is about 23.1 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, and the median unit price of $825,000 is about 7.0 times a local annual household income. On these figures, house costs are much more stretched against local incomes and unit prices are also well above what households there earned at the last Census; whether that feels expensive depends on your own circumstances and whether you plan to rent or buy.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Rents rose sharply in Gladesville over the past year while capital values were much quieter. House rents jumped 14.0% over 12 months, even as median house values were marginally lower by 0.8%. On the unit side, rents increased a solid 9.7% while unit values were modestly higher by 2.0%.

Put simply, rental income moved more strongly than property prices on both houses and units in the last year; if rental yield is your priority, the rent figures are the ones to watch, while the value changes reflect the capital growth side. Whether that balance suits your goals and circumstances is for you to decide.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.