Capertee vs Glen Alice
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Glen Alice: a median of $870,000, against $400,000 in Capertee, though rent is higher in Capertee. On these figures, Capertee tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Capertee has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- Glen Alice carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Capertee has cheaper houses ($400,000 vs $870,000)
- Glen Alice leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 36%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Glen Alice
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 23%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Capertee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 213 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (196 km vs 237.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glen Alice
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glen Alice
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-5.1% vs -10.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Capertee and Glen Alice drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Capertee has more residents (130 vs 56); Glen Alice has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $43,316).
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 130 +57% vs other | 56 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.3% | -5.1% |
| Median age | 53 | 52 |
| Median household income | $43,316/yr | $80,184/yr +85% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $195/wk +5% vs other | $185/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400,000 | $870,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $740,000 |
Zoning mix
Glen Alice has more rural and farming land (98% vs 55%); Capertee has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 2%).
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 55% | 98% |
| Environmental | 45% | 2% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Lithgow same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
Liveability
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Capertee carries more crime risk (59 vs 11); Glen Alice carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 57).
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Capertee
- Capertee Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Glen Alice
- Glen Alice Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 25 | 10 |
Mobility
Glen Alice sits further from the CBD (237.4 km vs 196 km).
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 196 km | 237.4 km +21% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 170 min | 213 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2846 | 0.2% postcode 2849 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2846 | 60 postcode 2849 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).
Setting
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 726 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 330 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 62 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 644 mm | 965 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C | 23.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.2°C | 3.0°C |
Council rates
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,150/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lithgow same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Capertee | Glen Alice | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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