Clarence Town vs Glen William

Clarence Town is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 49 in Glen William. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clarence Town, most households are couple families. In Glen William, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Glen William: a median of $1.53 million, against $840,000 in Clarence Town, though rent is higher in Clarence Town. On these figures, Clarence Town tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Glen William suits people living alone.

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

Clarence Town

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 55%)
  • But Glen William has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Clarence Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($840,000 vs $1,535,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glen William

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $365/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Clarence Town

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 156 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (192.2 km vs 201 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clarence Town

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 5/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Clarence Town and Glen William drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Clarence Town Glen William
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Clarence Town Glen William
Walkability 67 / 5
Clarence Town — Walkability: 67/100 Glen William — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 37 / 34
Clarence Town — Safety: 37/100 Glen William — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 33 / 80
Clarence Town — Low fire risk: 33/100 Glen William — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Clarence Town has more residents (2,265 vs 143); Glen William skews older (49 vs 39).

Clarence Town Glen William
Population 2,265
+94% vs other
 143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% +17.2%
Median age 39 49
Median household income $100,568/yr
+3% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+12% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clarence Town Glen William
0-4 6.8% / 4.2%
Clarence Town — 0-4: 6.8% Glen William — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 14.3% / 13.3%
Clarence Town — 5-14: 14.3% Glen William — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.3% / 5.6%
Clarence Town — 15-19: 5.3% Glen William — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.7% / 2.8%
Clarence Town — 20-24: 3.7% Glen William — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 12.3% / 11.2%
Clarence Town — 25-34: 12.3% Glen William — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 13.0% / 10.5%
Clarence Town — 35-44: 13.0% Glen William — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.5% / 18.9%
Clarence Town — 45-54: 13.5% Glen William — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 14.8% / 18.9%
Clarence Town — 55-64: 14.8% Glen William — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 11.2% / 12.6%
Clarence Town — 65-74: 11.2% Glen William — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 4.2% / 2.8%
Clarence Town — 75-84: 4.2% Glen William — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 0.8% / —
Clarence Town — 85+: 0.8% Glen William — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clarence Town 59.9% couple families
Clarence Town — Couple Families: 59.9% Clarence Town — Lone Person: 24.5% Clarence Town — One Parent Families: 12.4% Clarence Town — Group Household: 2.7% Clarence Town — Other Families: 0.6%
Glen William 45.2% couple families
Glen William — Couple Families: 45.2% Glen William — Lone Person: 45.2% Glen William — One Parent Families: 9.7% Glen William — Group Household: 0.0% Glen William — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clarence Town 9.5% renting
Clarence Town — Owned Outright: 35.7% Clarence Town — Mortgage: 54.8% Clarence Town — Renting: 9.5%
Glen William 19.1% renting
Glen William — Owned Outright: 36.2% Glen William — Mortgage: 44.7% Glen William — Renting: 19.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clarence Town 98.1% houses
Clarence Town — Houses: 98.1% Clarence Town — Flats / Apartments: 1.1% Clarence Town — Townhouses: 0.8%
Glen William 100.0% houses
Glen William — Houses: 100.0% Glen William — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Glen William — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Clarence Town Glen William
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 18.9%
Clarence Town — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Glen William — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 10.5%
Clarence Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Glen William — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 10.5%
Clarence Town — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Glen William — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.8%
Clarence Town — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Glen William — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.1%
Clarence Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Glen William — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Property market

Clarence Town Glen William
Median house price $840,000 $1,535,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,025,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 11 days
from 8 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Glen William has more rural and farming land (94% vs 45%); Clarence Town has more land zoned for conservation (39% vs 4%).

Clarence Town Glen William
Rural and farming 45% 94%
Environmental 39% 4%
Residential 15% 3%
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

Clarence Town Glen William
New dwellings approved 55
across Dungog
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Clarence Town Glen William
House price Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Clarence Town is more walkable (67 vs 5).

Clarence Town Glen William
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Clarence Town carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 20).

Clarence Town Glen William
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
66/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Clarence Town Glen William
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Clarence Town

  • Clarence Town Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Glen William

  • Glen William Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clarence Town Glen William
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 8 0
Childcare 2 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 12 14

Mobility

Glen William sits further from the CBD (201 km vs 192.2 km).

Clarence Town Glen William
Walkability score 67/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 192.2 km 201 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 156 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2321
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2321
same for both

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.

Clarence Town Glen William
Car (driver) 72.0% / 58.0%
Clarence Town — Car (driver): 72.0% Glen William — Car (driver): 58.0%
Worked from Home 22.8% / 42.0%
Clarence Town — Worked from Home: 22.8% Glen William — Worked from Home: 42.0%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / —
Clarence Town — Car (passenger): 3.5% Glen William — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.7% / —
Clarence Town — Walked Only: 1.7% Glen William — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

Clarence Town Glen William
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.7 km 22.7 km

NBN connectivity

Clarence Town Glen William
Connectivity score 49/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
957 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Clarence Town Glen William
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Clarence Town Glen William
Average residential rate $1,646/yr
same for both
Council Dungog
same for both

Federal electorate

Clarence Town Glen William
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clarence Town Glen William
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clarence Town

Acreage Parks Quiet River

Glen William

Rural

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