Darlington vs Glenridding

Darlington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 44 in Glenridding. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Glenridding, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Darlington tends to suit families with children, while Glenridding 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Darlington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 35%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Darlington leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)
  • Glenridding has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $333/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Darlington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 9/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (203.9 km vs 206.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Darlington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 9/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Where they sit

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

Darlington Glenridding
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.

Darlington Glenridding
Walkability 79 / 9
Darlington — Walkability: 79/100 Glenridding — Walkability: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Darlington — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glenridding — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Darlington has higher household incomes ($92,872 vs $59,384); Darlington has more residents (378 vs 259).

Darlington Glenridding
Population 378
+31% vs other
 259
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +1.6%
Median age 35 44
Median household income $92,872/yr
+36% vs other
 $59,384/yr
Median weekly rent $333/wk
+14% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Darlington Glenridding
0-4 6.3% / 3.5%
Darlington — 0-4: 6.3% Glenridding — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 13.5% / 8.9%
Darlington — 5-14: 13.5% Glenridding — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 2.6% / 5.8%
Darlington — 15-19: 2.6% Glenridding — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 8.5% / 8.1%
Darlington — 20-24: 8.5% Glenridding — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 17.7% / 11.2%
Darlington — 25-34: 17.7% Glenridding — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 9.5% / 12.0%
Darlington — 35-44: 9.5% Glenridding — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 12.4% / 12.7%
Darlington — 45-54: 12.4% Glenridding — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 11.6% / 13.9%
Darlington — 55-64: 11.6% Glenridding — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 9.0% / 11.6%
Darlington — 65-74: 9.0% Glenridding — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 4.2% / 6.2%
Darlington — 75-84: 4.2% Glenridding — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 3.4% / 1.2%
Darlington — 85+: 3.4% Glenridding — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Darlington 39.0% lone person
Darlington — Lone Person: 39.0% Darlington — Couple Families: 32.2% Darlington — One Parent Families: 21.2% Darlington — Group Household: 7.6%
Glenridding 47.5% lone person
Glenridding — Lone Person: 47.5% Glenridding — Couple Families: 26.2% Glenridding — One Parent Families: 20.0% Glenridding — Group Household: 6.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Darlington 28.8% renting
Darlington — Owned Outright: 29.5% Darlington — Mortgage: 41.7% Darlington — Renting: 28.8%
Glenridding 30.6% renting
Glenridding — Owned Outright: 37.0% Glenridding — Mortgage: 32.4% Glenridding — Renting: 30.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Darlington Glenridding
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 21.6%
Darlington — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Glenridding — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.6%
Darlington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Glenridding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 2.7%
Darlington — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Glenridding — Bachelor Degree: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Darlington — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Glenridding — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

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.

Darlington Glenridding
Philippines 2.6% / —
Darlington — Philippines: 2.6% Glenridding — Philippines: not among its largest
England — / 1.5%
Darlington — England: not among its largest Glenridding — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Darlington — New Zealand: 1.3% Glenridding — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.2%
Darlington — Germany: not among its largest Glenridding — Germany: 1.2%
Ireland — / 1.2%
Darlington — Ireland: not among its largest Glenridding — Ireland: 1.2%
China 0.8% / —
Darlington — China: 0.8% Glenridding — China: not among its largest
Vietnam 0.8% / —
Darlington — Vietnam: 0.8% Glenridding — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Darlington 71.8% houses
Darlington — Houses: 71.8% Darlington — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Darlington — Townhouses: 24.5%
Glenridding 69.4% houses
Glenridding — Houses: 69.4% Glenridding — Flats / Apartments: 30.6% Glenridding — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Darlington Glenridding
Median house price $720,000
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $85,000

Zoning mix

Glenridding has more rural and farming land (100% vs 8%).

Darlington Glenridding
Rural and farming 8% 100%
Residential 60% 0%
Parks and recreation 27% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 0%
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

Darlington Glenridding
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Darlington Glenridding
House price Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW

Liveability

Darlington is more walkable (79 vs 9).

Darlington Glenridding
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Darlington Glenridding
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime — High
76/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Darlington Glenridding
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Darlington Glenridding
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Glenridding sits further from the CBD (206.2 km vs 203.9 km).

Darlington Glenridding
Walkability score 79/100 9/100
Distance to Sydney 203.9 km 206.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 144 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
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.

Darlington Glenridding
Car (driver) 85.4% / 91.9%
Darlington — Car (driver): 85.4% Glenridding — Car (driver): 91.9%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 8.1%
Darlington — Worked from Home: 11.5% Glenridding — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / —
Darlington — Car (passenger): 3.2% Glenridding — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (91.9%).

Setting

Darlington Glenridding
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Darlington Glenridding
Connectivity score 62/100 60/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
186 premises
 34%
152 premises

Climate

Darlington Glenridding
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Darlington Glenridding
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Darlington Glenridding
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Darlington Glenridding
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Darlington Glenridding
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Darlington

Parks Quiet Townhouses

Glenridding

Rural

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