Forest Grove vs Glanmire
Glanmire is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Forest Grove. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Glanmire tends to suit families with children.
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
Glanmire
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 58/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 63%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Forest Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Forest Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Glanmire
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 180 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (196.4 km vs 206 km)
- But Forest Grove is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Forest Grove is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- Glanmire carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 58/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glanmire
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.7% vs 10.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Forest Grove and Glanmire 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
Glanmire has more residents (186 vs 115); Forest Grove has higher household incomes ($164,632 vs $101,816).
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 115 | 186 +62% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.6% | +17.7% |
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Median household income | $164,632/yr +38% vs other | $101,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $288/wk | $298/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
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 (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,100,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 177 across Bathurst same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 58% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 86% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
Liveability
Forest Grove is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Forest Grove carries more crime risk (58 vs 13).
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 13 |
Mobility
Forest Grove sits further from the CBD (206 km vs 196.4 km).
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 206 km +5% vs other | 196.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 180 min | 165 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2795 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2795 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).
Setting
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 739 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 774 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 44 premises | 0% 73 premises |
Climate
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 644 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | — same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,301/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bathurst same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Forest Grove | Glanmire | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Forest Grove
Glanmire
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Forest Grove
Other comparisons with Glanmire
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.