Gerogery vs Glenellen
Gerogery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 55 in Glenellen. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glenellen: a median of $1.51 million, against $850,000 in Gerogery, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gerogery tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Glenellen suits older residents.
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 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Gerogery has cheaper houses ($850,000 vs $1,513,700)
- Glenellen has cheaper land ($560,000 vs $950,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Gerogery
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $413/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gerogery
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (329 min vs 344 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (540.7 km vs 557.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Gerogery is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- Glenellen has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gerogery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.1% vs 2.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gerogery and Glenellen 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
Gerogery has more residents (684 vs 130); Glenellen rents higher ($413/wk vs $250/wk).
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 684 +81% vs other | 130 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.1% | +2.4% |
| Median age | 41 | 55 |
| Median household income | $94,588/yr | $112,632/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $413/wk +65% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
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 (3.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $850,000 | $1,513,700 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $950,000 | $560,000 |
Zoning mix
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 100% |
| Residential | 4% | 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
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
Liveability
Gerogery is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 40/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Gerogery carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 29).
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gerogery
- Gerogery Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Glenellen
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 16 | 0 |
Mobility
Glenellen sits further from the CBD (557.2 km vs 540.7 km).
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 540.7 km | 557.2 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 329 min | 344 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2642 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 80 postcode 2642 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 (78.1%).
Setting
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 247 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 249 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 252 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Climate
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 645 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.5°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.64 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gerogery | Glenellen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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