Glanmire vs Napoleon Reef

Glanmire is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 59 in Napoleon Reef. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glanmire, about half of households are couple families. In Napoleon Reef, most households are couple families. On these figures, Glanmire tends to suit families with children, while Napoleon Reef suits people living alone and couples.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Napoleon Reef

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $298/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Glanmire

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 174 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Napoleon Reef

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)

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 -10.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
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.

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Walkability 0 / 0
Glanmire — Walkability: 0/100 Napoleon Reef — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 78
Glanmire — Safety: 87/100 Napoleon Reef — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 88
Glanmire — Low fire risk: 100/100 Napoleon Reef — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Napoleon Reef skews older (59 vs 40); Glanmire has more residents (186 vs 130).

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Population 186
+30% vs other
 130
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.7% -10.3%
Median age 40 59
Median household income $101,816/yr
+5% vs other
 $96,668/yr
Median weekly rent $298/wk
+28% vs other
 $215/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
0-4 9.7% / 2.3%
Glanmire — 0-4: 9.7% Napoleon Reef — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 9.1% / 10.0%
Glanmire — 5-14: 9.1% Napoleon Reef — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 7.5% / 3.1%
Glanmire — 15-19: 7.5% Napoleon Reef — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 5.4% / 4.6%
Glanmire — 20-24: 5.4% Napoleon Reef — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 8.1% / 6.9%
Glanmire — 25-34: 8.1% Napoleon Reef — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 12.4% / 2.3%
Glanmire — 35-44: 12.4% Napoleon Reef — 35-44: 2.3%
45-54 12.4% / 15.4%
Glanmire — 45-54: 12.4% Napoleon Reef — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 12.9% / 23.1%
Glanmire — 55-64: 12.9% Napoleon Reef — 55-64: 23.1%
65-74 10.8% / 17.7%
Glanmire — 65-74: 10.8% Napoleon Reef — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 8.6% / 10.0%
Glanmire — 75-84: 8.6% Napoleon Reef — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 2.7% / 2.3%
Glanmire — 85+: 2.7% Napoleon Reef — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glanmire 48.8% couple families
Glanmire — Couple Families: 48.8% Glanmire — Lone Person: 24.4% Glanmire — One Parent Families: 26.8%
Napoleon Reef 60.0% couple families
Napoleon Reef — Couple Families: 60.0% Napoleon Reef — Lone Person: 40.0% Napoleon Reef — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glanmire 21.9% renting
Glanmire — Owned Outright: 40.6% Glanmire — Mortgage: 37.5% Glanmire — Renting: 21.9%
Napoleon Reef 0.0% renting
Napoleon Reef — Owned Outright: 62.5% Napoleon Reef — Mortgage: 37.5% Napoleon Reef — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
England 3.2% / 2.3%
Glanmire — England: 3.2% Napoleon Reef — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.6% / 3.8%
Glanmire — New Zealand: 1.6% Napoleon Reef — New Zealand: 3.8%
Lebanon — / 3.8%
Glanmire — Lebanon: not among its largest Napoleon Reef — Lebanon: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 23.1%
Glanmire — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Napoleon Reef — Certificate III & IV: 23.1%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 16.2%
Glanmire — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Napoleon Reef — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 10.0%
Glanmire — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Napoleon Reef — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 6.2%
Glanmire — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Napoleon Reef — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.3%
Glanmire — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Napoleon Reef — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glanmire 100.0% houses
Glanmire — Houses: 100.0%
Napoleon Reef 100.0% houses
Napoleon Reef — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Median house price — $1,015,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Napoleon Reef has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 0%); Glanmire has more rural and farming land (99% vs 81%).

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Rural and farming 99% 81%
Environmental 0% 19%
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

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
House price — Higher than 52% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 61% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 43% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Napoleon Reef carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0).

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
22/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
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

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Waterways 13 3

Mobility

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 196.4 km 197.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 174 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.

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Car (driver) 69.4% / 53.3%
Glanmire — Car (driver): 69.4% Napoleon Reef — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 28.3%
Glanmire — Worked from Home: 17.6% Napoleon Reef — Worked from Home: 28.3%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 10.0%
Glanmire — Car (passenger): 8.2% Napoleon Reef — Car (passenger): 10.0%
Walked Only 4.7% / 8.3%
Glanmire — Walked Only: 4.7% Napoleon Reef — Walked Only: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).

Setting

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Elevation 774 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 773 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 0%
64 premises

Climate

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
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)

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glanmire Napoleon Reef
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glanmire

River Rural Young Families

Napoleon Reef

Retirees River Rural

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