Glen Allen vs Cathcart
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Cathcart 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
Glen Allen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 58/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Cathcart
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 37%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cathcart
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 32%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Glen Allen
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (464.6 km vs 487.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (322 min vs 337 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glen Allen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 58/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glen Allen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (223.5% vs -1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glen Allen and Cathcart 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
Cathcart has more residents (106 vs 55); Glen Allen rents higher ($300/wk vs $180/wk).
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 55 | 106 +93% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +223.5% | -1.9% |
| Median age | 39 | 37 |
| Median household income | $48,516/yr | $68,224/yr +41% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +40% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $370,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% same for both | |
| Environmental | 20% same for both | |
| 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
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 72 across Snowy Monaro same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 17% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Cathcart carries more crime risk (58 vs 29); Cathcart carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 67).
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | High 92/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| 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
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 11 | 25 |
Mobility
Cathcart sits further from the CBD (487.4 km vs 464.6 km).
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 464.6 km | 487.4 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 322 min | 337 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2631 | 0.2% postcode 2632 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 2631 | 40 postcode 2632 |
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 (82.9%).
Setting
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 846 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 830 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 17 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 657 mm | 670 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 25.5°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | -0.2°C |
Council rates
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,253/yr same for both | |
| Council | Snowy Monaro same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glen Allen | Cathcart | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Glen Allen
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Glen Allen
Other comparisons with Cathcart
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.