Glen Alpine vs Menangle Park

Menangle Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Glen Alpine. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glen Alpine, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Menangle Park, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Glen Alpine: a median of $1.36 million, against $1.04 million in Menangle Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glen Alpine tends to suit couples, while Menangle Park suits renters and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 Alpine

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 97/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Menangle Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($670,000 vs $1,315,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,037,500 vs $1,360,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Menangle Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $570/wk)
  • But Glen Alpine leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glen Alpine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Glen Alpine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.9% vs -12.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
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.

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Walkability 48 / 41
Glen Alpine — Walkability: 48/100 Menangle Park — Walkability: 41/100
Safety 66 / 3
Glen Alpine — Safety: 66/100 Menangle Park — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 74 / 61
Glen Alpine — Low fire risk: 74/100 Menangle Park — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Glen Alpine has more residents (4,429 vs 224); Glen Alpine has higher household incomes ($138,788 vs $87,724).

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Population 4,429
+95% vs other
 224
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% -12.8%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $138,788/yr
+37% vs other
 $87,724/yr
Median weekly rent $570/wk
+12% vs other
 $500/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
0-4 4.7% / 4.9%
Glen Alpine — 0-4: 4.7% Menangle Park — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.7% / 12.5%
Glen Alpine — 5-14: 11.7% Menangle Park — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 7.7% / 9.8%
Glen Alpine — 15-19: 7.7% Menangle Park — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 6.6% / 8.0%
Glen Alpine — 20-24: 6.6% Menangle Park — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 10.8% / 11.6%
Glen Alpine — 25-34: 10.8% Menangle Park — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 10.8% / 13.8%
Glen Alpine — 35-44: 10.8% Menangle Park — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 13.5% / 10.3%
Glen Alpine — 45-54: 13.5% Menangle Park — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 17.6% / 15.6%
Glen Alpine — 55-64: 17.6% Menangle Park — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 12.4% / 8.0%
Glen Alpine — 65-74: 12.4% Menangle Park — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 3.6% / 4.0%
Glen Alpine — 75-84: 3.6% Menangle Park — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 0.9% / 3.1%
Glen Alpine — 85+: 0.9% Menangle Park — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Alpine 72.6% couple families
Glen Alpine — Couple Families: 72.6% Glen Alpine — One Parent Families: 13.8% Glen Alpine — Lone Person: 11.5% Glen Alpine — Group Household: 1.4% Glen Alpine — Other Families: 0.6%
Menangle Park 38.0% couple families
Menangle Park — Couple Families: 38.0% Menangle Park — One Parent Families: 30.0% Menangle Park — Lone Person: 26.0% Menangle Park — Group Household: 6.0% Menangle Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Alpine 8.1% renting
Glen Alpine — Owned Outright: 41.6% Glen Alpine — Mortgage: 50.3% Glen Alpine — Renting: 8.1%
Menangle Park 47.1% renting
Menangle Park — Owned Outright: 31.4% Menangle Park — Mortgage: 21.4% Menangle Park — Renting: 47.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 16.1%
Glen Alpine — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Menangle Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 4.0%
Glen Alpine — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Menangle Park — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 3.6%
Glen Alpine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Menangle Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / —
Glen Alpine — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Menangle Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Glen Alpine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Menangle Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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.

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
England 3.5% / 4.0%
Glen Alpine — England: 3.5% Menangle Park — England: 4.0%
India 2.0% / —
Glen Alpine — India: 2.0% Menangle Park — India: not among its largest
Indonesia — / 1.8%
Glen Alpine — Indonesia: not among its largest Menangle Park — Indonesia: 1.8%
Philippines 1.4% / —
Glen Alpine — Philippines: 1.4% Menangle Park — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 1.2% / —
Glen Alpine — South Africa: 1.2% Menangle Park — South Africa: not among its largest
China 1.2% / —
Glen Alpine — China: 1.2% Menangle Park — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Alpine 98.3% houses
Glen Alpine — Houses: 98.3% Glen Alpine — Flats / Apartments: 1.1% Glen Alpine — Townhouses: 0.6%
Menangle Park 94.2% houses
Menangle Park — Houses: 94.2% Menangle Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.8% Menangle Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Median house price $1,360,000 $1,037,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,315,000 $670,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 18 sales
 32 days
from 38 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
4 bed $1.33M / $1.16M
Glen Alpine — 4 bed: $1.33M (31 sales) Menangle Park — 4 bed: $1.16M (44 sales)

31 vs 44 sales

5 bed $1.46M / $1.25M
Glen Alpine — 5 bed: $1.46M (15 sales) Menangle Park — 5 bed: $1.25M (29 sales)

15 vs 29 sales

Zoning mix

Menangle Park has more rural and farming land (21% vs 2%).

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Residential 62% 26%
Parks and recreation 10% 26%
Rural and farming 2% 21%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 7%
Environmental 11% 10%
Industrial 0% 9%
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 Alpine Menangle Park
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +48%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Houses 3.6%
$980/wk on $1.4M
 3.4%
$850/wk on $1.3M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
House price Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Grade B —
Score 67/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Menangle Park carries more crime risk (97 vs 34); Menangle Park carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 26).

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
34/100
 High
97/100
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 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 3.0 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 0.0%

Schools in Glen Alpine

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Menangle Park

  • Broughton Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Walkability score 48/100 41/100
Distance to Sydney 65.2 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 36.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 35.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2560
 1.0%
postcode 2563
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2560
 —

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.

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Car (driver) 50.5% / 60.7%
Glen Alpine — Car (driver): 50.5% Menangle Park — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 43.0% / 29.8%
Glen Alpine — Worked from Home: 43.0% Menangle Park — Worked from Home: 29.8%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 9.5%
Glen Alpine — Car (passenger): 3.9% Menangle Park — Car (passenger): 9.5%
Train 1.7% / —
Glen Alpine — Train: 1.7% Menangle Park — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.7% / —
Glen Alpine — Walked Only: 0.7% Menangle Park — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).

Setting

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.9 km 25.8 km

NBN connectivity

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Connectivity score 78/100 97/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 61%
1,425 premises
 95%
898 premises

Climate

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Alpine Menangle Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glen Alpine

Large Blocks Outer Parks

Menangle Park

Outer Quiet Trains

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