Glen Alpine vs Mount Annan

Mount Annan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Glen Alpine. 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 Glen Alpine: a median of $1.36 million, against $1.2 million in Mount Annan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Annan tends to suit families with children.

Glen Alpine is a smaller, more established community with a median age of 43 years, while Mount Annan is growing rapidly with 11,784 residents and a median age of 34 years. Glen Alpine residents earn a higher median household income of $138,788 compared to Mount Annan's $129,636, and the suburb scores higher on liveability (66 versus 61) and has lower crime risk (35 versus 43). Mount Annan offers better walkability (58 versus 48) and is slightly closer to the CBD, making it more suited to those prioritising accessibility and a younger demographic, whereas Glen Alpine appeals to buyers seeking a quieter, more affluent setting with lower crime.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Mount Annan

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 5)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Glen Alpine carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 44/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Annan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,195,000 vs $1,360,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Annan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($480/wk vs $570/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Annan

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 48/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (51 min vs 56 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (61.2 km vs 65.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Glen Alpine has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 9%)
  • Mount Annan has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Glen Alpine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Glen Alpine and Mount Annan 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 Mount Annan
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 Mount Annan
Walkability 48 / 56
Glen Alpine — Walkability: 48/100 Mount Annan — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 66 / 56
Glen Alpine — Safety: 66/100 Mount Annan — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 74 / 71
Glen Alpine — Low fire risk: 74/100 Mount Annan — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Mount Annan has more residents (11,784 vs 4,429); Glen Alpine skews older (43 vs 34).

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
Population 4,429 11,784
+166% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% +0.7%
Median age 43 34
Median household income $138,788/yr
+7% vs other
 $129,636/yr
Median weekly rent $570/wk
+16% vs other
 $480/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
0-4 4.7% / 6.7%
Glen Alpine — 0-4: 4.7% Mount Annan — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 11.7% / 17.0%
Glen Alpine — 5-14: 11.7% Mount Annan — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 7.7% / 8.4%
Glen Alpine — 15-19: 7.7% Mount Annan — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 6.6% / 6.6%
Glen Alpine — 20-24: 6.6% Mount Annan — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 10.8% / 11.3%
Glen Alpine — 25-34: 10.8% Mount Annan — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 10.8% / 14.7%
Glen Alpine — 35-44: 10.8% Mount Annan — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 13.5% / 15.5%
Glen Alpine — 45-54: 13.5% Mount Annan — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 17.6% / 11.0%
Glen Alpine — 55-64: 17.6% Mount Annan — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 12.4% / 6.1%
Glen Alpine — 65-74: 12.4% Mount Annan — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 3.6% / 2.2%
Glen Alpine — 75-84: 3.6% Mount Annan — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 0.9% / 0.5%
Glen Alpine — 85+: 0.9% Mount Annan — 85+: 0.5%

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%
Mount Annan 64.8% couple families
Mount Annan — Couple Families: 64.8% Mount Annan — One Parent Families: 17.8% Mount Annan — Lone Person: 14.5% Mount Annan — Group Household: 2.1% Mount Annan — Other Families: 0.9%
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%
Mount Annan 19.8% renting
Mount Annan — Owned Outright: 23.1% Mount Annan — Mortgage: 57.1% Mount Annan — Renting: 19.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 16.4%
Glen Alpine — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Mount Annan — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 10.2%
Glen Alpine — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Mount Annan — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.3%
Glen Alpine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Mount Annan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 3.3%
Glen Alpine — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Mount Annan — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.3%
Glen Alpine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Mount Annan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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 Mount Annan
England 3.5% / 2.7%
Glen Alpine — England: 3.5% Mount Annan — England: 2.7%
India 2.0% / 1.0%
Glen Alpine — India: 2.0% Mount Annan — India: 1.0%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.5%
Glen Alpine — New Zealand: 1.1% Mount Annan — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.2%
Glen Alpine — Philippines: 1.4% Mount Annan — Philippines: 1.2%
China 1.2% / 0.7%
Glen Alpine — China: 1.2% Mount Annan — China: 0.7%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.6%
Glen Alpine — South Africa: 1.2% Mount Annan — South Africa: 0.6%
Fiji — / 0.9%
Glen Alpine — Fiji: not among its largest Mount Annan — Fiji: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Alpine 98.3% houses
Glen Alpine — Houses: 98.3% Glen Alpine — Townhouses: 0.6% Glen Alpine — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Mount Annan 96.2% houses
Mount Annan — Houses: 96.2% Mount Annan — Townhouses: 3.9% Mount Annan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
Median house price $1,360,000 $1,195,000
Median unit price — $625,000
Median land price $1,315,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 18 sales
 19 days
from 70 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 Mount Annan
4 bed $1.33M / $1.18M
Glen Alpine — 4 bed: $1.33M (31 sales) Mount Annan — 4 bed: $1.18M (97 sales)

31 vs 97 sales

5 bed $1.46M / $1.35M
Glen Alpine — 5 bed: $1.46M (15 sales) Mount Annan — 5 bed: $1.35M (39 sales)

15 vs 39 sales

Zoning mix

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
Residential 62% 37%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 48%
Environmental 11% 5%
Parks and recreation 10% 1%
Rural and farming 2% 4%
Industrial 0% 3%
Commercial 0% 2%
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 Mount Annan
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
 1,671
across Camden
Approvals change year on year +48% -21%

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 Mount Annan
Houses 3.6%
$980/wk on $1.4M
 3.1%
$750/wk on $1.24M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
House price Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Annan is more walkable (56 vs 48); Glen Alpine scores higher overall (67 vs 60).

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 60/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Mount Annan carries more crime risk (44 vs 34).

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
44/100
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 Mount Annan
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 3.0 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 4.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.4%

Schools in Glen Alpine

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

Schools in Mount Annan

  • Mount Annan High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mount Annan Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 16
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 7

Mobility

Glen Alpine sits further from the CBD (65.2 km vs 61.2 km).

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
Walkability score 48/100 56/100
Distance to Sydney 65.2 km
+6% vs other
 61.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 51 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 36.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 200.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2560
 0.9%
postcode 2567
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2560
 58
postcode 2567

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 Mount Annan
Car (driver) 50.5% / 57.9%
Glen Alpine — Car (driver): 50.5% Mount Annan — Car (driver): 57.9%
Worked from Home 43.0% / 35.4%
Glen Alpine — Worked from Home: 43.0% Mount Annan — Worked from Home: 35.4%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.9%
Glen Alpine — Car (passenger): 3.9% Mount Annan — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Train 1.7% / 1.8%
Glen Alpine — Train: 1.7% Mount Annan — Train: 1.8%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.6%
Glen Alpine — Walked Only: 0.7% Mount Annan — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.9%).

Setting

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.9 km 27.8 km

NBN connectivity

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
Connectivity score 78/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 61%
1,425 premises
 60%
4,035 premises

Climate

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
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 Mount Annan
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 Mount Annan
Average residential rate $1,443/yr $1,504/yr
Council Campbelltown (NSW) Camden

Federal electorate

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
Division Macarthur Hume
Member Mike Freelander Angus Taylor
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Alpine Mount Annan
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

Mount Annan

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet

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