Glen Innes vs Lambs Valley

Lambs Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Glen Innes. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glen Innes, about half of households are people living alone. In Lambs Valley, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lambs Valley: a median of $1.4 million, against $438,000 in Glen Innes, though rent is higher in Glen Innes. On these figures, Glen Innes tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Lambs Valley suits 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

Glen Innes

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Lambs Valley is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Glen Innes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($438,000 vs $1,400,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lambs Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $230/wk)
  • But Glen Innes has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lambs Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (570.8 km vs 576.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glen Innes

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 19%)
  • But Lambs Valley has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Glen Innes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.0% vs -15.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glen Innes and Lambs Valley 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 Innes Lambs Valley
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 Innes Lambs Valley
Walkability 4 / 0
Glen Innes — Walkability: 4/100 Lambs Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 80 / 79
Glen Innes — Low fire risk: 80/100 Lambs Valley — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Glen Innes has more residents (6,219 vs 75); Lambs Valley has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $47,008).

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Population 6,219
+99% vs other
 75
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% -15.7%
Median age 49 46
Median household income $47,008/yr $84,448/yr
+80% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+9% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
0-4 4.6% / 4.0%
Glen Innes — 0-4: 4.6% Lambs Valley — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 11.4% / 6.7%
Glen Innes — 5-14: 11.4% Lambs Valley — 5-14: 6.7%
15-19 5.9% / 5.3%
Glen Innes — 15-19: 5.9% Lambs Valley — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.0% / 4.0%
Glen Innes — 20-24: 4.0% Lambs Valley — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 10.1% / 4.0%
Glen Innes — 25-34: 10.1% Lambs Valley — 25-34: 4.0%
35-44 9.3% / 6.7%
Glen Innes — 35-44: 9.3% Lambs Valley — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 10.8% / 25.3%
Glen Innes — 45-54: 10.8% Lambs Valley — 45-54: 25.3%
55-64 14.2% / 25.3%
Glen Innes — 55-64: 14.2% Lambs Valley — 55-64: 25.3%
65-74 15.3% / 18.7%
Glen Innes — 65-74: 15.3% Lambs Valley — 65-74: 18.7%
75-84 10.2% / —
Glen Innes — 75-84: 10.2% Lambs Valley — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.9% / —
Glen Innes — 85+: 3.9% Lambs Valley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Innes 24.6% couple families
Glen Innes — Couple Families: 24.6% Glen Innes — Lone Person: 51.5% Glen Innes — One Parent Families: 18.2% Glen Innes — Group Household: 4.0% Glen Innes — Other Families: 1.7%
Lambs Valley 66.7% couple families
Lambs Valley — Couple Families: 66.7% Lambs Valley — Lone Person: 33.3% Lambs Valley — One Parent Families: 0.0% Lambs Valley — Group Household: 0.0% Lambs Valley — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Innes 30.6% renting
Glen Innes — Owned Outright: 44.2% Glen Innes — Mortgage: 25.2% Glen Innes — Renting: 30.6%
Lambs Valley 15.2% renting
Lambs Valley — Owned Outright: 48.5% Lambs Valley — Mortgage: 36.4% Lambs Valley — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Innes 90.4% houses
Glen Innes — Houses: 90.4% Glen Innes — Flats / Apartments: 3.6% Glen Innes — Townhouses: 6.0%
Lambs Valley 80.0% houses
Lambs Valley — Houses: 80.0% Lambs Valley — Flats / Apartments: 20.0% Lambs Valley — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 28.0%
Glen Innes — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Lambs Valley — Certificate III & IV: 28.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 16.0%
Glen Innes — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Lambs Valley — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 12.0%
Glen Innes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Lambs Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Glen Innes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Lambs Valley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Glen Innes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Lambs Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Property market

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Median house price $438,000 $1,400,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $235,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 52 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Rural and farming 90% 96%
Residential 4% 0%
Environmental 3% 4%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
New dwellings approved 12
across Glen Innes Severn
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 Innes Lambs Valley
Houses 3.6%
$390/wk on $560K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
House price Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Income Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Schools Higher than 24% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of NSW —

Liveability

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Grade D —
Score 17/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
21/100
Crime High
87/100
 —
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Glen Innes

  • Glen Innes High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Glen Innes Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Glen Innes West Infants School Government · Primary

Schools in Lambs Valley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 0
Parks & reserves 19 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 7 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 12 6

Mobility

Glen Innes sits further from the CBD (576.9 km vs 570.8 km).

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 576.9 km
+1% vs other
 570.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 439 min 437 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2370
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.

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Car (driver) 74.5% / 60.4%
Glen Innes — Car (driver): 74.5% Lambs Valley — Car (driver): 60.4%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 24.5%
Glen Innes — Worked from Home: 10.2% Lambs Valley — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Walked Only 7.1% / 9.4%
Glen Innes — Walked Only: 7.1% Lambs Valley — Walked Only: 9.4%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 5.7%
Glen Innes — Car (passenger): 7.7% Lambs Valley — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bicycle 0.5% / —
Glen Innes — Bicycle: 0.5% Lambs Valley — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.5%).

Setting

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Elevation 1,137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,147 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Connectivity score 74/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
3,521 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Average residential rate $966/yr
same for both
Council Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Federal electorate

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Innes Lambs Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glen Innes

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Lambs Valley

Rural

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