Glen Innes vs Matheson

Matheson is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 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 Matheson, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Glen Innes tends to suit older residents, while Matheson suits families with children 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

Glen Innes

ahead on 3 of the 6 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 Matheson carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 87/100)

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

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Glen Innes has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $284/wk)
  • Matheson leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glen Innes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (439 min vs 451 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (576.9 km vs 592.6 km)
  • But Matheson is more walkable (14/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Glen Innes has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 6%)
  • Matheson is more walkable (14/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glen Innes and Matheson 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 Matheson
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 Matheson
Walkability 4 / 14
Glen Innes — Walkability: 4/100 Matheson — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 13 / 68
Glen Innes — Safety: 13/100 Matheson — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 80 / 76
Glen Innes — Low fire risk: 80/100 Matheson — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Glen Innes has more residents (6,219 vs 50); Matheson has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $47,008).

Glen Innes Matheson
Population 6,219
+99% vs other
 50
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +2.0%
Median age 49 39
Median household income $47,008/yr $97,500/yr
+107% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $284/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Innes Matheson
0-4 4.6% / 14.0%
Glen Innes — 0-4: 4.6% Matheson — 0-4: 14.0%
5-14 11.4% / 12.0%
Glen Innes — 5-14: 11.4% Matheson — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.9% / 8.0%
Glen Innes — 15-19: 5.9% Matheson — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 4.0% / —
Glen Innes — 20-24: 4.0% Matheson — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.1% / —
Glen Innes — 25-34: 10.1% Matheson — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.3% / 16.0%
Glen Innes — 35-44: 9.3% Matheson — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 10.8% / 18.0%
Glen Innes — 45-54: 10.8% Matheson — 45-54: 18.0%
55-64 14.2% / 24.0%
Glen Innes — 55-64: 14.2% Matheson — 55-64: 24.0%
65-74 15.3% / 6.0%
Glen Innes — 65-74: 15.3% Matheson — 65-74: 6.0%
75-84 10.2% / —
Glen Innes — 75-84: 10.2% Matheson — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.9% / —
Glen Innes — 85+: 3.9% Matheson — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

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%
Matheson 100.0% couple families
Matheson — Couple Families: 100.0% Matheson — Lone Person: 0.0% Matheson — One Parent Families: 0.0% Matheson — Group Household: 0.0% Matheson — 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%
Matheson 23.5% renting
Matheson — Owned Outright: 76.5% Matheson — Mortgage: 0.0% Matheson — Renting: 23.5%
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 — Townhouses: 6.0% Glen Innes — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Matheson 100.0% houses
Matheson — Houses: 100.0% Matheson — Townhouses: 0.0% Matheson — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Glen Innes Matheson
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 14.0%
Glen Innes — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Matheson — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 14.0%
Glen Innes — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Matheson — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 8.0%
Glen Innes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Matheson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 6.0%
Glen Innes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Matheson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Glen Innes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Matheson — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Property market

Glen Innes Matheson
Median house price $438,000 —
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 Matheson
Rural and farming 90% 99%
Residential 4% 0%
Environmental 3% 1%
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 Matheson
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 Matheson
Houses 3.6%
$390/wk on $560K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glen Innes Matheson
House price Higher than 11% of NSW —
Income Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Schools Higher than 24% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of NSW —

Liveability

Matheson is more walkable (14 vs 4).

Glen Innes Matheson
Grade D —
Score 17/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Glen Innes carries more crime risk (87 vs 32).

Glen Innes Matheson
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
87/100
 Low
32/100
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 Matheson
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 Matheson

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Innes Matheson
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 1

Mobility

Matheson sits further from the CBD (592.6 km vs 576.9 km).

Glen Innes Matheson
Walkability score 4/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 576.9 km 592.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 439 min 451 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 Matheson
Car (driver) 74.5% / 55.6%
Glen Innes — Car (driver): 74.5% Matheson — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 44.4%
Glen Innes — Worked from Home: 10.2% Matheson — Worked from Home: 44.4%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / —
Glen Innes — Car (passenger): 7.7% Matheson — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 7.1% / —
Glen Innes — Walked Only: 7.1% Matheson — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.5% / —
Glen Innes — Bicycle: 0.5% Matheson — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Glen Innes Matheson
Elevation 1,137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 945 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glen Innes Matheson
Connectivity score 74/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
3,521 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Innes Matheson
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

Matheson

Family Rural Young Families

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