Glen William vs Alison
Glen William is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Alison. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Glen William: a median of $1.53 million, against $340,000 in Alison, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glen William tends to suit couples, while Alison suits older residents 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 William
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Glen William leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 37%)
- Alison has cheaper houses ($340,000 vs $1,535,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Alison
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Glen William
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (201 km vs 213.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (156 min vs 165 min)
- But Alison is more walkable (15/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Alison
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 5/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Alison
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.3% vs 17.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glen William and Alison 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
Glen William has more residents (143 vs 99); Glen William has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $71,500).
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 143 +31% vs other | 99 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.2% | +30.3% |
| Median age | 49 | 53 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +27% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +16% vs other | $270/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Property market
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,535,000 | $340,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 97% |
| Environmental | 4% | 1% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| 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 William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Dungog same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 93% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
Liveability
Alison is more walkable (15 vs 5).
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 66/100 | — |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Glen William
- Glen William Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Alison
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 14 | 5 |
Mobility
Alison sits further from the CBD (213.2 km vs 201 km).
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 15/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 201 km | 213.2 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 156 min | 165 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2321 | 0.6% postcode 2420 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2321 | 52 postcode 2420 |
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 (70.0%).
Setting
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.7 km | 31.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 67 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 996 mm | 1,327 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C | — |
Council rates
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,646/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dungog same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glen William | Alison | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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