Glenbawn vs Gundy

Glenbawn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Gundy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Gundy tends to suit older residents.

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

Gundy

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 80/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • But Glenbawn is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Glenbawn has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 6%)
  • Gundy has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenbawn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 221 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (281.1 km vs 289.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gundy

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Glenbawn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.7% vs -19.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenbawn Gundy
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.

Glenbawn Gundy
Walkability 0 / 0
Glenbawn — Walkability: 0/100 Gundy — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 56
Glenbawn — Safety: 20/100 Gundy — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 69 / 73
Glenbawn — Low fire risk: 69/100 Gundy — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Gundy has more residents (165 vs 89); Glenbawn has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $79,300).

Glenbawn Gundy
Population 89 165
+85% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.7% -19.1%
Median age 38 50
Median household income $117,000/yr
+32% vs other
 $79,300/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+7% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenbawn Gundy
0-4 3.4% / 2.4%
Glenbawn — 0-4: 3.4% Gundy — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 13.5% / 10.9%
Glenbawn — 5-14: 13.5% Gundy — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 3.4% / 5.5%
Glenbawn — 15-19: 3.4% Gundy — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.5% / 6.7%
Glenbawn — 20-24: 4.5% Gundy — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 15.7% / 3.6%
Glenbawn — 25-34: 15.7% Gundy — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 24.7% / 13.3%
Glenbawn — 35-44: 24.7% Gundy — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.2% / 17.0%
Glenbawn — 45-54: 11.2% Gundy — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 21.3% / 17.0%
Glenbawn — 55-64: 21.3% Gundy — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 4.5% / 15.8%
Glenbawn — 65-74: 4.5% Gundy — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 — / 3.6%
Glenbawn — 75-84: not among its largest Gundy — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 1.8%
Glenbawn — 85+: not among its largest Gundy — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenbawn 35.0% lone person
Glenbawn — Lone Person: 35.0% Glenbawn — Couple Families: 30.0% Glenbawn — One Parent Families: 35.0% Glenbawn — Group Household: 0.0%
Gundy 41.5% lone person
Gundy — Lone Person: 41.5% Gundy — Couple Families: 43.9% Gundy — One Parent Families: 7.3% Gundy — Group Household: 7.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenbawn 21.7% renting
Glenbawn — Owned Outright: 30.4% Glenbawn — Mortgage: 47.8% Glenbawn — Renting: 21.7%
Gundy 5.5% renting
Gundy — Owned Outright: 47.3% Gundy — Mortgage: 47.3% Gundy — Renting: 5.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Glenbawn Gundy
England 7.9% / 2.4%
Glenbawn — England: 7.9% Gundy — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 4.5% / —
Glenbawn — New Zealand: 4.5% Gundy — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.8%
Glenbawn — Scotland: not among its largest Gundy — Scotland: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

Qualifications

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

Glenbawn Gundy
Certificate III & IV 11.2% / 20.0%
Glenbawn — Certificate III & IV: 11.2% Gundy — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.7% / 13.3%
Glenbawn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.7% Gundy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 6.1%
Glenbawn — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Gundy — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.0%
Glenbawn — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gundy — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenbawn 88.9% houses
Glenbawn — Houses: 88.9% Glenbawn — Townhouses: 25.9%
Gundy 100.0% houses
Gundy — Houses: 100.0% Gundy — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Glenbawn Gundy
Median house price — $530,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $205,000

Zoning mix

Gundy has more rural and farming land (96% vs 73%).

Glenbawn Gundy
Rural and farming 73% 96%
Infrastructure and transport 21% 0%
Parks and recreation 6% 0%
Environmental 0% 4%
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

Glenbawn Gundy
New dwellings approved 41
across Upper Hunter
same for both
Approvals change year on year -20%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenbawn Gundy
House price — Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 14% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Glenbawn Gundy
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Glenbawn carries more crime risk (80 vs 44).

Glenbawn Gundy
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
27/100
Crime High
80/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Glenbawn Gundy
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Glenbawn Gundy
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 8 12

Mobility

Gundy sits further from the CBD (289.2 km vs 281.1 km).

Glenbawn Gundy
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 281.1 km 289.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 min 221 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2337
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2337
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.

Glenbawn Gundy
Car (driver) 92.3% / 78.7%
Glenbawn — Car (driver): 92.3% Gundy — Car (driver): 78.7%
Worked from Home — / 21.3%
Glenbawn — Worked from Home: not among its largest Gundy — Worked from Home: 21.3%
Walked Only 7.7% / —
Glenbawn — Walked Only: 7.7% Gundy — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.3%).

Setting

Glenbawn Gundy
Elevation 400 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 368 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glenbawn Gundy
Connectivity score 23/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Glenbawn Gundy
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenbawn Gundy
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 14.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Glenbawn Gundy
Average residential rate $968/yr
same for both
Council Upper Hunter
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenbawn Gundy
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenbawn Gundy
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenbawn

Rural Townhouses

Gundy

Affordable Rural

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