Glenbawn vs Segenhoe
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Segenhoe, most households are couple families. On these figures, Segenhoe tends to suit 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
Segenhoe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 80/100)
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
Segenhoe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Segenhoe
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (201 min vs 214 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (276.2 km vs 281.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Segenhoe
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 4%)
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 80/100)
- But Glenbawn has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 5%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glenbawn
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.7% vs -3.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glenbawn and Segenhoe 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
Segenhoe has more residents (219 vs 89); Glenbawn has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $76,856).
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 89 | 219 +146% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.7% | -3.5% |
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +34% vs other | $76,856/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk +11% vs other | $240/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Segenhoe has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 0%).
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 73% | 68% |
| Environmental | 0% | 32% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 21% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 6% | 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
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 41 across Upper Hunter same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -20% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
Liveability
Segenhoe is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Glenbawn carries more crime risk (80 vs 29); Segenhoe carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 31).
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Crime | High 80/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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 | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 8 | 4 |
Mobility
Glenbawn sits further from the CBD (281.1 km vs 276.2 km).
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 281.1 km +2% vs other | 276.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 214 min | 201 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.3%).
Setting
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 400 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 203 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 66 premises |
Climate
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $968/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Hunter same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glenbawn | Segenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Glenbawn
Segenhoe
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Glenbawn
Other comparisons with Segenhoe
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.