Glencoe vs Lambs Valley
Lambs Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Glencoe. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glencoe, most 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 $330,000 in Glencoe, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glencoe 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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Glencoe has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 80%)
- Lambs Valley is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 37%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Glencoe
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($330,000 vs $1,400,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Glencoe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Glencoe
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (418 min vs 437 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (550.4 km vs 570.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Glencoe has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 19%)
- Lambs Valley has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 3%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
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
Glencoe 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.
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
Glencoe has more residents (166 vs 75); Glencoe skews older (55 vs 46).
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 166 +55% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.5% | -15.7% |
| Median age | 55 | 46 |
| Median household income | $73,112/yr | $84,448/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $190/wk | $210/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
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 (28.0%).
Property market
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $330,000 | $1,400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 96% |
| Environmental | 2% | 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
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 17/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | — |
| 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
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 23 | 6 |
Mobility
Lambs Valley sits further from the CBD (570.8 km vs 550.4 km).
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 550.4 km | 570.8 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 418 min | 437 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2365 | 0.1% postcode 2370 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2365 | 46 postcode 2370 |
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 (60.4%).
Setting
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,152 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Glencoe | 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
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $966/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glencoe | Lambs Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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