Glencoe vs Maybole
Maybole is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 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. On these figures, Glencoe tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Maybole suits share households and families with children.
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
Maybole
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 30/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (127% vs 97%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Maybole
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $190/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Glencoe
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (418 min vs 439 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (550.4 km vs 552.4 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 12%)
- Maybole carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Maybole
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.6% vs -13.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glencoe and Maybole 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 51); Glencoe skews older (55 vs 41).
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 166 +69% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.5% | +18.6% |
| Median age | 55 | 41 |
| Median household income | $73,112/yr +5% vs other | $69,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $190/wk +21% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.4%).
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 (5.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (17.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $330,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Environmental | 2% | 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
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Glen Innes Severn | 31 across Inverell |
| Approvals change year on year | — | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 10% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 92% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 2% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
Liveability
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Glencoe carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Glencoe carries more crime risk (30 vs 11).
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 17/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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 | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 23 | 0 |
Mobility
Maybole sits further from the CBD (552.4 km vs 550.4 km).
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 550.4 km | 552.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 418 min | 439 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2365 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2365 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 (55.0%).
Setting
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,152 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,340 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $966/yr | $1,170/yr |
| Council | Glen Innes Severn | Inverell |
Federal electorate
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glencoe | Maybole | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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