Glencoe vs Mount Mitchell
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 Mount Mitchell, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mount Mitchell: a median of $462,000, against $330,000 in Glencoe, though rent is higher in Glencoe. On these figures, Glencoe tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mount Mitchell suits share households.
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
Glencoe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (37% vs 23%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Glencoe
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 38%)
- has cheaper houses ($330,000 vs $462,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 432 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (550.4 km vs 561.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glencoe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 17%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Mitchell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.7% vs -13.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glencoe and Mount Mitchell 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 106); Glencoe has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $61,048).
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 166 +36% vs other | 106 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.5% | +27.7% |
| Median age | 55 | 53 |
| Median household income | $73,112/yr +17% vs other | $61,048/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $190/wk +5% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
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 (4.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $330,000 | $462,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 2% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
Liveability
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Mitchell carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 17).
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 17/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 same for both | |
| 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 | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 23 | 21 |
Mobility
Mount Mitchell sits further from the CBD (561.9 km vs 550.4 km).
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 550.4 km | 561.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 418 min | 432 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 (50.8%).
Setting
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,152 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,257 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 42 premises |
Climate
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $966/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glencoe | Mount Mitchell | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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