Glendenning vs Plumpton

Comparing Glendenning and Plumpton, NSW: Plumpton has more residents (10,070 vs 5,196); Plumpton is more walkable (77 vs 57); and Plumpton carries more crime risk (68 vs 57).

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

Glendenning

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 68/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 82%)
  • But Plumpton has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($750,000 vs $1,675,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 57/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Plumpton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 57/100)
  • But Glendenning carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.3% vs 1.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glendenning Plumpton
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.

Glendenning Plumpton
Walkability 57 / 77
Glendenning — Walkability: 57/100 Plumpton — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 43 / 32
Glendenning — Safety: 43/100 Plumpton — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 72 / 73
Glendenning — Low fire risk: 72/100 Plumpton — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Plumpton has more residents (10,070 vs 5,196).

Glendenning Plumpton
Population 5,196 10,070
+94% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% +9.3%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $114,556/yr
+1% vs other
 $112,892/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glendenning Plumpton
0-4 7.4% / 6.4%
Glendenning — 0-4: 7.4% Plumpton — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 16.9% / 16.0%
Glendenning — 5-14: 16.9% Plumpton — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 7.5% / 7.3%
Glendenning — 15-19: 7.5% Plumpton — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 7.0% / 7.7%
Glendenning — 20-24: 7.0% Plumpton — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 13.9% / 13.5%
Glendenning — 25-34: 13.9% Plumpton — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 16.8% / 14.1%
Glendenning — 35-44: 16.8% Plumpton — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 13.5% / 13.1%
Glendenning — 45-54: 13.5% Plumpton — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 9.9% / 11.7%
Glendenning — 55-64: 9.9% Plumpton — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 5.1% / 6.5%
Glendenning — 65-74: 5.1% Plumpton — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 1.6% / 2.5%
Glendenning — 75-84: 1.6% Plumpton — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 0.4% / 1.1%
Glendenning — 85+: 0.4% Plumpton — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glendenning 67.9% couple families
Glendenning — Couple Families: 67.9% Glendenning — One Parent Families: 18.6% Glendenning — Lone Person: 10.6% Glendenning — Group Household: 2.0% Glendenning — Other Families: 0.9%
Plumpton 65.9% couple families
Plumpton — Couple Families: 65.9% Plumpton — One Parent Families: 16.2% Plumpton — Lone Person: 14.0% Plumpton — Group Household: 2.0% Plumpton — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glendenning 30.4% renting
Glendenning — Owned Outright: 14.3% Glendenning — Mortgage: 55.2% Glendenning — Renting: 30.4%
Plumpton 27.1% renting
Plumpton — Owned Outright: 20.8% Plumpton — Mortgage: 52.1% Plumpton — Renting: 27.1%
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.

Glendenning Plumpton
Philippines 12.3% / 16.3%
Glendenning — Philippines: 12.3% Plumpton — Philippines: 16.3%
India 13.1% / 4.3%
Glendenning — India: 13.1% Plumpton — India: 4.3%
Fiji 2.7% / 5.6%
Glendenning — Fiji: 2.7% Plumpton — Fiji: 5.6%
Pakistan 1.5% / 4.4%
Glendenning — Pakistan: 1.5% Plumpton — Pakistan: 4.4%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.3%
Glendenning — New Zealand: 2.3% Plumpton — New Zealand: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Qualifications

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

Glendenning Plumpton
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 15.4%
Glendenning — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Plumpton — Bachelor Degree: 15.4%
Certificate III & IV 11.2% / 9.8%
Glendenning — Certificate III & IV: 11.2% Plumpton — Certificate III & IV: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.9%
Glendenning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Plumpton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 4.0%
Glendenning — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Plumpton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.0%
Glendenning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Plumpton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glendenning 97.4% houses
Glendenning — Houses: 97.4% Glendenning — Townhouses: 2.4% Glendenning — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Plumpton 82.2% houses
Plumpton — Houses: 82.2% Plumpton — Townhouses: 16.8% Plumpton — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glendenning Plumpton
Median house price $1,082,500 $1,040,000
Median unit price $1,675,000 $750,000
Median land price — $1,035,980
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 32 sales
 35 days
from 33 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Glendenning Plumpton
3 bed $1.04M / $1.03M
Glendenning — 3 bed: $1.04M (32 sales) Plumpton — 3 bed: $1.03M (46 sales)

32 vs 46 sales

4 bed $1.13M / $1.04M
Glendenning — 4 bed: $1.13M (19 sales) Plumpton — 4 bed: $1.04M (34 sales)

19 vs 34 sales

Zoning mix

Glendenning has more industrially zoned land (39% vs 0%).

Glendenning Plumpton
Residential 27% 70%
Industrial 39% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 16%
Parks and recreation 4% 6%
Environmental 0% 5%
Commercial 0% 3%
Planning zones cover 82% of Glendenning and 100% of Plumpton. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Glendenning Plumpton
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Glendenning Plumpton
Houses 3.9%
$720/wk on $955K
 3.6%
$682/wk on $998K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glendenning Plumpton
House price Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 43% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 73% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW

Liveability

Plumpton is more walkable (77 vs 57).

Glendenning Plumpton
Grade B
same for both
Score 51/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Plumpton carries more crime risk (68 vs 57).

Glendenning Plumpton
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
68/100
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 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Glendenning Plumpton
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Glendenning

  • St Francis of Assisi Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Glendenning Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Plumpton

  • Plumpton High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Good Shepherd Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Western Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Plumpton Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Plumpton House School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Glendenning Plumpton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5
same for both
Childcare 7 9
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Glendenning Plumpton
Walkability score 57/100 77/100
Distance to Sydney 42.9 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 41 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 102.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 102.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2761
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2761
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.

Glendenning Plumpton
Car (driver) 58.7% / 58.9%
Glendenning — Car (driver): 58.7% Plumpton — Car (driver): 58.9%
Worked from Home 29.5% / 28.6%
Glendenning — Worked from Home: 29.5% Plumpton — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 6.3%
Glendenning — Car (passenger): 5.1% Plumpton — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Train 4.0% / 4.4%
Glendenning — Train: 4.0% Plumpton — Train: 4.4%
Bus 1.5% / 0.7%
Glendenning — Bus: 1.5% Plumpton — Bus: 0.7%
Walked Only 1.0% / 0.8%
Glendenning — Walked Only: 1.0% Plumpton — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.9%).

Setting

Glendenning Plumpton
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.4 km 37.4 km

NBN connectivity

Glendenning Plumpton
Connectivity score 80/100 90/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
1,956 premises
 56%
3,093 premises

Climate

Glendenning Plumpton
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glendenning Plumpton
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ 5.6 µg/m³
PM10 17.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.88 pphm 0.55 pphm

Council rates

Glendenning Plumpton
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Glendenning Plumpton
Division Chifley
same for both
Member Ed Husic
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glendenning Plumpton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glendenning

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks

Plumpton

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

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