Glendon Brook vs Stanhope

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stanhope: a median of $2.5 million, against $1.35 million in Glendon Brook, though rent is higher in Glendon Brook. On these figures, Glendon Brook tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Glendon Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 48/100)

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

First-home buyers

Glendon Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,350,000 vs $2,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stanhope

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($385/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Stanhope

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (193.5 km vs 208.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (139 min vs 149 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glendon Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

Glendon Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (38.3% vs 12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glendon Brook Stanhope
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.

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Walkability 6 / 0
Glendon Brook — Walkability: 6/100 Stanhope — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 52
Glendon Brook — Safety: 70/100 Stanhope — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 56 / 51
Glendon Brook — Low fire risk: 56/100 Stanhope — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Glendon Brook has more residents (368 vs 162); Glendon Brook rents higher ($450/wk vs $385/wk).

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Population 368
+56% vs other
 162
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.3% +12.5%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $117,000/yr
+2% vs other
 $114,400/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+14% vs other
 $385/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glendon Brook Stanhope
0-4 4.9% / 6.2%
Glendon Brook — 0-4: 4.9% Stanhope — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 19.6% / 13.0%
Glendon Brook — 5-14: 19.6% Stanhope — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 7.1% / 6.2%
Glendon Brook — 15-19: 7.1% Stanhope — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 4.1% / 8.0%
Glendon Brook — 20-24: 4.1% Stanhope — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 7.9% / 9.9%
Glendon Brook — 25-34: 7.9% Stanhope — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 14.1% / 11.7%
Glendon Brook — 35-44: 14.1% Stanhope — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 15.2% / 17.9%
Glendon Brook — 45-54: 15.2% Stanhope — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 14.7% / 13.0%
Glendon Brook — 55-64: 14.7% Stanhope — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 10.6% / 11.1%
Glendon Brook — 65-74: 10.6% Stanhope — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 4.6% / 1.9%
Glendon Brook — 75-84: 4.6% Stanhope — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ — / 4.3%
Glendon Brook — 85+: not among its largest Stanhope — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glendon Brook 72.0% couple families
Glendon Brook — Couple Families: 72.0% Glendon Brook — Lone Person: 17.3% Glendon Brook — One Parent Families: 10.7%
Stanhope 65.2% couple families
Stanhope — Couple Families: 65.2% Stanhope — Lone Person: 19.6% Stanhope — One Parent Families: 15.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glendon Brook 10.4% renting
Glendon Brook — Owned Outright: 45.3% Glendon Brook — Mortgage: 44.3% Glendon Brook — Renting: 10.4%
Stanhope 13.7% renting
Stanhope — Owned Outright: 51.0% Stanhope — Mortgage: 35.3% Stanhope — Renting: 13.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glendon Brook 99.1% houses
Glendon Brook — Houses: 99.1% Glendon Brook — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Stanhope 100.0% houses
Stanhope — Houses: 100.0% Stanhope — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 21.6%
Glendon Brook — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Stanhope — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 15.4%
Glendon Brook — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Stanhope — Bachelor Degree: 15.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 9.3%
Glendon Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Stanhope — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Glendon Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Stanhope — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Property market

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Median house price $1,350,000 $2,500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $557,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Glendon Brook Stanhope
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glendon Brook Stanhope
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Stanhope carries more crime risk (48 vs 30).

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Glendon Brook Stanhope
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

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Waterways 27 3

Mobility

Glendon Brook sits further from the CBD (208.4 km vs 193.5 km).

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 208.4 km
+7% vs other
 193.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 149 min 139 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
 0.3%
postcode 2335
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
 82
postcode 2335

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.

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Car (driver) 70.0% / 83.3%
Glendon Brook — Car (driver): 70.0% Stanhope — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 25.3% / 12.1%
Glendon Brook — Worked from Home: 25.3% Stanhope — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 4.5%
Glendon Brook — Car (passenger): 2.0% Stanhope — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 2.7% / —
Glendon Brook — Walked Only: 2.7% Stanhope — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Elevation 202 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
152 premises
 0%
62 premises

Climate

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Annual rainfall 1,026 mm 996 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.8°C 7.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Glendon Brook Stanhope
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glendon Brook Stanhope
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glendon Brook

Family Rural

Stanhope

Premium Rural

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