Glendon Brook vs Summer Hill

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 Summer Hill: a median of $2.51 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, while Summer Hill 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Glendon Brook

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,350,000 vs $2,512,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Summer Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Glendon Brook has a shorter drive in (149 min vs 160 min)
  • Summer Hill sits closer to the CBD (202.8 km vs 208.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Summer Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (132.7% vs 38.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glendon Brook and Summer Hill 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 Summer Hill
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 Summer Hill
Walkability 6 / 0
Glendon Brook — Walkability: 6/100 Summer Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 56 / 67
Glendon Brook — Low fire risk: 56/100 Summer Hill — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Glendon Brook has more residents (368 vs 128); Glendon Brook rents higher ($450/wk vs $300/wk).

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
Population 368
+65% vs other
 128
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.3% +132.7%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $117,000/yr
+15% vs other
 $99,112/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+33% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
0-4 4.9% / —
Glendon Brook — 0-4: 4.9% Summer Hill — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 19.6% / 20.3%
Glendon Brook — 5-14: 19.6% Summer Hill — 5-14: 20.3%
15-19 7.1% / 7.8%
Glendon Brook — 15-19: 7.1% Summer Hill — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 4.1% / 3.9%
Glendon Brook — 20-24: 4.1% Summer Hill — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 7.9% / 2.3%
Glendon Brook — 25-34: 7.9% Summer Hill — 25-34: 2.3%
35-44 14.1% / 16.4%
Glendon Brook — 35-44: 14.1% Summer Hill — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 15.2% / 13.3%
Glendon Brook — 45-54: 15.2% Summer Hill — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 14.7% / 20.3%
Glendon Brook — 55-64: 14.7% Summer Hill — 55-64: 20.3%
65-74 10.6% / 9.4%
Glendon Brook — 65-74: 10.6% Summer Hill — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 4.6% / 3.9%
Glendon Brook — 75-84: 4.6% Summer Hill — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / 3.1%
Glendon Brook — 85+: not among its largest Summer Hill — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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%
Summer Hill 85.7% couple families
Summer Hill — Couple Families: 85.7% Summer Hill — Lone Person: 14.3% Summer Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0%
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%
Summer Hill 17.5% renting
Summer Hill — Owned Outright: 35.0% Summer Hill — Mortgage: 47.5% Summer Hill — Renting: 17.5%
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%
Summer Hill 97.3% houses
Summer Hill — Houses: 97.3% Summer Hill — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 15.6%
Glendon Brook — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Summer Hill — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 10.9%
Glendon Brook — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Summer Hill — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.0%
Glendon Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Summer Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Glendon Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Summer Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Glendon Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Summer Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Property market

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
Median house price $1,350,000 $2,512,500
Median unit price — $930,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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 Summer Hill
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
 55
across Dungog
Approvals change year on year +46% -23%

Ranking within NSW

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 82% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 53% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
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

Glendon Brook carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 33).

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Low
33/100
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

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
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 Summer Hill
Waterways 27 4

Mobility

Glendon Brook sits further from the CBD (208.4 km vs 202.8 km).

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 208.4 km
+3% vs other
 202.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 149 min 160 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
 0.3%
postcode 2421
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
 78
postcode 2421

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 Summer Hill
Car (driver) 70.0% / 60.0%
Glendon Brook — Car (driver): 70.0% Summer Hill — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 25.3% / 40.0%
Glendon Brook — Worked from Home: 25.3% Summer Hill — Worked from Home: 40.0%
Walked Only 2.7% / —
Glendon Brook — Walked Only: 2.7% Summer Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.0% / —
Glendon Brook — Car (passenger): 2.0% Summer Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
Elevation 202 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
152 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
Annual rainfall 1,026 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
Average residential rate $1,287/yr $1,646/yr
Council Singleton Dungog

Federal electorate

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
Division Hunter Lyne
Member Dan Repacholi Alison Penfold
Party Australian Labor Party The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Glendon Brook Summer Hill
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

Summer Hill

Rural

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