Glendon vs Roughit

Comparing Glendon and Roughit, NSW: Roughit carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Glendon has higher household incomes ($127,348 vs $84,448); and Roughit sits further from the CBD (199.3 km vs 194.8 km).

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

Roughit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Glendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 40%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (194.8 km vs 199.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roughit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glendon and Roughit 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 Roughit
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 Roughit
Walkability 0 / 6
Glendon — Walkability: 0/100 Roughit — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 47 / 69
Glendon — Safety: 47/100 Roughit — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 56
Glendon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Roughit — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Glendon has higher household incomes ($127,348 vs $84,448).

Glendon Roughit
Population 114
+3% vs other
 111
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +0.9%
Median age 47
same for both
Median household income $127,348/yr
+34% vs other
 $84,448/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk $300/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glendon Roughit
0-4 3.5% / 4.5%
Glendon — 0-4: 3.5% Roughit — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.2% / 14.4%
Glendon — 5-14: 13.2% Roughit — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 4.4% / 5.4%
Glendon — 15-19: 4.4% Roughit — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.4% / 2.7%
Glendon — 20-24: 4.4% Roughit — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 5.3% / 2.7%
Glendon — 25-34: 5.3% Roughit — 25-34: 2.7%
35-44 9.6% / 15.3%
Glendon — 35-44: 9.6% Roughit — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 14.0% / 17.1%
Glendon — 45-54: 14.0% Roughit — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 15.8% / 10.8%
Glendon — 55-64: 15.8% Roughit — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 16.7% / 15.3%
Glendon — 65-74: 16.7% Roughit — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 5.3% / 2.7%
Glendon — 75-84: 5.3% Roughit — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / —
Glendon — 85+: not among its largest Roughit — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glendon 80.0% couple families
Glendon — Couple Families: 80.0% Glendon — Lone Person: 20.0% Glendon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Roughit 75.0% couple families
Roughit — Couple Families: 75.0% Roughit — Lone Person: 12.5% Roughit — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glendon 22.2% renting
Glendon — Owned Outright: 55.6% Glendon — Mortgage: 22.2% Glendon — Renting: 22.2%
Roughit 16.7% renting
Roughit — Owned Outright: 43.3% Roughit — Mortgage: 40.0% Roughit — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glendon 100.0% houses
Glendon — Houses: 100.0%
Roughit 100.0% houses
Roughit — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Glendon Roughit
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 24.3%
Glendon — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Roughit — Certificate III & IV: 24.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.3%
Glendon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Roughit — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / —
Glendon — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Roughit — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.7%
Glendon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Roughit — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Glendon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Roughit — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Property market

Glendon Roughit
Median house price $600,000 $650,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Glendon Roughit
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Environmental 0% 4%
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 Roughit
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glendon Roughit
House price Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW

Liveability

Glendon Roughit
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Roughit carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Glendon carries more crime risk (53 vs 31).

Glendon Roughit
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
31/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Glendon Roughit
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 Roughit
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Roughit sits further from the CBD (199.3 km vs 194.8 km).

Glendon Roughit
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 194.8 km 199.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 139 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
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.

Glendon Roughit
Car (driver) 76.3% / 77.8%
Glendon — Car (driver): 76.3% Roughit — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 23.7% / 13.3%
Glendon — Worked from Home: 23.7% Roughit — Worked from Home: 13.3%
Walked Only — / 8.9%
Glendon — Walked Only: not among its largest Roughit — Walked Only: 8.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

Glendon Roughit
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glendon Roughit
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Glendon Roughit
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Glendon

Affordable Rural

Roughit

Affordable Rural

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