Glenellen vs Walla Walla
Walla Walla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Glenellen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenellen, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glenellen: a median of $1.51 million, against $425,000 in Walla Walla, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glenellen tends to suit couples and older residents, while Walla Walla suits people living alone 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Glenellen carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 83/100)
- Walla Walla has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Walla Walla
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($149,000 vs $560,000)
- has cheaper houses ($425,000 vs $1,513,700)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Walla Walla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $413/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Walla Walla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (541.8 km vs 557.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glenellen
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 83/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glenellen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.4% vs -3.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glenellen and Walla Walla 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
Walla Walla has more residents (811 vs 130); Glenellen has higher household incomes ($112,632 vs $60,632).
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 130 | 811 +524% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.4% | -3.0% |
| Median age | 55 | 44 |
| Median household income | $112,632/yr +46% vs other | $60,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $413/wk +44% vs other | $230/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
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 (3.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,513,700 | $425,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $560,000 | $149,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 27 days from 6 sales |
Zoning mix
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
Liveability
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 16/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Walla Walla carries more crime risk (83 vs 25); Walla Walla carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 29).
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | High 83/100 |
| 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
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 4 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Glenellen
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Walla Walla
- St Paul's College Independent · Secondary at peers
- Walla Walla Public School Government · Primary below peers
- St Paul's College, Equine Centre campus Independent · Secondary
- St Paul's College, Farm campus Independent · Secondary
Amenities in the suburb
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 12 |
Mobility
Glenellen sits further from the CBD (557.2 km vs 541.8 km).
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 557.2 km +3% vs other | 541.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 344 min | 342 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2642 | 0.0% postcode 2659 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 80 postcode 2642 | 68 postcode 2659 |
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 (67.2%).
Setting
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 249 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 207 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 0% 404 premises |
Climate
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 645 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glenellen | Walla Walla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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