Gleniffer vs Valery

Gleniffer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 57 in Valery. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Valery, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Valery: a median of $3.3 million, against $2.17 million in Gleniffer, though rent is higher in Gleniffer. On these figures, Gleniffer tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Valery suits people living alone and 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

Valery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Gleniffer has cheaper houses ($2,175,000 vs $3,300,000)
  • Valery leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Valery

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($209/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Valery

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (344 min vs 352 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (516.2 km vs 525.6 km)
  • But Gleniffer is more walkable (25/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gleniffer

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
  • But Valery carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 50/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Gleniffer Valery
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.

Gleniffer Valery
Walkability 25 / 8
Gleniffer — Walkability: 25/100 Valery — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 50 / 62
Gleniffer — Safety: 50/100 Valery — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 81 / 77
Gleniffer — Low fire risk: 81/100 Valery — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Gleniffer has more residents (414 vs 53); Gleniffer rents higher ($350/wk vs $209/wk).

Gleniffer Valery
Population 414
+87% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.2% —
Median age 53 57
Median household income $76,856/yr $81,224/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+40% vs other
 $209/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gleniffer Valery
0-4 1.7% / —
Gleniffer — 0-4: 1.7% Valery — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.9% / 5.7%
Gleniffer — 5-14: 10.9% Valery — 5-14: 5.7%
15-19 3.4% / 5.7%
Gleniffer — 15-19: 3.4% Valery — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.6% / —
Gleniffer — 20-24: 3.6% Valery — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.4% / 5.7%
Gleniffer — 25-34: 10.4% Valery — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 9.4% / 9.4%
Gleniffer — 35-44: 9.4% Valery — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 13.3% / 7.5%
Gleniffer — 45-54: 13.3% Valery — 45-54: 7.5%
55-64 22.2% / 24.5%
Gleniffer — 55-64: 22.2% Valery — 55-64: 24.5%
65-74 17.1% / 11.3%
Gleniffer — 65-74: 17.1% Valery — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 5.3% / 5.7%
Gleniffer — 75-84: 5.3% Valery — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 2.4% / —
Gleniffer — 85+: 2.4% Valery — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gleniffer 39.8% couple families
Gleniffer — Couple Families: 39.8% Gleniffer — Lone Person: 34.7% Gleniffer — One Parent Families: 15.3% Gleniffer — Group Household: 10.2%
Valery 50.0% couple families
Valery — Couple Families: 50.0% Valery — Lone Person: 50.0% Valery — One Parent Families: 0.0% Valery — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gleniffer 12.4% renting
Gleniffer — Owned Outright: 57.9% Gleniffer — Mortgage: 29.7% Gleniffer — Renting: 12.4%
Valery 0.0% renting
Valery — Owned Outright: 78.9% Valery — Mortgage: 21.1% Valery — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Gleniffer Valery
England 5.3% / 7.5%
Gleniffer — England: 5.3% Valery — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 3.1% / —
Gleniffer — New Zealand: 3.1% Valery — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Gleniffer — Scotland: 0.7% Valery — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Gleniffer — Netherlands: 0.7% Valery — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Qualifications

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

Gleniffer Valery
Bachelor Degree 22.0% / 7.5%
Gleniffer — Bachelor Degree: 22.0% Valery — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 13.2%
Gleniffer — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Valery — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / —
Gleniffer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Valery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 6.8% / —
Gleniffer — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8% Valery — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / —
Gleniffer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Valery — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gleniffer 94.8% houses
Gleniffer — Houses: 94.8% Gleniffer — Flats / Apartments: 3.2% Gleniffer — Townhouses: 1.9%
Valery 100.0% houses
Valery — Houses: 100.0% Valery — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Valery — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gleniffer Valery
Median house price $2,175,000 $3,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $23,094 —

Zoning mix

Gleniffer has more rural and farming land (87% vs 58%); Valery has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 13%).

Gleniffer Valery
Rural and farming 87% 58%
Environmental 13% 41%
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

Gleniffer Valery
New dwellings approved 40
across Bellingen
same for both
Approvals change year on year +12%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gleniffer Valery
House price Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Gleniffer is more walkable (25 vs 8).

Gleniffer Valery
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Gleniffer carries more crime risk (50 vs 38).

Gleniffer Valery
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
38/100
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

Gleniffer Valery
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

Gleniffer Valery
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 21 6

Mobility

Gleniffer sits further from the CBD (525.6 km vs 516.2 km).

Gleniffer Valery
Walkability score 25/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 525.6 km
+2% vs other
 516.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 352 min 344 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2454
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 2454
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.

Gleniffer Valery
Car (driver) 58.9% / 77.8%
Gleniffer — Car (driver): 58.9% Valery — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 33.1% / 22.2%
Gleniffer — Worked from Home: 33.1% Valery — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / —
Gleniffer — Car (passenger): 5.7% Valery — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.3% / —
Gleniffer — Walked Only: 2.3% Valery — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Gleniffer Valery
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.1 km 10.9 km

NBN connectivity

Gleniffer Valery
Connectivity score 25/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
143 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Gleniffer Valery
Annual rainfall 1,827 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gleniffer Valery
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.22 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Gleniffer Valery
Average residential rate $1,592/yr
same for both
Council Bellingen
same for both

Federal electorate

Gleniffer Valery
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gleniffer Valery
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gleniffer

Premium Professionals River Rural

Valery

Premium Rural

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