Glenmore vs Mount Hunter
Mount Hunter is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Glenmore. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenmore, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Hunter, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Hunter tends to suit 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
Mount Hunter
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 68%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Hunter
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Hunter
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $545/wk)
- But Glenmore has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 11%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Glenmore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 72 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glenmore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Hunter
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.3% vs -11.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glenmore and Mount Hunter 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
Mount Hunter has more residents (749 vs 108); Glenmore rents higher ($545/wk vs $430/wk).
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 108 | 749 +594% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.5% | +2.3% |
| Median age | 44 | 39 |
| Median household income | $112,632/yr | $114,400/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $545/wk +21% vs other | $430/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).
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 (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,850,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 67 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,338 across Wollondilly same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +92% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
Liveability
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 59/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Hunter carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0).
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Glenmore
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Hunter
- Mount Hunter Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 76.9 km same for both | |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 67 min | 72 min |
| Public transport score | 25/100 Bus | 29/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 3.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 5.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 10.5 min scheduled, not actual | 3 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2570 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2570 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.6%).
Setting
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 214 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 39.3 km | 37.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 37/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 10% 263 premises |
Climate
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 817 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 13.2 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.37 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,099/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wollondilly same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hume same for both | |
| Member | Angus Taylor same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glenmore | Mount Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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