Glenmore Park vs Mulgoa

Glenmore Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 41 in Mulgoa. 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 Mulgoa: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.23 million in Glenmore Park, though rent is higher in Glenmore Park. On these figures, Glenmore Park tends to suit families with children 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

Glenmore Park

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (16 vs 3)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Glenmore Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,231,500 vs $1,505,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Glenmore Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 17/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (54.2 km vs 62.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (48 min vs 55 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenmore Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 17/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 54/100)
  • But Mulgoa has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Glenmore Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.4% vs 2.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
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.

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Walkability 56 / 17
Glenmore Park — Walkability: 56/100 Mulgoa — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 65 / 46
Glenmore Park — Safety: 65/100 Mulgoa — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 17 / 19
Glenmore Park — Low fire risk: 17/100 Mulgoa — Low fire risk: 19/100

Demographics

Glenmore Park has more residents (25,021 vs 2,044); Mulgoa skews older (41 vs 34).

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Population 25,021
+92% vs other
 2,044
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +7.7%
Median age 34 41
Median household income $131,352/yr $131,716/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+6% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
0-4 7.5% / 5.3%
Glenmore Park — 0-4: 7.5% Mulgoa — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 16.3% / 13.6%
Glenmore Park — 5-14: 16.3% Mulgoa — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 7.7% / 9.2%
Glenmore Park — 15-19: 7.7% Mulgoa — 15-19: 9.2%
20-24 6.7% / 5.9%
Glenmore Park — 20-24: 6.7% Mulgoa — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 12.9% / 9.0%
Glenmore Park — 25-34: 12.9% Mulgoa — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 15.6% / 11.5%
Glenmore Park — 35-44: 15.6% Mulgoa — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 14.2% / 15.2%
Glenmore Park — 45-54: 14.2% Mulgoa — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 10.4% / 12.8%
Glenmore Park — 55-64: 10.4% Mulgoa — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 6.1% / 10.4%
Glenmore Park — 65-74: 6.1% Mulgoa — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 2.1% / 5.6%
Glenmore Park — 75-84: 2.1% Mulgoa — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 0.6% / 1.0%
Glenmore Park — 85+: 0.6% Mulgoa — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenmore Park 65.3% couple families
Glenmore Park — Couple Families: 65.3% Glenmore Park — Lone Person: 14.9% Glenmore Park — One Parent Families: 17.3% Glenmore Park — Group Household: 1.6% Glenmore Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Mulgoa 67.0% couple families
Mulgoa — Couple Families: 67.0% Mulgoa — Lone Person: 17.7% Mulgoa — One Parent Families: 11.8% Mulgoa — Group Household: 1.6% Mulgoa — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenmore Park 22.9% renting
Glenmore Park — Owned Outright: 23.1% Glenmore Park — Mortgage: 54.0% Glenmore Park — Renting: 22.9%
Mulgoa 13.9% renting
Mulgoa — Owned Outright: 46.3% Mulgoa — Mortgage: 39.7% Mulgoa — Renting: 13.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 17.0%
Glenmore Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Mulgoa — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 11.0%
Glenmore Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Mulgoa — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.9%
Glenmore Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Mulgoa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 3.1%
Glenmore Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Mulgoa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.9%
Glenmore Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Mulgoa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
England 2.9% / 2.4%
Glenmore Park — England: 2.9% Mulgoa — England: 2.4%
India 3.6% / 0.6%
Glenmore Park — India: 3.6% Mulgoa — India: 0.6%
Philippines 1.9% / —
Glenmore Park — Philippines: 1.9% Mulgoa — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.5%
Glenmore Park — New Zealand: 1.3% Mulgoa — New Zealand: 0.5%
Germany — / 1.3%
Glenmore Park — Germany: not among its largest Mulgoa — Germany: 1.3%
Italy — / 1.1%
Glenmore Park — Italy: not among its largest Mulgoa — Italy: 1.1%
Lebanon — / 0.9%
Glenmore Park — Lebanon: not among its largest Mulgoa — Lebanon: 0.9%
South Africa 0.6% / —
Glenmore Park — South Africa: 0.6% Mulgoa — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenmore Park 90.6% houses
Glenmore Park — Houses: 90.6% Glenmore Park — Townhouses: 7.4% Glenmore Park — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Mulgoa 99.7% houses
Mulgoa — Houses: 99.7% Mulgoa — Townhouses: 0.0% Mulgoa — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Median house price $1,231,500 $1,505,000
Median unit price $740,000 —
Median land price $950,000 $920,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 161 sales
 46 days
from 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
3 bed $1.01M / $1.23M
Glenmore Park — 3 bed: $1.01M (103 sales) Mulgoa — 3 bed: $1.23M (10 sales)

103 vs 10 sales

4 bed $1.29M / $1.7M
Glenmore Park — 4 bed: $1.29M (199 sales) Mulgoa — 4 bed: $1.7M (9 sales)

199 vs 9 sales

5 bed $1.53M / $1.58M
Glenmore Park — 5 bed: $1.53M (61 sales) Mulgoa — 5 bed: $1.58M (6 sales)

61 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Mulgoa has more land zoned for conservation (92% vs 10%).

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Environmental 10% 92%
Residential 70% 2%
Parks and recreation 15% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Rural and farming 1% 2%
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 Park Mulgoa
New dwellings approved 1,063
across Penrith
same for both
Approvals change year on year -78%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Houses 3.4%
$820/wk on $1.25M
 2.9%
$1,035/wk on $1.82M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
House price Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW
same for both
Schools Higher than 36% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW

Liveability

Glenmore Park is more walkable (56 vs 17); Glenmore Park scores higher overall (47 vs 41).

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100 41/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mulgoa carries more crime risk (54 vs 35).

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
81/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
54/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Inside the suburb 7 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 3 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 5.1 km
 None

Schools in Glenmore Park

  • Surveyors Creek Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Caroline Chisholm College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Glenmore Park High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Bethany Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Glenmore Park Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Nangamay Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mulgoa

  • Mulgoa Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Nepean Christian School Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Supermarkets 4 1
Cafes & restaurants 5 1
Parks & reserves 11 3
Childcare 16 3
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 5

Mobility

Mulgoa sits further from the CBD (62.4 km vs 54.2 km).

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Walkability score 56/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 54.2 km 62.4 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 55 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 352.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 42.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2745
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2745
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.

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Car (driver) 57.3% / 57.3%
Glenmore Park — Car (driver): 57.3% Mulgoa — Car (driver): 57.3%
Worked from Home 36.3% / 36.4%
Glenmore Park — Worked from Home: 36.3% Mulgoa — Worked from Home: 36.4%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.5%
Glenmore Park — Car (passenger): 3.8% Mulgoa — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 0.5% / 2.4%
Glenmore Park — Walked Only: 0.5% Mulgoa — Walked Only: 2.4%
Train 1.5% / 0.3%
Glenmore Park — Train: 1.5% Mulgoa — Train: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.3%).

Setting

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.8 km 49.0 km

NBN connectivity

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Connectivity score 83/100 49/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 64%
8,656 premises
 22%
655 premises

Climate

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Annual rainfall 822 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
PM2.5 7.2 µg/m³ 5.6 µg/m³
PM10 16.3 µg/m³ 17.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.6 pphm 0.55 pphm

Council rates

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Average residential rate $1,547/yr
same for both
Council Penrith
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Division Lindsay
same for both
Member Melissa Mcintosh
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenmore Park Mulgoa
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenmore Park

Family Outer

Mulgoa

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