Glenmore Park vs Orchard Hills

Glenmore Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 47 in Orchard Hills. 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 Orchard Hills: a median of $3.1 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, while Orchard Hills suits older residents.

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 parks and reserves (11 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (16 vs 7)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 66/100)

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 $3,105,000)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Glenmore Park is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • Orchard Hills sits closer to the CBD (51.4 km vs 54.2 km)

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 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Orchard Hills has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Glenmore Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs -4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glenmore Park and Orchard Hills 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 Orchard Hills
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 Orchard Hills
Walkability 56 / 0
Glenmore Park — Walkability: 56/100 Orchard Hills — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 34
Glenmore Park — Safety: 65/100 Orchard Hills — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 17 / 34
Glenmore Park — Low fire risk: 17/100 Orchard Hills — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Glenmore Park has more residents (25,021 vs 1,798); Orchard Hills skews older (47 vs 34).

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
Population 25,021
+93% vs other
 1,798
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% -4.2%
Median age 34 47
Median household income $131,352/yr
+10% vs other
 $118,508/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+6% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
0-4 7.5% / 3.5%
Glenmore Park — 0-4: 7.5% Orchard Hills — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 16.3% / 10.7%
Glenmore Park — 5-14: 16.3% Orchard Hills — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 7.7% / 7.1%
Glenmore Park — 15-19: 7.7% Orchard Hills — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 6.7% / 8.5%
Glenmore Park — 20-24: 6.7% Orchard Hills — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 12.9% / 9.4%
Glenmore Park — 25-34: 12.9% Orchard Hills — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 15.6% / 8.7%
Glenmore Park — 35-44: 15.6% Orchard Hills — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 14.2% / 15.0%
Glenmore Park — 45-54: 14.2% Orchard Hills — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 10.4% / 16.6%
Glenmore Park — 55-64: 10.4% Orchard Hills — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 6.1% / 10.6%
Glenmore Park — 65-74: 6.1% Orchard Hills — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 2.1% / 8.0%
Glenmore Park — 75-84: 2.1% Orchard Hills — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 0.6% / 2.2%
Glenmore Park — 85+: 0.6% Orchard Hills — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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%
Orchard Hills 62.1% couple families
Orchard Hills — Couple Families: 62.1% Orchard Hills — Lone Person: 19.2% Orchard Hills — One Parent Families: 16.0% Orchard Hills — Group Household: 1.0% Orchard Hills — Other Families: 1.7%
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%
Orchard Hills 14.6% renting
Orchard Hills — Owned Outright: 59.6% Orchard Hills — Mortgage: 25.8% Orchard Hills — Renting: 14.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 16.6%
Glenmore Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Orchard Hills — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 10.3%
Glenmore Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Orchard Hills — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 6.5%
Glenmore Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Orchard Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 2.9%
Glenmore Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Orchard Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.3%
Glenmore Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Orchard Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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 Orchard Hills
England 2.9% / 2.5%
Glenmore Park — England: 2.9% Orchard Hills — England: 2.5%
India 3.6% / 1.1%
Glenmore Park — India: 3.6% Orchard Hills — India: 1.1%
Italy — / 2.3%
Glenmore Park — Italy: not among its largest Orchard Hills — Italy: 2.3%
Philippines 1.9% / —
Glenmore Park — Philippines: 1.9% Orchard Hills — Philippines: not among its largest
Lebanon — / 1.8%
Glenmore Park — Lebanon: not among its largest Orchard Hills — Lebanon: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Glenmore Park — New Zealand: 1.3% Orchard Hills — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.8%
Glenmore Park — Scotland: not among its largest Orchard Hills — Scotland: 0.8%
South Africa 0.6% / —
Glenmore Park — South Africa: 0.6% Orchard Hills — 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%
Orchard Hills 96.8% houses
Orchard Hills — Houses: 96.8% Orchard Hills — Townhouses: 2.2% Orchard Hills — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
Median house price $1,231,500 $3,105,000
Median unit price $740,000 —
Median land price $950,000 $905,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 161 sales
 26 days
from 5 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 Orchard Hills
4 bed $1.29M / $4.04M
Glenmore Park — 4 bed: $1.29M (199 sales) Orchard Hills — 4 bed: $4.04M (6 sales)

199 vs 6 sales

5 bed $1.53M / $4.25M
Glenmore Park — 5 bed: $1.53M (61 sales) Orchard Hills — 5 bed: $4.25M (8 sales)

61 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Orchard Hills has more land zoned for conservation (43% vs 10%); Orchard Hills has more rural and farming land (33% vs 1%).

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
Residential 70% 3%
Environmental 10% 43%
Rural and farming 1% 33%
Parks and recreation 15% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 11%
Industrial 0% 3%
Planning zones cover 100% of Glenmore Park and 99% of Orchard Hills. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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 Orchard Hills
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 Orchard Hills
Houses 3.4%
$820/wk on $1.25M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
House price Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of NSW —

Liveability

Glenmore Park is more walkable (56 vs 0); Glenmore Park scores higher overall (47 vs 38).

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100 38/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Orchard Hills carries more crime risk (66 vs 35); Glenmore Park carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 66).

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
Bushfire High
83/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
66/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
Inside the suburb 7 4
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2 3
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 5.1 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.8%

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 Orchard Hills

  • Montgrove College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Orchard Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Penrith Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Penrith Christian School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 2
Parks & reserves 11 3
Childcare 16 7
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 26

Mobility

Glenmore Park sits further from the CBD (54.2 km vs 51.4 km).

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
Walkability score 56/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 54.2 km
+5% vs other
 51.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 51 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 352.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2745
 0.8%
postcode 2748
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2745
 56
postcode 2748

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 Orchard Hills
Car (driver) 57.3% / 57.0%
Glenmore Park — Car (driver): 57.3% Orchard Hills — Car (driver): 57.0%
Worked from Home 36.3% / 36.4%
Glenmore Park — Worked from Home: 36.3% Orchard Hills — Worked from Home: 36.4%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.7%
Glenmore Park — Car (passenger): 3.8% Orchard Hills — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 0.5% / 2.0%
Glenmore Park — Walked Only: 0.5% Orchard Hills — Walked Only: 2.0%
Train 1.5% / 0.9%
Glenmore Park — Train: 1.5% Orchard Hills — Train: 0.9%

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

Setting

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.8 km 42.8 km

NBN connectivity

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
Connectivity score 83/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 64%
8,656 premises
 38%
711 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Glenmore Park Orchard Hills
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

Orchard Hills

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