Glenmore vs Rowsley

Glenmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Rowsley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rowsley, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Glenmore tends to suit people living alone, while Rowsley suits couples and older residents.

Glenmore is a much smaller, quieter community of 75 people compared to Rowsley's 231, and sits slightly further from Melbourne's CBD at 77.1 km versus 70.4 km. Glenmore offers notably higher median household income at $125,632 annually against Rowsley's $100,724, along with lower crime risk (19 versus 54) and flood risk (31 versus 42). Rowsley has a slightly older population (median age 41 versus 37) and higher socio-economic standing, but rental costs are substantially higher at $375 per week compared to Glenmore's $100. Glenmore suits those seeking a rural, quieter setting with stronger household incomes, while Rowsley appeals to buyers wanting more established community services and infrastructure.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 92%)
  • But Rowsley is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Glenmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenmore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rowsley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (62 min vs 69 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (70.4 km vs 77.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Glenmore carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 69/100)
  • Rowsley has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glenmore and Rowsley 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 Rowsley
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 Rowsley
Walkability 0 / 0
Glenmore — Walkability: 0/100 Rowsley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 31
Glenmore — Safety: 80/100 Rowsley — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 68 / 64
Glenmore — Low fire risk: 68/100 Rowsley — Low fire risk: 64/100
Low flood risk 68 / 58
Glenmore — Low flood risk: 68/100 Rowsley — Low flood risk: 58/100

Demographics

Rowsley rents higher ($375/wk vs $100/wk); Rowsley has more residents (231 vs 75).

Glenmore Rowsley
Population 75 231
+208% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.0% +20.3%
Median age 37 41
Median household income $125,632/yr
+20% vs other
 $100,724/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $375/wk
+275% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenmore Rowsley
0-4 9.3% / 7.8%
Glenmore — 0-4: 9.3% Rowsley — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 9.3% / 13.4%
Glenmore — 5-14: 9.3% Rowsley — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 9.3% / 4.8%
Glenmore — 15-19: 9.3% Rowsley — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 12.0% / 6.9%
Glenmore — 20-24: 12.0% Rowsley — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 10.7% / 8.7%
Glenmore — 25-34: 10.7% Rowsley — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 22.7% / 14.3%
Glenmore — 35-44: 22.7% Rowsley — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 6.7% / 11.3%
Glenmore — 45-54: 6.7% Rowsley — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 13.3% / 14.3%
Glenmore — 55-64: 13.3% Rowsley — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 5.3% / 13.9%
Glenmore — 65-74: 5.3% Rowsley — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 — / 6.5%
Glenmore — 75-84: not among its largest Rowsley — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 1.7%
Glenmore — 85+: not among its largest Rowsley — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenmore 37.5% couple families
Glenmore — Couple Families: 37.5% Glenmore — Lone Person: 43.8% Glenmore — One Parent Families: 18.8%
Rowsley 75.9% couple families
Rowsley — Couple Families: 75.9% Rowsley — Lone Person: 24.1% Rowsley — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenmore 16.7% renting
Glenmore — Owned Outright: 55.6% Glenmore — Mortgage: 27.8% Glenmore — Renting: 16.7%
Rowsley 8.8% renting
Rowsley — Owned Outright: 51.5% Rowsley — Mortgage: 39.7% Rowsley — Renting: 8.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenmore 105.9% houses
Glenmore — Houses: 105.9% Glenmore — Townhouses: 0.0% Glenmore — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Rowsley 92.2% houses
Rowsley — Houses: 92.2% Rowsley — Townhouses: 4.7% Rowsley — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Glenmore Rowsley
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 16.5%
Glenmore — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Rowsley — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 10.4%
Glenmore — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Rowsley — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 12.0% / —
Glenmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 12.0% Rowsley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 4.3%
Glenmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Rowsley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Glenmore — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rowsley — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Zoning mix

Rowsley has more rural and farming land (89% vs 76%).

Glenmore Rowsley
Rural and farming 76% 89%
Parks and recreation 23% 1%
Other and special use 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 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 Rowsley
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Glenmore Rowsley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC

Liveability

Glenmore Rowsley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Rowsley carries more crime risk (69 vs 20); Rowsley carries more flood risk (42 vs 32).

Glenmore Rowsley
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Low
32/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 Rowsley
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

Glenmore Rowsley
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 9

Mobility

Glenmore sits further from the CBD (77.1 km vs 70.4 km).

Glenmore Rowsley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 77.1 km
+9% vs other
 70.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 62 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3340
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 Rowsley
Car (driver) 58.1% / 72.4%
Glenmore — Car (driver): 58.1% Rowsley — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 41.9% / 19.7%
Glenmore — Worked from Home: 41.9% Rowsley — Worked from Home: 19.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Glenmore — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rowsley — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only — / 3.9%
Glenmore — Walked Only: not among its largest Rowsley — Walked Only: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Glenmore Rowsley
Elevation 264 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.8 km 36.8 km

NBN connectivity

Glenmore Rowsley
Connectivity score 16/100 24/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
15 premises
 0%
73 premises

Climate

Glenmore Rowsley
Annual rainfall 578 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenmore Rowsley
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Glenmore Rowsley
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenmore Rowsley
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenmore Rowsley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenmore

Rural Students Young Families

Rowsley

Rural

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