Glenora vs Macquarie Plains
Glenora is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Macquarie Plains. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Glenora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Glenora
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($156/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Macquarie Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (52.3 km vs 56.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glenora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
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
Glenora and Macquarie Plains 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
Glenora has more residents (93 vs 53); Macquarie Plains rents higher ($200/wk vs $156/wk).
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 93 +43% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.2% | +20.5% |
| Median age | 44 | 48 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +14% vs other | $61,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $156/wk | $200/wk +28% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
Zoning mix
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 93% |
| Environmental | 5% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% same for both | |
| 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
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 123 across Derwent Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +925% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 57% of TAS | Higher than 39% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of TAS | Higher than 31% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of TAS | Higher than 17% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of TAS | Higher than 60% of TAS |
Liveability
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Glenora carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 47).
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 69/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| 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
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Glenora
- Glenora District School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Macquarie Plains
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Glenora sits further from the CBD (56.9 km vs 52.3 km).
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 56.9 km +8% vs other | 52.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 55 min | 52 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 7140 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 7140 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 95 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 73 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 39.9 km | 35.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 492 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.7°C same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glenora | Macquarie Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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