Glenorie vs Cattai

Comparing Glenorie and Cattai, NSW: Cattai is more walkable (10 vs 0); Glenorie has more residents (3,792 vs 1,077); and Glenorie carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 50).

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

Glenorie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

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

Glenorie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (50.3 km vs 62.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 65 min)
  • But Cattai is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cattai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Cattai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.3% vs 8.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenorie Cattai
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.

Glenorie Cattai
Walkability 0 / 10
Glenorie — Walkability: 0/100 Cattai — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 66 / 66
Glenorie — Safety: 66/100 Cattai — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 28 / 50
Glenorie — Low fire risk: 28/100 Cattai — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Glenorie has more residents (3,792 vs 1,077); Cattai has higher household incomes ($149,656 vs $131,248).

Glenorie Cattai
Population 3,792
+72% vs other
 1,077
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +36.3%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $131,248/yr $149,656/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $543/wk $560/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenorie Cattai
0-4 4.6% / 4.4%
Glenorie — 0-4: 4.6% Cattai — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 15.1% / 16.3%
Glenorie — 5-14: 15.1% Cattai — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 7.4% / 7.3%
Glenorie — 15-19: 7.4% Cattai — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 6.4% / 7.0%
Glenorie — 20-24: 6.4% Cattai — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 8.2% / 7.9%
Glenorie — 25-34: 8.2% Cattai — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 12.0% / 12.8%
Glenorie — 35-44: 12.0% Cattai — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 15.3% / 18.2%
Glenorie — 45-54: 15.3% Cattai — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 13.2% / 9.9%
Glenorie — 55-64: 13.2% Cattai — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 10.8% / 9.7%
Glenorie — 65-74: 10.8% Cattai — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 5.5% / 5.3%
Glenorie — 75-84: 5.5% Cattai — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.6% / 1.0%
Glenorie — 85+: 1.6% Cattai — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenorie 64.0% couple families
Glenorie — Couple Families: 64.0% Glenorie — Lone Person: 17.6% Glenorie — One Parent Families: 14.6% Glenorie — Group Household: 2.7% Glenorie — Other Families: 1.0%
Cattai 70.4% couple families
Cattai — Couple Families: 70.4% Cattai — Lone Person: 18.9% Cattai — One Parent Families: 7.8% Cattai — Group Household: 1.6% Cattai — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenorie 15.3% renting
Glenorie — Owned Outright: 40.4% Glenorie — Mortgage: 44.3% Glenorie — Renting: 15.3%
Cattai 10.0% renting
Cattai — Owned Outright: 34.4% Cattai — Mortgage: 55.5% Cattai — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenorie Cattai
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 21.3%
Glenorie — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Cattai — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.9% / 9.6%
Glenorie — Bachelor Degree: 13.9% Cattai — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 9.4%
Glenorie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Cattai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.7%
Glenorie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Cattai — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.0%
Glenorie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Cattai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Glenorie Cattai
England 4.1% / 2.8%
Glenorie — England: 4.1% Cattai — England: 2.8%
Lebanon 2.5% / —
Glenorie — Lebanon: 2.5% Cattai — Lebanon: not among its largest
Italy 2.3% / —
Glenorie — Italy: 2.3% Cattai — Italy: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.1%
Glenorie — New Zealand: 1.2% Cattai — New Zealand: 1.1%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.1%
Glenorie — South Africa: 1.1% Cattai — South Africa: 1.1%
Germany 0.4% / 0.6%
Glenorie — Germany: 0.4% Cattai — Germany: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Glenorie — Scotland: not among its largest Cattai — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenorie 98.3% houses
Glenorie — Houses: 98.3% Glenorie — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Glenorie — Townhouses: 0.8%
Cattai 94.5% houses
Cattai — Houses: 94.5% Cattai — Flats / Apartments: 4.5% Cattai — Townhouses: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Glenorie Cattai
Median house price $2,500,000 $2,590,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,740,000 $2,465,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 19 sales
 63 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Glenorie has more rural and farming land (90% vs 69%); Cattai has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 7%).

Glenorie Cattai
Rural and farming 90% 69%
Environmental 7% 21%
Parks and recreation 2% 10%
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

Glenorie Cattai
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
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.

Glenorie Cattai
Houses 1.5%
$882/wk on $2.99M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenorie Cattai
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of NSW —

Liveability

Cattai is more walkable (10 vs 0); Cattai scores higher overall (57 vs 48).

Glenorie Cattai
Grade C B
Score 48/100 57/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glenorie carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 50).

Glenorie Cattai
Bushfire High
72/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
34/100
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

Glenorie Cattai
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Glenorie

  • Glenorie Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Hillside Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Cattai

  • Cattai Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenorie Cattai
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 5 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 22 4

Mobility

Cattai sits further from the CBD (62.7 km vs 50.3 km).

Glenorie Cattai
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 50.3 km 62.7 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 65 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 50.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2157
 0.5%
postcode 2756
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2157
 46
postcode 2756

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.

Glenorie Cattai
Car (driver) 52.1% / 56.2%
Glenorie — Car (driver): 52.1% Cattai — Car (driver): 56.2%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 39.6%
Glenorie — Worked from Home: 40.0% Cattai — Worked from Home: 39.6%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 2.4%
Glenorie — Car (passenger): 3.3% Cattai — Car (passenger): 2.4%
Walked Only 3.6% / 1.8%
Glenorie — Walked Only: 3.6% Cattai — Walked Only: 1.8%
Train 0.6% / —
Glenorie — Train: 0.6% Cattai — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.2%).

Setting

Glenorie Cattai
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.0 km 28.3 km

NBN connectivity

Glenorie Cattai
Connectivity score 74/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
1,399 premises
 0%
362 premises

Climate

Glenorie Cattai
Annual rainfall 932 mm 806 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenorie Cattai
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Glenorie Cattai
Average residential rate $1,204/yr
same for both
Council The Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenorie Cattai
Division Berowra
same for both
Member Julian Leeser
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenorie Cattai
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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