Glenorie vs Fiddletown

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenorie, most households are couple families. In Fiddletown, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fiddletown: a median of $4.54 million, against $2.5 million in Glenorie, though rent is higher in Glenorie. On these figures, Glenorie tends to suit couples 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

Glenorie

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • But Fiddletown carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 34/100)

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

First-home buyers

Glenorie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,500,000 vs $4,539,988)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Fiddletown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($455/wk vs $543/wk)

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

  • has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 66 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (50.3 km vs 52.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fiddletown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 34/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Glenorie and Fiddletown 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 Fiddletown
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 Fiddletown
Walkability 0 / 0
Glenorie — Walkability: 0/100 Fiddletown — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 86
Glenorie — Safety: 66/100 Fiddletown — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 28 / 23
Glenorie — Low fire risk: 28/100 Fiddletown — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Glenorie has more residents (3,792 vs 259); Glenorie rents higher ($543/wk vs $455/wk).

Glenorie Fiddletown
Population 3,792
+93% vs other
 259
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +11.2%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $131,248/yr $133,224/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $543/wk
+16% vs other
 $455/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenorie Fiddletown
0-4 4.6% / 7.3%
Glenorie — 0-4: 4.6% Fiddletown — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 15.1% / 15.4%
Glenorie — 5-14: 15.1% Fiddletown — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 7.4% / 5.8%
Glenorie — 15-19: 7.4% Fiddletown — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 6.4% / 4.6%
Glenorie — 20-24: 6.4% Fiddletown — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 8.2% / 10.8%
Glenorie — 25-34: 8.2% Fiddletown — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 12.0% / 12.4%
Glenorie — 35-44: 12.0% Fiddletown — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 15.3% / 16.2%
Glenorie — 45-54: 15.3% Fiddletown — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 13.2% / 13.9%
Glenorie — 55-64: 13.2% Fiddletown — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 10.8% / 8.1%
Glenorie — 65-74: 10.8% Fiddletown — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 5.5% / 3.9%
Glenorie — 75-84: 5.5% Fiddletown — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.6% / 2.3%
Glenorie — 85+: 1.6% Fiddletown — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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%
Fiddletown 53.4% couple families
Fiddletown — Couple Families: 53.4% Fiddletown — Lone Person: 24.1% Fiddletown — One Parent Families: 17.2% Fiddletown — Group Household: 5.2% Fiddletown — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Fiddletown 13.6% renting
Fiddletown — Owned Outright: 45.5% Fiddletown — Mortgage: 40.9% Fiddletown — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenorie Fiddletown
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 13.5%
Glenorie — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Fiddletown — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.9% / 14.3%
Glenorie — Bachelor Degree: 13.9% Fiddletown — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 5.8%
Glenorie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Fiddletown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 5.8%
Glenorie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Fiddletown — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.2%
Glenorie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Fiddletown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

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 Fiddletown
England 4.1% / 5.8%
Glenorie — England: 4.1% Fiddletown — England: 5.8%
China 0.9% / 2.7%
Glenorie — China: 0.9% Fiddletown — China: 2.7%
Italy 2.3% / 1.2%
Glenorie — Italy: 2.3% Fiddletown — Italy: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.9%
Glenorie — New Zealand: 1.2% Fiddletown — New Zealand: 1.9%
Lebanon 2.5% / —
Glenorie — Lebanon: 2.5% Fiddletown — Lebanon: not among its largest
South Africa 1.1% / —
Glenorie — South Africa: 1.1% Fiddletown — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

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%
Fiddletown 98.5% houses
Fiddletown — Houses: 98.5% Fiddletown — Flats / Apartments: 1.5% Fiddletown — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Glenorie Fiddletown
Median house price $2,500,000 $4,539,988
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,740,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 19 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Glenorie has more rural and farming land (90% vs 7%); Fiddletown has more land zoned for conservation (91% vs 7%).

Glenorie Fiddletown
Environmental 7% 91%
Rural and farming 90% 7%
Parks and recreation 2% 3%
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 Fiddletown
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
 260
across Hornsby
Approvals change year on year -4% -79%

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

Ranking within NSW

Glenorie Fiddletown
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of NSW —

Liveability

Glenorie Fiddletown
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glenorie carries more crime risk (34 vs 14).

Glenorie Fiddletown
Bushfire High
72/100
 High
77/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
14/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Glenorie

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

Schools in Fiddletown

  • Northholm Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenorie Fiddletown
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 5 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 22 7

Mobility

Fiddletown sits further from the CBD (52.7 km vs 50.3 km).

Glenorie Fiddletown
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 50.3 km 52.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 66 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 19/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 50.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 0.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2157
 1.4%
postcode 2159
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2157
 53
postcode 2159

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 Fiddletown
Worked from Home 40.0% / 60.4%
Glenorie — Worked from Home: 40.0% Fiddletown — Worked from Home: 60.4%
Car (driver) 52.1% / 39.6%
Glenorie — Car (driver): 52.1% Fiddletown — Car (driver): 39.6%
Walked Only 3.6% / —
Glenorie — Walked Only: 3.6% Fiddletown — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.3% / —
Glenorie — Car (passenger): 3.3% Fiddletown — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 0.6% / —
Glenorie — Train: 0.6% Fiddletown — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.4%).

Setting

Glenorie Fiddletown
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 185 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.0 km 12.5 km

NBN connectivity

Glenorie Fiddletown
Connectivity score 74/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
1,399 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Glenorie Fiddletown
Annual rainfall 932 mm 1,176 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenorie Fiddletown
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 Fiddletown
Average residential rate $1,204/yr $1,488/yr
Council The Hills Hornsby

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Glenorie

Acreage Outer Premium River

Fiddletown

Family Luxury Outer

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