Glenquarry vs Avoca
Glenquarry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 54 in Avoca. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenquarry, most households are couple families. In Avoca, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Avoca: a median of $6.28 million, against $3.06 million in Glenquarry, though rent is higher in Glenquarry. On these figures, Glenquarry 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
Glenquarry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 66%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Glenquarry has cheaper houses ($3,060,000 vs $6,275,000)
- Avoca leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 38%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Glenquarry has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 5%)
- Avoca has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $370/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Glenquarry
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (96 min vs 107 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (123.5 km vs 132.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glenquarry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glenquarry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.6% vs 4.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glenquarry and Avoca 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
Glenquarry has more residents (261 vs 208); Avoca skews older (54 vs 48).
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 261 +20% vs other | 208 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.6% | +4.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 54 |
| Median household income | $112,112/yr | $117,000/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk +11% vs other | $330/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,060,000 | $6,275,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 93% | 98% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 7% | 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
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 335 across Wingecarribee same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +6% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
Liveability
Glenquarry is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Glenquarry carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 0).
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Glenquarry
- Glenquarry Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Avoca
- Avoca Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 6 |
Mobility
Avoca sits further from the CBD (132.8 km vs 123.5 km).
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 123.5 km | 132.8 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 96 min | 107 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.7% postcode 2576 | 0.9% postcode 2577 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2576 | 56 postcode 2577 |
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 (63.5%).
Setting
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 713 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 684 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 35.1 km | 35.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 104 premises | 0% 95 premises |
Climate
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.37 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,072/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wingecarribee same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Whitlam same for both | |
| Member | Carol Berry same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glenquarry | Avoca | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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