Glenquarry vs Kangaloon

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 Kangaloon, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glenquarry: a median of $3.06 million, against $2.71 million in Kangaloon, though rent is higher in Kangaloon. On these figures, Glenquarry tends to suit couples, while Kangaloon suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Glenquarry is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 59%)
  • Kangaloon carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 24/100)

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 leaves households under less mortgage stress (38% vs 57%)
  • Kangaloon has cheaper houses ($2,715,000 vs $3,060,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenquarry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $430/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 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (96 min vs 107 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (123.5 km vs 131.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Glenquarry is more walkable (23/100 vs 14/100)
  • Kangaloon carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 24/100)

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

Investors

Kangaloon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.4% vs 17.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenquarry Kangaloon
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.

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Walkability 23 / 14
Glenquarry — Walkability: 23/100 Kangaloon — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 76 / 90
Glenquarry — Safety: 76/100 Kangaloon — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 43 / 22
Glenquarry — Low fire risk: 43/100 Kangaloon — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Glenquarry has more residents (261 vs 206); Kangaloon has higher household incomes ($137,800 vs $112,112).

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Population 261
+21% vs other
 206
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.6% +36.4%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $112,112/yr $137,800/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk $430/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenquarry Kangaloon
0-4 3.1% / 1.5%
Glenquarry — 0-4: 3.1% Kangaloon — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 12.6% / 13.1%
Glenquarry — 5-14: 12.6% Kangaloon — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 13.4% / 11.7%
Glenquarry — 15-19: 13.4% Kangaloon — 15-19: 11.7%
20-24 4.2% / 1.5%
Glenquarry — 20-24: 4.2% Kangaloon — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 4.2% / 5.8%
Glenquarry — 25-34: 4.2% Kangaloon — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 9.6% / 8.7%
Glenquarry — 35-44: 9.6% Kangaloon — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 19.2% / 14.1%
Glenquarry — 45-54: 19.2% Kangaloon — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 11.9% / 16.5%
Glenquarry — 55-64: 11.9% Kangaloon — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 12.6% / 17.0%
Glenquarry — 65-74: 12.6% Kangaloon — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 10.0% / 10.2%
Glenquarry — 75-84: 10.0% Kangaloon — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ 1.1% / —
Glenquarry — 85+: 1.1% Kangaloon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenquarry 61.7% couple families
Glenquarry — Couple Families: 61.7% Glenquarry — Lone Person: 20.0% Glenquarry — One Parent Families: 18.3% Glenquarry — Group Household: 0.0%
Kangaloon 49.0% couple families
Kangaloon — Couple Families: 49.0% Kangaloon — Lone Person: 34.7% Kangaloon — One Parent Families: 10.2% Kangaloon — Group Household: 6.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenquarry 20.3% renting
Glenquarry — Owned Outright: 57.0% Glenquarry — Mortgage: 22.8% Glenquarry — Renting: 20.3%
Kangaloon 19.4% renting
Kangaloon — Owned Outright: 58.2% Kangaloon — Mortgage: 22.4% Kangaloon — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Glenquarry Kangaloon
England 1.9% / 9.2%
Glenquarry — England: 1.9% Kangaloon — England: 9.2%
South Africa 1.1% / 2.9%
Glenquarry — South Africa: 1.1% Kangaloon — South Africa: 2.9%
Singapore 1.5% / 1.9%
Glenquarry — Singapore: 1.5% Kangaloon — Singapore: 1.9%
Germany 1.9% / —
Glenquarry — Germany: 1.9% Kangaloon — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

Qualifications

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

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Bachelor Degree 19.5% / 18.4%
Glenquarry — Bachelor Degree: 19.5% Kangaloon — Bachelor Degree: 18.4%
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 10.2%
Glenquarry — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Kangaloon — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 9.7%
Glenquarry — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Kangaloon — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 5.3%
Glenquarry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Kangaloon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Glenquarry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kangaloon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenquarry 100.0% houses
Glenquarry — Houses: 100.0%
Kangaloon 100.0% houses
Kangaloon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Median house price $3,060,000 $2,715,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,150,000

Zoning mix

Glenquarry Kangaloon
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 Kangaloon
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenquarry Kangaloon
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Income Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW

Liveability

Glenquarry is more walkable (23 vs 14).

Glenquarry Kangaloon
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 crime risk (24 vs 10); Kangaloon carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 57).

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
10/100
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 Kangaloon
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 Kangaloon

  • Kangaloon Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Kangaloon sits further from the CBD (131.2 km vs 123.5 km).

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Walkability score 23/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 123.5 km 131.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 96 min 107 min
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 2576
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2576
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.

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Worked from Home 40.5% / 52.2%
Glenquarry — Worked from Home: 40.5% Kangaloon — Worked from Home: 52.2%
Car (driver) 48.8% / 40.6%
Glenquarry — Car (driver): 48.8% Kangaloon — Car (driver): 40.6%
Walked Only 5.0% / 7.2%
Glenquarry — Walked Only: 5.0% Kangaloon — Walked Only: 7.2%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
Glenquarry — Car (passenger): 5.8% Kangaloon — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.2%).

Setting

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Elevation 713 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 716 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.1 km 29.7 km

NBN connectivity

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
104 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenquarry Kangaloon
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 Kangaloon
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenquarry Kangaloon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenquarry

Rural

Kangaloon

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