Glenridding vs Mount Thorley

Mount Thorley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Glenridding. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Glenridding, about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Thorley, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Thorley: a median of $1.5 million, against $720,000 in Glenridding, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glenridding tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mount Thorley suits families with children and couples.

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

Mount Thorley

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 46%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 69%)
  • But Glenridding carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 96/100)

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

  • Glenridding has cheaper houses ($720,000 vs $1,500,000)
  • Mount Thorley leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 35%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Glenridding has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $343/wk)
  • Mount Thorley leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Glenridding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenridding

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Mount Thorley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.5% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenridding Mount Thorley
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.

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Walkability 9 / 0
Glenridding — Walkability: 9/100 Mount Thorley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 4
Glenridding — Safety: 24/100 Mount Thorley — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Glenridding — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Thorley — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Glenridding has more residents (259 vs 86); Mount Thorley has higher household incomes ($126,724 vs $59,384).

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Population 259
+67% vs other
 86
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +26.5%
Median age 44 37
Median household income $59,384/yr $126,724/yr
+113% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk $343/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenridding Mount Thorley
0-4 3.5% / 8.1%
Glenridding — 0-4: 3.5% Mount Thorley — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 8.9% / 19.8%
Glenridding — 5-14: 8.9% Mount Thorley — 5-14: 19.8%
15-19 5.8% / 5.8%
Glenridding — 15-19: 5.8% Mount Thorley — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 8.1% / 4.7%
Glenridding — 20-24: 8.1% Mount Thorley — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 11.2% / 11.6%
Glenridding — 25-34: 11.2% Mount Thorley — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 12.0% / 19.8%
Glenridding — 35-44: 12.0% Mount Thorley — 35-44: 19.8%
45-54 12.7% / 17.4%
Glenridding — 45-54: 12.7% Mount Thorley — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 13.9% / 17.4%
Glenridding — 55-64: 13.9% Mount Thorley — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 11.6% / 4.7%
Glenridding — 65-74: 11.6% Mount Thorley — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 6.2% / 4.7%
Glenridding — 75-84: 6.2% Mount Thorley — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.2% / —
Glenridding — 85+: 1.2% Mount Thorley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenridding 26.2% couple families
Glenridding — Couple Families: 26.2% Glenridding — Lone Person: 47.5% Glenridding — One Parent Families: 20.0% Glenridding — Group Household: 6.2%
Mount Thorley 80.0% couple families
Mount Thorley — Couple Families: 80.0% Mount Thorley — Lone Person: 20.0% Mount Thorley — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mount Thorley — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenridding 30.6% renting
Glenridding — Owned Outright: 37.0% Glenridding — Mortgage: 32.4% Glenridding — Renting: 30.6%
Mount Thorley 30.8% renting
Mount Thorley — Owned Outright: 38.5% Mount Thorley — Mortgage: 30.8% Mount Thorley — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 20.9%
Glenridding — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Mount Thorley — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 5.8%
Glenridding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Mount Thorley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / —
Glenridding — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% Mount Thorley — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

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.

Glenridding Mount Thorley
New Zealand — / 4.7%
Glenridding — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Thorley — New Zealand: 4.7%
England 1.5% / —
Glenridding — England: 1.5% Mount Thorley — England: not among its largest
Germany 1.2% / —
Glenridding — Germany: 1.2% Mount Thorley — Germany: not among its largest
Ireland 1.2% / —
Glenridding — Ireland: 1.2% Mount Thorley — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenridding 69.4% houses
Glenridding — Houses: 69.4% Glenridding — Flats / Apartments: 30.6%
Mount Thorley 96.0% houses
Mount Thorley — Houses: 96.0% Mount Thorley — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Median house price $720,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $85,000 —

Zoning mix

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Industrial 0% 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

Glenridding Mount Thorley
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenridding Mount Thorley
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Income Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW

Liveability

Glenridding is more walkable (9 vs 0).

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Mount Thorley carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Mount Thorley carries more crime risk (96 vs 76).

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
96/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Waterways 4 23

Mobility

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Walkability score 9/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 206.2 km 204.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 143 min 144 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
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.

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Car (driver) 91.9% / 71.4%
Glenridding — Car (driver): 91.9% Mount Thorley — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 8.1% / 28.6%
Glenridding — Worked from Home: 8.1% Mount Thorley — Worked from Home: 28.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (91.9%).

Setting

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Connectivity score 60/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
152 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenridding Mount Thorley
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ —
PM10 19.2 µg/m³ 22.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.64 pphm —

Council rates

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenridding Mount Thorley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenridding

Rural

Mount Thorley

Family River Rural

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