Glenroy vs Splitters Creek

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Splitters Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Splitters Creek: a median of $1.13 million, against $705,000 in Glenroy, though rent is higher in Glenroy. On these figures, Glenroy tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Splitters Creek suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Glenroy has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • Splitters Creek is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Glenroy

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($237,500 vs $910,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($705,000 vs $1,130,000)
  • But Splitters Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Splitters Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($168/wk vs $315/wk)
  • But Glenroy has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenroy

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (346 min vs 354 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (552.5 km vs 565.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenroy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Splitters Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.9% vs 7.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenroy Splitters Creek
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.

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Walkability 25 / 17
Glenroy — Walkability: 25/100 Splitters Creek — Walkability: 17/100
Low fire risk 68 / 22
Glenroy — Low fire risk: 68/100 Splitters Creek — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Glenroy has more residents (3,528 vs 312); Splitters Creek has higher household incomes ($154,336 vs $80,964).

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Population 3,528
+91% vs other
 312
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.3% +16.9%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $80,964/yr $154,336/yr
+91% vs other
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+47% vs other
 $168/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenroy Splitters Creek
0-4 5.1% / 4.5%
Glenroy — 0-4: 5.1% Splitters Creek — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 11.1% / 15.1%
Glenroy — 5-14: 11.1% Splitters Creek — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 6.9% / 5.1%
Glenroy — 15-19: 6.9% Splitters Creek — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.4% / 2.2%
Glenroy — 20-24: 5.4% Splitters Creek — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 10.4% / 7.4%
Glenroy — 25-34: 10.4% Splitters Creek — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 10.5% / 11.9%
Glenroy — 35-44: 10.5% Splitters Creek — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 13.5% / 13.1%
Glenroy — 45-54: 13.5% Splitters Creek — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 12.8% / 18.6%
Glenroy — 55-64: 12.8% Splitters Creek — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 12.8% / 13.1%
Glenroy — 65-74: 12.8% Splitters Creek — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 7.5% / 9.0%
Glenroy — 75-84: 7.5% Splitters Creek — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 3.9% / —
Glenroy — 85+: 3.9% Splitters Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenroy 38.3% couple families
Glenroy — Couple Families: 38.3% Glenroy — Lone Person: 37.4% Glenroy — One Parent Families: 17.8% Glenroy — Group Household: 5.6% Glenroy — Other Families: 1.0%
Splitters Creek 81.2% couple families
Splitters Creek — Couple Families: 81.2% Splitters Creek — Lone Person: 12.5% Splitters Creek — One Parent Families: 6.2% Splitters Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Splitters Creek — 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.

Glenroy 26.0% renting
Glenroy — Owned Outright: 39.4% Glenroy — Mortgage: 34.6% Glenroy — Renting: 26.0%
Splitters Creek 7.4% renting
Splitters Creek — Owned Outright: 45.3% Splitters Creek — Mortgage: 47.4% Splitters Creek — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 21.8%
Glenroy — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Splitters Creek — Bachelor Degree: 21.8%
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 11.2%
Glenroy — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Splitters Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.3%
Glenroy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Splitters Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 8.3%
Glenroy — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Splitters Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 3.5%
Glenroy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Splitters Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Glenroy Splitters Creek
England 2.1% / 3.2%
Glenroy — England: 2.1% Splitters Creek — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.3%
Glenroy — New Zealand: 1.0% Splitters Creek — New Zealand: 1.3%
Italy 0.3% / 1.6%
Glenroy — Italy: 0.3% Splitters Creek — Italy: 1.6%
India 1.3% / —
Glenroy — India: 1.3% Splitters Creek — India: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Glenroy — Scotland: 0.5% Splitters Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Glenroy — Germany: 0.5% Splitters Creek — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenroy 88.0% houses
Glenroy — Houses: 88.0% Glenroy — Townhouses: 11.5% Glenroy — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Splitters Creek 101.1% houses
Splitters Creek — Houses: 101.1% Splitters Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Splitters Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Median house price $705,000 $1,130,000
Median unit price $475,000 —
Median land price $237,500 $910,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 16 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Splitters Creek has more rural and farming land (22% vs 0%); Glenroy has more land zoned for conservation (58% vs 47%).

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Environmental 58% 47%
Residential 33% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 28%
Rural and farming 0% 22%
Parks and recreation 6% 0%
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

Glenroy Splitters Creek
New dwellings approved 423
across Albury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
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.

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Houses 3.8%
$550/wk on $752K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenroy Splitters Creek
House price Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Income Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of NSW —

Liveability

Glenroy is more walkable (25 vs 17).

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Grade C —
Score 43/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Splitters Creek carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 32).

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Bushfire Low
32/100
 High
78/100
Crime — Moderate
45/100
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 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Glenroy Splitters Creek
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

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Splitters Creek sits further from the CBD (565.2 km vs 552.5 km).

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Walkability score 25/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 552.5 km 565.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 346 min 354 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2640
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2640
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.

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Car (driver) 82.9% / 73.2%
Glenroy — Car (driver): 82.9% Splitters Creek — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 23.6%
Glenroy — Worked from Home: 9.1% Splitters Creek — Worked from Home: 23.6%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 3.3%
Glenroy — Car (passenger): 5.2% Splitters Creek — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 1.0% / —
Glenroy — Walked Only: 1.0% Splitters Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.0% / —
Glenroy — Bicycle: 1.0% Splitters Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Elevation 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Connectivity score 66/100 19/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
1,546 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Annual rainfall 645 mm 700 mm
Summer max (Jan) 33.3°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.5°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenroy Splitters Creek
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Average residential rate $1,574/yr
same for both
Council Albury
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenroy Splitters Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenroy

Acreage Parks

Splitters Creek

Professionals Rural

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