Glenroy vs West Albury

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Albury, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Glenroy: a median of $705,000, against $622,000 in West Albury, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, West Albury tends to suit 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

West Albury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

West Albury

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($390,000 vs $475,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($622,500 vs $705,000)
  • But Glenroy has cheaper land ($237,500 vs $540,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Albury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $315/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Glenroy sits closer to the CBD (552.5 km vs 554.9 km)
  • West Albury is more walkable (59/100 vs 25/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

West Albury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 25/100)

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

Investors

Glenroy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.3% vs 0.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Glenroy and West Albury 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 West Albury
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 West Albury
Walkability 25 / 59
Glenroy — Walkability: 25/100 West Albury — Walkability: 59/100
Low fire risk 68 / 64
Glenroy — Low fire risk: 68/100 West Albury — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Glenroy rents higher ($315/wk vs $255/wk); Glenroy has higher household incomes ($80,964 vs $70,876).

Glenroy West Albury
Population 3,528 3,872
+10% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.3% +0.5%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $80,964/yr
+12% vs other
 $70,876/yr
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+19% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenroy West Albury
0-4 5.1% / 5.4%
Glenroy — 0-4: 5.1% West Albury — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 11.1% / 11.3%
Glenroy — 5-14: 11.1% West Albury — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 6.9% / 5.3%
Glenroy — 15-19: 6.9% West Albury — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.4% / 4.7%
Glenroy — 20-24: 5.4% West Albury — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 10.4% / 10.6%
Glenroy — 25-34: 10.4% West Albury — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 10.5% / 11.0%
Glenroy — 35-44: 10.5% West Albury — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 13.5% / 10.3%
Glenroy — 45-54: 13.5% West Albury — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 12.8% / 14.4%
Glenroy — 55-64: 12.8% West Albury — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 12.8% / 12.2%
Glenroy — 65-74: 12.8% West Albury — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 7.5% / 8.7%
Glenroy — 75-84: 7.5% West Albury — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 3.9% / 6.0%
Glenroy — 85+: 3.9% West Albury — 85+: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenroy 37.4% lone person
Glenroy — Lone Person: 37.4% Glenroy — Couple Families: 38.3% Glenroy — One Parent Families: 17.8% Glenroy — Group Household: 5.6% Glenroy — Other Families: 1.0%
West Albury 46.9% lone person
West Albury — Lone Person: 46.9% West Albury — Couple Families: 31.1% West Albury — One Parent Families: 17.1% West Albury — Group Household: 4.3% West Albury — Other Families: 0.6%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
West Albury 31.2% renting
West Albury — Owned Outright: 41.5% West Albury — Mortgage: 27.2% West Albury — Renting: 31.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenroy West Albury
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 14.2%
Glenroy — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% West Albury — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 12.7%
Glenroy — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% West Albury — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.8%
Glenroy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% West Albury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 3.4%
Glenroy — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% West Albury — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.4%
Glenroy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% West Albury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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 West Albury
England 2.1% / 2.4%
Glenroy — England: 2.1% West Albury — England: 2.4%
India 1.3% / 1.2%
Glenroy — India: 1.3% West Albury — India: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.1%
Glenroy — New Zealand: 1.0% West Albury — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.6%
Glenroy — Philippines: 0.4% West Albury — Philippines: 0.6%
Germany 0.5% / 0.4%
Glenroy — Germany: 0.5% West Albury — Germany: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Glenroy — South Africa: not among its largest West Albury — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Glenroy — Scotland: 0.5% West Albury — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

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%
West Albury 79.3% houses
West Albury — Houses: 79.3% West Albury — Townhouses: 20.5% West Albury — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenroy West Albury
Median house price $705,000 $622,500
Median unit price $475,000 $390,000
Median land price $237,500 $540,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 16 sales
 35 days
from 27 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Glenroy West Albury
3 bed $670K / $597K
Glenroy — 3 bed: $670K (27 sales) West Albury — 3 bed: $597K (39 sales)

27 vs 39 sales

4 bed $765K / $750K
Glenroy — 4 bed: $765K (17 sales) West Albury — 4 bed: $750K (22 sales)

17 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Glenroy has more land zoned for conservation (58% vs 22%); West Albury has more rural and farming land (15% vs 0%).

Glenroy West Albury
Environmental 58% 22%
Residential 33% 50%
Rural and farming 0% 15%
Parks and recreation 6% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 5%
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 West Albury
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 West Albury
Houses 3.8%
$550/wk on $752K
 3.6%
$540/wk on $779K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenroy West Albury
House price Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW

Liveability

West Albury is more walkable (59 vs 25); Glenroy scores higher overall (43 vs 31).

Glenroy West Albury
Grade C
same for both
Score 43/100 31/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Glenroy West Albury
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
36/100
Crime — High
86/100
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
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Glenroy West Albury
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Glenroy

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in West Albury

  • Albury West Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenroy West Albury
Parks & reserves 6 4
Childcare 3
same for both
GPs 1
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

West Albury sits further from the CBD (554.9 km vs 552.5 km).

Glenroy West Albury
Walkability score 25/100 59/100
Distance to Sydney 552.5 km 554.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 346 min 342 min
Public transport score 56/100
Bus
 50/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 15.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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 West Albury
Car (driver) 82.9% / 80.5%
Glenroy — Car (driver): 82.9% West Albury — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 11.8%
Glenroy — Worked from Home: 9.1% West Albury — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 4.7%
Glenroy — Car (passenger): 5.2% West Albury — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.9%
Glenroy — Walked Only: 1.0% West Albury — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bicycle 1.0% / 0.8%
Glenroy — Bicycle: 1.0% West Albury — Bicycle: 0.8%

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

Setting

Glenroy West Albury
Elevation 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glenroy West Albury
Connectivity score 66/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
1,546 premises
 35%
1,905 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Glenroy West Albury
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Glenroy

Acreage Parks

West Albury

Affordable Quiet Retirees Townhouses

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