Glenroy vs Munderoo
Munderoo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in Glenroy. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Munderoo tends to suit 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
Munderoo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 75%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Glenroy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Glenroy
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $310/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Glenroy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (496.1 km vs 515.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (316 min vs 326 min)
- But Munderoo is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Munderoo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Munderoo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (38.1% vs 21.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glenroy and Munderoo 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
Glenroy has more residents (85 vs 58); Glenroy has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $84,500).
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 +32% vs other | 58 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.4% | +38.1% |
| Median age | 56 | 47 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +28% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $235/wk | $310/wk +32% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Property market
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $641,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $483,000 | — |
| Median land price | $220,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Glenroy has more rural and farming land (97% vs 86%); Munderoo has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 3%).
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 86% |
| Environmental | 3% | 14% |
| 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 | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 36 across Snowy Valleys same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 23% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 91% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
Liveability
Munderoo is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Munderoo carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 32).
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | High 92/100 |
| Crime | — | Low 32/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 8 | 15 |
Mobility
Munderoo sits further from the CBD (515.4 km vs 496.1 km).
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 496.1 km | 515.4 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 316 min | 326 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2653 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2653 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).
Setting
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 585 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 609 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 19 premises |
Climate
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 952 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $945/yr same for both | |
| Council | Snowy Valleys same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glenroy | Munderoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.