Glenugie vs Halfway Creek
Glenugie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 48 in Halfway Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Glenugie: a median of $610,000, against $400,000 in Halfway Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glenugie tends to suit young adults, while Halfway Creek suits older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Glenugie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 97/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Halfway Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($400,000 vs $610,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Halfway Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (376 min vs 396 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (575.8 km vs 595.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Glenugie carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 97/100)
- Halfway Creek has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 4%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glenugie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (536.3% vs -3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glenugie and Halfway 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.
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
Glenugie has more residents (1,298 vs 246); Halfway Creek skews older (48 vs 35).
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,298 +81% vs other | 246 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +536.3% | -3.9% |
| Median age | 35 | 48 |
| Median household income | $60,632/yr | $62,816/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +7% vs other | $325/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $610,000 | $400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Halfway Creek has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 0%); Glenugie has more rural and farming land (96% vs 67%).
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 67% |
| Environmental | 0% | 30% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 3% |
| 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
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 246 across Clarence Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
Liveability
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 24/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | — | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Halfway Creek carries more crime risk (97 vs 28).
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | High 97/100 |
| 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
| Glenugie | Halfway 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
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 31 same for both | |
Mobility
Glenugie sits further from the CBD (595.3 km vs 575.8 km).
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 595.3 km +3% vs other | 575.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 396 min | 376 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2460 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 2460 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 (79.0%).
Setting
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 62 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 95 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 23.1 km | 12.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 41 premises | 0% 108 premises |
Climate
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,060 mm | 1,827 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.3°C | — |
Council rates
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,380/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glenugie | Halfway Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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