Glenugie vs Pillar Valley

Glenugie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 50 in Pillar Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Pillar Valley: a median of $845,000, against $610,000 in Glenugie, though rent is higher in Glenugie. On these figures, Glenugie tends to suit young adults 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 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Glenugie

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($610,000 vs $845,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pillar Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenugie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (595.3 km vs 617.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (396 min vs 410 min)

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 82/100)
  • Pillar Valley has more residents already 65 and over (20% 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 12.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenugie Pillar Valley
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.

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Glenugie — Walkability: 0/100 Pillar Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 18
Glenugie — Safety: 72/100 Pillar Valley — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 33 / 27
Glenugie — Low fire risk: 33/100 Pillar Valley — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Glenugie has more residents (1,298 vs 352); Pillar Valley skews older (50 vs 35).

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Population 1,298
+73% vs other
 352
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +536.3% +12.1%
Median age 35 50
Median household income $60,632/yr
+15% vs other
 $51,584/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+29% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenugie Pillar Valley
0-4 1.0% / 2.8%
Glenugie — 0-4: 1.0% Pillar Valley — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 1.9% / 12.2%
Glenugie — 5-14: 1.9% Pillar Valley — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 1.7% / 4.5%
Glenugie — 15-19: 1.7% Pillar Valley — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 9.8% / 4.8%
Glenugie — 20-24: 9.8% Pillar Valley — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 35.0% / 6.8%
Glenugie — 25-34: 35.0% Pillar Valley — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 25.6% / 10.5%
Glenugie — 35-44: 25.6% Pillar Valley — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 14.0% / 18.8%
Glenugie — 45-54: 14.0% Pillar Valley — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 7.9% / 21.3%
Glenugie — 55-64: 7.9% Pillar Valley — 55-64: 21.3%
65-74 3.1% / 15.9%
Glenugie — 65-74: 3.1% Pillar Valley — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 0.8% / 4.0%
Glenugie — 75-84: 0.8% Pillar Valley — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 0.3% / —
Glenugie — 85+: 0.3% Pillar Valley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenugie 39.1% lone person
Glenugie — Lone Person: 39.1% Glenugie — Couple Families: 39.1% Glenugie — One Parent Families: 21.7%
Pillar Valley 42.5% lone person
Pillar Valley — Lone Person: 42.5% Pillar Valley — Couple Families: 35.6% Pillar Valley — One Parent Families: 21.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenugie 13.9% renting
Glenugie — Owned Outright: 46.8% Glenugie — Mortgage: 39.2% Glenugie — Renting: 13.9%
Pillar Valley 13.6% renting
Pillar Valley — Owned Outright: 50.8% Pillar Valley — Mortgage: 35.6% Pillar Valley — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Certificate III & IV 4.0% / 20.5%
Glenugie — Certificate III & IV: 4.0% Pillar Valley — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.3% / 7.1%
Glenugie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.3% Pillar Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 0.8% / 7.1%
Glenugie — Bachelor Degree: 0.8% Pillar Valley — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 3.1%
Glenugie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Pillar Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.2% / 2.0%
Glenugie — Postgraduate Degree: 0.2% Pillar Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Glenugie Pillar Valley
England 0.8% / 6.0%
Glenugie — England: 0.8% Pillar Valley — England: 6.0%
New Zealand 3.0% / 1.1%
Glenugie — New Zealand: 3.0% Pillar Valley — New Zealand: 1.1%
China 1.2% / —
Glenugie — China: 1.2% Pillar Valley — China: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.1%
Glenugie — Germany: not among its largest Pillar Valley — Germany: 1.1%
Vietnam 0.9% / —
Glenugie — Vietnam: 0.9% Pillar Valley — Vietnam: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.9%
Glenugie — Philippines: not among its largest Pillar Valley — Philippines: 0.9%
Malaysia 0.6% / —
Glenugie — Malaysia: 0.6% Pillar Valley — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenugie 100.0% houses
Glenugie — Houses: 100.0%
Pillar Valley 101.5% houses
Pillar Valley — Houses: 101.5%
Houses

Property market

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Median house price $610,000 $845,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $632,500

Zoning mix

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Rural and farming 96% 95%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
Environmental 0% 4%
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 Pillar Valley
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glenugie Pillar Valley
House price Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Grade D —
Score 24/100 —
Socio-economic band — below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Pillar Valley carries more crime risk (82 vs 28).

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
28/100
 High
82/100
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 Pillar Valley
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 Pillar Valley
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 31 12

Mobility

Pillar Valley sits further from the CBD (617.3 km vs 595.3 km).

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 595.3 km 617.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 396 min 410 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 23/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2460
 0.2%
postcode 2462
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2460
 55
postcode 2462

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.

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Car (driver) 79.0% / 76.6%
Glenugie — Car (driver): 79.0% Pillar Valley — Car (driver): 76.6%
Worked from Home 21.0% / 15.3%
Glenugie — Worked from Home: 21.0% Pillar Valley — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Car (passenger) — / 5.6%
Glenugie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pillar Valley — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only — / 2.4%
Glenugie — Walked Only: not among its largest Pillar Valley — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.1 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Connectivity score 19/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
120 premises

Climate

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Annual rainfall 1,060 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenugie Pillar Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenugie

Multicultural Rural

Pillar Valley

Rural

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