Gresford vs Glendon Brook
Gresford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Glendon Brook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glendon Brook, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glendon Brook: a median of $1.35 million, against $650,000 in Gresford, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gresford tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Glendon Brook 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 6 things we measure here
- Gresford has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Glendon Brook is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gresford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($650,000 vs $1,350,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Gresford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Glendon Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (149 min vs 162 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glendon Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (38.3% vs -2.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gresford and Glendon Brook 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
Glendon Brook has more residents (368 vs 240); Glendon Brook rents higher ($450/wk vs $300/wk).
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 240 | 368 +53% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.0% | +38.3% |
| Median age | 38 | 41 |
| Median household income | $79,300/yr | $117,000/yr +48% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $450/wk +50% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (1.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $650,000 | $1,350,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 36 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 99% |
| Environmental | 7% | 1% |
| Residential | 3% | 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
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Dungog | 121 across Singleton |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% | +46% |
Ranking within NSW
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Glendon Brook carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0).
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gresford
- Gresford Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Glendon Brook
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 27 |
Mobility
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 208.5 km | 208.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 162 min | 149 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2311 | 0.2% postcode 2330 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 2311 | 54 postcode 2330 |
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 (73.8%).
Setting
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 78 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 202 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 115 premises | 0% 152 premises |
Climate
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,026 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,646/yr | $1,287/yr |
| Council | Dungog | Singleton |
Federal electorate
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne | Hunter |
| Member | Alison Penfold | Dan Repacholi |
| Party | The Nationals | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gresford | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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