Mount Rivers vs Glendon Brook
Glendon Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Mount Rivers. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Rivers, about half of households are people living alone. In Glendon Brook, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Rivers tends to suit people living alone, while Glendon Brook suits families with children and 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
Glendon Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Rivers
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $450/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Glendon Brook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (149 min vs 173 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (208.4 km vs 217.1 km)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Rivers 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 60); Glendon Brook rents higher ($450/wk vs $185/wk).
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 368 +513% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +39.5% | +38.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 41 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr | $117,000/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk | $450/wk +143% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
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 (11.7%).
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
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $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
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Environmental | 2% | 1% |
| 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
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Dungog | 121 across Singleton |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% | +46% |
Ranking within NSW
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mount Rivers | 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
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 47/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | 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
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 27 |
Mobility
Mount Rivers sits further from the CBD (217.1 km vs 208.4 km).
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 217.1 km +4% vs other | 208.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 173 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 (70.0%).
Setting
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 108 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 202 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 152 premises |
Climate
| Mount Rivers | 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
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,646/yr | $1,287/yr |
| Council | Dungog | Singleton |
Federal electorate
| Mount Rivers | Glendon Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne | Hunter |
| Member | Alison Penfold | Dan Repacholi |
| Party | The Nationals | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Rivers | 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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