Nana Glen vs Sherwood
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nana Glen, about half of households are couple families. In Sherwood, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Sherwood: a median of $860,000, against $790,000 in Nana Glen, though rent is higher in Nana Glen. On these figures, Sherwood tends to suit people living alone.
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
Nana Glen
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 50%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 85%)
Weighs schools, house stock, 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 house prices.
Renters
Sherwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Nana Glen
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (370 min vs 393 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (552.4 km vs 572.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Nana Glen is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
- Sherwood has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 2%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
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
Nana Glen and Sherwood 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
Nana Glen rents higher ($350/wk vs $0/wk); Nana Glen has more residents (1,132 vs 68).
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,132 +94% vs other | 68 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.3% | +6.2% |
| Median age | 44 | 43 |
| Median household income | $80,080/yr +42% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
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 (23.1%).
Property market
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $790,000 | $860,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,018,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 67 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Sherwood has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 13%); Nana Glen has more rural and farming land (84% vs 53%).
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 53% |
| Environmental | 13% | 47% |
| Residential | 2% | 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
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 356 across Coffs Harbour | 246 across Clarence Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | +61% | -80% |
Ranking within NSW
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
Liveability
Nana Glen is more walkable (30 vs 0).
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 23/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Nana Glen carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 65).
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 89/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | — |
| 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
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Nana Glen
- Nana Glen Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Sherwood
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 19 |
Mobility
Sherwood sits further from the CBD (572.3 km vs 552.4 km).
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 30/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 552.4 km | 572.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 370 min | 393 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2450 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 2450 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 (79.4%).
Setting
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 110 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 16.8 km | 14.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 450 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,827 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,437/yr | $1,380/yr |
| Council | Coffs Harbour | Clarence Valley |
Federal electorate
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nana Glen | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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