Glenthorne NSW 2430

Located in New South Wales, Glenthorne sits 308 km from Sydney CBD, around 3 hours 30 minutes by car. The suburb has 234 residents, a median age of 46, and a median household income of $60,216 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 1.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $335 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,647. Glenthorne is characterised by high bushfire risk and high crime risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Glenthorne's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $590,000 in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 27% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only five sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 62% over the past decade — 4.9% per year on average.

$590,000

last 5 quarters
Cheaper than 80% of NSW
↓ −27.3% year-on-year
↑ +62.1% over 2015–2025 (+4.9%/yr compound)

Based on 5 recorded sales in the quarter.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$550/wk
92 bonds
+37% since 2021
2-bed units
$420/wk
43 bonds
+37% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2430 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

112 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2430.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Short-Stay Rentals

2 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 0 rooms.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Is Glenthorne safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Glenthorne sits in the moderate band, with 13 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 59% on the prior year.

13 offences

59.4% since 2024
Assault 4 (30.8%)
Theft 4 (30.8%)
Drug Offences 3 (23.1%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (7.7%)
Weapons Offences 1 (7.7%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

9 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Where they happened

Old Bar Road 4 (44.4%)
Pacific Highway 4 (44.4%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Mid-Coast Council has published 38 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 38 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Glenthorne is very car-dependent on foot — at 4/100, nearly all errands require a car.

4
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 60

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Glenthorne.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
111
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
3 in suburb
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
1 in suburb
EV Chargers
1 in suburb
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Mid-Coast: council population

The whole council area, not just Glenthorne · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
99,448
+0.7% in a year
Change
+698
people since 2024
Density
9.9
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-558
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+1,068
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+188
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
5/10
4/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
7/10
7/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
4/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Glenthorne is home to 234 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $60,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.7%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

234

1.3% since 2016

Median Age

46

8.0% since 2016

Median Household Income

$60,216/yr

28.7% since 2016
Bottom 22% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$335/wk

9.8% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,647/mo

52.1% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

8.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$30,108/yr

23.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

14.0% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

13.5%

13.4% since 2016

Total Dwellings

89

6.0% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

87.7%

12.7% since 2016

Houses

92.1%

4.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

28.9%

14.7% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

32.8%

18.0% since 2016

Work From Home

16.1%

9.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 82 (92.1%)
Flats / Apartments 7 (7.9%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 41 (50.6%)
Mortgage 30 (37.0%)
Renting 10 (12.3%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
81.6%
English Spoken at Home
83.8%
Employment Rate
52.5%
41.1% since 2016
Completed Year 12
30.8%

Occupations

Sales 20 (19.0%)
Professionals 19 (18.1%)
Technicians & Trades 16 (15.2%)
Managers 15 (14.3%)
Labourers 14 (13.3%)
Clerical & Administrative 8 (7.6%)
Community & Personal Service 5 (4.8%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 5 (4.8%)

Religion

Christianity 123 (52.6%)
No Religion 77 (32.9%)
Islam 9 (3.8%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 4 (1.7%)
China 3 (1.3%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Arabic 5 (2.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 13 (5.6%)
5-14 22 (9.4%)
15-19 12 (5.1%)
20-24 10 (4.3%)
25-34 23 (9.8%)
35-44 28 (12.0%)
45-54 28 (12.0%)
55-64 33 (14.1%)
65-74 50 (21.4%)
75-84 8 (3.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 27 (57.4%)
Lone Person 17 (36.2%)
One Parent Families 3 (6.4%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 68 (78.2%)
Worked from Home 14 (16.1%)
Car (passenger) 5 (5.7%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 48 (20.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 26 (11.1%)
Bachelor Degree 15 (6.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 4 (1.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 21 (27.6%)
2 cars 30 (39.5%)
3 cars 19 (25.0%)
4+ cars 8 (10.5%)

Council Rates

Mid-Coast
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,560 a year through Mid-Coast based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,560/yr
27% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Glenthorne's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 86%
  • Environmental 11%
  • Infrastructure and transport 2%
  • Zones under 1% 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Mid-Coast

The whole council area, not just Glenthorne · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 743 new dwellings were approved across Mid-Coast. That mix is 672 houses and 71 units. Approvals are up 327.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
743dwellings
+327.0% YoY
Houses
672
detached dwellings
Units
71
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Purfleet/taree Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Taree (Patanga Cl), 4.2 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
11.3 km
Annual rainfall
1,331 mm
106 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.4%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.03% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2430, 112 of 30,621 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.8% (566 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.03%
2022
0.06%
2023
0.12%
2024
0.26%
2025
0.37%

Rooftop solar

54
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.3 kW each

In postcode 2430, 8,684 rooftop-solar systems totalling 54.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 15,935 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 432 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
641
2020
785
2021
738
2022
633
2023
685
2024
624
2025
384
2026
270

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$3,077
Loan amount
$472,000
Total interest over 30 years
$635,751

7 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2430.

Deposit
$118,000
Stamp duty
$20,737
Cash needed at settlement
$138,737

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Lyne

Currently held by Alison Penfold The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Alison Penfold 40.2% 59.8% +4.0
2022 David Gillespie 36.2% 63.8% -1.4
2019 David Gillespie 34.8% 65.2% +3.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Myall Lakes District

Currently held by Tanya Thompson The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Tanya Thompson NP 65.8%
2019 Stephen Bromhead NP 59.2%
2015 Stephen Bromhead NP 58.7%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Glenthorne

Is Glenthorne a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Glenthorne is moderate (69/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Glenthorne?

Glenthorne has a high recorded bushfire history (90/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Glenthorne?

Glenthorne, NSW had a population of 234 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Glenthorne, NSW?

The postcode for Glenthorne, NSW is 2430.

How far is Glenthorne from Sydney?

Glenthorne is 308 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 212 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Glenthorne?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Glenthorne was $60,216 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Glenthorne?

There are too few current rental listings in Glenthorne for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $335, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Glenthorne?

The median age of residents in Glenthorne was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Glenthorne at risk of bushfire?

Glenthorne has a high recorded bushfire history (90/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Glenthorne walkable?

Glenthorne scores 4/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Glenthorne?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Glenthorne, Taree (Patanga Cl) (4.2 km away), 1,331 mm of rain a year over 106 rainy days over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Glenthorne?

The median sale price for houses in Glenthorne was $590,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on 5 recorded sales.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Glenthorne?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Glenthorne belong to?

Glenthorne sits within the Mid-Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Glenthorne?

The average residential rates bill through Mid-Coast is $1,560 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Glenthorne?

Across Mid-Coast, 743 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 327.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Glenthorne in?

Glenthorne sits within the federal Division of Lyne, currently held by Alison Penfold (The Nationals).

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