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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Glen Alice is a regional centre in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of approximately 56, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 133 km from the Sydney CBD, Glen Alice is a regional area in New South Wales. The median household income is $80,184 per year.
Moderate income levels in Glen Alice indicate steady rental demand from working households. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for Glen Alice. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Glen Alice on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Glen Alice is a smaller community of 56 — about 1% of the New South Wales suburb median (5,325) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $80,184/year is 18% below the New South Wales median of $97,552, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Weekly rent of $185 covers just 41% of the median $1,950/month mortgage repayment, leaving a $1,148/month gap — investors should only pursue this suburb with a clear capital-growth thesis and sufficient external income to fund the shortfall. Glen Alice is 133 km from Sydney, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 36% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 76% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Glen Alice stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Glen Alice sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Glen Alice | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 56 | 5,325 | -99% |
| Median household income | $80,184/yr | $97,552/yr | -18% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $185 | $430 | -57% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,950 | $2,167 | -10% |
| Distance to CBD | 133 km | 45 km | +196% |
| Separate houses | 36% | 76% | -40pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Glen Alice — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 56 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider New South Wales market over full cycles.
Weak cash flow: $185/week rent covers only 41% of the $1,950/month median mortgage — a $1,148/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
Only 36% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 76% NSW median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Glen Alice are modest for 2026 — incomes 18% below the NSW median of $97,552 and a population of 56 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~41% of the typical mortgage ($802/month rent vs $1,950/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 31/100 places Glen Alice in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Glen Alice scores 31/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 56, median household income of $80,184/year and median weekly rent of $185. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Glen Alice are a median household income of $80,184/year, a dwelling mix that is 36% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Glen Alice has a usual resident population of approximately 56, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Glen Alice sits 133 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $185 in Glen Alice, equating to approximately $9,620/year in gross rental income (state median $430/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Glen Alice is $1,950, or approximately $23,400/year (vs $2,167/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $185 works out to $802/month, covering 41% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,950/month. That leaves a $1,148/month shortfall (around $13,776/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (56 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,950 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($80,184 vs $97,552 state median), a unit-heavy dwelling mix (36% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.