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Glebe NSW 2037

9,381 addresses · 99 streets

Sydney Electorate › Sydney LGA › Glebe · 2 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A historic inner-Sydney suburb near the university known for its terraces and markets, Glebe is central and characterful. Households average 2.0 people and the median age is 38. Median household income is $1,756 a week, with rent around $420.

Glebe is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 11,680 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,756 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 36% of households own their home and 63% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

11,680Population
38Median age
$1,756Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Glebe - Forest Lodge statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glebe itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Redfern, 1.8 km south-east · Metro station: Central, 1.8 km east · Light rail stop: Glebe, 200 m north · Bus interchange: Mount St (501), 1.1 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Blackwattle Bay Wharf, 900 m north · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 7 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 15.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glebe

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Glebe NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.4%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201923.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 60.1%

Population by age in Glebe
Population by age, Glebe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4398
5-14747
15-19424
20-241,141
25-342,531
35-441,686
45-541,434
55-641,392
65-741,204
75-84576
85+148
Dwelling types in Glebe
Dwelling types, Glebe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House260
Townhouse2,469
Apartment2,405
Other81
Households by weekly income in Glebe
Households by weekly income, Glebe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,112
$650-1,4991,131
$1,500-2,9991,158
$3,000+1,559
Top ancestries in Glebe
Top ancestries, Glebe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,478
Australian2,604
Other1,959
Irish1,571
Scottish1,182
Chinese1,109
Housing tenure in Glebe
Housing tenure, Glebe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,015
Mortgage823
Rented3,210
Other85
Cars per household in Glebe
Cars per household, Glebe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,709
12,490
2741
3130
4+48
Commute to work in Glebe
Commute to work, Glebe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car981
Train31
Bus209
Tram/ferry33
Walked375
Bicycle103
Home3,258
Top countries of birth in Glebe
Top countries of birth, Glebe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England512
China464
New Zealand319
Vietnam258
United States165
India161
Languages used at home in Glebe
Languages used at home, Glebe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin513
Vietnamese319
Spanish247
Cantonese197
Greek120
Italian99

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

347,678 bird observations recorded near Glebe — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glebe

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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