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Glen Alpine NSW 2560

1,600 addresses · 58 streets

Macarthur Electorate › Campbelltown LGA › Glen Alpine · 46 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Glen Alpine is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,429 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,669 a week, with median rent near $570 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,429Population
43Median age
$2,669Median household income / wk
$570Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glen Alpine itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Macarthur, 2.2 km north-east · Airport: Camden Airport, 10.3 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 10.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glen Alpine

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

Tree cover measures, Glen Alpine NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.2%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201912.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 62.2%

Population by age in Glen Alpine
Population by age, Glen Alpine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4209
5-14516
15-19339
20-24293
25-34477
35-44479
45-54598
55-64779
65-74547
75-84160
85+38
Dwelling types in Glen Alpine
Dwelling types, Glen Alpine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,317
Townhouse8
Apartment12
Other0
Households by weekly income in Glen Alpine
Households by weekly income, Glen Alpine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65093
$650-1,499219
$1,500-2,999382
$3,000+545
Top ancestries in Glen Alpine
Top ancestries, Glen Alpine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,361
English1,354
Other764
Irish387
Scottish346
Italian219
Housing tenure in Glen Alpine
Housing tenure, Glen Alpine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned551
Mortgage667
Rented107
Other3
Cars per household in Glen Alpine
Cars per household, Glen Alpine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
021
1245
2546
3303
4+210
Commute to work in Glen Alpine
Commute to work, Glen Alpine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car983
Train16
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle0
Home776
Top countries of birth in Glen Alpine
Top countries of birth, Glen Alpine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England153
India89
Philippines62
South Africa54
China51
New Zealand49
Languages used at home in Glen Alpine
Languages used at home, Glen Alpine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic186
Mandarin48
Spanish44
Vietnamese42
Hindi39
Polish39

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

131,026 bird observations recorded near Glen Alpine — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glen Alpine

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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