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Glenbrook NSW 2773

2,200 addresses · 96 streets

Macquarie Electorate › Blue Mountains LGA › Glenbrook · 55 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Glenbrook is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,078 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,502 a week, with median rent near $490 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 13% 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.

5,078Population
44Median age
$2,502Median household income / wk
$490Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glenbrook itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Glenbrook, 550 m south-west · Bus interchange: Western Shuttle Bus Stop, 9.5 km east · Airport: Western Sydney International Airport, 15.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 58.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glenbrook

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

Tree cover measures, Glenbrook NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202058.3%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201965.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202193.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 64.6%

Population by age in Glenbrook
Population by age, Glenbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4250
5-14694
15-19370
20-24265
25-34380
35-44584
45-54769
55-64750
65-74622
75-84296
85+98
Dwelling types in Glenbrook
Dwelling types, Glenbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,692
Townhouse81
Apartment24
Other0
Households by weekly income in Glenbrook
Households by weekly income, Glenbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650162
$650-1,499347
$1,500-2,999451
$3,000+738
Top ancestries in Glenbrook
Top ancestries, Glenbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,322
Australian2,092
Irish836
Scottish616
Other405
German231
Housing tenure in Glenbrook
Housing tenure, Glenbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned835
Mortgage701
Rented227
Other17
Cars per household in Glenbrook
Cars per household, Glenbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
053
1509
2763
3258
4+206
Commute to work in Glenbrook
Commute to work, Glenbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car988
Train25
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked35
Bicycle4
Home1,098
Top countries of birth in Glenbrook
Top countries of birth, Glenbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England265
New Zealand44
Scotland30
South Africa27
United States26
Germany25
Languages used at home in Glenbrook
Languages used at home, Glenbrook NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German24
Greek23
Russian21
Mandarin19
Spanish10
Arabic9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

62,410 bird observations recorded near Glenbrook — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glenbrook

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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