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Glass House Mountains QLD 4518

2,673 addresses · 153 streets

Fisher Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Glass House Mountains · 64 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Glass House Mountains is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,601 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,740 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,601Population
42Median age
$1,740Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Glass House Mountains statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glass House Mountains itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Glass House Mountains, 750 m north-east · Airport: Caloundra Airport, 19 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 60.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glass House Mountains

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

Tree cover measures, Glass House Mountains QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202060.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202178.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 60.5%

Population by age in Glass House Mountains
Population by age, Glass House Mountains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4308
5-14753
15-19330
20-24271
25-34601
35-44714
45-54768
55-64755
65-74671
75-84329
85+93
Dwelling types in Glass House Mountains
Dwelling types, Glass House Mountains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,874
Townhouse21
Apartment12
Other0
Households by weekly income in Glass House Mountains
Households by weekly income, Glass House Mountains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650230
$650-1,499545
$1,500-2,999624
$3,000+349
Top ancestries in Glass House Mountains
Top ancestries, Glass House Mountains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,586
Australian2,123
Scottish686
Irish622
German412
Other339
Housing tenure in Glass House Mountains
Housing tenure, Glass House Mountains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned697
Mortgage864
Rented306
Other19
Cars per household in Glass House Mountains
Cars per household, Glass House Mountains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
027
1493
2773
3343
4+251
Commute to work in Glass House Mountains
Commute to work, Glass House Mountains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,770
Train34
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked37
Bicycle10
Home345
Top countries of birth in Glass House Mountains
Top countries of birth, Glass House Mountains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England312
New Zealand202
South Africa39
Germany26
Netherlands26
United States23
Languages used at home in Glass House Mountains
Languages used at home, Glass House Mountains QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian21
German20
French17
Afrikaans14
Spanish12
Thai12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,653 bird observations recorded near Glass House Mountains — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glass House Mountains

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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