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Glen Cairn QLD 4342

68 addresses · 10 streets

Wright Electorate › Lockyer Valley LGA › Glen Cairn · 71 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Glen Cairn is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 141 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,583 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

141Population
38Median age
$1,583Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lockyer Valley - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glen Cairn itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Laidley, 6.7 km east · Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 41.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 23.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glen Cairn

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

Tree cover measures, Glen Cairn QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 59.1%

Population by age in Glen Cairn
Population by age, Glen Cairn QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1419
15-1914
20-2418
25-343
35-4418
45-5421
55-6421
65-7417
75-843
85+4
Dwelling types in Glen Cairn
Dwelling types, Glen Cairn QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House43
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Glen Cairn
Households by weekly income, Glen Cairn QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,49915
$1,500-2,99912
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Glen Cairn
Top ancestries, Glen Cairn QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian60
English42
German28
Irish17
Aboriginal15
Scottish10
Housing tenure in Glen Cairn
Housing tenure, Glen Cairn QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned21
Mortgage19
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Glen Cairn
Cars per household, Glen Cairn QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
214
39
4+10
Commute to work in Glen Cairn
Commute to work, Glen Cairn QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car48
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home8
Top countries of birth in Glen Cairn
Top countries of birth, Glen Cairn QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand7
England4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,174 bird observations recorded near Glen Cairn — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glen Cairn

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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