Glenden QLD 4743
813 addresses · 31 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Isaac LGA › Glenden · 842 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Glenden is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 477 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,411 a week, with median rent near $32 a week. Most homes are houses. About 4% of households own their home and 86% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Broadsound - Nebo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glenden itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 park
1 medical clinic
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
2 gyms & sports centres
1 golf club
1 mechanic
2 places to stay
Socio-economic Standing
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: 10.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 10.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 37.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 75.6%
Population by age in Glenden
| 0-4 | 36 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 66 |
| 15-19 | 25 |
| 20-24 | 20 |
| 25-34 | 84 |
| 35-44 | 96 |
| 45-54 | 83 |
| 55-64 | 53 |
| 65-74 | 14 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Glenden
| House | 133 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 22 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Glenden
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 15 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 76 |
| $3,000+ | 53 |
Top ancestries in Glenden
| Australian | 177 |
|---|---|
| English | 166 |
| Ancestry NS | 91 |
| Irish | 55 |
| Other | 48 |
| Scottish | 38 |
Housing tenure in Glenden
| Owned | 6 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 134 |
| Other | 15 |
Cars per household in Glenden
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 66 |
| 2 | 57 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 12 |
Commute to work in Glenden
| Car | 185 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 17 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 16 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Glenden
| New Zealand | 15 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 |
| Philippines | 7 |
| Chile | 6 |
| Malaysia | 5 |
| China | 3 |
Languages used at home in Glenden
| Afrikaans | 6 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 6 |
| Punjabi | 5 |
| Indonesian | 5 |
| Tagalog | 5 |
| Spanish | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
78 bird observations recorded near Glenden — most often seen:
- Apostlebird (4)
- Pale-headed Rosella (4)
- Pied Currawong (4)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (4)
- Striated Pardalote (4)
- Australian Torresian Crow (3)
- Black-headed Pardalote (3)
- Double-barred Finch (3)
- Eastern Weebill (3)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (3)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3)
- Torresian Crow (3)
- Whistling Kite (3)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Glenden
- Australian Magpie (2)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (2)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (2)
- Eastern Brown Honeyeater (2)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (2)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (2)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (2)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2)
- Eastern White-throated Honeyeater (2)
- Magpie-lark (2)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (2)
- Nankeen Kestrel (2)
- Noisy Friarbird (2)
- Northern Noisy Friarbird (2)
- Red-winged Parrot (2)
- Rufous Whistler (2)
- Singing Honeyeater (2)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Glenden:
- Turrawulla (14.9 km)
- Elphinstone (17.5 km)
- Suttor (25.8 km)
- Burton (30.2 km)
- Hail Creek (32 km)
- Eaglefield (32.2 km)
- Eungella Dam (39.6 km)
- Broken River (45.5 km)
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Streets
- Atherton Crescent (26)
- Bauhinia Street (2)
- Bell Place (4)
- Clark Court (9)
- Collinsville - Elphinstone Road (2)
- Comerford Court (12)
- Dalton Place (4)
- Dinang Crescent (50)
- Ewan Drive (124)
- Gibbs Street (34)
- Gilbert Avenue (38)
- Gillham Terrace (91)
- Hess Avenue (44)
- Hughes Court (7)
- Kurrajong Street (5)
- Leggett Street (3)
- Leichhardt Place (29)
- Mcclennan Terrace (40)
- Mclaughlin Crescent (53)
- Murray Court (12)
- Oak Street (2)
- Patullo Court (12)
- Perry Drive (2)
- Robinson Street (1)
- Rowe Court (5)
- Shannon Court (7)
- Stuart Terrace (120)
- Sutherland Court (11)
- Turner Avenue (8)
- Usher Terrace (54)
- Wattle Street (2)
