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Glenella QLD 4740

1,913 addresses · 99 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Glenella · 808 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Glenella is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,545 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,535 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,545Population
39Median age
$2,535Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Pleasant - Glenella statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glenella itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 6.1 km south · Railway halt: Mackay Miniature Railway, 6.1 km south · Airport: Mackay Airport, 6.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources9/10
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: 9.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glenella

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

Tree cover measures, Glenella QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202132.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 70.7%

Population by age in Glenella
Population by age, Glenella QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4262
5-14692
15-19368
20-24219
25-34413
35-44655
45-54757
55-64588
65-74340
75-84173
85+68
Dwelling types in Glenella
Dwelling types, Glenella QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,400
Townhouse42
Apartment26
Other0
Households by weekly income in Glenella
Households by weekly income, Glenella QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650118
$650-1,499222
$1,500-2,999406
$3,000+530
Top ancestries in Glenella
Top ancestries, Glenella QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,686
Australian1,633
Scottish487
Irish481
Other367
German307
Housing tenure in Glenella
Housing tenure, Glenella QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned476
Mortgage669
Rented302
Other9
Cars per household in Glenella
Cars per household, Glenella QLD (ABS Census 2021)
018
1314
2696
3280
4+148
Commute to work in Glenella
Commute to work, Glenella QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,927
Train0
Bus30
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle14
Home130
Top countries of birth in Glenella
Top countries of birth, Glenella QLD (ABS Census 2021)
South Africa110
New Zealand106
England94
India82
Philippines63
China38
Languages used at home in Glenella
Languages used at home, Glenella QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans64
Mandarin46
Tagalog42
Malayalam37
Hindi35
Punjabi17

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

21,573 bird observations recorded near Glenella — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glenella

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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