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Glenwood QLD 4570

1,751 addresses · 85 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Glenwood · 174 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Glenwood is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,137 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $790 a week, with median rent near $274 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,137Population
56Median age
$790Median household income / wk
$274Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Dashed line: district figures for the Maryborough Region - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glenwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gympie Airport, 38.9 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 44.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glenwood

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

Tree cover measures, Glenwood QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202044.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202164.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 15.4% · Labour-force participation 31.1%

Population by age in Glenwood
Population by age, Glenwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-473
5-14184
15-1969
20-2465
25-34136
35-44188
45-54293
55-64514
65-74455
75-84151
85+19
Dwelling types in Glenwood
Dwelling types, Glenwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House889
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other19
Households by weekly income in Glenwood
Households by weekly income, Glenwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650294
$650-1,499370
$1,500-2,999122
$3,000+32
Top ancestries in Glenwood
Top ancestries, Glenwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English984
Australian685
Ancestry NS256
Irish242
Scottish240
German166
Housing tenure in Glenwood
Housing tenure, Glenwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned527
Mortgage267
Rented79
Other17
Cars per household in Glenwood
Cars per household, Glenwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
014
1347
2358
3115
4+57
Commute to work in Glenwood
Commute to work, Glenwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car344
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle0
Home50
Top countries of birth in Glenwood
Top countries of birth, Glenwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England139
New Zealand99
Germany17
Scotland12
Philippines10
South Africa9
Languages used at home in Glenwood
Languages used at home, Glenwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese9
Mandarin6
French6
Arabic5
German5
Tagalog4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,378 bird observations recorded near Glenwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glenwood

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.