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Glen Iris WA 6230

1,480 addresses · 85 streets

Forrest Electorate › Bunbury LGA › Glen Iris · 155 km from Perth

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Living Here

Glen Iris is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 3,143 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,620 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,143Population
35Median age
$1,620Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Koombana statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glen Iris itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Bunbury Terminal, 2.5 km west · Airport: Bunbury Airport, 4.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 15% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glen Iris

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

Tree cover measures, Glen Iris WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 65.1%

Population by age in Glen Iris
Population by age, Glen Iris WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4214
5-14485
15-19179
20-24173
25-34517
35-44417
45-54377
55-64404
65-74254
75-84100
85+26
Dwelling types in Glen Iris
Dwelling types, Glen Iris WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,057
Townhouse41
Apartment15
Other0
Households by weekly income in Glen Iris
Households by weekly income, Glen Iris WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650143
$650-1,499318
$1,500-2,999360
$3,000+174
Top ancestries in Glen Iris
Top ancestries, Glen Iris WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,391
Australian1,154
Irish281
Scottish266
Italian235
Other203
Housing tenure in Glen Iris
Housing tenure, Glen Iris WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned261
Mortgage505
Rented328
Other7
Cars per household in Glen Iris
Cars per household, Glen Iris WA (ABS Census 2021)
032
1347
2461
3163
4+84
Commute to work in Glen Iris
Commute to work, Glen Iris WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,138
Train0
Bus18
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle8
Home42
Top countries of birth in Glen Iris
Top countries of birth, Glen Iris WA (ABS Census 2021)
England115
Philippines110
New Zealand87
Taiwan48
Malaysia30
South Africa27
Languages used at home in Glen Iris
Languages used at home, Glen Iris WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin99
Tagalog57
Filipino50
Italian25
Cantonese21
Punjabi15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

32,997 bird observations recorded near Glen Iris — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glen Iris

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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