Glenwood Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Glenwood (4570) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 173 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Glenwood is in the federal electorate of Wide Bay.

In the 2011 census the population of Glenwood was 1,259 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Glenwood is 49 years of age.

75.1% of people living in the suburb of Glenwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.6% England, 4.9% New Zealand, 1.0% Germany, 1.0% Netherlands, 0.8% Finland, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Malta, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Austria, 0.3% India, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% United States of America.

93.3% of people living in Glenwood speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.5% Dutch, 0.3% French, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% German, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Maltese.

The religious makeup of Glenwood is 27.9% No religion, 23.3% Anglican, 15.6% Catholic, 12.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Uniting Church, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Other religious affiliation , 1.5% Baptist, 1.4% Salvation Army.

46.8% of people are married, 24.7% have never married and 19.4% are divorced and 5.7% are separated. There are 35 widowed people living in Glenwood.

40.6% of the people living in Glenwood over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.1% are working on a part time basis. Glenwood has an unemployment rate of 18.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Glenwood are 20.0% Technicians & trades workers, 17.7% Labourers, 15.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.0% Community & personal service workers, 9.7% Sales workers, 9.7% Professionals, 9.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 5.3% Managers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Glenwood work in are 19.1% Health care and social assistance, 12.7% Retail trade, 9.4% Manufacturing, 8.4% Construction, 8.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.7% Administrative and support services, 4.7% Wholesale trade, 4.7% Education and training.

44.9% of homes are fully owned, and 36.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $332 per week and the median household income is $594 per week.

The median rent in Glenwood is $210 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Glenwood postcode 4570