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Glenbrook vs Leonay

Name: Glenbrook vs Leonay — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Glenbrook profile · Leonay profile

Glenbrook Leonay

Glenbrook and Leonay are neighbouring areas in New South Wales, but they offer very different lifestyles. Glenbrook is very walkable, with 74.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 64.3% near health services. In contrast, Leonay is somewhat walkable and only 12.8% of homes are within a short walk of groceries. Glenbrook also has a far higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher at 39.5%, compared to 24.0% in Leonay.

Everyday life is similar in both places, with nearly identical typical weekly household incomes of around $2,500 and very similar average home sizes of about 2.8 to 2.9 people. While Glenbrook has more people who are working or looking for work in professional roles, both areas see a high share of homes owned outright. Both areas also sit well above the national figure for households earning $3,000 or more per week.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 15.5 pts higher in Glenbrook Population: 2,496 larger in Glenbrook Year 12: 9.5 pts higher in Glenbrook Volunteering: 6.3 pts higher in Glenbrook 3+ bedrooms: 7.7 pts higher in Leonay

Demographics & Identity

Population in Glenbrook in Leonay +2,496 larger in Glenbrook gap steady

5,078 86th pct 2,582 81st pct

Median age in Glenbrook in Leonay +3 yrs older in Glenbrook gap widening

44 yrs 46th pct 41 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

29.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.9 pts 25.9%

18.9% Young adults (25–44) +3.5 pts ▸ 22.4%

18.6% Children (0–14) +1.9 pts ▸ 20.5%

20.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.7 pts 18.4%

12.5% Youth (15–24) +0.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

Marital status

57.5% Married +0.3 pts ▸ 57.8%

28.2% Never married +1.2 pts ▸ 29.4%

7.3% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 6.8%

4.9% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%

2.2% Separated even 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Glenbrook Leonay

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.9% Australia ◂ +3.2 pts 80.7%

5.2% England ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

0.9% New Zealand even 0.9%

0.5% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Italy +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% China even 0.3%

0.2% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.7% English ◂ +7.4 pts 38.3%

41.2% Australian ◂ +1.7 pts 39.5%

16.5% Irish ◂ +1.9 pts 14.6%

12.1% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 10.4%

4.5% German +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.6% Italian +1.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.9% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

1.5% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.3% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

93.4% English only ◂ +3.6 pts 89.8%

0.1% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Greek even 0.5%

0.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.7% Christianity +4.7 pts ▸ 57.4%

42.4% No religion ◂ +6.5 pts 35.9%

3.6% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.4% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.1% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Glenbrook in Leonay +0.23 more in Glenbrook

2.12 30th pct 1.89 26th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Glenbrook in Leonay +3 more in Leonay

13 83rd pct 16 86th pct

Avg size in Glenbrook in Leonay +93 larger in Leonay

377 56th pct 470 68th pct

ICSEA in Glenbrook in Leonay +17 higher in Glenbrook

1,043 76th pct 1,026 70th pct

Highest year of school

69.1% Year 12 ◂ +9.5 pts 59.6%

20.5% Year 10 +4.7 pts ▸ 25.2%

4.1% Year 9 or below +2.9 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.3% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

Highest qualification level

34.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.9 pts 24.5%

20.1% Certificate III / IV +10.9 pts ▸ 31.0%

14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.9 pts ▸ 17.6%

14.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.4 pts 8.6%

6.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.8 pts 3.8%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

18.9% Management & commerce +3.6 pts ▸ 22.4%

16.6% Education ◂ +4.4 pts 12.2%

13.0% Engineering & related +3.3 pts ▸ 16.3%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.8 pts 10.4%

11.6% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 10.3%

5.6% Architecture & building +2.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.6% Creative arts ◂ +2.4 pts 3.2%

2.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.9 pts 1.6%

2.2% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.2 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Glenbrook in Leonay +$20 higher in Leonay gap narrowing

$1,031 85th pct $1,051 86th pct

Household income in Glenbrook in Leonay +$36 higher in Glenbrook gap widening

$2,502 89th pct $2,466 89th pct

Family income in Glenbrook in Leonay +$302 higher in Glenbrook gap widening

$3,039 91st pct $2,737 87th pct

Household income distribution

25.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 28.1%

27.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 22.1%

19.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.9 pts 18.4%

13.8% $3,000–$3,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

9.0% Under $650 ◂ +1.1 pts 7.9%

Personal income distribution

34.8% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 34.9%

27.2% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 28.1%

25.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 26.6%

10.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 7.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.0% Mental health ◂ +2.3 pts 6.6%

8.9% Arthritis ◂ +0.9 pts 8.0%

8.5% Other condition ◂ +1.9 pts 6.6%

8.3% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 7.7%

4.5% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

3.7% Diabetes even 3.8%

1.4% Lung condition even 1.4%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.5% Dementia even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.7% None +1.8 pts ▸ 67.5%

21.1% One condition ◂ +2.2 pts 19.0%

5.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 5.1%

2.7% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Glenbrook in Leonay +43 larger in Leonay

63 80th pct 106 86th pct

Median age in Glenbrook in Leonay +13 yrs older in Glenbrook

33 yrs 71st pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Glenbrook in Leonay +$74 higher in Leonay

$700 56th pct $774 63rd pct

Household income in Glenbrook in Leonay +$167 higher in Leonay

$2,583 81st pct $2,750 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Glenbrook in Leonay +0.1 larger in Leonay gap widening

2.8 76th pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

65.7% Couples with children +0.7 pts ▸ 66.4%

25.1% Couples without children ◂ +2.0 pts 23.1%

9.1% One-parent families +0.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.2% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Household size

32.6% 2 people +1.0 pts ▸ 33.6%

20.3% 4 people +0.8 pts ▸ 21.1%

18.5% 1 person ◂ +4.3 pts 14.2%

17.5% 3 people +0.9 pts ▸ 18.4%

8.1% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

2.8% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Glenbrook in Leonay +$40 higher in Leonay gap narrowing

$490 91st pct $530 94th pct

Mortgage in Glenbrook in Leonay +$161 higher in Glenbrook gap steady

$2,500 88th pct $2,339 86th pct

People / bedroom in Glenbrook in Leonay +0.10 higher in Leonay gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.1% Owned with a mortgage +7.7 pts ▸ 46.8%

46.6% Owned outright ◂ +4.9 pts 41.6%

12.7% Rented ◂ +2.3 pts 10.4%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.6% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Types of homes

94.4% Separate house +4.2 pts ▸ 98.6%

4.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.9 pts 1.6%

1.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.6% 4 bedrooms +8.2 pts ▸ 51.8%

30.9% 3 bedrooms +1.9 pts ▸ 32.7%

15.8% 5 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 13.4%

7.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.2 pts 0.8%

2.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 0.5%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

46.7% $350–$549 ◂ +3.8 pts 42.9%

25.6% $550–$749 +11.8 pts ▸ 37.4%

16.7% $200–$349 ◂ +16.7 pts 0.0%

6.6% $750 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.6% Under $200 ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

26.4% $1,800–$2,999 +10.3 pts ▸ 36.7%

35.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.6 pts 31.1%

20.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.3 pts 16.6%

11.8% Under $1,000 +2.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Glenbrook in Leonay +28 more in Glenbrook

42 87th pct 14 84th pct

Stops/1k in Glenbrook in Leonay +2.85 more in Glenbrook

8.27 86th pct 5.42 79th pct

Departures/1k in Glenbrook in Leonay +327.2 more in Leonay

342.9 75th pct 670.0 81st pct

PT routes in Glenbrook in Leonay +2 more in Glenbrook

4 82nd pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Glenbrook in Leonay +4 longer in Glenbrook

6 36th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Glenbrook in Leonay +3 longer in Glenbrook

41 33rd pct 38 31st pct

Reach 30 min in Glenbrook in Leonay even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Glenbrook in Leonay even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

42.4% Worked at home ◂ +5.2 pts 37.2%

35.9% Car (driver) +5.5 pts ▸ 41.5%

2.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

1.4% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

1.0% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.2% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.7% 2 vehicles +2.8 pts ▸ 45.5%

28.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.7 pts 21.8%

14.5% 3 vehicles +7.0 pts ▸ 21.5%

11.5% 4 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 10.3%

3.0% No vehicle ◂ +1.2 pts 1.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.8% Education & training ◂ +5.1 pts 11.6%

14.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.2 pts 12.2%

9.1% Construction +4.2 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.4 pts 7.6%

7.1% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.3% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 6.0%

4.7% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 5.2%

4.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.0 pts 3.7%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +2.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.1% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.3% Wholesale trade +1.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

32.7% Professionals ◂ +8.5 pts 24.2%

18.7% Managers ◂ +1.4 pts 17.3%

13.1% Clerical & administrative +2.7 pts ▸ 15.8%

10.1% Technicians & trades +4.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

9.3% Community & personal service +1.0 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 6.5%

3.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.0% Labourers ◂ +0.6 pts 4.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Glenbrook in Leonay +2.1 higher in Glenbrook

6.5 90th pct 4.4 80th pct

Types ≤15 min in Glenbrook in Leonay +2.7 more in Glenbrook

6.7 92nd pct 3.9 77th pct

15-min city in Glenbrook in Leonay +67.8 pts higher in Glenbrook

82.2% 90th pct 14.3% 69th pct

Walk to shops in Glenbrook in Leonay +61.5 pts higher in Glenbrook

74.3% 86th pct 12.8% 67th pct

Walk to transit in Glenbrook in Leonay +3.0 pts higher in Glenbrook

88.5% 84th pct 85.5% 83rd pct

Walk to school in Glenbrook in Leonay +5.1 pts higher in Glenbrook

87.1% 90th pct 82.0% 86th pct

Walk to a park in Glenbrook in Leonay even

99.9% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Glenbrook in Leonay +64.3 pts higher in Glenbrook

64.3% 88th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Glenbrook in Leonay +24.6 more in Glenbrook

47.1 80th pct 22.5 65th pct

Intersections/km² in Glenbrook in Leonay +99 higher in Glenbrook

160 89th pct 61 80th pct

Mean slope in Glenbrook in Leonay +0.8 pts higher in Leonay

8.3% 72nd pct 9.0% 76th pct

Compare Glenbrook with nearby areas

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Compare Leonay with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glenbrook vs Leonay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11660/glenbrook/vs/SAL12313/leonay