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Glenvale vs Newtown

Name: Glenvale vs Newtown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.7 km apart · Glenvale profile · Newtown profile

Glenvale Newtown

Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld) and Glenvale are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Newtown is very walkable, with 96.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 96.8% near groceries. In contrast, Glenvale is mostly car-dependent, where only 29.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries. Newtown also has a much higher share of people living alone at 38.0%, while Glenvale has more large homes, with 87.6% having three or more bedrooms.

These areas share several core traits, including an identical share of people aged 65 and over (16.6%) and similar proportions of adults with bachelor degrees. They also both have about the same number of people born overseas. While they are alike in these respects, they differ in income; typical household weekly income is well higher in Glenvale at $1,641 compared to $1,200 in Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld).

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 22.2 pts higher in Glenvale Recent arrivals: 18.7 pts higher in Newtown Living alone: 14.2 pts higher in Newtown Household income: $441 higher in Glenvale People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Newtown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Glenvale in Newtown +1,919 larger in Newtown gap narrowing

8,120 87th pct 10,039 87th pct

Median age in Glenvale in Newtown +2 yrs older in Newtown gap widening

33 yrs 11th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

28.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.1 pts 27.5%

19.7% Older adults (45–64) +2.8 pts ▸ 22.5%

20.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.4 pts 18.7%

16.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.1 pts 16.6%

15.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 14.8%

Marital status

43.4% Married ◂ +8.4 pts 35.0%

38.6% Never married +4.1 pts ▸ 42.7%

7.7% Divorced +3.8 pts ▸ 11.5%

6.8% Widowed ◂ +0.9 pts 5.8%

3.5% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

Age & sex structure

Glenvale Newtown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.5% Australia ◂ +1.5 pts 78.0%

2.4% Philippines ◂ +1.4 pts 1.0%

1.5% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.1% China +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.2% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

38.5% Australian ◂ +1.9 pts 36.6%

36.8% English even 36.8%

10.5% Irish +2.9 pts ▸ 13.4%

9.3% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

10.4% German ◂ +0.6 pts 9.8%

3.1% Filipino ◂ +1.9 pts 1.2%

1.6% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

1.5% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

81.9% English only ◂ +0.3 pts 81.6%

0.8% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.4% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.0% Christianity ◂ +8.6 pts 47.4%

32.7% No religion +4.1 pts ▸ 36.8%

7.1% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

1.3% Other religions +3.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.8% Buddhism +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.9% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Glenvale in Newtown +1.89 more in Newtown

1.84 26th pct 3.73 49th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Glenvale in Newtown +12 more in Newtown

22 87th pct 34 89th pct

Avg size in Glenvale in Newtown +75 larger in Newtown

462 67th pct 538 77th pct

ICSEA in Glenvale in Newtown +28 higher in Newtown

972 39th pct 1,000 56th pct

Highest year of school

53.3% Year 12 ◂ +5.2 pts 48.2%

23.6% Year 10 +0.7 pts ▸ 24.3%

11.2% Year 9 or below +2.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

5.4% Year 11 +1.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

38.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.5 pts 37.5%

20.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.0 pts 19.2%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 13.9%

4.6% Postgraduate degree +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%

Field of qualification

17.1% Management & commerce ◂ +1.5 pts 15.6%

15.9% Engineering & related ◂ +2.9 pts 13.0%

12.5% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.6% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 12.0%

8.4% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.3% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.5% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.3% Information technology even 2.3%

1.8% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Glenvale in Newtown +$139 higher in Glenvale gap steady

$827 63rd pct $688 38th pct

Household income in Glenvale in Newtown +$441 higher in Glenvale gap narrowing

$1,641 57th pct $1,200 25th pct

Family income in Glenvale in Newtown +$404 higher in Glenvale gap narrowing

$1,911 52nd pct $1,507 27th pct

Household income distribution

38.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.9 pts 27.4%

29.3% $650–$1,499 +7.2 pts ▸ 36.5%

13.0% Under $650 +9.3 pts ▸ 22.2%

8.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 4.8%

4.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 2.9%

Personal income distribution

36.4% Under $650 +8.1 pts ▸ 44.5%

40.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 35.7%

14.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 11.9%

1.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.1% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

9.0% Arthritis +1.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.9% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.0% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%

2.8% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.6% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% Dementia ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

1.1% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.8% None ◂ +3.5 pts 57.3%

20.2% One condition +1.7 pts ▸ 21.9%

7.1% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.9% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Glenvale in Newtown +310 larger in Newtown

443 86th pct 753 87th pct

Median age in Glenvale in Newtown even

20 yrs 25th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Glenvale in Newtown +$295 higher in Glenvale

$834 68th pct $539 38th pct

Household income in Glenvale in Newtown +$797 higher in Glenvale

$1,937 60th pct $1,140 24th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Glenvale in Newtown +0.3 larger in Glenvale gap narrowing

2.5 50th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

52.2% Couples with children ◂ +8.4 pts 43.7%

28.0% Couples without children +0.9 pts ▸ 28.9%

18.6% One-parent families +7.0 pts ▸ 25.6%

1.4% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

23.8% 1 person +14.2 pts ▸ 38.0%

37.7% 2 people ◂ +4.0 pts 33.7%

15.5% 3 people ◂ +2.9 pts 12.6%

13.6% 4 people ◂ +4.8 pts 8.8%

6.3% 5 people ◂ +2.4 pts 3.8%

3.2% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Glenvale in Newtown +$51 higher in Glenvale gap narrowing

$340 69th pct $289 53rd pct

Mortgage in Glenvale in Newtown +$271 higher in Glenvale gap narrowing

$1,525 43rd pct $1,254 26th pct

People / bedroom in Glenvale in Newtown +0.10 higher in Newtown gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.8% Rented +4.4 pts ▸ 47.2%

28.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.6 pts 26.5%

25.9% Owned outright ◂ +2.2 pts 23.8%

2.1% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

1.1% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

76.7% Separate house ◂ +5.8 pts 70.9%

22.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.6 pts 19.2%

0.5% Flat or apartment +9.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

43.9% 3 bedrooms +5.4 pts ▸ 49.2%

38.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +24.4 pts 13.7%

7.4% 2 bedrooms +21.0 pts ▸ 28.4%

5.5% 5 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 2.4%

3.7% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

52.4% $200–$349 +13.6 pts ▸ 66.0%

41.1% $350–$549 ◂ +25.7 pts 15.3%

2.5% Under $200 +12.1 pts ▸ 14.6%

0.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.2% $1,000–$1,799 +8.5 pts ▸ 56.7%

25.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +14.8 pts 10.7%

14.6% Under $1,000 +10.7 pts ▸ 25.3%

5.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 2.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Glenvale in Newtown +51 more in Newtown

14 84th pct 65 88th pct

Stops/1k in Glenvale in Newtown +4.75 more in Newtown

1.72 64th pct 6.47 83rd pct

Departures/1k in Glenvale in Newtown +672.7 more in Newtown

103.0 69th pct 775.7 83rd pct

PT routes in Glenvale in Newtown +4 more in Newtown

1 71st pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Glenvale in Newtown +9 longer in Glenvale

13 50th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Glenvale in Newtown +6 longer in Glenvale

94 65th pct 88 62nd pct

How people get to work

74.8% Car (driver) ◂ +7.0 pts 67.8%

5.5% Car (passenger) +1.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.5% Worked at home ◂ +0.4 pts 5.1%

1.1% Walked +2.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.3% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

33.9% 1 vehicle +13.1 pts ▸ 47.0%

40.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.5 pts 30.7%

12.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.1 pts 7.8%

5.9% No vehicle +4.9 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.5% 4 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 3.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.6% Health care & social assistance +0.7 pts ▸ 20.3%

10.6% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.9% Manufacturing ◂ +2.5 pts 7.4%

8.2% Education & training +1.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.2% Construction even 8.2%

6.3% Accommodation & food +1.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 4.9%

4.2% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.3% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

16.4% Professionals +0.7 pts ▸ 17.1%

15.6% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.9% Technicians & trades +0.1 pts ▸ 15.0%

12.4% Labourers +2.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

12.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.4 pts 11.5%

10.3% Sales workers ◂ +1.3 pts 9.1%

8.6% Managers ◂ +0.6 pts 8.0%

6.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Glenvale in Newtown +4.0 higher in Newtown

3.5 75th pct 7.6 95th pct

Types ≤15 min in Glenvale in Newtown +3.8 more in Newtown

3.5 75th pct 7.4 97th pct

15-min city in Glenvale in Newtown +61.4 pts higher in Newtown

34.9% 76th pct 96.4% 98th pct

Walk to shops in Glenvale in Newtown +67.2 pts higher in Newtown

29.6% 74th pct 96.8% 98th pct

Walk to transit in Glenvale in Newtown +47.9 pts higher in Newtown

52.0% 74th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to school in Glenvale in Newtown +34.5 pts higher in Newtown

61.1% 79th pct 95.6% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Glenvale in Newtown +8.0 pts higher in Newtown

92.0% 81st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Glenvale in Newtown +81.1 pts higher in Newtown

0.0% 0th pct 81.1% 94th pct

Amenities/1k in Glenvale in Newtown +3.7 more in Newtown

9.7 41st pct 13.4 50th pct

Intersections/km² in Glenvale in Newtown +137 higher in Newtown

54 79th pct 190 90th pct

Mean slope in Glenvale in Newtown +3.0 pts higher in Glenvale

7.5% 67th pct 4.5% 36th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glenvale vs Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31174/glenvale/vs/SAL32139/newtown