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Cooloola Village vs Glenwood

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 34 km apart · Cooloola Village profile · Glenwood profile

Cooloola Village Glenwood

Cooloola Village and Glenwood (L) are both older areas in Queensland, but they offer different levels of convenience. Cooloola Village is more walkable, with 38.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 99.8% near a park. In contrast, Glenwood (L) is car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. Cooloola Village is also older, where 43.5% of people are aged 65 and over, compared to 29.9% in Glenwood (L). Homes in Cooloola Village also tend to be larger, with 81.9% having three or more bedrooms, while only 50.4% of homes in Glenwood (L) meet that size.

Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, around $800, and have nearly the same share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher. This common financial profile exists while other gaps shift; for example, the difference in the proportion of seniors has widened since 2011. While Glenwood (L) has a well higher unemployment rate at 16.1% compared to 7.4% in Cooloola Village, both areas sit well above the national figure for people needing help with daily activities.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 31.5 pts higher in Cooloola Village People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in Glenwood Aged 65+: 13.6 pts higher in Cooloola Village De facto: 4.8 pts higher in Glenwood Unemployment: 8.7 pts higher in Glenwood

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +926 larger in Cooloola Village gap widening
2,921 77th pct 1,995 72nd pct
Median age in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +5 yrs older in Cooloola Village gap widening
62 yrs 98th pct 57 yrs 88th pct
First Nations in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +1.0 pts higher in Cooloola Village gap narrowing
5.1% 57th pct 4.1% 47th pct
Aged 65+ in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +13.6 pts higher in Cooloola Village gap widening
43.5% 97th pct 29.9% 75th pct
Under 15 in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +1.3 pts higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
10.3% 10th pct 11.6% 13th pct
De facto in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +4.8 pts higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
11.2% 28th pct 16.0% 75th pct

Age structure

43.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +13.6 pts 29.9%
28.8% Older adults (45–64) +9.1 pts ▸ 37.9%
12.1% Young adults (25–44) +1.7 pts ▸ 13.8%
10.3% Children (0–14) +1.3 pts ▸ 11.6%
5.4% Youth (15–24) +1.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

Marital status

53.3% Married ◂ +12.4 pts 41.0%
20.4% Never married +7.5 pts ▸ 27.9%
15.8% Divorced +4.5 pts ▸ 20.2%
4.3% Separated +2.1 pts ▸ 6.4%
6.3% Widowed ◂ +1.5 pts 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Cooloola Village Glenwood

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +3.0 pts higher in Glenwood gap widening
15.8% 79th pct 18.8% 88th pct

Country of birth

75.6% Australia ◂ +6.7 pts 68.8%
6.1% England +0.6 pts ▸ 6.8%
3.3% New Zealand +1.7 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%
0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.0% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Italy even 0.3%
0.0% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.7% English +1.5 pts ▸ 46.2%
37.3% Australian ◂ +5.5 pts 31.8%
12.1% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 11.9%
10.9% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 11.3%
7.9% German ◂ +0.1 pts 7.9%
1.8% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%
1.6% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%
1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%
0.3% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Indian even 0.2%

Language

Other language in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.6 pts higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
2.0% 21st pct 2.7% 33rd pct
Limited English in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.0 pts higher in Glenwood gap steady
0.2% 51st pct 0.3% 52nd pct

Language used at home

91.0% English only ◂ +4.6 pts 86.4%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.0% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +4.8 pts higher in Glenwood gap widening
40.0% 41st pct 44.8% 59th pct

Religious affiliation

49.0% Christianity ◂ +9.4 pts 39.6%
40.0% No religion +4.8 pts ▸ 44.8%
9.4% Not stated +4.2 pts ▸ 13.6%
0.7% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.7% Other religions even 0.8%
0.3% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +1.1 pts higher in Glenwood gap steady
26.3% 12th pct 27.5% 14th pct
Bachelor+ in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.8 pts higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
5.4% 12th pct 6.2% 14th pct

Highest year of school

38.4% Year 10 ◂ +1.8 pts 36.6%
26.3% Year 12 +1.1 pts ▸ 27.5%
18.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.7 pts 14.3%
8.5% Year 11 even 8.4%

Highest qualification level

46.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.5 pts 42.8%
12.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.6 pts 11.2%
8.4% Bachelor degree +0.3 pts ▸ 8.8%
3.0% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.1% Postgraduate degree even 1.0%

Field of qualification

20.7% Engineering & related ◂ +2.2 pts 18.5%
12.6% Management & commerce ◂ +3.9 pts 8.7%
9.1% Society & culture +2.4 pts ▸ 11.6%
8.4% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%
7.8% Health even 7.8%
7.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 5.9%
6.1% Education ◂ +2.0 pts 4.1%
1.8% Agriculture & environment +1.7 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.8% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +$7 higher in Cooloola Village gap steady
$433 10th pct $426 10th pct
Household income in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +$25 higher in Cooloola Village gap narrowing
$808 6th pct $783 4th pct
Family income in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +$25 higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
$919 6th pct $944 7th pct
High earners in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.7 pts higher in Cooloola Village gap steady
2.8% 14th pct 2.1% 10th pct
High-income homes in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.3 pts higher in Cooloola Village gap steady
3.7% 12th pct 3.4% 11th pct

Household income distribution

45.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 41.9%
28.0% Under $650 +5.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
13.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 12.5%
1.9% $3,000–$3,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

Personal income distribution

65.2% Under $650 ◂ +2.0 pts 63.1%
20.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 18.9%
5.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 3.6%
0.8% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +2.3 pts higher in Cooloola Village
46.7% 99th pct 44.4% 94th pct
Mental health in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +3.7 pts higher in Glenwood
14.2% 91st pct 17.9% 100th pct
Needs assistance in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.8 pts higher in Glenwood gap steady
13.4% 98th pct 14.2% 100th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

21.8% Arthritis ◂ +3.2 pts 18.5%
14.2% Mental health +3.7 pts ▸ 17.9%
12.8% Other condition +1.2 pts ▸ 14.0%
9.0% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 10.2%
9.7% Heart disease ◂ +1.7 pts 7.9%
9.1% Diabetes ◂ +2.6 pts 6.6%
6.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%
6.6% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 5.7%
2.1% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%
0.9% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

44.0% None ◂ +2.0 pts 42.0%
25.5% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 24.1%
12.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 11.7%
8.9% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 8.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +2.5 pts higher in Cooloola Village gap narrowing
11.8% 17th pct 9.3% 10th pct
Unpaid carers in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.9 pts higher in Cooloola Village gap narrowing
16.6% 89th pct 15.8% 85th pct
Unpaid child care in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.9 pts higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
11.3% 2nd pct 12.2% 4th pct
Defence service in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +1.7 pts higher in Cooloola Village
7.5% 94th pct 5.8% 86th pct
Housework 15h+ in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +2.0 pts higher in Cooloola Village gap narrowing
29.5% 88th pct 27.5% 78th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.1 larger in Cooloola Village gap narrowing
2.1 29th pct 2.0 14th pct
One-parent in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.9 pts higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
13.5% 40th pct 14.4% 45th pct
Living alone in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +7.8 pts higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
26.4% 40th pct 34.1% 68th pct

Family composition

57.0% Couples without children ◂ +7.6 pts 49.4%
28.8% Couples with children +6.3 pts ▸ 35.1%
13.5% One-parent families +0.9 pts ▸ 14.4%
0.9% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

53.8% 2 people ◂ +8.3 pts 45.5%
26.4% 1 person +7.8 pts ▸ 34.1%
9.5% 3 people +0.3 pts ▸ 9.8%
5.0% 4 people ◂ +0.1 pts 4.9%
2.9% 5 people ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%
2.2% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +$20 higher in Cooloola Village gap widening
$300 59th pct $280 52nd pct
Mortgage in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +$262 higher in Cooloola Village gap narrowing
$1,172 34th pct $910 17th pct
People / bedroom in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.20 higher in Glenwood gap widening
0.70 14th pct 0.90 88th pct
Renting in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +6.3 pts higher in Cooloola Village gap narrowing
14.5% 27th pct 8.1% 9th pct
Owned outright in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.5 pts higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
57.8% 95th pct 58.3% 95th pct
Separate houses in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +2.0 pts higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
96.0% 64th pct 98.0% 76th pct
3+ bedrooms in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +31.5 pts higher in Cooloola Village gap narrowing
81.9% 66th pct 50.4% 1st pct

How homes are owned or rented

57.8% Owned outright +0.5 pts ▸ 58.3%
25.1% Owned with a mortgage +4.3 pts ▸ 29.3%
14.5% Rented ◂ +6.3 pts 8.1%
2.4% Not stated even 2.4%
0.6% Other tenure +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

Types of homes

96.0% Separate house +2.0 pts ▸ 98.0%
2.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 2.2%
0.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

51.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +14.0 pts 37.5%
12.4% 2 bedrooms +16.3 pts ▸ 28.6%
26.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +15.4 pts 11.1%
2.8% 1 bedroom +10.4 pts ▸ 13.2%
1.0% Studio / none +3.8 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.1% 5 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 1.9%

Weekly rent distribution

67.4% $200–$349 ◂ +11.7 pts 55.7%
23.2% $350–$549 ◂ +11.8 pts 11.4%
5.5% Under $200 +1.6 pts ▸ 7.1%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.8% Under $1,000 +18.2 pts ▸ 52.0%
44.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +9.0 pts 35.3%
11.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.4 pts 4.4%
2.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.5 pts higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
1.1% 23rd pct 1.7% 27th pct
Work from home in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.7 pts higher in Cooloola Village gap steady
9.6% 60th pct 8.9% 57th pct
PT commute in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +0.6 pts higher in Glenwood gap steady
0.7% 72nd pct 1.3% 81st pct

How people get to work

61.9% Car (driver) +2.9 pts ▸ 64.7%
9.6% Worked at home ◂ +0.7 pts 8.9%
5.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 4.9%
1.4% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%
0.7% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.7 pts 40.5%
39.5% 1 vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 39.7%
13.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 12.2%
4.7% 4 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 5.9%
1.1% No vehicle +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +1.8 pts higher in Glenwood gap widening
40.5% 75th pct 42.3% 82nd pct
Recent arrivals in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +1.2 pts higher in Glenwood gap steady
3.0% 41st pct 4.3% 47th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +8.7 pts higher in Glenwood gap widening
7.4% 77th pct 16.1% 92nd pct
Participation in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +1.3 pts higher in Glenwood gap narrowing
29.2% 2nd pct 30.5% 4th pct
Full-time in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +3.1 pts higher in Glenwood gap widening
41.8% 3rd pct 44.9% 8th pct

Industries people work in

11.2% Health care & social assistance +5.4 pts ▸ 16.5%
16.0% Retail trade ◂ +7.0 pts 8.9%
13.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +5.8 pts 7.6%
9.7% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 10.0%
5.1% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 6.9%
3.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +3.0 pts ▸ 6.7%
3.7% Administrative & support +3.0 pts ▸ 6.7%
6.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 6.0%
5.2% Education & training ◂ +2.1 pts 3.1%
4.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.5 pts 3.3%
4.5% Other services ◂ +1.2 pts 3.3%
2.4% Professional & technical +2.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

Occupations people work in

18.8% Labourers +1.8 pts ▸ 20.5%
12.9% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 14.5%
14.0% Technicians & trades +0.3 pts ▸ 14.3%
13.7% Sales workers ◂ +4.8 pts 8.9%
10.7% Machinery operators & drivers +2.0 pts ▸ 12.7%
9.5% Professionals +1.9 pts ▸ 11.4%
11.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.8 pts 9.4%
8.3% Managers ◂ +2.8 pts 5.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +3.0 higher in Cooloola Village
3.0 31st pct 0.1 1st pct
Types ≤15 min in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +2.6 more in Cooloola Village
2.7 25th pct 0.1 1st pct
15-min city in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +38.2 pts higher in Cooloola Village
38.2% 39th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +71.0 pts higher in Cooloola Village
71.0% 64th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +92.2 pts higher in Cooloola Village
99.8% 94th pct 7.7% 2nd pct
Walk to health in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +25.7 more in Cooloola Village
27.7 70th pct 2.0 4th pct
Intersections/km² in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +41 higher in Cooloola Village
44 67th pct 4 4th pct
Mean slope in Cooloola Villagein Glenwood +3.8 pts higher in Glenwood
4.0% 41st pct 7.8% 83rd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cooloola Village vs Glenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL315025/cooloola-village/vs/UCL321044/glenwood