15,829 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15,325
- 2016: 16,130
- 2021: 15,829
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glenwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Glenwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 15,829 people makes Glenwood one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. It is a notably young place, with a typical resident aged 37. This youthful profile is driven by a high number of children and very few seniors compared to other areas.
15,829
▲ +3.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glenwood — higher than 89% of areas.
| Glenwood | 15,829 |
|---|---|
| 2768, NSW | 28,864 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the New South Wales figure of 39. This makes the area much younger than most similar places.
37 yrs ▲ +15.6%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over account for only 10%, a figure well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
10.0% ▲ +97.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Glenwood splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here, with 60.3% of residents in this status, while those in de facto relationships (3.9%) are well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.5% of the population, which is a little below the 3.2% national average.
0.5% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.9% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glenwood, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 31%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Glenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11686/glenwood/topic/demographics-identity