32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glenlyon · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Glenlyon is 50 years old, making it far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated area is defined by an adult population with no children under 15 currently living here.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glenlyon — lower than 80% of areas.
| Glenlyon | 32 |
|---|---|
| 4380 crosses QLD/NSW | 8,093 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is small at just 32 people. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with a typical age of 50.
32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. This helps explain why there are no children under 15 in the area.
25.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Glenlyon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 30%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 30.8% of the area, which is far above the national figure. No one in Glenlyon identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
30.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Glenlyon, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Separated (24%) and Never married (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Glenlyon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31166/glenlyon/topic/demographics-identity