2,137 ▲ +69.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,259
- 2016: 1,535
- 2021: 2,137
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.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group in Glenwood, where 37.8% of residents fall into this category. This is a notably mature community, with a typical resident aged 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
2,137
▲ +69.7%
- 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 79% of areas.
| Glenwood | 2,137 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 46,427 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 2,137 people, making it larger than about 81% of similar areas. The typical resident here is 56, which is far older than the Queensland average of 38.
56 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high number of seniors aged 65 and over (28.8%) live here, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up just 12% of the population, a figure well below the national average.
28.8% ▲ +49.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Glenwood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.1%. Meanwhile, 4.3% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average.
4.3% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.1% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glenwood, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (20%).
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/SAL31176/glenwood/topic/demographics-identity