Glenwood (Qld)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,259 people in Glenwood (Qld) of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Glenwood (Qld) was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.3% of the population.

Of people in Glenwood (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 46.9% were married and 25.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Glenwood (Qld) was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In Glenwood (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Glenwood (Qld) was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 51 years.

In Glenwood (Qld) 24.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.1% were in primary school, 18.5% in secondary school and 12.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Glenwood (Qld) were English 36.5%, Australian 27.2%, Scottish 8.5%, Irish 8.4% and German 5.5%.

In Glenwood (Qld), 74.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.6%, New Zealand 4.8%, Netherlands 1.0%, Germany 1.0% and Finland 0.6%.

In Glenwood (Qld), 65.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Glenwood (Qld) were No Religion 28.0%, Anglican 23.5%, Catholic 15.7%, Uniting Church 5.8% and Christian, nfd 2.5%.

In Glenwood (Qld) 93.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.5%, Finnish 0.5%, German 0.2%, French 0.2% and Maltese 0.2%.

Employment

There were 366 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Glenwood (Qld). Of these 39.6% were employed full time, 33.9% were employed part-time and 18.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Glenwood (Qld), 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Glenwood (Qld) was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Glenwood (Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.0%, Labourers 19.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Professionals 9.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0% and Managers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Glenwood (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Residential Care Services 7.7%, Road Freight Transport 5.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.7% and School Education 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Glenwood (Qld) was $332.

In Glenwood (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.8%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Truck 2.0%, Other 2.0% and Train 1.3%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Glenwood (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.4% provided care for children and 15.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Glenwood (Qld), 21.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 21.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Glenwood (Qld), 24.0% were couple families with children, 57.1% were couple families without children and 18.1% were one parent families.

In Glenwood (Qld) 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Glenwood (Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,270.

Employment status of couple families

In Glenwood (Qld), of couple families with children, 5.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.0% had both employed part-time and 8.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Glenwood (Qld), 79.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Glenwood (Qld), 96.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.9% were other dwellings.

In Glenwood (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 8.6% had 1 bedroom, 29.1% had 2 bedrooms and 42.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Glenwood (Qld), 45.1% were owned outright, 36.8% were owned with a mortgage and 13.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Glenwood (Qld), of all households, 67.7% were family households, 29.8% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In Glenwood (Qld), 51.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Glenwood (Qld), 44.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Glenwood (Qld), there were 37 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 28 (or 75.7%) were male and 9 (or 24.3%) were female. The median age was 30 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Glenwood (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $585.

In Glenwood (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,430.