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Glastonbury, QLD

Glastonbury had a population of 365 at the 2021 Census (+4.0% since 2016). Median age 43.3. Median weekly household income $1,536. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Glastonbury at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Glastonbury's population grew by 4.0% to 365, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 43.3, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.9%.

8.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 47.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 121 households.

The median household earns $1,536 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $236 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,446 a month.

7.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.2% use a language other than English at home. 50.9% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Glastonbury beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureGlastonburyQLDAustralia
Population3655,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age43.338.238.2
Households1211,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting8.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright47.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,536$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$236$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,446$1,740$1,866
Born overseas7.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.9%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+4.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3152011
  2. 3512016
  3. 3652021

Age

Median age 43.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Glastonbury Queensland
Share of people by age, Glastonbury and Queensland
0–910.1%
10–1912.3%
20–298.5%
30–3913.7%
40–4910.7%
50–5914.0%
60–6911.8%
70–7910.7%
80+5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Glastonbury at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.2%
  2. Australian48.9%
  3. Irish12.9%
  4. Scottish9.5%
  5. German8.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Arabic1.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.2%
  2. New Zealand1.6%
  3. the United States0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Glastonbury

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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