Suburb in Toowoomba

Glenvale, QLD

Glenvale had a population of 8,120 at the 2021 Census (+27.8% since 2016). Median age 32.9. Median weekly household income $1,651. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Glenvale at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Toowoomba

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Glenvale's population grew by 27.8% to 8,120, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 32.9, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.7%.

43.2% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 26.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,964 households.

The median household earns $1,651 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $339 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,522 a month.

16.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 13.4% use a language other than English at home. 35.2% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Glenvale beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureGlenvaleQLDAustralia
Population8,1205,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+27.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age32.938.238.2
Households2,9641,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.5%12.5%14.3%
Renting43.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright26.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,651$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$339$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,522$1,740$1,866
Born overseas16.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home13.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion35.2%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

+27.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5,3572011
  2. 6,3532016
  3. 8,1202021

Age

Median age 32.9, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Glenvale Queensland
Share of people by age, Glenvale and Queensland
0–913.6%
10–1912.6%
20–2918.6%
30–3913.9%
40–4910.5%
50–599.6%
60–698.6%
70–796.8%
80+5.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Glenvale at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian40.9%
  2. English39.1%
  3. Irish11.2%
  4. German11.0%
  5. Scottish9.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog1.1%
  2. Portuguese1.0%
  3. Filipino1.0%
  4. Mandarin0.8%
  5. Punjabi0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines2.5%
  2. England1.6%
  3. India1.3%
  4. New Zealand1.2%
  5. Brazil1.0%

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

Around Glenvale

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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