Suburbs Glen Eden

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Glen Eden QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Glen Eden, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Glen Eden QLD is 2,918 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Glen Eden is $975 per week ($50,700 per year). Median rent in Glen Eden is $320 per week ($1,387 per month). Glen Eden has a median age of 30 years, younger than the national median of 38. Glen Eden has a population density of 420.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Glen Eden is England. The most common religion is No Religion (54% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is SAL Tot. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Glen Eden is $1,560.

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📍 Glen Eden, Queensland — 23.9019°S, 151.2672°E

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Glen Eden Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Glen Eden Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$975/wk
$50,700 per year
#1383 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$320/wk
$1,387 per month
#4051 of 14,663
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Median Age
30years
8 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,560/mo
Avg household size: 2.8 · 0.7 per bedroom

Glen Eden Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.8% (1,452) Female 50.2% (1,466)

Population Density

420.7
people per km²
2,918 people · 6.9 km²

Households

2.8
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$2,308
Family income/wk

Glen Eden Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Glen Eden Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
26.8% 146 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
73.2% 398 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Glen Eden Country of Birth

Australia
96.5%
England
2.0%
India
0.6%
China
0.3%
Fiji
0.3%
France
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Glen Eden Religion

No Religion
53.9%
Catholic
16.6%
Anglican
11.6%
Not stated
8.6%
Uniting Church
2.9%
Baptist
2.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.1%
Christian (other)
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Glen Eden Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
60.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
25.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
9.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Glen Eden Languages Spoken at Home

SAL Tot
23.9%
SAL Tagalog
21.6%
Other
18.2%
Afrikaans
18.2%
Mandarin
5.7%
Portuguese
4.5%
Spanish
4.5%
Bengali
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Glen Eden Employment

💼
Employed full-time
49.3% 938 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.2% 404 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.3% 82 people
🏠
Not in labour force
25.2% 480 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Glen Eden Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
56.0%
Bachelor Degree
20.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
13.2%
Certificate I/II
4.4%
Postgraduate Degree
3.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Glen Eden Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
27.1%
Professionals
21.5%
Community & Personal Service
11.8%
Managers
9.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
9.7%
Clerical & Administrative
8.4%
Labourers
6.3%
Sales Workers
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Glen Eden Field of Study

Engineering
33.8%
Management & Commerce
18.3%
Education
10.8%
Health
9.7%
Society & Culture
9.4%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.0%
Architecture & Building
4.8%
Agriculture & Environment
1.7%
Creative Arts
1.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.5%
Information Technology
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Glen Eden Dwelling Types

Separate house
93.8%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
5.5%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Glen Eden Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
0.9%
$150-$299/wk
0.9%
$300-$399/wk
1.7%
$400-$499/wk
2.9%
$500-$649/wk
2.4%
$650-$799/wk
5.5%
$800-$999/wk
3.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.6%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
15.2%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
11.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.5%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.7%
$4,000+/wk
13.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Glen Eden Marital Status

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Married
43.1% 943
↔️
Separated
5.2% 113
📋
Divorced
7.6% 167
🕊️
Widowed
3.5% 76
👤
Never married
40.7% 890

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Glen Eden Ancestry

Australian
32.8%
English
30.6%
Irish
8.0%
Scottish
7.6%
Other
5.2%
German
4.8%
Aboriginal Australianralian
4.4%
Filipino
1.9%
Italian
1.7%
Maori
1.2%
Dutch
1.1%
New Zealander
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Glen Eden School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
33.3%
Secondary — Government
28.2%
Vocational Education
9.6%
Pre-school
8.9%
Primary — Catholic
8.5%
Secondary — Catholic
5.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.8%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Glen Eden Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.4% 241
✅
No need for assistance
95.6% 5,235

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Glen Eden Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
17.5% 355
—
Not a volunteer
82.5% 1,677

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Glen Eden Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.0%
$300-$449/mo
2.4%
$450-$599/mo
2.7%
$600-$799/mo
6.4%
$800-$999/mo
8.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
20.3%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
19.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
22.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
6.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
8.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Glen Eden How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
78.3%
Did not go to work
13.6%
Car (passenger)
4.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
1.0%
Bus
0.7%
Truck
0.6%
Walked only
0.5%
Other
0.5%
Bicycle
0.4%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Glen Eden Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.7%
1 vehicle
29.9%
2 vehicles
44.6%
3 vehicles
14.7%
4+ vehicles
8.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Glen Eden Number of Bedrooms

2 bedrooms
1.1%
3 bedrooms
35.8%
4 bedrooms
57.4%
5 bedrooms
5.1%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Glen Eden Population Mobility

23.3%
moved in the last year
56.6%
moved in the last 5 years
5.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
71.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Glen Eden Indigenous Population

6.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
362
Indigenous residents
5,136
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Glen Eden Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
265
Asthma
101
Diabetes
55
Arthritis
48
Heart disease
43
Lung condition
36
Cancer
30
Kidney disease
17
Stroke
14
Dementia
6

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Glen Eden Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
11.1%
$1-$149/wk
4.1%
$150-$299/wk
4.4%
$300-$399/wk
2.5%
$400-$499/wk
1.6%
$500-$649/wk
2.2%
$650-$799/wk
8.4%
$800-$999/wk
9.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.8%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
13.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.3%
$3,500+/wk
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Glen Eden Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
50.2%
Couple — no children
21.5%
One parent — children under 15
13.4%
Couple — no children under 15
11.3%
One parent — no children under 15
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Glen Eden Military Service

🏅
Previously served
3.1% 63
👤
Never served
96.9% 1,964

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Glen Eden Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
10.3% 209
—
Did not provide
89.7% 1,819

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Glen Eden Children Ever Born

No children
32.2%
1 child
14.1%
2 children
28.6%
3 children
16.6%
4 children
7.8%
5+ children
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Glen Eden When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960
6
1961–1970
21
1971–1980
30
1981–1990
33
1991–2000
40
2001–2010
71
2011–2015
79
2016
11
2017
28
2018
15
2019
22
2020
8

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Glen Eden Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
23.5%
5–14 hours
30.6%
15–29 hours
12.2%
30+ hours
10.2%
Did not do domestic work
23.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Glen Eden Household Size

1 person
18.7%
2 persons
31.4%
3 persons
18.4%
4 persons
20.4%
5 persons
7.4%
6+ persons
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Glen Eden Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,075
Moved from QLD
487
Moved — same area (SA2)
82
Moved from VIC
24
Moved from overseas
10
Moved from SA
6
Moved from NSW
4
Moved from NT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Glen Eden Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
80.7%
Step family — no other children
11.6%
Blended family — no other children
6.9%
Intact family — other children present
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Glen Eden Schools

3
schools nearby
2
government
940
avg ICSEA score
1,948
total students
Toolooa State High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,165 students
950
ICSEA
Kin Kora State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 783 students
929
ICSEA
Carinity Education - Rockhampton (Glen Eden) Independent
Secondary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Glen Eden Rent Prices & Affordability

15%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,096/wk
Median Rent $320/wk
Rent-to-Income 15.3%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Glen Eden

≈ $9,083/month
Median rent $320/wk
Left after rent $1,776/wk
Rent share 15.3%

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Glen Eden vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Peachester
Pop: 1,460 Income: $667/wk Rent: $325/wk
Tivoli
Pop: 1,460 Income: $691/wk Rent: $285/wk
Coral Cove
Pop: 1,462 Income: $664/wk Rent: $373/wk
D'Aguilar
Pop: 1,474 Income: $788/wk Rent: $380/wk
Chandler (Qld)
Pop: 1,475 Income: $944/wk Rent: $368/wk
Woodend (Qld)
Pop: 1,483 Income: $744/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Glen Eden

What is the population of Glen Eden QLD?

The population of Glen Eden QLD is 2,918 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 420.7 people per km².Glen Eden is ranked #2,458 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Glen Eden?

The median personal income in Glen Eden QLD is $975 per week, or $50,700 per year.The median household income is $2,096 per week.Family income is $2,308 per week.Glen Eden is ranked #1,383 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Glen Eden?

Median rent in Glen Eden QLD is $320 per week ($1,387 per month).Rent represents 15.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Glen Eden ranks #4,051 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Glen Eden?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Glen Eden QLD is $1,560. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Glen Eden?

The median age in Glen Eden QLD is 30 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Glen Eden a good suburb to live in?

Glen Eden is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 2,918.The median income is $975/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (15.3% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 31145. All dollar figures in AUD.