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Glen Innes NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Glen Innes, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Glen Innes NSW is 6,219 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Glen Innes is $515 per week ($26,780 per year). Median rent in Glen Innes is $230 per week ($997 per month). Glen Innes has a median age of 49 years, older than the national median of 38. Glen Innes has a population density of 31.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Glen Innes is England. The most common religion is No Religion (32% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Glen Innes is $1,068.

There were 166 recorded offences in Glen Innes in 2025-26, a rate of 27 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (55 offences).

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Glen Innes Population

residents (Census 2021)

Glen Innes Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$515/wk

$26,780 per year

#8057 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$230/wk

$997 per month

#6811 of 14,663

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Median Age

49years

11 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,068/mo

Avg household size: 2.1 · 0.7 per bedroom

Glen Innes Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.0% (2,982) Female 52.0% (3,229)

Population Density

31.4

people per km²

6,219 people · 198.3 km²

Households

2.1

Avg household size

0.7

Persons per bedroom

$1,298

Family income/wk

Glen Innes 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 Innes Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

63.7% 1,089 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

36.3% 621 dwellings

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

Glen Innes Country of Birth

Australia

96.3%

England

2.3%

India

0.6%

Germany

0.4%

Canada

0.2%

China

0.2%

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

Glen Innes Religion

No Religion

31.5%

Anglican

25.4%

Catholic

19.1%

Not stated

12.4%

Uniting Church

4.5%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

3.8%

Christian (other)

2.1%

Baptist

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Glen Innes Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

42.0%

Year 10 or equivalent

40.4%

Year 9 or equivalent

10.1%

Year 11 or equivalent

7.5%

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

Glen Innes Languages Spoken at Home

Other

29.5%

IAL Nepali

21.3%

Malayalam

19.7%

Mandarin

13.1%

IAL Punjabi

6.6%

Spanish

4.9%

Italian

4.9%

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

Glen Innes Employment

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Employed full-time

26.7% 1,210 people

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Employed part-time

18.9% 854 people

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Unemployed

3.9% 177 people

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Not in labour force

50.5% 2,288 people

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

Glen Innes Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

48.4%

Bachelor Degree

20.3%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

18.2%

Certificate I/II

5.5%

Postgraduate Degree

4.2%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.4%

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

Glen Innes Occupation

Professionals

20.5%

Community & Personal Service

17.3%

Technicians & Trade Workers

15.2%

Clerical & Administrative

12.8%

Managers

12.4%

Labourers

10.3%

Sales Workers

7.1%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

4.5%

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

Glen Innes Field of Study

Management & Commerce

20.1%

Health

16.0%

Society & Culture

14.6%

Engineering

14.4%

Education

9.8%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

7.4%

Agriculture & Environment

7.4%

Architecture & Building

5.7%

Creative Arts

2.1%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.4%

Information Technology

1.1%

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

Glen Innes Dwelling Types

Separate house

93.8%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

6.0%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Glen Innes Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.4%

$1-$149/wk

1.4%

$150-$299/wk

2.5%

$300-$399/wk

4.9%

$400-$499/wk

14.1%

$500-$649/wk

7.8%

$650-$799/wk

12.0%

$800-$999/wk

9.6%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

7.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.3%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.5%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

8.1%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

4.2%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

2.6%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

1.6%

$4,000+/wk

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Glen Innes Marital Status

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Married

41.2% 2,148

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Separated

4.3% 226

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Divorced

12.1% 629

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Widowed

8.9% 465

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Never married

33.4% 1,743

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Glen Innes Ancestry

English

33.7%

Australian

31.8%

Irish

9.3%

Scottish

9.3%

Aboriginal Australianralian

6.3%

German

3.8%

Other

2.8%

Italian

0.8%

Dutch

0.7%

Chinese

0.6%

Indian

0.6%

Welsh

0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Glen Innes School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

33.8%

Secondary — Government

31.9%

Vocational Education

14.3%

Primary — Catholic

9.7%

Pre-school

8.6%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

0.7%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

0.6%

Secondary — Catholic

0.4%

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

Glen Innes Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

9.5% 1,069

✅

No need for assistance

90.5% 10,148

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

Glen Innes Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

20.0% 930

—

Not a volunteer

80.0% 3,726

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Glen Innes Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

5.1%

$300-$449/mo

5.1%

$450-$599/mo

4.5%

$600-$799/mo

14.9%

$800-$999/mo

17.8%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

25.9%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

11.2%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

10.7%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

2.6%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Glen Innes How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

71.2%

Did not go to work

10.4%

Car (passenger)

7.4%

Walked only

6.8%

Truck

2.2%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.0%

Bicycle

0.5%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.5%

Other

0.2%

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

Glen Innes Car Ownership

0 vehicles

8.3%

1 vehicle

42.7%

2 vehicles

31.3%

3 vehicles

11.5%

4+ vehicles

6.2%

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

Glen Innes Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

4.6%

2 bedrooms

19.3%

3 bedrooms

49.2%

4 bedrooms

22.8%

5 bedrooms

3.3%

6+ bedrooms

0.8%

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

Glen Innes Population Mobility

15.7%

moved in the last year

38.7%

moved in the last 5 years

7.2%

unemployment rate (Census)

46.0%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Glen Innes Indigenous Population

9.7%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

1,093

Indigenous residents

10,231

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Glen Innes Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

756

Arthritis

337

Asthma

263

Diabetes

228

Heart disease

227

Lung condition

216

Cancer

126

Stroke

107

Kidney disease

Dementia

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

Glen Innes Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.7%

$1-$149/wk

4.8%

$150-$299/wk

9.3%

$300-$399/wk

9.9%

$400-$499/wk

8.1%

$500-$649/wk

5.3%

$650-$799/wk

11.0%

$800-$999/wk

12.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.0%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

6.5%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

4.2%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

3.0%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

4.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.3%

$3,500+/wk

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Glen Innes Family Structure

Couple — no children

36.4%

Couple — children under 15

31.0%

One parent — children under 15

13.7%

Couple — no children under 15

11.3%

One parent — no children under 15

7.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Glen Innes Military Service

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Previously served

4.3% 200

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Never served

95.7% 4,464

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Glen Innes Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

15.0% 697

—

Did not provide

85.0% 3,943

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Glen Innes Children Ever Born

No children

25.4%

1 child

11.7%

2 children

27.7%

3 children

21.3%

4 children

10.4%

5+ children

3.6%

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

Glen Innes When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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

Glen Innes Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

17.4%

5–14 hours

28.1%

15–29 hours

15.1%

30+ hours

12.5%

Did not do domestic work

26.9%

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

Glen Innes Household Size

1 person

36.8%

2 persons

37.1%

3 persons

11.0%

4 persons

9.1%

5 persons

4.6%

6+ persons

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Glen Innes Where Residents Moved From

Same address

4,633

Moved — same area (SA2)

454

Moved from NSW

279

Moved from QLD

Moved from overseas

Moved from VIC

Moved from WA

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

Glen Innes Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

78.4%

Step family — no other children

13.3%

Blended family — no other children

5.2%

Intact family — other children present

2.2%

Other couple — children only

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Glen Innes Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 166 total

Theft

Other Against Property

Assault

Other Against Person

Property Damage

Sexual Offences

Weapons

Robbery

Drug Offences

Offence trend by year:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Glen Innes Schools

schools nearby

government

898

avg ICSEA score

total students

Glen Innes West Infants School Government

Primary · K-2 · 19 students

898

ICSEA

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

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Glen Innes Rent Prices & Affordability

25%

of income

Moderate

Household Income $904/wk

Median Rent $230/wk

Rent-to-Income 25.4%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Glen Innes

Your weekly income

≈ $3,917/month

Median rent $230/wk

Left after rent $674/wk

Rent share 25.4%

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Pop: 3,113 Income: $1,003/wk Rent: $360/wk

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Pop: 3,113 Income: $972/wk Rent: $398/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Glen Innes

What is the population of Glen Innes NSW?

The population of Glen Innes NSW is 6,219 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 31.4 people per km².Glen Innes is ranked #1,256 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Glen Innes?

The median personal income in Glen Innes NSW is $515 per week, or $26,780 per year.The median household income is $904 per week.Family income is $1,298 per week.Glen Innes is ranked #8,057 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Glen Innes?

Median rent in Glen Innes NSW is $230 per week ($997 per month).Rent represents 25.4% of household income, which is considered moderate.Glen Innes ranks #6,811 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Glen Innes?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Glen Innes NSW is $1,068. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Glen Innes?

The median age in Glen Innes NSW is 49 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Glen Innes a good suburb to live in?

Glen Innes is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 6,219.The median income is $515/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (25.4% 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: 11653. All dollar figures in AUD.