Suburbs Glendale (NSW)

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Glendale NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Glendale NSW is 3,260 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Glendale is $736 per week ($38,272 per year). Median rent in Glendale is $360 per week ($1,560 per month). Glendale has a median age of 36 years, younger than the national median of 38. Glendale has a population density of 844.1 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Glendale is England. The most common religion is No Religion (47% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Glendale is $1,733.

There were 114 recorded offences in Glendale in 2025-26, a rate of 35 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (53 offences).

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📍 Glendale, New South Wales — 32.9289°S, 151.6494°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (19)

Glendale Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Glendale Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$736/wk
$38,272 per year
#4814 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$360/wk
$1,560 per month
#2908 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
36years
2 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.8 per bedroom

Glendale Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.7% (1,588) Female 51.3% (1,672)

Population Density

844.1
people per km²
3,260 people · 3.9 km²

Households

2.5
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,016
Family income/wk

Glendale 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)

Glendale Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
46.1% 382 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
53.9% 446 dwellings

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

Glendale Country of Birth

Australia
97.1%
England
1.3%
Germany
0.7%
India
0.5%
China
0.2%
Hong Kong
0.2%

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

Glendale Religion

No Religion
47.3%
Catholic
20.8%
Anglican
15.1%
Not stated
5.4%
Uniting Church
4.5%
Baptist
2.7%
Christian (other)
2.3%
Pentecostal
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Glendale Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
49.1%
Year 10 or equivalent
33.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
9.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.1%

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

Glendale Languages Spoken at Home

Other
19.6%
Spanish
17.9%
Arabic
14.3%
Mandarin
12.5%
Serbian
10.7%
Italian
8.9%
Vietnamese
8.9%
Greek
7.1%

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

Glendale Employment

💼
Employed full-time
37.4% 910 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.6% 526 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.8% 92 people
🏠
Not in labour force
37.1% 903 people

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

Glendale Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
47.5%
Bachelor Degree
23.2%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.2%
Postgraduate Degree
5.6%
Certificate I/II
3.9%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.6%

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

Glendale Occupation

Professionals
26.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.8%
Community & Personal Service
14.2%
Clerical & Administrative
13.7%
Managers
9.3%
Labourers
6.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.4%
Sales Workers
5.1%

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

Glendale Field of Study

Management & Commerce
20.8%
Engineering
20.6%
Society & Culture
13.5%
Health
12.4%
Education
10.1%
Architecture & Building
8.4%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.0%
Creative Arts
2.9%
Information Technology
2.2%
Agriculture & Environment
1.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.3%

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

Glendale Dwelling Types

Separate house
91.3%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
5.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Glendale Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.5%
$300-$399/wk
2.6%
$400-$499/wk
8.7%
$500-$649/wk
5.5%
$650-$799/wk
6.8%
$800-$999/wk
6.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
14.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
9.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.0%
$4,000+/wk
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Glendale Marital Status

💍
Married
40.8% 1,080
↔️
Separated
3.2% 86
📋
Divorced
10.4% 275
🕊️
Widowed
5.7% 152
👤
Never married
39.9% 1,056

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Glendale Ancestry

Australian
33.6%
English
31.1%
Scottish
8.0%
Irish
7.1%
Aboriginal Australianralian
6.1%
Other
4.8%
German
3.4%
Italian
2.1%
Dutch
1.1%
Welsh
0.9%
Polish
0.9%
Chinese
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Glendale School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
31.1%
Secondary — Government
19.7%
Vocational Education
15.9%
Pre-school
11.6%
Primary — Catholic
7.5%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.6%
Secondary — Catholic
4.7%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.9%

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

Glendale Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
7.9% 493
✅
No need for assistance
92.1% 5,736

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

Glendale Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
11.3% 286
—
Not a volunteer
88.7% 2,250

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Glendale Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.7%
$300-$449/mo
3.3%
$450-$599/mo
2.1%
$600-$799/mo
3.5%
$800-$999/mo
5.7%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
17.2%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
20.8%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
32.3%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
7.3%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Glendale How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
69.4%
Did not go to work
20.3%
Car (passenger)
4.7%
Walked only
1.6%
Bus
1.3%
Truck
1.1%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.7%
Bicycle
0.4%
Other
0.2%
Train
0.2%

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

Glendale Car Ownership

0 vehicles
6.7%
1 vehicle
37.0%
2 vehicles
36.8%
3 vehicles
12.4%
4+ vehicles
7.0%

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

Glendale Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
5.3%
2 bedrooms
19.8%
3 bedrooms
50.4%
4 bedrooms
19.6%
5 bedrooms
4.4%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

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

Glendale Population Mobility

13.3%
moved in the last year
38.4%
moved in the last 5 years
5.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
61.5%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Glendale Indigenous Population

9.0%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
566
Indigenous residents
5,705
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Glendale Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
475
Asthma
181
Arthritis
156
Diabetes
112
Heart disease
90
Lung condition
74
Cancer
49
Kidney disease
38
Stroke
26
Dementia
8

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

Glendale Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.9%
$1-$149/wk
3.6%
$150-$299/wk
6.8%
$300-$399/wk
5.5%
$400-$499/wk
4.4%
$500-$649/wk
4.7%
$650-$799/wk
9.1%
$800-$999/wk
12.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.4%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.8%
$3,500+/wk
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Glendale Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
38.5%
Couple — no children
24.8%
Couple — no children under 15
17.4%
One parent — children under 15
10.7%
One parent — no children under 15
8.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Glendale Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 5
🏅
Previously served
2.9% 73
👤
Never served
96.8% 2,464

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Glendale Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.2% 382
—
Did not provide
84.8% 2,139

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Glendale Children Ever Born

No children
32.8%
1 child
12.7%
2 children
27.8%
3 children
17.0%
4 children
6.9%
5+ children
2.9%

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

Glendale When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
14
1951–1960
23
1961–1970
31
1971–1980
28
1981–1990
19
1991–2000
34
2001–2010
56
2011–2015
23
2016
13
2017
3
2018
3
2019
18
2020
6

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

Glendale Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.2%
5–14 hours
30.6%
15–29 hours
13.4%
30+ hours
9.4%
Did not do domestic work
25.5%

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

Glendale Household Size

1 person
28.6%
2 persons
30.9%
3 persons
17.1%
4 persons
15.7%
5 persons
5.4%
6+ persons
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Glendale Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,653
Moved from NSW
317
Moved — same area (SA2)
63
Moved from overseas
8
Moved from VIC
3
Moved from QLD
3
Moved from ACT
3

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

Glendale Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
81.9%
Step family — no other children
11.5%
Blended family — no other children
5.8%
Other couple — children only
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Glendale Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 114 total

Theft
53
Assault
19
Property Damage
13
Other Against Person
10
Other Against Property
8
Drug Offences
5
Sexual Offences
4
Weapons
2

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Glendale Schools

19
schools nearby
12
government
1009
avg ICSEA score
7,026
total students
Macquarie College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,060 students
1110
ICSEA
Wallsend South Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 583 students
1083
ICSEA
St Patrick's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 323 students
1076
ICSEA
Newcastle Waldorf School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 237 students
1072
ICSEA
St Kevin's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 130 students
1071
ICSEA
Holy Cross Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 153 students
1036
ICSEA
Cardiff South Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 298 students
1017
ICSEA
Cardiff North Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 149 students
1014
ICSEA
Cardiff Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 283 students
1000
ICSEA
Elermore Vale Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 290 students
996
ICSEA
Cardiff High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 778 students
986
ICSEA
Boolaroo Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 99 students
981
ICSEA
Edgeworth Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 647 students
967
ICSEA
Wallsend Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 252 students
965
ICSEA
Glendale East Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 232 students
956
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 19 schools

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

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Glendale Rent Prices & Affordability

24%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,514/wk
Median Rent $360/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.8%

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

If you earn X in Glendale

≈ $6,561/month
Median rent $360/wk
Left after rent $1,154/wk
Rent share 23.8%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $852/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $140/wk
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Income: $689/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $60/wk
Aberdare
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West Bathurst
Income: $729/wk Rent: $310/wk Save: $50/wk
Aldavilla
Income: $624/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $10/wk
Walgett
Income: $823/wk Rent: $175/wk Save: $185/wk
Bourke
Income: $860/wk Rent: $180/wk Save: $180/wk
Mount Austin
Income: $612/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $110/wk

Glendale vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Nirimba Fields
Pop: 1,632 Income: $1,159/wk Rent: $410/wk
Crescent Head
Pop: 1,633 Income: $674/wk Rent: $320/wk
Dolls Point
Pop: 1,633 Income: $996/wk Rent: $451/wk
Fingal Bay
Pop: 1,635 Income: $573/wk Rent: $390/wk
Boolaroo
Pop: 1,636 Income: $768/wk Rent: $400/wk
Wickham (NSW)
Pop: 1,637 Income: $1,135/wk Rent: $470/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Glendale

What is the population of Glendale NSW?

The population of Glendale NSW is 3,260 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 844.1 people per km².Glendale is ranked #2,257 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Glendale?

The median personal income in Glendale NSW is $736 per week, or $38,272 per year.The median household income is $1,514 per week.Family income is $2,016 per week.Glendale is ranked #4,814 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Glendale?

Median rent in Glendale NSW is $360 per week ($1,560 per month).Rent represents 23.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Glendale ranks #2,908 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Glendale?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Glendale NSW is $1,733. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Glendale?

The median age in Glendale NSW is 36 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Glendale a good suburb to live in?

Glendale is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 3,260.The median income is $736/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.8% 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: 11662. All dollar figures in AUD.