Anderleigh vs Glenwood

Anderleigh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 56 in Glenwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Glenwood tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Anderleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 38%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Anderleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 35%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Anderleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (196 km vs 204.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 14%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Anderleigh and Glenwood drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Anderleigh Glenwood
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Anderleigh Glenwood
Walkability 0 / 0
Anderleigh — Walkability: 0/100 Glenwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 53
Anderleigh — Safety: 50/100 Glenwood — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 55 / 60
Anderleigh — Low fire risk: 55/100 Glenwood — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Glenwood has more residents (2,137 vs 128); Anderleigh has higher household incomes ($69,316 vs $41,080).

Anderleigh Glenwood
Population 128 2,137
+1570% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.2% +39.2%
Median age 48 56
Median household income $69,316/yr
+41% vs other
 $41,080/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+6% vs other
 $274/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh Glenwood
0-4 8.6% / 3.4%
Anderleigh — 0-4: 8.6% Glenwood — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 8.6% / 8.6%
Anderleigh — 5-14: 8.6% Glenwood — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 8.6% / 3.2%
Anderleigh — 15-19: 8.6% Glenwood — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 2.3% / 3.0%
Anderleigh — 20-24: 2.3% Glenwood — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 11.7% / 6.4%
Anderleigh — 25-34: 11.7% Glenwood — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 5.5% / 8.8%
Anderleigh — 35-44: 5.5% Glenwood — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 17.2% / 13.7%
Anderleigh — 45-54: 17.2% Glenwood — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 19.5% / 24.1%
Anderleigh — 55-64: 19.5% Glenwood — 55-64: 24.1%
65-74 10.2% / 21.3%
Anderleigh — 65-74: 10.2% Glenwood — 65-74: 21.3%
75-84 3.9% / 7.1%
Anderleigh — 75-84: 3.9% Glenwood — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / 0.9%
Anderleigh — 85+: not among its largest Glenwood — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh 32.5% lone person
Anderleigh — Lone Person: 32.5% Anderleigh — Couple Families: 37.5% Anderleigh — One Parent Families: 22.5% Anderleigh — Group Household: 7.5% Anderleigh — Other Families: 0.0%
Glenwood 53.4% lone person
Glenwood — Lone Person: 53.4% Glenwood — Couple Families: 22.6% Glenwood — One Parent Families: 15.2% Glenwood — Group Household: 7.5% Glenwood — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh 9.8% renting
Anderleigh — Owned Outright: 53.7% Anderleigh — Mortgage: 36.6% Anderleigh — Renting: 9.8%
Glenwood 9.0% renting
Glenwood — Owned Outright: 60.4% Glenwood — Mortgage: 30.6% Glenwood — Renting: 9.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh Glenwood
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 20.6%
Anderleigh — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Glenwood — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 4.5%
Anderleigh — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Glenwood — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 5.7%
Anderleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Glenwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 0.7%
Anderleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Glenwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Anderleigh — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Glenwood — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Anderleigh Glenwood
New Zealand 4.7% / 4.6%
Anderleigh — New Zealand: 4.7% Glenwood — New Zealand: 4.6%
England — / 6.5%
Anderleigh — England: not among its largest Glenwood — England: 6.5%
Taiwan 3.1% / —
Anderleigh — Taiwan: 3.1% Glenwood — Taiwan: not among its largest
Philippines 2.3% / 0.5%
Anderleigh — Philippines: 2.3% Glenwood — Philippines: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.8%
Anderleigh — Germany: not among its largest Glenwood — Germany: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Anderleigh — Scotland: not among its largest Glenwood — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh 91.7% houses
Anderleigh — Houses: 91.7% Anderleigh — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Glenwood 98.1% houses
Glenwood — Houses: 98.1% Glenwood — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Anderleigh Glenwood
Median house price — $667,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $360,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 52 sales

Development activity

Anderleigh Glenwood
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
 1,578
across Fraser Coast
Approvals change year on year +16% -8%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Anderleigh Glenwood
Houses — 3.8%
$580/wk on $799K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Anderleigh Glenwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 40% of QLD

Liveability

Anderleigh Glenwood
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Anderleigh Glenwood
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Anderleigh Glenwood
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Anderleigh

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Glenwood

  • Glenwood State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Anderleigh Glenwood
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Glenwood sits further from the CBD (204.5 km vs 196 km).

Anderleigh Glenwood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 196 km 204.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 142 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Anderleigh Glenwood
Car (driver) 71.7% / 78.0%
Anderleigh — Car (driver): 71.7% Glenwood — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 12.1%
Anderleigh — Worked from Home: 19.6% Glenwood — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Walked Only 8.7% / 3.1%
Anderleigh — Walked Only: 8.7% Glenwood — Walked Only: 3.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Anderleigh — Car (passenger): not among its largest Glenwood — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Bus — / 1.5%
Anderleigh — Bus: not among its largest Glenwood — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).

Setting

Anderleigh Glenwood
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.3 km 33.6 km

NBN connectivity

Anderleigh Glenwood
Connectivity score 23/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
1,204 premises

Climate

Anderleigh Glenwood
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Anderleigh Glenwood
Average residential rate $1,936/yr $1,576/yr
Council Gympie Fraser Coast

Federal electorate

Anderleigh Glenwood
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anderleigh Glenwood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anderleigh

Rural Young Families

Glenwood

Acreage Retirees

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