Etna Creek vs Glendale

Etna Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 43 in Glendale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Etna Creek tends to suit young adults, while Glendale suits families with children.

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

Glendale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 69%)

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

Etna Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $360/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glendale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (456 min vs 463 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (649.4 km vs 655.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glendale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Etna Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.9% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Etna Creek Glendale
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.

Etna Creek Glendale
Walkability 0 / 0
Etna Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Glendale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 76
Etna Creek — Safety: 23/100 Glendale — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 78 / 100
Etna Creek — Low fire risk: 78/100 Glendale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glendale rents higher ($360/wk vs $200/wk); Etna Creek has more residents (1,029 vs 600).

Etna Creek Glendale
Population 1,029
+42% vs other
 600
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.9% -2.3%
Median age 35 43
Median household income $97,500/yr $118,508/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $360/wk
+80% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Etna Creek Glendale
0-4 0.6% / 4.3%
Etna Creek — 0-4: 0.6% Glendale — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 4.6% / 14.2%
Etna Creek — 5-14: 4.6% Glendale — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 2.1% / 5.3%
Etna Creek — 15-19: 2.1% Glendale — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 11.1% / 6.0%
Etna Creek — 20-24: 11.1% Glendale — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 29.8% / 9.5%
Etna Creek — 25-34: 29.8% Glendale — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 25.7% / 12.0%
Etna Creek — 35-44: 25.7% Glendale — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 13.3% / 15.3%
Etna Creek — 45-54: 13.3% Glendale — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 9.3% / 19.5%
Etna Creek — 55-64: 9.3% Glendale — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 1.4% / 9.0%
Etna Creek — 65-74: 1.4% Glendale — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 1.6% / 2.7%
Etna Creek — 75-84: 1.6% Glendale — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / 0.5%
Etna Creek — 85+: not among its largest Glendale — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Etna Creek 59.2% couple families
Etna Creek — Couple Families: 59.2% Etna Creek — Lone Person: 24.5% Etna Creek — One Parent Families: 10.2% Etna Creek — Other Families: 6.1% Etna Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Glendale 62.6% couple families
Glendale — Couple Families: 62.6% Glendale — Lone Person: 19.1% Glendale — One Parent Families: 16.0% Glendale — Other Families: 0.0% Glendale — Group Household: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Etna Creek 8.2% renting
Etna Creek — Owned Outright: 46.6% Etna Creek — Mortgage: 45.2% Etna Creek — Renting: 8.2%
Glendale 3.1% renting
Glendale — Owned Outright: 38.0% Glendale — Mortgage: 58.9% Glendale — Renting: 3.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Etna Creek Glendale
New Zealand 2.3% / 0.7%
Etna Creek — New Zealand: 2.3% Glendale — New Zealand: 0.7%
England 0.5% / 2.5%
Etna Creek — England: 0.5% Glendale — England: 2.5%
Netherlands 0.3% / 1.0%
Etna Creek — Netherlands: 0.3% Glendale — Netherlands: 1.0%
Fiji 0.4% / —
Etna Creek — Fiji: 0.4% Glendale — Fiji: not among its largest
Brazil 0.3% / —
Etna Creek — Brazil: 0.3% Glendale — Brazil: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Qualifications

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

Etna Creek Glendale
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 20.8%
Etna Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Glendale — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 9.8%
Etna Creek — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Glendale — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.7% / 7.3%
Etna Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.7% Glendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.5%
Etna Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Glendale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 1.2%
Etna Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Glendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Etna Creek 100.0% houses
Etna Creek — Houses: 100.0% Etna Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Glendale 99.5% houses
Glendale — Houses: 99.5% Glendale — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Etna Creek Glendale
Median house price — $980,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Etna Creek Glendale
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Etna Creek Glendale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD

Liveability

Glendale scores higher overall (58 vs 33).

Etna Creek Glendale
Grade D B
Score 33/100 58/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Etna Creek carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Etna Creek carries more crime risk (77 vs 24).

Etna Creek Glendale
Bushfire Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
24/100
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

Etna Creek Glendale
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Etna Creek Glendale
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 9 1

Mobility

Etna Creek sits further from the CBD (655.8 km vs 649.4 km).

Etna Creek Glendale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 655.8 km 649.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 463 min 456 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.5%
postcode 4711
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 93
postcode 4711

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.

Etna Creek Glendale
Car (driver) 84.5% / 87.1%
Etna Creek — Car (driver): 84.5% Glendale — Car (driver): 87.1%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 6.8%
Etna Creek — Worked from Home: 6.8% Glendale — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 4.5%
Etna Creek — Car (passenger): 2.9% Glendale — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 5.8% / —
Etna Creek — Walked Only: 5.8% Glendale — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus — / 1.5%
Etna Creek — Bus: not among its largest Glendale — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.1%).

Setting

Etna Creek Glendale
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.2 km 29.2 km

NBN connectivity

Etna Creek Glendale
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
98 premises
 0%
207 premises

Climate

Etna Creek Glendale
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Etna Creek Glendale
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Etna Creek Glendale
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Etna Creek Glendale
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Etna Creek Glendale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Etna Creek

Multicultural Rural

Glendale

Acreage

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