Glastonbury vs Widgee

Glastonbury is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Widgee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glastonbury, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glastonbury: a median of $1.12 million, against $721,000 in Widgee, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glastonbury tends to suit couples, while Widgee suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Glastonbury is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 62%)
  • Widgee has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Widgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($721,000 vs $1,125,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Glastonbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (137 min vs 146 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (184.6 km vs 195.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Glastonbury Widgee
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.

Glastonbury Widgee
Walkability 0 / 0
Glastonbury — Walkability: 0/100 Widgee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 62
Glastonbury — Safety: 58/100 Widgee — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 66 / 30
Glastonbury — Low fire risk: 66/100 Widgee — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Widgee has more residents (862 vs 365); Glastonbury has higher household incomes ($78,780 vs $63,596).

Glastonbury Widgee
Population 365 862
+136% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +8.6%
Median age 43 49
Median household income $78,780/yr
+19% vs other
 $63,596/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+7% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glastonbury Widgee
0-4 5.2% / 3.8%
Glastonbury — 0-4: 5.2% Widgee — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 11.5% / 11.4%
Glastonbury — 5-14: 11.5% Widgee — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 5.2% / 6.3%
Glastonbury — 15-19: 5.2% Widgee — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 3.3% / 2.7%
Glastonbury — 20-24: 3.3% Widgee — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 13.2% / 8.2%
Glastonbury — 25-34: 13.2% Widgee — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 11.5% / 11.3%
Glastonbury — 35-44: 11.5% Widgee — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 12.6% / 15.7%
Glastonbury — 45-54: 12.6% Widgee — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 14.2% / 18.2%
Glastonbury — 55-64: 14.2% Widgee — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 11.2% / 15.2%
Glastonbury — 65-74: 11.2% Widgee — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 9.3% / 6.5%
Glastonbury — 75-84: 9.3% Widgee — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 2.7% / 1.2%
Glastonbury — 85+: 2.7% Widgee — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glastonbury 54.3% couple families
Glastonbury — Couple Families: 54.3% Glastonbury — Lone Person: 24.7% Glastonbury — One Parent Families: 21.0% Glastonbury — Group Household: 0.0%
Widgee 43.3% couple families
Widgee — Couple Families: 43.3% Widgee — Lone Person: 35.7% Widgee — One Parent Families: 18.6% Widgee — Group Household: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glastonbury 9.1% renting
Glastonbury — Owned Outright: 50.9% Glastonbury — Mortgage: 40.0% Glastonbury — Renting: 9.1%
Widgee 9.0% renting
Widgee — Owned Outright: 44.5% Widgee — Mortgage: 46.5% Widgee — Renting: 9.0%
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.

Glastonbury Widgee
England 1.9% / 3.7%
Glastonbury — England: 1.9% Widgee — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 1.4% / 3.1%
Glastonbury — New Zealand: 1.4% Widgee — New Zealand: 3.1%
Germany — / 1.0%
Glastonbury — Germany: not among its largest Widgee — Germany: 1.0%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Glastonbury — South Africa: not among its largest Widgee — South Africa: 0.8%
Thailand — / 0.5%
Glastonbury — Thailand: not among its largest Widgee — Thailand: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Glastonbury Widgee
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 21.2%
Glastonbury — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Widgee — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 6.4%
Glastonbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Widgee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 4.8%
Glastonbury — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Widgee — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.6%
Glastonbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Widgee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Glastonbury — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Widgee — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glastonbury 95.0% houses
Glastonbury — Houses: 95.0% Glastonbury — Flats / Apartments: 5.0%
Widgee 99.0% houses
Widgee — Houses: 99.0% Widgee — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glastonbury Widgee
Median house price $1,125,000 $721,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $290,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 51 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Glastonbury Widgee
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Glastonbury Widgee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Glastonbury Widgee
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Widgee carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 34).

Glastonbury Widgee
Bushfire Low
34/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
38/100
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

Glastonbury Widgee
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Glastonbury

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

Schools in Widgee

  • Widgee State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glastonbury Widgee
Parks & reserves 2 5
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 9 17

Mobility

Widgee sits further from the CBD (195.1 km vs 184.6 km).

Glastonbury Widgee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 184.6 km 195.1 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 137 min 146 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.

Glastonbury Widgee
Car (driver) 76.3% / 78.4%
Glastonbury — Car (driver): 76.3% Widgee — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 16.9%
Glastonbury — Worked from Home: 21.4% Widgee — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 3.6%
Glastonbury — Car (passenger): 2.3% Widgee — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bus — / 1.1%
Glastonbury — Bus: not among its largest Widgee — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Glastonbury Widgee
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glastonbury Widgee
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
155 premises
 0%
387 premises

Climate

Glastonbury Widgee
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

Glastonbury Widgee
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Glastonbury Widgee
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

Glastonbury Widgee
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glastonbury

Rural

Widgee

Rural

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