Glendale vs Glenlee

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, Glenlee tends to suit couples.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 38/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Glenlee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (450 min vs 456 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (643.6 km vs 649.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Glendale carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 38/100)
  • Glenlee has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 12%)

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

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

Glendale Glenlee
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.

Glendale Glenlee
Walkability 0 / 0
Glendale — Walkability: 0/100 Glenlee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 62
Glendale — Safety: 76/100 Glenlee — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glendale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glenlee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenlee has more residents (1,193 vs 600).

Glendale Glenlee
Population 600 1,193
+99% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% -3.5%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $118,508/yr $118,248/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+3% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glendale Glenlee
0-4 4.3% / 4.6%
Glendale — 0-4: 4.3% Glenlee — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 14.2% / 13.3%
Glendale — 5-14: 14.2% Glenlee — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.3% / 8.4%
Glendale — 15-19: 5.3% Glenlee — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 6.0% / 5.1%
Glendale — 20-24: 6.0% Glenlee — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 9.5% / 7.2%
Glendale — 25-34: 9.5% Glenlee — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 12.0% / 11.6%
Glendale — 35-44: 12.0% Glenlee — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 15.3% / 17.1%
Glendale — 45-54: 15.3% Glenlee — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 19.5% / 14.8%
Glendale — 55-64: 19.5% Glenlee — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 9.0% / 12.3%
Glendale — 65-74: 9.0% Glenlee — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 2.7% / 4.4%
Glendale — 75-84: 2.7% Glenlee — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.5% / 0.5%
Glendale — 85+: 0.5% Glenlee — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glendale 62.6% couple families
Glendale — Couple Families: 62.6% Glendale — Lone Person: 19.1% Glendale — One Parent Families: 16.0% Glendale — Group Household: 2.3% Glendale — Other Families: 0.0%
Glenlee 72.9% couple families
Glenlee — Couple Families: 72.9% Glenlee — Lone Person: 13.1% Glenlee — One Parent Families: 12.2% Glenlee — Group Household: 0.0% Glenlee — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glendale 3.1% renting
Glendale — Owned Outright: 38.0% Glendale — Mortgage: 58.9% Glendale — Renting: 3.1%
Glenlee 7.1% renting
Glenlee — Owned Outright: 41.5% Glenlee — Mortgage: 51.3% Glenlee — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glendale Glenlee
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 21.4%
Glendale — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Glenlee — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 7.6%
Glendale — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Glenlee — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 5.6%
Glendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Glenlee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 1.1%
Glendale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Glenlee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.2%
Glendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Glenlee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Glendale Glenlee
England 2.5% / 0.6%
Glendale — England: 2.5% Glenlee — England: 0.6%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.8%
Glendale — New Zealand: 0.7% Glenlee — New Zealand: 0.8%
Netherlands 1.0% / —
Glendale — Netherlands: 1.0% Glenlee — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.6%
Glendale — South Africa: not among its largest Glenlee — South Africa: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Glendale — Philippines: not among its largest Glenlee — Philippines: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.4%
Glendale — Germany: not among its largest Glenlee — Germany: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glendale 99.5% houses
Glendale — Houses: 99.5% Glendale — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Glenlee 99.5% houses
Glenlee — Houses: 99.5% Glenlee — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glendale Glenlee
Median house price $980,000 $955,944
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Glendale Glenlee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD

Liveability

Glendale Glenlee
Grade B
same for both
Score 58/100 56/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glenlee carries more crime risk (38 vs 24).

Glendale Glenlee
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
24/100
 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
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Glendale Glenlee
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 8.1 km

Schools in Glendale

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

Schools in Glenlee

  • Carinity Education - Rockhampton Independent · Secondary · Special school at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glendale Glenlee
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Glendale sits further from the CBD (649.4 km vs 643.6 km).

Glendale Glenlee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 649.4 km 643.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 456 min 450 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4711
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 93
postcode 4711
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.

Glendale Glenlee
Car (driver) 87.1% / 85.3%
Glendale — Car (driver): 87.1% Glenlee — Car (driver): 85.3%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 6.7%
Glendale — Worked from Home: 6.8% Glenlee — Worked from Home: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.1%
Glendale — Car (passenger): 4.5% Glenlee — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bus 1.5% / 1.3%
Glendale — Bus: 1.5% Glenlee — Bus: 1.3%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Glendale — Bicycle: not among its largest Glenlee — Bicycle: 1.1%

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

Setting

Glendale Glenlee
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.2 km 24.6 km

NBN connectivity

Glendale Glenlee
Connectivity score 30/100 56/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
207 premises
 25%
423 premises

Climate

Glendale Glenlee
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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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