Glenview vs Ilkley
Glenview is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Ilkley. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glenview: a median of $1.74 million, against $1.52 million in Ilkley, and rent is higher there too.
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
- Glenview has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- Ilkley carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 64/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ilkley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,525,000 vs $1,735,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Ilkley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($355/wk vs $455/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Glenview
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (74 min vs 81 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (87 km vs 92.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Glenview is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- Ilkley carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 64/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glenview
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.6% vs -1.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glenview and Ilkley drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Glenview has more residents (1,396 vs 812); Glenview rents higher ($455/wk vs $355/wk).
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,396 +42% vs other | 812 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.6% | -1.8% |
| Median age | 42 | 46 |
| Median household income | $115,232/yr +7% vs other | $107,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $455/wk +22% vs other | $355/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,735,000 | $1,525,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,600,000 | $1,450,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 44 days from 12 sales | — |
Development activity
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -41% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 85% of QLD | Higher than 79% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 11% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 85% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 94% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
Liveability
Glenview is more walkable (20 vs 0); Ilkley scores higher overall (65 vs 53).
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 53/100 | 65/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Glenview carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Glenview carries more crime risk (64 vs 16).
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 64/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 UniSC Sunshine Coast, 7.9 km | 1 UniSC Sunshine Coast, 8.4 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 2.4% | 1.4% |
Schools in Glenview
- Glenview State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Ilkley
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 1 |
Mobility
Ilkley sits further from the CBD (92.5 km vs 87 km).
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 87 km | 92.5 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 74 min | 81 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 4553 | 0.9% postcode 4554 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — postcode 4553 | 85 postcode 4554 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.7%).
Setting
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 63 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.1 km | 12.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 87/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 59% 468 premises | 0% 268 premises |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ | 4.3 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ | 12.3 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | 0.31 pphm | — |
Council rates
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,690/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sunshine Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fisher same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Wallace same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glenview | Ilkley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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