Glenwood vs Kanigan

Kanigan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 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. Houses cost more in Kanigan: a median of $965,000, against $668,000 in Glenwood, though rent is higher in Glenwood. On these figures, Glenwood tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Kanigan 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

They split

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

  • Glenwood carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 95/100)
  • Kanigan is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

Glenwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($667,500 vs $965,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kanigan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $274/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 95/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Glenwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.2% vs 25.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenwood Kanigan
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.

Glenwood Kanigan
Walkability 0 / 0
Glenwood — Walkability: 0/100 Kanigan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 5
Glenwood — Safety: 53/100 Kanigan — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 60 / 100
Glenwood — Low fire risk: 60/100 Kanigan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenwood has more residents (2,137 vs 143); Kanigan has higher household incomes ($58,448 vs $41,080).

Glenwood Kanigan
Population 2,137
+93% vs other
 143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +39.2% +25.4%
Median age 56 43
Median household income $41,080/yr $58,448/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $274/wk
+27% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenwood Kanigan
0-4 3.4% / 9.1%
Glenwood — 0-4: 3.4% Kanigan — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 8.6% / 12.6%
Glenwood — 5-14: 8.6% Kanigan — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 3.2% / 4.2%
Glenwood — 15-19: 3.2% Kanigan — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 3.0% / 3.5%
Glenwood — 20-24: 3.0% Kanigan — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 6.4% / 14.7%
Glenwood — 25-34: 6.4% Kanigan — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 8.8% / 8.4%
Glenwood — 35-44: 8.8% Kanigan — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 13.7% / 8.4%
Glenwood — 45-54: 13.7% Kanigan — 45-54: 8.4%
55-64 24.1% / 16.1%
Glenwood — 55-64: 24.1% Kanigan — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 21.3% / 16.1%
Glenwood — 65-74: 21.3% Kanigan — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 7.1% / 7.7%
Glenwood — 75-84: 7.1% Kanigan — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 0.9% / —
Glenwood — 85+: 0.9% Kanigan — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Kanigan 38.7% lone person
Kanigan — Lone Person: 38.7% Kanigan — Couple Families: 41.9% Kanigan — One Parent Families: 19.4% Kanigan — Group Household: 0.0% Kanigan — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenwood 9.0% renting
Glenwood — Owned Outright: 60.4% Glenwood — Mortgage: 30.6% Glenwood — Renting: 9.0%
Kanigan 6.7% renting
Kanigan — Owned Outright: 60.0% Kanigan — Mortgage: 33.3% Kanigan — Renting: 6.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenwood Kanigan
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 16.1%
Glenwood — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Kanigan — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 4.9%
Glenwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Kanigan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 2.8%
Glenwood — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Kanigan — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 2.8%
Glenwood — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Kanigan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Glenwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Kanigan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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.

Glenwood Kanigan
England 6.5% / 4.9%
Glenwood — England: 6.5% Kanigan — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 4.6% / 2.8%
Glenwood — New Zealand: 4.6% Kanigan — New Zealand: 2.8%
Fiji — / 2.1%
Glenwood — Fiji: not among its largest Kanigan — Fiji: 2.1%
Germany 0.8% / —
Glenwood — Germany: 0.8% Kanigan — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Glenwood — Scotland: 0.6% Kanigan — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Glenwood — Philippines: 0.5% Kanigan — Philippines: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenwood 98.1% houses
Glenwood — Houses: 98.1% Glenwood — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Kanigan 100.0% houses
Kanigan — Houses: 100.0% Kanigan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenwood Kanigan
Median house price $667,500 $965,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $360,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 52 sales
 —

Development activity

Glenwood Kanigan
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Glenwood Kanigan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of QLD —

Liveability

Glenwood Kanigan
Grade D —
Score 17/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glenwood carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Kanigan carries more crime risk (95 vs 47).

Glenwood Kanigan
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
95/100
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

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

Schools in Glenwood

  • Glenwood State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Kanigan

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glenwood Kanigan
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Glenwood Kanigan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 204.5 km 202.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 142 min 140 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.

Glenwood Kanigan
Car (driver) 78.0% / 75.9%
Glenwood — Car (driver): 78.0% Kanigan — Car (driver): 75.9%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 24.1%
Glenwood — Worked from Home: 12.1% Kanigan — Worked from Home: 24.1%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Glenwood — Car (passenger): 5.3% Kanigan — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.1% / —
Glenwood — Walked Only: 3.1% Kanigan — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.5% / —
Glenwood — Bus: 1.5% Kanigan — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Glenwood Kanigan
Elevation 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.6 km 38.0 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Glenwood Kanigan
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

Glenwood Kanigan
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenwood Kanigan
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

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

Tags

Glenwood

Acreage Retirees

Kanigan

Rural Young Families

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