Glenwood vs Neerdie

Neerdie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 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. In Neerdie, most households are people living alone.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Neerdie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Neerdie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $274/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (142 min vs 152 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glenwood and Neerdie 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 Neerdie
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 Neerdie
Walkability 0 / 0
Glenwood — Walkability: 0/100 Neerdie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 52
Glenwood — Safety: 53/100 Neerdie — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 60 / 100
Glenwood — Low fire risk: 60/100 Neerdie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenwood has more residents (2,137 vs 111); Glenwood rents higher ($274/wk vs $200/wk).

Glenwood Neerdie
Population 2,137
+95% vs other
 111
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +39.2% +1.8%
Median age 56 51
Median household income $41,080/yr $42,484/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $274/wk
+27% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenwood Neerdie
0-4 3.4% / 6.3%
Glenwood — 0-4: 3.4% Neerdie — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 8.6% / 9.9%
Glenwood — 5-14: 8.6% Neerdie — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 3.2% / 2.7%
Glenwood — 15-19: 3.2% Neerdie — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 3.0% / —
Glenwood — 20-24: 3.0% Neerdie — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.4% / 12.6%
Glenwood — 25-34: 6.4% Neerdie — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 8.8% / 13.5%
Glenwood — 35-44: 8.8% Neerdie — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 13.7% / 17.1%
Glenwood — 45-54: 13.7% Neerdie — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 24.1% / 23.4%
Glenwood — 55-64: 24.1% Neerdie — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 21.3% / 15.3%
Glenwood — 65-74: 21.3% Neerdie — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 7.1% / 9.0%
Glenwood — 75-84: 7.1% Neerdie — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 0.9% / —
Glenwood — 85+: 0.9% Neerdie — 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%
Neerdie 55.2% lone person
Neerdie — Lone Person: 55.2% Neerdie — Couple Families: 31.0% Neerdie — One Parent Families: 13.8% Neerdie — Group Household: 0.0% Neerdie — 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%
Neerdie 7.0% renting
Neerdie — Owned Outright: 51.2% Neerdie — Mortgage: 41.9% Neerdie — Renting: 7.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Glenwood Neerdie
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 24.3%
Glenwood — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Neerdie — Certificate III & IV: 24.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 5.4%
Glenwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Neerdie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 4.5%
Glenwood — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Neerdie — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Glenwood — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Neerdie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Glenwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Neerdie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Property market

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

Development activity

Glenwood Neerdie
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
 467
across Gympie
Approvals change year on year -8% +16%

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

Ranking within QLD

Glenwood Neerdie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 38% 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 39% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of QLD —

Liveability

Glenwood Neerdie
Grade D —
Score 17/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Glenwood carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0).

Glenwood Neerdie
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
48/100
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 Neerdie
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 Neerdie

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glenwood Neerdie
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Glenwood Neerdie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 204.5 km 202.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 142 min 152 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 Neerdie
Car (driver) 78.0% / 82.6%
Glenwood — Car (driver): 78.0% Neerdie — Car (driver): 82.6%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 17.4%
Glenwood — Worked from Home: 12.1% Neerdie — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Glenwood — Car (passenger): 5.3% Neerdie — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.1% / —
Glenwood — Walked Only: 3.1% Neerdie — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.5% / —
Glenwood — Bus: 1.5% Neerdie — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Glenwood Neerdie
Elevation 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.6 km 25.8 km

NBN connectivity

Glenwood Neerdie
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,204 premises
 0%
66 premises

Climate

Glenwood Neerdie
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 Neerdie
Average residential rate $1,576/yr $1,936/yr
Council Fraser Coast Gympie

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Glenwood

Acreage Retirees

Neerdie

Rural

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