Glenleigh, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

53/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Glenleigh is more socio-economically advantaged than about 53% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 993, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Glenleigh at a glance

Population (2021): 39
Median age: 57
Median weekly household income: $875
SEIFA score: 993
Coordinates: -25.0506, 151.0679

Glenleigh demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Glenleigh using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 56%, 0% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	0	0%
Youth (15–24)	0	0%
Young adults (25–44)	4	13%
Mid-life (45–64)	10	31%
Seniors (65+)	18	56%

Share of the 32 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	9	60%
Owned with a mortgage	3	20%
Rented	0	0%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	13	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 13 occupied private dwellings in Glenleigh.

Median weekly rent: $692
Median monthly mortgage: $1,089
Average household size: 2.1 people
Median weekly family income: $1,375
Median weekly personal income: $474

Community and culture

Born overseas: 4 (13%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 11 (34%)
Labour-force participation: 54.8%
Employed full-time: 8
Employed part-time: 6

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Glenleigh

Where is Glenleigh?

Glenleigh is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Glenleigh?

At the 2021 Census, Glenleigh had a population of about 39.

Is Glenleigh an advantaged area?

Glenleigh has an ABS SEIFA score of 993, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 53 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 53% of Australian suburbs.