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Glenvale QLD 4350

Glenvale is in Toowoomba LGA, QLD, postcode 4350, with population 8,120.

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$550/wk
+14.6% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$550
$360
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$550/wk
Rent context available
14.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
8,120
8K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
19,337
1,118 added 12mo · 131MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,525
Median rent · wk$340

Affordability

34%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,525/mo, while renters pay about $2,383/mo — renting runs $858/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$85K
Median rent · wk
$550
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,525

Household income

$85K household · yr+7.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$43K
Family
$99K
Household
$85K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1004
Students785
Government1
Independent1
  • Glenvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 971
  • Glenvale Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1037Zoned

1 of 2 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Crime Year ending Apr 2026
5,831
5,831 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,831
Total incidents5,831· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault87422%
  • Break And Enter81720%
  • Drug Offences1,98850%
  • Fraud3148%

Full data detail

Glenvale QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Toowoomba local government area, Glenvale is a moderately sized suburb (postcode 4350). With a population of 8,120, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $550. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,525.

Glenvale is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1004, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Toowoomba LGA is moderate at 5,831 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,525
Rent · wk(Census)$340
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$550
Population growth · Toowoomba LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)186,276
5-year growth+1.4% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Toowoomba LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,211
Houses769
Units443
YoY change+0%
Employment · Toowoomba LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4350ATO
Negatively geared3,235 (4.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,455/yr
Landlords (rental income)7,242
Reported capital gains6,336
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population8,120
Median age33
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,641
Personal income · wk$827
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining3
coles1
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Strong evidence

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PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Glenvale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Glenvale in?

    Glenvale is in the Toowoomba Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4350. Council-level context for Toowoomba LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Glenvale?

    The median weekly rent in Glenvale is $550/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Glenvale?

    Rent context available: Glenvale has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Glenvale a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Glenvale show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Glenvale?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Glenvale data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.