Glenwood, New Zealand

Glenwood is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located west of the town centre.

Demographics
Glenwood covers 1.09 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Glenwood had a population of 1,788 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (1.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 132 people (8.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 723 households, comprising 873 males and 915 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 42.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 339 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 276 (15.4%) aged 15 to 29, 771 (43.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 399 (22.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.9% European/Pākehā, 10.7% Māori, 2.0% Pasifika, 8.2% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 15.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.8% had no religion, 44.0% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 186 (12.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 354 (24.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 180 people (12.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 660 (45.5%) people were employed full-time, 216 (14.9%) were part-time, and 36 (2.5%) were unemployed.