Avoca Dell vs Riverglades
Avoca Dell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 50 in Riverglades. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Avoca Dell, most households are couple families. In Riverglades, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Avoca Dell tends to suit families with children and couples, while Riverglades suits older residents.
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
Riverglades
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 57/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
- But Avoca Dell is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Avoca Dell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
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
Riverglades
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 57/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 11%)
- But Avoca Dell has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 0%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Avoca Dell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.1% vs 4.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Avoca Dell and Riverglades drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Riverglades has more residents (856 vs 166); Avoca Dell has higher household incomes ($105,872 vs $73,580).
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 166 | 856 +416% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.1% | +4.4% |
| Median age | 35 | 50 |
| Median household income | $105,872/yr +31% vs other | $73,580/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $252/wk | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $763,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Avoca Dell has more rural and farming land (82% vs 39%); Riverglades has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 16%).
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% | 39% |
| Residential | 2% | 31% |
| Environmental | 16% | 30% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Murray Bridge same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +51% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 83% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of SA | Higher than 60% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of SA | Higher than 77% of SA |
Liveability
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 50/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Avoca Dell carries more crime risk (57 vs 19).
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 81.1 km +2% vs other | 79.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 67 min | 65 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5253 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 5253 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).
Setting
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 28 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 46/100 | 60/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 16% 50 premises | 28% 376 premises |
Climate
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 337 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,478/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murray Bridge same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Avoca Dell | Riverglades | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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