Belair vs Glenalta

Glenalta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Belair. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Belair, most households are couple families. In Glenalta, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Belair: a median of $1.23 million, against $1.05 million in Glenalta. On these figures, Glenalta tends to suit families with children.

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

Belair

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Glenalta carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)

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

First-home buyers

Glenalta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $1,230,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Glenalta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenalta

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 17/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)
  • But Belair has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Belair and Glenalta drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Belair Glenalta
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.

Belair Glenalta
Walkability 17 / 58
Belair — Walkability: 17/100 Glenalta — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 68 / 89
Belair — Safety: 68/100 Glenalta — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 53 / 100
Belair — Low fire risk: 53/100 Glenalta — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 73 / 43
Belair — Low flood risk: 73/100 Glenalta — Low flood risk: 43/100

Demographics

Belair has more residents (4,718 vs 2,039); Belair has higher household incomes ($117,780 vs $102,336).

Belair Glenalta
Population 4,718
+57% vs other
 2,039
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +4.1%
Median age 47 42
Median household income $117,780/yr
+13% vs other
 $102,336/yr
Median weekly rent $376/wk $380/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belair Glenalta
0-4 4.6% / 6.2%
Belair — 0-4: 4.6% Glenalta — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.6% / 14.0%
Belair — 5-14: 11.6% Glenalta — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 6.5% / 6.3%
Belair — 15-19: 6.5% Glenalta — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 5.5% / 4.5%
Belair — 20-24: 5.5% Glenalta — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 6.7% / 8.7%
Belair — 25-34: 6.7% Glenalta — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 12.3% / 14.0%
Belair — 35-44: 12.3% Glenalta — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 14.5% / 14.9%
Belair — 45-54: 14.5% Glenalta — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 12.7% / 9.6%
Belair — 55-64: 12.7% Glenalta — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 12.7% / 10.6%
Belair — 65-74: 12.7% Glenalta — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 8.8% / 9.7%
Belair — 75-84: 8.8% Glenalta — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ 4.1% / 2.3%
Belair — 85+: 4.1% Glenalta — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belair 57.6% couple families
Belair — Couple Families: 57.6% Belair — Lone Person: 28.7% Belair — One Parent Families: 10.2% Belair — Group Household: 2.6% Belair — Other Families: 0.9%
Glenalta 52.8% couple families
Glenalta — Couple Families: 52.8% Glenalta — Lone Person: 29.4% Glenalta — One Parent Families: 13.9% Glenalta — Group Household: 3.2% Glenalta — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belair 8.6% renting
Belair — Owned Outright: 44.3% Belair — Mortgage: 47.0% Belair — Renting: 8.6%
Glenalta 8.9% renting
Glenalta — Owned Outright: 41.1% Glenalta — Mortgage: 49.9% Glenalta — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Belair Glenalta
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 22.0%
Belair — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Glenalta — Bachelor Degree: 22.0%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 10.9%
Belair — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Glenalta — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 10.1% / 7.3%
Belair — Postgraduate Degree: 10.1% Glenalta — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 9.5%
Belair — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Glenalta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 4.6%
Belair — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Glenalta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

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.

Belair Glenalta
England 8.6% / 8.1%
Belair — England: 8.6% Glenalta — England: 8.1%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.2%
Belair — New Zealand: 0.9% Glenalta — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 0.8% / 1.3%
Belair — Germany: 0.8% Glenalta — Germany: 1.3%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.9%
Belair — Scotland: 1.0% Glenalta — Scotland: 0.9%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.3%
Belair — South Africa: 1.0% Glenalta — South Africa: 0.3%
China 1.1% / —
Belair — China: 1.1% Glenalta — China: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.6%
Belair — Canada: not among its largest Glenalta — Canada: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belair 89.0% houses
Belair — Houses: 89.0% Belair — Townhouses: 9.6% Belair — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Glenalta 95.7% houses
Glenalta — Houses: 95.7% Glenalta — Townhouses: 3.2% Glenalta — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Belair Glenalta
Median house price $1,230,500 $1,050,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 40 sales
 34 days
from 20 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Belair Glenalta
3 bed $1.09M / $1.02M
Belair — 3 bed: $1.09M (36 sales) Glenalta — 3 bed: $1.02M (28 sales)

36 vs 28 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $1.07M
Belair — 4 bed: $1.3M (46 sales) Glenalta — 4 bed: $1.07M (18 sales)

46 vs 18 sales

5 bed $1.41M / $1.2M
Belair — 5 bed: $1.41M (16 sales) Glenalta — 5 bed: $1.2M (5 sales)

16 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Belair has more land zoned for conservation (78% vs 0%).

Belair Glenalta
Residential 22% 100%
Environmental 78% 0%
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

Belair Glenalta
New dwellings approved 188
across Mitcham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
same for both

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.

Belair Glenalta
Houses 3.9%
$975/wk on $1.3M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Belair Glenalta
House price Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools Higher than 30% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Affordability Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 49% of SA —

Liveability

Glenalta is more walkable (58 vs 17); Glenalta scores higher overall (77 vs 54).

Belair Glenalta
Grade B A
Score 54/100 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Belair carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 0); Belair carries more crime risk (32 vs 11).

Belair Glenalta
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Low
27/100
 Moderate
57/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Belair Glenalta
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 6.7 km
 3
Tonsley, 5.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 2.4%

Schools in Belair

  • Belair Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John's Grammar School - Secondary Campus Independent · Combined below peers
  • St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Glenalta

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

Amenities in the suburb

Belair Glenalta
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 7 5
Childcare 6 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 13 2

Mobility

Belair Glenalta
Walkability score 17/100 58/100
Distance to Adelaide 12.7 km
+2% vs other
 12.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 21 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 70/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 64.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 28.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 5052
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5052
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.

Belair Glenalta
Car (driver) 67.7% / 68.2%
Belair — Car (driver): 67.7% Glenalta — Car (driver): 68.2%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 18.5%
Belair — Worked from Home: 19.0% Glenalta — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.7%
Belair — Car (passenger): 4.1% Glenalta — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 3.7% / 2.7%
Belair — Train: 3.7% Glenalta — Train: 2.7%
Bus 2.4% / 3.4%
Belair — Bus: 2.4% Glenalta — Bus: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.2%).

Setting

Belair Glenalta
Elevation 288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 256 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.8 km 10.4 km

NBN connectivity

Belair Glenalta
Connectivity score 63/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,915 premises
 44%
818 premises

Climate

Belair Glenalta
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Belair Glenalta
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Belair Glenalta
Average residential rate $2,296/yr
same for both
Council Mitcham
same for both

Federal electorate

Belair Glenalta
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Belair Glenalta
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Belair

Acreage Easy Commute Middle-Ring Professionals Retirees River Trains Transport Hub

Glenalta

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Quiet River

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