Dismal Swamp vs Glencoe

Dismal Swamp is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Glencoe. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dismal Swamp, most households are couple families. In Glencoe, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dismal Swamp 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

Glencoe

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 26/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 76%)

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

Dismal Swamp

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 7%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glencoe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (287 min vs 294 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glencoe

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 26/100)

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

Investors

Dismal Swamp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.5% vs -4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
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.

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Walkability 0 / 0
Dismal Swamp — Walkability: 0/100 Glencoe — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 88
Dismal Swamp — Safety: 74/100 Glencoe — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 14 / 16
Dismal Swamp — Low fire risk: 14/100 Glencoe — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Glencoe has more residents (633 vs 63); Dismal Swamp has higher household incomes ($99,632 vs $74,412).

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Population 63 633
+905% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.5% -4.2%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $99,632/yr
+25% vs other
 $74,412/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $200/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
0-4 9.5% / 4.6%
Dismal Swamp — 0-4: 9.5% Glencoe — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 19.0% / 14.5%
Dismal Swamp — 5-14: 19.0% Glencoe — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 9.5% / 7.6%
Dismal Swamp — 15-19: 9.5% Glencoe — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 7.9% / 3.8%
Dismal Swamp — 20-24: 7.9% Glencoe — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 6.3% / 9.2%
Dismal Swamp — 25-34: 6.3% Glencoe — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 7.9% / 13.1%
Dismal Swamp — 35-44: 7.9% Glencoe — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 20.6% / 13.7%
Dismal Swamp — 45-54: 20.6% Glencoe — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 11.1% / 15.6%
Dismal Swamp — 55-64: 11.1% Glencoe — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 — / 14.7%
Dismal Swamp — 65-74: not among its largest Glencoe — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 6.3% / 2.8%
Dismal Swamp — 75-84: 6.3% Glencoe — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / 0.6%
Dismal Swamp — 85+: not among its largest Glencoe — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dismal Swamp 57.9% couple families
Dismal Swamp — Couple Families: 57.9% Dismal Swamp — Lone Person: 42.1% Dismal Swamp — One Parent Families: 0.0% Dismal Swamp — Group Household: 0.0%
Glencoe 50.3% couple families
Glencoe — Couple Families: 50.3% Glencoe — Lone Person: 38.2% Glencoe — One Parent Families: 9.6% Glencoe — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dismal Swamp 43.8% renting
Dismal Swamp — Owned Outright: 37.5% Dismal Swamp — Mortgage: 18.8% Dismal Swamp — Renting: 43.8%
Glencoe 6.8% renting
Glencoe — Owned Outright: 42.7% Glencoe — Mortgage: 50.4% Glencoe — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dismal Swamp 76.2% houses
Dismal Swamp — Houses: 76.2% Dismal Swamp — Flats / Apartments: 23.8%
Glencoe 101.2% houses
Glencoe — Houses: 101.2% Glencoe — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 19.9%
Dismal Swamp — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Glencoe — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 7.7%
Dismal Swamp — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Glencoe — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 7.3%
Dismal Swamp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Glencoe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Dismal Swamp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Glencoe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Dismal Swamp — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Glencoe — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Property market

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Median house price — $557,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $625,000

Zoning mix

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Rural and farming 97% 100%
Environmental 3% 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

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
New dwellings approved 39
across Grant
 31
across Wattle Range
Approvals change year on year +300% +0%

Ranking within SA

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 29% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 60% of SA

Liveability

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Dismal Swamp carries more crime risk (26 vs 12).

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
84/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
12/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dismal Swamp

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

Schools in Glencoe

  • Glencoe Central Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 432.2 km 432.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 287 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5291
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 5291
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.

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Car (driver) 51.5% / 81.0%
Dismal Swamp — Car (driver): 51.5% Glencoe — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 24.2% / 14.1%
Dismal Swamp — Worked from Home: 24.2% Glencoe — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Walked Only 15.2% / 1.1%
Dismal Swamp — Walked Only: 15.2% Glencoe — Walked Only: 1.1%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 3.9%
Dismal Swamp — Car (passenger): 9.1% Glencoe — Car (passenger): 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.3 km 28.3 km

NBN connectivity

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
278 premises

Climate

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Annual rainfall 724 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Average residential rate $1,458/yr $1,537/yr
Council Grant Wattle Range

Federal electorate

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dismal Swamp Glencoe
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dismal Swamp

Family Rural Young Families

Glencoe

Rural

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