Frewville vs Glenside

Frewville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Glenside. In both, most households own their home. In Glenside, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Frewville: a median of $1.71 million, against $1.4 million in Glenside, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Frewville tends to suit families with children, while Glenside suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Frewville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (52% vs 29%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 38%)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Glenside has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Frewville leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)
  • Glenside has cheaper houses ($1,401,450 vs $1,705,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($326/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Glenside

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 12%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (71% vs 48%)
  • But Frewville carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Glenside

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (17.8% vs 2.5%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.8% vs 2.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Frewville Glenside
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.

Frewville Glenside
Walkability 90 / 90
Frewville — Walkability: 90/100 Glenside — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 29 / 19
Frewville — Safety: 29/100 Glenside — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Frewville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glenside — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenside has more residents (2,852 vs 896); Frewville has higher household incomes ($97,188 vs $70,876).

Frewville Glenside
Population 896 2,852
+218% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% +17.8%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $97,188/yr
+27% vs other
 $70,876/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+18% vs other
 $326/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Frewville Glenside
0-4 3.5% / 3.7%
Frewville — 0-4: 3.5% Glenside — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 15.8% / 10.7%
Frewville — 5-14: 15.8% Glenside — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 9.6% / 5.3%
Frewville — 15-19: 9.6% Glenside — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.0% / 5.9%
Frewville — 20-24: 5.0% Glenside — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 10.7% / 12.4%
Frewville — 25-34: 10.7% Glenside — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 14.7% / 14.1%
Frewville — 35-44: 14.7% Glenside — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 16.7% / 11.3%
Frewville — 45-54: 16.7% Glenside — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 10.9% / 8.5%
Frewville — 55-64: 10.9% Glenside — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 8.0% / 10.3%
Frewville — 65-74: 8.0% Glenside — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 3.5% / 10.4%
Frewville — 75-84: 3.5% Glenside — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ 0.4% / 7.3%
Frewville — 85+: 0.4% Glenside — 85+: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Frewville 32.7% lone person
Frewville — Lone Person: 32.7% Frewville — Couple Families: 44.8% Frewville — One Parent Families: 13.9% Frewville — Group Household: 5.3% Frewville — Other Families: 3.2%
Glenside 56.6% lone person
Glenside — Lone Person: 56.6% Glenside — Couple Families: 29.8% Glenside — One Parent Families: 8.6% Glenside — Group Household: 3.7% Glenside — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Frewville 31.3% renting
Frewville — Owned Outright: 32.8% Frewville — Mortgage: 35.9% Frewville — Renting: 31.3%
Glenside 38.6% renting
Glenside — Owned Outright: 37.3% Glenside — Mortgage: 24.2% Glenside — Renting: 38.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Frewville Glenside
Bachelor Degree 21.3% / 23.4%
Frewville — Bachelor Degree: 21.3% Glenside — Bachelor Degree: 23.4%
Postgraduate Degree 11.6% / 11.3%
Frewville — Postgraduate Degree: 11.6% Glenside — Postgraduate Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.6%
Frewville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Glenside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Certificate III & IV 6.0% / 6.8%
Frewville — Certificate III & IV: 6.0% Glenside — Certificate III & IV: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.4%
Frewville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Glenside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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.

Frewville Glenside
China 6.6% / 8.0%
Frewville — China: 6.6% Glenside — China: 8.0%
India 5.9% / 5.9%
Frewville — India: 5.9% Glenside — India: 5.9%
Malaysia 3.8% / 2.3%
Frewville — Malaysia: 3.8% Glenside — Malaysia: 2.3%
England 2.6% / 3.4%
Frewville — England: 2.6% Glenside — England: 3.4%
Sri Lanka 1.5% / 2.6%
Frewville — Sri Lanka: 1.5% Glenside — Sri Lanka: 2.6%
Vietnam 1.6% / 1.1%
Frewville — Vietnam: 1.6% Glenside — Vietnam: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Frewville 52.0% houses
Frewville — Houses: 52.0% Frewville — Townhouses: 37.4% Frewville — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Glenside 29.3% houses
Glenside — Houses: 29.3% Glenside — Townhouses: 34.3% Glenside — Flats / Apartments: 36.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Frewville Glenside
Median house price $1,705,000 $1,401,450
Median unit price $911,500 $886,950
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 14 days
from 11 sales
 22 days
from 22 sales

Zoning mix

Glenside has more commercially zoned land (17% vs 6%).

Frewville Glenside
Residential 94% 83%
Commercial 6% 17%
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

Frewville Glenside
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
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.

Frewville Glenside
Houses 2.0%
$690/wk on $1.8M
 2.8%
$800/wk on $1.47M
Units — 5.3%
$595/wk on $582K

Ranking within SA

Frewville Glenside
House price Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
Income Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA
same for both
Affordability Higher than 3% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 12% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 83% of SA

Liveability

Frewville scores higher overall (83 vs 77).

Frewville Glenside
Grade A+ A
Score 83/100 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glenside carries more crime risk (81 vs 71).

Frewville Glenside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
 High
81/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Frewville Glenside
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
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.5 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 3.7%

Amenities in the suburb

Frewville Glenside
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 5
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 1 2
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Frewville Glenside
Walkability score 90/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 4.3 km 4.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 9 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 71/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 34.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 5063
 2.4%
postcode 5065
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 5063
 49
postcode 5065

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.

Frewville Glenside
Car (driver) 63.2% / 59.2%
Frewville — Car (driver): 63.2% Glenside — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 15.4% / 16.9%
Frewville — Worked from Home: 15.4% Glenside — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Bus 7.7% / 10.0%
Frewville — Bus: 7.7% Glenside — Bus: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 7.0%
Frewville — Car (passenger): 7.0% Glenside — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 4.2% / 4.0%
Frewville — Walked Only: 4.2% Glenside — Walked Only: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Frewville Glenside
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Frewville Glenside
Connectivity score 65/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
472 premises
 25%
1,607 premises

Climate

Frewville Glenside
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Frewville Glenside
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

Frewville Glenside
Average residential rate $2,410/yr
same for both
Council Burnside
same for both

Federal electorate

Frewville Glenside
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Frewville Glenside
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Frewville

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Urban

Glenside

Apartments Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Retirees Townhouses

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