Glen Osmond vs Urrbrae

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glen Osmond: a median of $1.71 million, against $1.45 million in Urrbrae, though rent is higher in Urrbrae. On these figures, Urrbrae tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Glen Osmond and Urrbrae are affluent Adelaide suburbs roughly equidistant from the CBD, but they differ notably in character and risk profile. Glen Osmond has higher median household income ($132,288 vs $121,992) and a larger population, though houses command a steeper median price of $1,737,000 compared to Urrbrae's $1,400,000. Urrbrae scores significantly higher on liveability (79 vs 52) and carries substantially lower bushfire and crime risk, making it better suited to buyers prioritising safety and community amenities. Glen Osmond's bushfire risk of 87 and crime risk of 66 are considerably higher, factors worth weighing carefully against its income profile.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Glen Osmond

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • But Urrbrae carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 66/100)

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

  • Glen Osmond has cheaper units ($910,750 vs $1,040,000)
  • Urrbrae has cheaper houses ($1,450,000 vs $1,707,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glen Osmond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $505/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

Urrbrae

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Urrbrae

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.3% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
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.

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Walkability 58 / 58
Glen Osmond — Walkability: 58/100 Urrbrae — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 34 / 67
Glen Osmond — Safety: 34/100 Urrbrae — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 13 / 74
Glen Osmond — Low fire risk: 13/100 Urrbrae — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Glen Osmond has more residents (2,154 vs 1,070); Urrbrae rents higher ($505/wk vs $430/wk).

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Population 2,154
+50% vs other
 1,070
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% +10.8%
Median age 42 44
Median household income $132,288/yr
+8% vs other
 $121,992/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk $505/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
0-4 4.3% / 4.0%
Glen Osmond — 0-4: 4.3% Urrbrae — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 15.2% / 14.0%
Glen Osmond — 5-14: 15.2% Urrbrae — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 8.0% / 7.3%
Glen Osmond — 15-19: 8.0% Urrbrae — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.7% / 5.8%
Glen Osmond — 20-24: 5.7% Urrbrae — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 7.0% / 7.0%
Glen Osmond — 25-34: 7.0% Urrbrae — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 12.9% / 12.4%
Glen Osmond — 35-44: 12.9% Urrbrae — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 14.4% / 13.9%
Glen Osmond — 45-54: 14.4% Urrbrae — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 10.8% / 13.8%
Glen Osmond — 55-64: 10.8% Urrbrae — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 11.5% / 10.5%
Glen Osmond — 65-74: 11.5% Urrbrae — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 6.8% / 8.3%
Glen Osmond — 75-84: 6.8% Urrbrae — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 3.9% / 2.6%
Glen Osmond — 85+: 3.9% Urrbrae — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Osmond 60.3% couple families
Glen Osmond — Couple Families: 60.3% Glen Osmond — Lone Person: 23.3% Glen Osmond — One Parent Families: 11.5% Glen Osmond — Group Household: 3.3% Glen Osmond — Other Families: 1.6%
Urrbrae 56.7% couple families
Urrbrae — Couple Families: 56.7% Urrbrae — Lone Person: 24.0% Urrbrae — One Parent Families: 16.3% Urrbrae — Group Household: 1.5% Urrbrae — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Osmond 13.3% renting
Glen Osmond — Owned Outright: 44.5% Glen Osmond — Mortgage: 42.2% Glen Osmond — Renting: 13.3%
Urrbrae 13.4% renting
Urrbrae — Owned Outright: 45.3% Urrbrae — Mortgage: 41.3% Urrbrae — Renting: 13.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Bachelor Degree 21.4% / 26.4%
Glen Osmond — Bachelor Degree: 21.4% Urrbrae — Bachelor Degree: 26.4%
Postgraduate Degree 13.0% / 10.4%
Glen Osmond — Postgraduate Degree: 13.0% Urrbrae — Postgraduate Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 8.0%
Glen Osmond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Urrbrae — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Certificate III & IV 5.6% / 6.3%
Glen Osmond — Certificate III & IV: 5.6% Urrbrae — Certificate III & IV: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.0%
Glen Osmond — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Urrbrae — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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.

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
China 6.2% / 5.8%
Glen Osmond — China: 6.2% Urrbrae — China: 5.8%
England 5.0% / 3.9%
Glen Osmond — England: 5.0% Urrbrae — England: 3.9%
India 4.2% / 0.7%
Glen Osmond — India: 4.2% Urrbrae — India: 0.7%
Malaysia 1.8% / 0.7%
Glen Osmond — Malaysia: 1.8% Urrbrae — Malaysia: 0.7%
South Africa — / 2.5%
Glen Osmond — South Africa: not among its largest Urrbrae — South Africa: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.1%
Glen Osmond — New Zealand: 1.1% Urrbrae — New Zealand: 1.1%
Pakistan 1.3% / —
Glen Osmond — Pakistan: 1.3% Urrbrae — Pakistan: not among its largest
Iran — / 0.7%
Glen Osmond — Iran: not among its largest Urrbrae — Iran: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Osmond 82.5% houses
Glen Osmond — Houses: 82.5% Glen Osmond — Townhouses: 15.0% Glen Osmond — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Urrbrae 90.7% houses
Urrbrae — Houses: 90.7% Urrbrae — Townhouses: 6.4% Urrbrae — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Median house price $1,707,500 $1,450,000
Median unit price $910,750 $1,040,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 20 sales
 24 days
from 10 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.

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
3 bed $1.4M / $1.32M
Glen Osmond — 3 bed: $1.4M (13 sales) Urrbrae — 3 bed: $1.32M (13 sales)

13 vs 13 sales

4 bed $1.76M / $1.7M
Glen Osmond — 4 bed: $1.76M (29 sales) Urrbrae — 4 bed: $1.7M (6 sales)

29 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Urrbrae has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 5%).

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Residential 82% 31%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 49%
Environmental 5% 20%
Commercial 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

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
 188
across Mitcham
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.

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Houses 2.8%
$870/wk on $1.61M
 3.3%
$800/wk on $1.24M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
House price Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Income Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Affordability Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 100% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 26% of SA

Liveability

Urrbrae scores higher overall (78 vs 52).

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Grade B A
Score 52/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glen Osmond carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 26); Glen Osmond carries more crime risk (66 vs 33).

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Bushfire High
87/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
33/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.6 km
same for both
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 6.0%

Schools in Glen Osmond

  • Seymour College Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Urrbrae

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 2
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Walkability score 58/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 7 km 7.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 64/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 63.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 5064
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5064
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.

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Car (driver) 66.4% / 63.0%
Glen Osmond — Car (driver): 66.4% Urrbrae — Car (driver): 63.0%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 25.7%
Glen Osmond — Worked from Home: 19.6% Urrbrae — Worked from Home: 25.7%
Bus 5.3% / 4.2%
Glen Osmond — Bus: 5.3% Urrbrae — Bus: 4.2%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.6%
Glen Osmond — Car (passenger): 4.8% Urrbrae — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Bicycle 1.9% / 1.9%
Glen Osmond — Bicycle: 1.9% Urrbrae — Bicycle: 1.9%
Walked Only 2.0% / 0.7%
Glen Osmond — Walked Only: 2.0% Urrbrae — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.4%).

Setting

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Elevation 172 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.6 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Connectivity score 81/100 82/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
973 premises
 44%
433 premises

Climate

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
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)

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
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

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Average residential rate $2,410/yr $2,296/yr
Council Burnside Mitcham

Federal electorate

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Division Sturt Boothby
Member Claire Clutterham Louise Miller-Frost
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Osmond Urrbrae
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glen Osmond

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

Urrbrae

Inner Large Blocks Parks Professionals Quiet

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