Glenburnie vs Yahl

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 Yahl: a median of $732,000, against $587,000 in Glenburnie, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glenburnie tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Yahl is the larger and more established community with 817 residents compared to Glenburnie's 396, and offers notably lower bushfire and crime risks at 21 and 14 respectively versus Glenburnie's 72 and 40. Housing costs differ significantly: median house prices sit at $723,000 in Yahl against $587,000 in Glenburnie, while weekly rent is $225 versus $180. Both suburbs are similarly remote from Adelaide's CBD and have comparable household incomes around $99,500 annually. Glenburnie may appeal to buyers prioritising lower property prices and less populated surroundings, while Yahl suits those seeking a more established area with substantially lower environmental and safety risks.

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

Yahl

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 67%)
  • But Glenburnie has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Glenburnie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($587,000 vs $732,320)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenburnie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Glenburnie sits closer to the CBD (442.4 km vs 446.6 km)
  • Yahl is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yahl

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Glenburnie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.3% vs -4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenburnie Yahl
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.

Glenburnie Yahl
Walkability 0 / 13
Glenburnie — Walkability: 0/100 Yahl — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 19 / 66
Glenburnie — Safety: 19/100 Yahl — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 27 / 80
Glenburnie — Low fire risk: 27/100 Yahl — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Yahl has more residents (817 vs 396); Yahl rents higher ($225/wk vs $180/wk).

Glenburnie Yahl
Population 396 817
+106% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% -4.4%
Median age 45 43
Median household income $99,320/yr $99,736/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk $225/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenburnie Yahl
0-4 4.3% / 5.3%
Glenburnie — 0-4: 4.3% Yahl — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 15.4% / 15.3%
Glenburnie — 5-14: 15.4% Yahl — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 7.6% / 7.1%
Glenburnie — 15-19: 7.6% Yahl — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 2.3% / 4.2%
Glenburnie — 20-24: 2.3% Yahl — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.6% / 8.7%
Glenburnie — 25-34: 8.6% Yahl — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 10.4% / 12.4%
Glenburnie — 35-44: 10.4% Yahl — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 15.7% / 15.5%
Glenburnie — 45-54: 15.7% Yahl — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 16.2% / 10.9%
Glenburnie — 55-64: 16.2% Yahl — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 11.4% / 9.2%
Glenburnie — 65-74: 11.4% Yahl — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 5.6% / 6.5%
Glenburnie — 75-84: 5.6% Yahl — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 0.8% / 5.8%
Glenburnie — 85+: 0.8% Yahl — 85+: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenburnie 57.8% couple families
Glenburnie — Couple Families: 57.8% Glenburnie — Lone Person: 24.4% Glenburnie — One Parent Families: 8.9% Glenburnie — Group Household: 8.9%
Yahl 65.7% couple families
Yahl — Couple Families: 65.7% Yahl — Lone Person: 18.0% Yahl — One Parent Families: 12.2% Yahl — Group Household: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenburnie 13.4% renting
Glenburnie — Owned Outright: 35.1% Glenburnie — Mortgage: 51.5% Glenburnie — Renting: 13.4%
Yahl 6.4% renting
Yahl — Owned Outright: 41.7% Yahl — Mortgage: 51.9% Yahl — Renting: 6.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Glenburnie Yahl
England 3.0% / 2.1%
Glenburnie — England: 3.0% Yahl — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.5%
Glenburnie — New Zealand: 0.8% Yahl — New Zealand: 0.5%
South Africa 0.8% / —
Glenburnie — South Africa: 0.8% Yahl — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.5%
Glenburnie — Italy: not among its largest Yahl — Italy: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Glenburnie — Philippines: not among its largest Yahl — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Glenburnie Yahl
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 20.2%
Glenburnie — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Yahl — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 5.5%
Glenburnie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Yahl — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 5.6%
Glenburnie — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Yahl — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.7%
Glenburnie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Yahl — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.0%
Glenburnie — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Yahl — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenburnie 98.6% houses
Glenburnie — Houses: 98.6% Glenburnie — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Glenburnie — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yahl 99.2% houses
Yahl — Houses: 99.2% Yahl — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Yahl — Townhouses: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Glenburnie Yahl
Median house price $587,000 $732,320
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Glenburnie Yahl
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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

Glenburnie Yahl
New dwellings approved 39
across Grant
same for both
Approvals change year on year +300%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Glenburnie Yahl
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 60% of SA

Liveability

Yahl is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Glenburnie Yahl
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Glenburnie carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 20); Glenburnie carries more crime risk (81 vs 34).

Glenburnie Yahl
Bushfire High
73/100
 Low
20/100
Crime High
81/100
 Low
34/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Glenburnie Yahl
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Glenburnie

  • Glenburnie Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Yahl

  • Yahl Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenburnie Yahl
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Yahl sits further from the CBD (446.6 km vs 442.4 km).

Glenburnie Yahl
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Adelaide 442.4 km 446.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 295 min 296 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.

Glenburnie Yahl
Car (driver) 85.2% / 83.5%
Glenburnie — Car (driver): 85.2% Yahl — Car (driver): 83.5%
Worked from Home 4.9% / 11.1%
Glenburnie — Worked from Home: 4.9% Yahl — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 4.3%
Glenburnie — Car (passenger): 6.0% Yahl — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 3.8% / 1.1%
Glenburnie — Walked Only: 3.8% Yahl — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Glenburnie Yahl
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.4 km 17.7 km

NBN connectivity

Glenburnie Yahl
Connectivity score 34/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
181 premises
 0%
333 premises

Climate

Glenburnie Yahl
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

Glenburnie Yahl
Average residential rate $1,458/yr
same for both
Council Grant
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenburnie Yahl
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenburnie Yahl
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenburnie

Rural

Yahl

Rural

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