Glenelg East vs Glenelg

Glenelg East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Glenelg. In both, most households own their home. In Glenelg East, about half of households are people living alone. In Glenelg, most homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Glenelg tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

Glenelg East and Glenelg are neighbouring suburbs with similar walkability and distance to the CBD, but they differ notably in character and risk profile. Glenelg East has a younger median age of 43 years compared to Glenelg's 55 years, higher median household income at $87,412 versus $74,360, and a substantially lower crime risk score of 55 against Glenelg's 94. Glenelg East also scores higher on liveability (80 versus 59) and offers better rental yield on units at 4.8% compared to 3.8%. Property prices are similar between the two, making Glenelg East a better fit for buyers prioritising safety, income levels, and rental returns, while Glenelg may appeal to those seeking an established, quieter community.

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

Glenelg East

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (48% vs 16%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 24%)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 93/100)
  • But Glenelg 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

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Glenelg East leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)
  • Glenelg has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Glenelg

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 2)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 21%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (84% vs 52%)
  • But Glenelg East carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Glenelg East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.6% vs 1.6%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.0% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenelg East Glenelg
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.

Glenelg East Glenelg
Walkability 93 / 93
Glenelg East — Walkability: 93/100 Glenelg — Walkability: 93/100
Safety 48 / 7
Glenelg East — Safety: 48/100 Glenelg — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glenelg East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glenelg — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 13 / 8
Glenelg East — Low flood risk: 13/100 Glenelg — Low flood risk: 8/100

Demographics

Glenelg skews older (55 vs 43); Glenelg East has higher household incomes ($87,412 vs $74,360).

Glenelg East Glenelg
Population 3,855
+11% vs other
 3,440
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% +2.7%
Median age 43 55
Median household income $87,412/yr
+15% vs other
 $74,360/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk $350/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenelg East Glenelg
0-4 4.3% / 2.3%
Glenelg East — 0-4: 4.3% Glenelg — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 10.5% / 4.4%
Glenelg East — 5-14: 10.5% Glenelg — 5-14: 4.4%
15-19 4.4% / 2.6%
Glenelg East — 15-19: 4.4% Glenelg — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 6.0% / 4.2%
Glenelg East — 20-24: 6.0% Glenelg — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 12.2% / 13.4%
Glenelg East — 25-34: 12.2% Glenelg — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 14.0% / 11.2%
Glenelg East — 35-44: 14.0% Glenelg — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 13.1% / 11.0%
Glenelg East — 45-54: 13.1% Glenelg — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 14.9% / 14.1%
Glenelg East — 55-64: 14.9% Glenelg — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 13.0% / 19.2%
Glenelg East — 65-74: 13.0% Glenelg — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 5.6% / 12.0%
Glenelg East — 75-84: 5.6% Glenelg — 75-84: 12.0%
85+ 2.2% / 5.5%
Glenelg East — 85+: 2.2% Glenelg — 85+: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenelg East 48.5% lone person
Glenelg East — Lone Person: 48.5% Glenelg East — Couple Families: 33.7% Glenelg East — One Parent Families: 11.4% Glenelg East — Group Household: 4.7% Glenelg East — Other Families: 1.7%
Glenelg 69.0% lone person
Glenelg — Lone Person: 69.0% Glenelg — Couple Families: 16.7% Glenelg — One Parent Families: 7.3% Glenelg — Group Household: 5.6% Glenelg — 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.

Glenelg East 32.9% renting
Glenelg East — Owned Outright: 35.2% Glenelg East — Mortgage: 31.9% Glenelg East — Renting: 32.9%
Glenelg 44.9% renting
Glenelg — Owned Outright: 39.6% Glenelg — Mortgage: 15.5% Glenelg — Renting: 44.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenelg East Glenelg
Bachelor Degree 20.4% / 20.5%
Glenelg East — Bachelor Degree: 20.4% Glenelg — Bachelor Degree: 20.5%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 11.2%
Glenelg East — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Glenelg — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 10.2%
Glenelg East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Glenelg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 8.1%
Glenelg East — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Glenelg — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.7%
Glenelg East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Glenelg — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Glenelg East Glenelg
England 5.7% / 8.0%
Glenelg East — England: 5.7% Glenelg — England: 8.0%
India 2.0% / 2.1%
Glenelg East — India: 2.0% Glenelg — India: 2.1%
Brazil 0.9% / 1.5%
Glenelg East — Brazil: 0.9% Glenelg — Brazil: 1.5%
Scotland 0.8% / 1.4%
Glenelg East — Scotland: 0.8% Glenelg — Scotland: 1.4%
Germany — / 1.1%
Glenelg East — Germany: not among its largest Glenelg — Germany: 1.1%
South Africa 0.9% / —
Glenelg East — South Africa: 0.9% Glenelg — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Glenelg East — New Zealand: 0.9% Glenelg — New Zealand: not among its largest
Nepal 0.9% / —
Glenelg East — Nepal: 0.9% Glenelg — Nepal: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenelg East 8.6% flats / apartments
Glenelg East — Flats / Apartments: 8.6% Glenelg East — Townhouses: 43.7% Glenelg East — Houses: 47.6%
Glenelg 63.4% flats / apartments
Glenelg — Flats / Apartments: 63.4% Glenelg — Townhouses: 20.8% Glenelg — Houses: 15.8%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

Glenelg East Glenelg
Median house price $1,535,000 $1,610,000
Median unit price $675,000 $712,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 20 sales
 36 days
from 16 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Glenelg East Glenelg
2 bed $666K / $770K
Glenelg East — 2 bed: $666K (37 sales) Glenelg — 2 bed: $770K (59 sales)

37 vs 59 sales

3 bed $817K / $1.8M
Glenelg East — 3 bed: $817K (9 sales) Glenelg — 3 bed: $1.8M (21 sales)

9 vs 21 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.

Glenelg East Glenelg
2 bed $992K / $904K
Glenelg East — 2 bed: $992K (6 sales) Glenelg — 2 bed: $904K (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.22M / $1.65M
Glenelg East — 3 bed: $1.22M (14 sales) Glenelg — 3 bed: $1.65M (12 sales)

14 vs 12 sales

4 bed $1.9M / $2.35M
Glenelg East — 4 bed: $1.9M (11 sales) Glenelg — 4 bed: $2.35M (5 sales)

11 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Glenelg has more commercially zoned land (19% vs 0%).

Glenelg East Glenelg
Residential 93% 64%
Commercial 0% 19%
Parks and recreation 5% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Industrial 1%
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

Glenelg East Glenelg
New dwellings approved 287
across Holdfast Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +188%
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.

Glenelg East Glenelg
Houses 2.6%
$675/wk on $1.35M
 1.6%
$550/wk on $1.75M
Units 5.0%
$580/wk on $607K
 3.9%
$650/wk on $862K

Ranking within SA

Glenelg East Glenelg
House price Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Income Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA
same for both
Affordability Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 2% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 87% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 1% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 13% of SA

Liveability

Glenelg East scores higher overall (70 vs 55).

Glenelg East Glenelg
Grade A B
Score 70/100 55/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Glenelg carries more crime risk (93 vs 52).

Glenelg East Glenelg
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 High
93/100
Flood High
87/100
 High
92/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
72/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Glenelg East Glenelg
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 4.5 km
 3
Tonsley, 5.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.0%

Schools in Glenelg East

  • Glenelg Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Glenelg

  • St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School Independent · Primary above peers
  • St Mary's Memorial School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenelg East Glenelg
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 2 32
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 3
same for both
GPs 2 6
Pharmacies 2 5
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Glenelg East Glenelg
Walkability score 93/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 10.5 km 10.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min
same for both
Public transport score 80/100
Tram · Bus
 79/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 123.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 140.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 5045
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 5045
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.

Glenelg East Glenelg
Car (driver) 67.5% / 59.6%
Glenelg East — Car (driver): 67.5% Glenelg — Car (driver): 59.6%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 19.0%
Glenelg East — Worked from Home: 14.8% Glenelg — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Tram / Light Rail 5.7% / 7.1%
Glenelg East — Tram / Light Rail: 5.7% Glenelg — Tram / Light Rail: 7.1%
Walked Only 3.2% / 5.6%
Glenelg East — Walked Only: 3.2% Glenelg — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.4%
Glenelg East — Car (passenger): 3.8% Glenelg — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.5%).

Setting

Glenelg East Glenelg
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.4 km 415 m

NBN connectivity

Glenelg East Glenelg
Connectivity score 75/100 69/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
1,988 premises
 3%
3,352 premises

Climate

Glenelg East Glenelg
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenelg East Glenelg
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

Glenelg East Glenelg
Average residential rate $2,095/yr
same for both
Council Holdfast Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenelg East Glenelg
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenelg East Glenelg
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenelg East

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Trams Transport Hub

Glenelg

Apartments Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium Retirees Townhouses Trams Transport Hub Urban

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