Glenelg vs Glenelg South

Glenelg South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Glenelg. In both, most households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Glenelg, most homes are flats or apartments. Houses cost more in Glenelg South: a median of $1.83 million, against $1.61 million in Glenelg. On these figures, Glenelg tends to suit people living alone.

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 South

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (38% vs 16%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (36% vs 24%)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 93/100)
  • But Glenelg has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Glenelg

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,610,000 vs $1,831,200)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (84% vs 62%)
  • But Glenelg South carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Glenelg is growing faster (2.7% vs -2.5%)
  • Glenelg South returns a higher gross yield on units (5.3% vs 3.9%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Glenelg and Glenelg South 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 Glenelg South
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 Glenelg South
Walkability 93 / 95
Glenelg — Walkability: 93/100 Glenelg South — Walkability: 95/100
Safety 7 / 37
Glenelg — Safety: 7/100 Glenelg South — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glenelg — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glenelg South — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 8 / 9
Glenelg — Low flood risk: 8/100 Glenelg South — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Glenelg has more residents (3,440 vs 2,184); Glenelg skews older (55 vs 52).

Glenelg Glenelg South
Population 3,440
+37% vs other
 2,184
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% -2.5%
Median age 55 52
Median household income $74,360/yr $81,172/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+3% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenelg Glenelg South
0-4 2.3% / 2.5%
Glenelg — 0-4: 2.3% Glenelg South — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 4.4% / 7.1%
Glenelg — 5-14: 4.4% Glenelg South — 5-14: 7.1%
15-19 2.6% / 4.7%
Glenelg — 15-19: 2.6% Glenelg South — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.2% / 4.7%
Glenelg — 20-24: 4.2% Glenelg South — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 13.4% / 10.9%
Glenelg — 25-34: 13.4% Glenelg South — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 11.2% / 10.3%
Glenelg — 35-44: 11.2% Glenelg South — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 11.0% / 11.9%
Glenelg — 45-54: 11.0% Glenelg South — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 14.1% / 15.2%
Glenelg — 55-64: 14.1% Glenelg South — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 19.2% / 15.7%
Glenelg — 65-74: 19.2% Glenelg South — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 12.0% / 10.0%
Glenelg — 75-84: 12.0% Glenelg South — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 5.5% / 6.8%
Glenelg — 85+: 5.5% Glenelg South — 85+: 6.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Glenelg South 57.8% lone person
Glenelg South — Lone Person: 57.8% Glenelg South — Couple Families: 25.7% Glenelg South — One Parent Families: 10.2% Glenelg South — Group Household: 5.5% Glenelg South — Other Families: 0.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenelg 44.9% renting
Glenelg — Owned Outright: 39.6% Glenelg — Mortgage: 15.5% Glenelg — Renting: 44.9%
Glenelg South 38.4% renting
Glenelg South — Owned Outright: 37.4% Glenelg South — Mortgage: 24.2% Glenelg South — Renting: 38.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenelg Glenelg South
Bachelor Degree 20.5% / 21.2%
Glenelg — Bachelor Degree: 20.5% Glenelg South — Bachelor Degree: 21.2%
Certificate III & IV 11.2% / 10.5%
Glenelg — Certificate III & IV: 11.2% Glenelg South — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 10.6%
Glenelg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Glenelg South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 6.6%
Glenelg — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Glenelg South — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 3.2%
Glenelg — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Glenelg South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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 Glenelg South
England 8.0% / 8.2%
Glenelg — England: 8.0% Glenelg South — England: 8.2%
India 2.1% / 1.2%
Glenelg — India: 2.1% Glenelg South — India: 1.2%
Brazil 1.5% / 1.6%
Glenelg — Brazil: 1.5% Glenelg South — Brazil: 1.6%
Scotland 1.4% / 0.8%
Glenelg — Scotland: 1.4% Glenelg South — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany 1.1% / 1.0%
Glenelg — Germany: 1.1% Glenelg South — Germany: 1.0%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Glenelg — New Zealand: not among its largest Glenelg South — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenelg 63.4% flats / apartments
Glenelg — Flats / Apartments: 63.4% Glenelg — Townhouses: 20.8% Glenelg — Houses: 15.8%
Glenelg South 22.9% flats / apartments
Glenelg South — Flats / Apartments: 22.9% Glenelg South — Townhouses: 38.8% Glenelg South — Houses: 38.2%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

Glenelg Glenelg South
Median house price $1,610,000 $1,831,200
Median unit price $712,500 $743,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 16 sales
 24 days
from 20 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 Glenelg South
2 bed $770K / $758K
Glenelg — 2 bed: $770K (59 sales) Glenelg South — 2 bed: $758K (27 sales)

59 vs 27 sales

3 bed $1.8M / $1.05M
Glenelg — 3 bed: $1.8M (21 sales) Glenelg South — 3 bed: $1.05M (6 sales)

21 vs 6 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 Glenelg South
2 bed $904K / $1.15M
Glenelg — 2 bed: $904K (6 sales) Glenelg South — 2 bed: $1.15M (7 sales)

6 vs 7 sales

3 bed $1.65M / $1.69M
Glenelg — 3 bed: $1.65M (12 sales) Glenelg South — 3 bed: $1.69M (20 sales)

12 vs 20 sales

4 bed $2.35M / $2.2M
Glenelg — 4 bed: $2.35M (5 sales) Glenelg South — 4 bed: $2.2M (19 sales)

5 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Glenelg has more commercially zoned land (19% vs 6%).

Glenelg Glenelg South
Residential 64% 88%
Commercial 19% 6%
Parks and recreation 12% 3%
Industrial 1% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Glenelg Glenelg South
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 Glenelg South
Houses 1.6%
$550/wk on $1.75M
 —
Units 3.9%
$650/wk on $862K
 5.3%
$600/wk on $590K

Ranking within SA

Glenelg Glenelg South
House price Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Income Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 100% of SA
Affordability Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 1% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 13% of SA Higher than 80% of SA

Liveability

Glenelg South scores higher overall (65 vs 55).

Glenelg Glenelg South
Grade B
same for both
Score 55/100 65/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Glenelg carries more crime risk (93 vs 63).

Glenelg Glenelg South
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
93/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood High
92/100
 High
91/100
Coastal erosion High
72/100
 Low
14/100
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Glenelg Glenelg South
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 5.5 km
 2
Tonsley, 5.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.0% 2.5%

Schools in Glenelg

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

Schools in Glenelg South

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glenelg Glenelg South
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 32 8
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 3 0
GPs 6 2
Pharmacies 5 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 1

Mobility

Glenelg Glenelg South
Walkability score 93/100 95/100
Distance to Adelaide 10.9 km 11.8 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 20 min
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 140.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Glenelg South
Car (driver) 59.6% / 66.3%
Glenelg — Car (driver): 59.6% Glenelg South — Car (driver): 66.3%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 17.2%
Glenelg — Worked from Home: 19.0% Glenelg South — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Tram / Light Rail 7.1% / 3.5%
Glenelg — Tram / Light Rail: 7.1% Glenelg South — Tram / Light Rail: 3.5%
Walked Only 5.6% / 4.9%
Glenelg — Walked Only: 5.6% Glenelg South — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 4.1%
Glenelg — Car (passenger): 3.4% Glenelg South — Car (passenger): 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.3%).

Setting

Glenelg Glenelg South
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 415 m 477 m

NBN connectivity

Glenelg Glenelg South
Connectivity score 69/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
3,352 premises
 0%
1,314 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Glenelg

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

Glenelg South

Cafe Culture Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium Retirees Townhouses Urban

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