Glengowrie vs Warradale

Warradale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Glengowrie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Glengowrie is closer to the city centre: 10.2 km, against 12.4 km.

Glengowrie and Warradale are similar-sized suburbs with comparable populations around 5,800 people. Glengowrie has a higher median household income at $94,692 versus $84,552 in Warradale, and sits in a higher socio-economic decile (9 versus 8). It's also closer to the CBD at 10.2 km compared to 12.4 km, with a slightly lower crime risk score of 43 versus 46. Warradale edges ahead on walkability (88 versus 85), while median house prices are higher in Glengowrie at $1,325,000 compared to $1,230,000. Both suburbs carry no bushfire or flood risk.

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

Warradale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • 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

Warradale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($620,000 vs $775,000)

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

Glengowrie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (10.2 km vs 12.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glengowrie Warradale
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.

Glengowrie Warradale
Walkability 85 / 88
Glengowrie — Walkability: 85/100 Warradale — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 56 / 48
Glengowrie — Safety: 56/100 Warradale — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glengowrie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warradale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 15 / 9
Glengowrie — Low flood risk: 15/100 Warradale — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Glengowrie has higher household incomes ($94,692 vs $84,552); Glengowrie skews older (45 vs 41).

Glengowrie Warradale
Population 5,767 5,801
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +10.6%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $94,692/yr
+11% vs other
 $84,552/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk $380/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glengowrie Warradale
0-4 4.9% / 4.9%
Glengowrie — 0-4: 4.9% Warradale — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 10.8% / 11.9%
Glengowrie — 5-14: 10.8% Warradale — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.4% / 5.3%
Glengowrie — 15-19: 5.4% Warradale — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.7% / 5.1%
Glengowrie — 20-24: 5.7% Warradale — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 10.6% / 13.1%
Glengowrie — 25-34: 10.6% Warradale — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 12.0% / 14.2%
Glengowrie — 35-44: 12.0% Warradale — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 12.4% / 12.1%
Glengowrie — 45-54: 12.4% Warradale — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 12.8% / 11.8%
Glengowrie — 55-64: 12.8% Warradale — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 11.8% / 11.9%
Glengowrie — 65-74: 11.8% Warradale — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 7.5% / 6.5%
Glengowrie — 75-84: 7.5% Warradale — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 6.2% / 3.2%
Glengowrie — 85+: 6.2% Warradale — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glengowrie 43.0% lone person
Glengowrie — Lone Person: 43.0% Glengowrie — Couple Families: 39.2% Glengowrie — One Parent Families: 12.7% Glengowrie — Group Household: 4.1% Glengowrie — Other Families: 1.0%
Warradale 40.2% lone person
Warradale — Lone Person: 40.2% Warradale — Couple Families: 38.3% Warradale — One Parent Families: 15.7% Warradale — Group Household: 4.1% Warradale — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glengowrie 22.9% renting
Glengowrie — Owned Outright: 39.0% Glengowrie — Mortgage: 38.2% Glengowrie — Renting: 22.9%
Warradale 23.5% renting
Warradale — Owned Outright: 37.0% Warradale — Mortgage: 39.4% Warradale — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glengowrie Warradale
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 16.6%
Glengowrie — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Warradale — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 13.7%
Glengowrie — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Warradale — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 8.7%
Glengowrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Warradale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 5.8%
Glengowrie — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Warradale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 2.4%
Glengowrie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Warradale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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.

Glengowrie Warradale
England 6.2% / 5.4%
Glengowrie — England: 6.2% Warradale — England: 5.4%
India 0.8% / 2.5%
Glengowrie — India: 0.8% Warradale — India: 2.5%
China 0.7% / 2.6%
Glengowrie — China: 0.7% Warradale — China: 2.6%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.9%
Glengowrie — South Africa: 1.0% Warradale — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.9%
Glengowrie — Scotland: 1.0% Warradale — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.8%
Glengowrie — New Zealand: 0.7% Warradale — New Zealand: 0.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glengowrie 58.3% houses
Glengowrie — Houses: 58.3% Glengowrie — Townhouses: 38.0% Glengowrie — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Warradale 67.1% houses
Warradale — Houses: 67.1% Warradale — Townhouses: 29.5% Warradale — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glengowrie Warradale
Median house price $1,300,000 $1,230,000
Median unit price $775,000 $620,000
Median land price — $852,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 57 sales
 17 days
from 68 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.

Glengowrie Warradale
2 bed $890K / $875K
Glengowrie — 2 bed: $890K (6 sales) Warradale — 2 bed: $875K (9 sales)

6 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.19M / $1.21M
Glengowrie — 3 bed: $1.19M (76 sales) Warradale — 3 bed: $1.21M (86 sales)

76 vs 86 sales

4 bed $1.71M / $1.35M
Glengowrie — 4 bed: $1.71M (36 sales) Warradale — 4 bed: $1.35M (28 sales)

36 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Glengowrie Warradale
Residential 97%
same for both
Commercial 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Glengowrie Warradale
New dwellings approved 809
across Marion
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Glengowrie Warradale
Houses 3.3%
$765/wk on $1.22M
 3.4%
$755/wk on $1.15M
Units — 4.7%
$580/wk on $645K

Ranking within SA

Glengowrie Warradale
House price Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Income Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 61% of SA

Liveability

Glengowrie scores higher overall (69 vs 63).

Glengowrie Warradale
Grade A B
Score 69/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Glengowrie Warradale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood High
85/100
 High
91/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Glengowrie Warradale
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 3.6 km
 2
Tonsley, 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.3%

Schools in Glengowrie

  • Our Lady of Grace School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Warradale

  • Warradale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Christ the King School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glengowrie Warradale
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 2 5
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Warradale sits further from the CBD (12.4 km vs 10.2 km).

Glengowrie Warradale
Walkability score 85/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 10.2 km 12.4 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 19 min
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
 90/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 60.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 136.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 5044
 0.8%
postcode 5046
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5044
 47
postcode 5046

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.

Glengowrie Warradale
Car (driver) 72.6% / 72.8%
Glengowrie — Car (driver): 72.6% Warradale — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 13.7% / 11.4%
Glengowrie — Worked from Home: 13.7% Warradale — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 3.7%
Glengowrie — Car (passenger): 4.8% Warradale — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train 0.4% / 6.6%
Glengowrie — Train: 0.4% Warradale — Train: 6.6%
Tram / Light Rail 4.7% / 0.4%
Glengowrie — Tram / Light Rail: 4.7% Warradale — Tram / Light Rail: 0.4%
Bus 1.8% / 1.8%
Glengowrie — Bus: 1.8% Warradale — Bus: 1.8%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.8%
Glengowrie — Walked Only: 0.9% Warradale — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Glengowrie Warradale
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.1 km 2.2 km

NBN connectivity

Glengowrie Warradale
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
2,659 premises
 2%
2,881 premises

Climate

Glengowrie Warradale
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)

Glengowrie Warradale
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

Glengowrie Warradale
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Marion
same for both

Federal electorate

Glengowrie Warradale
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glengowrie Warradale
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glengowrie

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Retirees Townhouses Trams Urban

Warradale

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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