Glenside vs Tusmore

In both, most households own their home. In Glenside, most households are people living alone. In Tusmore, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tusmore: a median of $2.36 million, against $1.4 million in Glenside, and rent is higher there too. Glenside is closer to the city centre: 4.5 km, against 5.8 km. On these figures, Glenside tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tusmore suits couples.

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

Tusmore

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (71% vs 29%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 38%)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tusmore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper units ($740,000 vs $886,950)
  • But Glenside has cheaper houses ($1,401,450 vs $2,360,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($326/wk vs $360/wk)
  • But Tusmore leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 79/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenside

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (71% vs 29%)
  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Tusmore carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Glenside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.8% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenside Tusmore
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.

Glenside Tusmore
Walkability 90 / 79
Glenside — Walkability: 90/100 Tusmore — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 19 / 53
Glenside — Safety: 19/100 Tusmore — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glenside — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tusmore — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenside has more residents (2,852 vs 1,503); Tusmore has higher household incomes ($119,496 vs $70,876).

Glenside Tusmore
Population 2,852
+47% vs other
 1,503
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.8% +3.7%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $70,876/yr $119,496/yr
+69% vs other
Median weekly rent $326/wk $360/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenside Tusmore
0-4 3.7% / 3.5%
Glenside — 0-4: 3.7% Tusmore — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 10.7% / 12.0%
Glenside — 5-14: 10.7% Tusmore — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.3% / 7.7%
Glenside — 15-19: 5.3% Tusmore — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 5.9% / 5.9%
Glenside — 20-24: 5.9% Tusmore — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 12.4% / 10.0%
Glenside — 25-34: 12.4% Tusmore — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 14.1% / 10.0%
Glenside — 35-44: 14.1% Tusmore — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 11.3% / 14.1%
Glenside — 45-54: 11.3% Tusmore — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 8.5% / 13.0%
Glenside — 55-64: 8.5% Tusmore — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 10.3% / 14.0%
Glenside — 65-74: 10.3% Tusmore — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 10.4% / 7.5%
Glenside — 75-84: 10.4% Tusmore — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 7.3% / 1.8%
Glenside — 85+: 7.3% Tusmore — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenside 56.6% lone person
Glenside — Lone Person: 56.6% Glenside — Couple Families: 29.8% Glenside — One Parent Families: 8.6% Glenside — Group Household: 3.7% Glenside — Other Families: 1.3%
Tusmore 29.6% lone person
Tusmore — Lone Person: 29.6% Tusmore — Couple Families: 54.2% Tusmore — One Parent Families: 13.4% Tusmore — Group Household: 2.0% Tusmore — Other Families: 0.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenside 38.6% renting
Glenside — Owned Outright: 37.3% Glenside — Mortgage: 24.2% Glenside — Renting: 38.6%
Tusmore 24.0% renting
Tusmore — Owned Outright: 45.2% Tusmore — Mortgage: 30.8% Tusmore — Renting: 24.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenside Tusmore
Bachelor Degree 23.4% / 26.1%
Glenside — Bachelor Degree: 23.4% Tusmore — Bachelor Degree: 26.1%
Postgraduate Degree 11.3% / 12.2%
Glenside — Postgraduate Degree: 11.3% Tusmore — Postgraduate Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.8%
Glenside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Tusmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Certificate III & IV 6.8% / 6.9%
Glenside — Certificate III & IV: 6.8% Tusmore — Certificate III & IV: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 4.3%
Glenside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Tusmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

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.

Glenside Tusmore
China 8.0% / 4.7%
Glenside — China: 8.0% Tusmore — China: 4.7%
India 5.9% / 2.4%
Glenside — India: 5.9% Tusmore — India: 2.4%
England 3.4% / 3.3%
Glenside — England: 3.4% Tusmore — England: 3.3%
Malaysia 2.3% / 2.0%
Glenside — Malaysia: 2.3% Tusmore — Malaysia: 2.0%
Sri Lanka 2.6% / 0.9%
Glenside — Sri Lanka: 2.6% Tusmore — Sri Lanka: 0.9%
Italy — / 1.0%
Glenside — Italy: not among its largest Tusmore — Italy: 1.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenside 29.3% houses
Glenside — Houses: 29.3% Glenside — Townhouses: 34.3% Glenside — Flats / Apartments: 36.4%
Tusmore 70.6% houses
Tusmore — Houses: 70.6% Tusmore — Townhouses: 29.4% Tusmore — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenside Tusmore
Median house price $1,401,450 $2,360,000
Median unit price $886,950 $740,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 22 sales
 25 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.

Glenside Tusmore
3 bed $1.31M / $1.97M
Glenside — 3 bed: $1.31M (21 sales) Tusmore — 3 bed: $1.97M (12 sales)

21 vs 12 sales

4 bed $1.69M / $2.88M
Glenside — 4 bed: $1.69M (13 sales) Tusmore — 4 bed: $2.88M (9 sales)

13 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Glenside has more commercially zoned land (17% vs 2%).

Glenside Tusmore
Residential 83% 95%
Commercial 17% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
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

Glenside Tusmore
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
same for both
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.

Glenside Tusmore
Houses 2.8%
$800/wk on $1.47M
 —
Units 5.3%
$595/wk on $582K
 —

Ranking within SA

Glenside Tusmore
House price Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Income Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Affordability Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 25% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 12% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 83% of SA —

Liveability

Glenside is more walkable (90 vs 79).

Glenside Tusmore
Grade A
same for both
Score 77/100 79/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Glenside carries more crime risk (81 vs 47).

Glenside Tusmore
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood — Moderate
65/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Glenside Tusmore
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.4 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.7% 4.6%

Amenities in the suburb

Glenside Tusmore
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 4
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 2 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1
same for both
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Glenside Tusmore
Walkability score 90/100 79/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.5 km 5.8 km
+29% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 11 min
Public transport score 71/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 37.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 5065
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 5065
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.

Glenside Tusmore
Car (driver) 59.2% / 64.9%
Glenside — Car (driver): 59.2% Tusmore — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 16.9% / 17.3%
Glenside — Worked from Home: 16.9% Tusmore — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Bus 10.0% / 5.1%
Glenside — Bus: 10.0% Tusmore — Bus: 5.1%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 7.2%
Glenside — Car (passenger): 7.0% Tusmore — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Walked Only 4.0% / 2.7%
Glenside — Walked Only: 4.0% Tusmore — Walked Only: 2.7%
Bicycle 2.9% / 2.8%
Glenside — Bicycle: 2.9% Tusmore — Bicycle: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).

Setting

Glenside Tusmore
Elevation 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.6 km 13.0 km

NBN connectivity

Glenside Tusmore
Connectivity score 78/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 25%
1,607 premises
 0%
657 premises

Climate

Glenside Tusmore
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenside Tusmore
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

Glenside Tusmore
Average residential rate $2,410/yr
same for both
Council Burnside
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenside Tusmore
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenside Tusmore
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenside

Apartments Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Retirees Townhouses

Tusmore

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River Townhouses

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