Glenunga vs Glenside

In both, most households own their home. In Glenunga, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Glenside, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Glenunga: a median of $1.91 million, against $1.4 million in Glenside, and rent is higher there too. Glenside is closer to the city centre: 4.5 km, against 5.2 km. On these figures, Glenunga tends to suit families with children and couples, while Glenside suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Glenunga

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (68% vs 29%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Glenunga has cheaper units ($750,000 vs $886,950)
  • Glenside has cheaper houses ($1,401,450 vs $1,905,000)

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 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($326/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Glenunga has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Glenside has more units and townhouses to downsize into (71% vs 32%)

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 9.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenunga Glenside
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.

Glenunga Glenside
Walkability 86 / 90
Glenunga — Walkability: 86/100 Glenside — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 27 / 19
Glenunga — Safety: 27/100 Glenside — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glenunga — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glenside — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenunga has higher household incomes ($99,736 vs $70,876); Glenside has more residents (2,852 vs 2,184).

Glenunga Glenside
Population 2,184 2,852
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.0% +17.8%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $99,736/yr
+29% vs other
 $70,876/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+14% vs other
 $326/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenunga Glenside
0-4 3.8% / 3.7%
Glenunga — 0-4: 3.8% Glenside — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 15.0% / 10.7%
Glenunga — 5-14: 15.0% Glenside — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 6.4% / 5.3%
Glenunga — 15-19: 6.4% Glenside — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.2% / 5.9%
Glenunga — 20-24: 5.2% Glenside — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 7.4% / 12.4%
Glenunga — 25-34: 7.4% Glenside — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 13.2% / 14.1%
Glenunga — 35-44: 13.2% Glenside — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 14.2% / 11.3%
Glenunga — 45-54: 14.2% Glenside — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 11.2% / 8.5%
Glenunga — 55-64: 11.2% Glenside — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 12.1% / 10.3%
Glenunga — 65-74: 12.1% Glenside — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 9.1% / 10.4%
Glenunga — 75-84: 9.1% Glenside — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ 2.8% / 7.3%
Glenunga — 85+: 2.8% Glenside — 85+: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenunga 34.4% lone person
Glenunga — Lone Person: 34.4% Glenunga — Couple Families: 52.4% Glenunga — One Parent Families: 9.0% Glenunga — Group Household: 3.1% Glenunga — Other Families: 1.2%
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%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenunga 23.2% renting
Glenunga — Owned Outright: 45.1% Glenunga — Mortgage: 31.7% Glenunga — Renting: 23.2%
Glenside 38.6% renting
Glenside — Owned Outright: 37.3% Glenside — Mortgage: 24.2% Glenside — Renting: 38.6%
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.

Glenunga Glenside
China 9.5% / 8.0%
Glenunga — China: 9.5% Glenside — China: 8.0%
India 5.4% / 5.9%
Glenunga — India: 5.4% Glenside — India: 5.9%
England 4.1% / 3.4%
Glenunga — England: 4.1% Glenside — England: 3.4%
Malaysia 2.2% / 2.3%
Glenunga — Malaysia: 2.2% Glenside — Malaysia: 2.3%
Sri Lanka 1.7% / 2.6%
Glenunga — Sri Lanka: 1.7% Glenside — Sri Lanka: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

Qualifications

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

Glenunga Glenside
Bachelor Degree 23.9% / 23.4%
Glenunga — Bachelor Degree: 23.9% Glenside — Bachelor Degree: 23.4%
Postgraduate Degree 12.1% / 11.3%
Glenunga — Postgraduate Degree: 12.1% Glenside — Postgraduate Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.6%
Glenunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Glenside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Certificate III & IV 4.4% / 6.8%
Glenunga — Certificate III & IV: 4.4% Glenside — Certificate III & IV: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.4%
Glenunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Glenside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenunga 67.5% houses
Glenunga — Houses: 67.5% Glenunga — Townhouses: 20.0% Glenunga — Flats / Apartments: 12.5%
Glenside 29.3% houses
Glenside — Houses: 29.3% Glenside — Townhouses: 34.3% Glenside — Flats / Apartments: 36.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenunga Glenside
Median house price $1,905,000 $1,401,450
Median unit price $750,000 $886,950
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 21 sales
 22 days
from 22 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.

Glenunga Glenside
3 bed $1.68M / $1.31M
Glenunga — 3 bed: $1.68M (18 sales) Glenside — 3 bed: $1.31M (21 sales)

18 vs 21 sales

4 bed $2.14M / $1.69M
Glenunga — 4 bed: $2.14M (14 sales) Glenside — 4 bed: $1.69M (13 sales)

14 vs 13 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.

Glenunga Glenside
2 bed $750K / $669K
Glenunga — 2 bed: $750K (14 sales) Glenside — 2 bed: $669K (36 sales)

14 vs 36 sales

3 bed $1.21M / $1.47M
Glenunga — 3 bed: $1.21M (5 sales) Glenside — 3 bed: $1.47M (10 sales)

5 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Glenside has more commercially zoned land (17% vs 6%).

Glenunga Glenside
Residential 92% 83%
Commercial 6% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Glenunga Glenside
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.

Glenunga Glenside
Houses 2.6%
$850/wk on $1.7M
 2.8%
$800/wk on $1.47M
Units — 5.3%
$595/wk on $582K

Ranking within SA

Glenunga Glenside
House price Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
Income Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Affordability Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 100% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 12% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 83% of SA

Liveability

Glenunga scores higher overall (83 vs 77).

Glenunga Glenside
Grade A+ A
Score 83/100 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Glenunga Glenside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 High
81/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Glenunga Glenside
Inside the suburb 1 0
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, 4.2 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 3.7%

Schools in Glenunga

  • Glenunga International High School Government · Secondary

Schools in Glenside

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glenunga Glenside
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 5
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 0 2
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Glenunga Glenside
Walkability score 86/100 90/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.2 km
+13% vs other
 4.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 9 min
Public transport score 67/100
Bus
 71/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 5064
 2.4%
postcode 5065
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5064
 49
postcode 5065

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.

Glenunga Glenside
Car (driver) 64.1% / 59.2%
Glenunga — Car (driver): 64.1% Glenside — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 16.9%
Glenunga — Worked from Home: 15.9% Glenside — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Bus 7.7% / 10.0%
Glenunga — Bus: 7.7% Glenside — Bus: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / 7.0%
Glenunga — Car (passenger): 8.3% Glenside — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 1.7% / 4.0%
Glenunga — Walked Only: 1.7% Glenside — Walked Only: 4.0%
Bicycle 2.2% / 2.9%
Glenunga — Bicycle: 2.2% Glenside — Bicycle: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.1%).

Setting

Glenunga Glenside
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.9 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Glenunga Glenside
Connectivity score 84/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
992 premises
 25%
1,607 premises

Climate

Glenunga Glenside
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)

Glenunga Glenside
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Glenunga

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

Glenside

Apartments Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Retirees Townhouses

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