Joanna vs Glenroy

Glenroy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Joanna. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Glenroy tends to suit families with children.

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

Joanna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenroy

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 13%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Joanna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (362.7 km vs 369.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Joanna

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Joanna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.8% vs -18.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Joanna Glenroy
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.

Joanna Glenroy
Walkability 10 / 0
Joanna — Walkability: 10/100 Glenroy — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 67
Joanna — Safety: 69/100 Glenroy — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 89 / 77
Joanna — Low fire risk: 89/100 Glenroy — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Joanna rents higher ($250/wk vs $80/wk); Joanna has more residents (106 vs 76).

Joanna Glenroy
Population 106
+28% vs other
 76
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.8% -18.3%
Median age 50 40
Median household income $97,500/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+68% vs other
 $80/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Joanna Glenroy
0-4 5.7% / 3.9%
Joanna — 0-4: 5.7% Glenroy — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 7.5% / 14.5%
Joanna — 5-14: 7.5% Glenroy — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 4.7% / 14.5%
Joanna — 15-19: 4.7% Glenroy — 15-19: 14.5%
20-24 2.8% / 5.3%
Joanna — 20-24: 2.8% Glenroy — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.4% / 5.3%
Joanna — 25-34: 10.4% Glenroy — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 10.4% / 7.9%
Joanna — 35-44: 10.4% Glenroy — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 21.7% / 27.6%
Joanna — 45-54: 21.7% Glenroy — 45-54: 27.6%
55-64 18.9% / 10.5%
Joanna — 55-64: 18.9% Glenroy — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 17.0% / 6.6%
Joanna — 65-74: 17.0% Glenroy — 65-74: 6.6%
75-84 2.8% / —
Joanna — 75-84: 2.8% Glenroy — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Joanna — 85+: not among its largest Glenroy — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Joanna 65.4% couple families
Joanna — Couple Families: 65.4% Joanna — Lone Person: 34.6%
Glenroy 63.6% couple families
Glenroy — Couple Families: 63.6% Glenroy — Lone Person: 36.4%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Joanna 24.4% renting
Joanna — Owned Outright: 51.2% Joanna — Mortgage: 24.4% Joanna — Renting: 24.4%
Glenroy 40.7% renting
Glenroy — Owned Outright: 29.6% Glenroy — Mortgage: 29.6% Glenroy — Renting: 40.7%
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.

Joanna Glenroy
New Zealand 2.8% / 3.9%
Joanna — New Zealand: 2.8% Glenroy — New Zealand: 3.9%
England 5.7% / —
Joanna — England: 5.7% Glenroy — England: not among its largest
Malaysia 3.8% / —
Joanna — Malaysia: 3.8% Glenroy — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Joanna Glenroy
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.3% / 14.5%
Joanna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3% Glenroy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.5%
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 5.3%
Joanna — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Glenroy — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 3.9%
Joanna — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Glenroy — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / —
Joanna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Glenroy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / —
Joanna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Glenroy — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Joanna 97.5% houses
Joanna — Houses: 97.5% Joanna — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Glenroy 100.0% houses
Glenroy — Houses: 100.0% Glenroy — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Joanna Glenroy
Rural and farming 95% 96%
Environmental 5% 4%
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

Joanna Glenroy
New dwellings approved 17
across Naracoorte Lucindale
 31
across Wattle Range
Approvals change year on year +300% +0%

Ranking within SA

Joanna Glenroy
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 30% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 9% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 34% of SA

Liveability

Joanna is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Joanna Glenroy
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glenroy carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 11).

Joanna Glenroy
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
33/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Joanna Glenroy
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

Amenities in the suburb

Joanna Glenroy
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 10 3

Mobility

Glenroy sits further from the CBD (369.2 km vs 362.7 km).

Joanna Glenroy
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 362.7 km 369.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 243 min 241 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5271
 0.1%
postcode 5277
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 5271
 45
postcode 5277

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.

Joanna Glenroy
Car (driver) 56.6% / 75.7%
Joanna — Car (driver): 56.6% Glenroy — Car (driver): 75.7%
Worked from Home 34.0% / 24.3%
Joanna — Worked from Home: 34.0% Glenroy — Worked from Home: 24.3%
Walked Only 9.4% / —
Joanna — Walked Only: 9.4% Glenroy — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.7%).

Setting

Joanna Glenroy
Elevation 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Joanna Glenroy
Connectivity score 16/100 23/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
15 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Joanna Glenroy
Annual rainfall 556 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Joanna Glenroy
Average residential rate $1,794/yr $1,537/yr
Council Naracoorte Lucindale Wattle Range

Federal electorate

Joanna Glenroy
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Joanna Glenroy
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Joanna

Rural

Glenroy

Rural

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