Koorine vs Glencoe

Koorine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Glencoe. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Koorine, most households are couple families. In Glencoe, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Koorine tends to suit families with children and 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

Glencoe

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 31/100)
  • 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

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

They split

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

  • Koorine has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 7%)
  • Glencoe has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $248/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Koorine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (429.3 km vs 432.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glencoe

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 31/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Koorine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.0% vs -4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Koorine Glencoe
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.

Koorine Glencoe
Walkability 0 / 0
Koorine — Walkability: 0/100 Glencoe — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 88
Koorine — Safety: 69/100 Glencoe — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 13 / 16
Koorine — Low fire risk: 13/100 Glencoe — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Glencoe has more residents (633 vs 53); Koorine has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $74,412).

Koorine Glencoe
Population 53 633
+1094% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% -4.2%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $113,724/yr
+35% vs other
 $74,412/yr
Median weekly rent $248/wk
+19% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Koorine Glencoe
0-4 11.3% / 4.6%
Koorine — 0-4: 11.3% Glencoe — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 13.2% / 14.5%
Koorine — 5-14: 13.2% Glencoe — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 7.5% / 7.6%
Koorine — 15-19: 7.5% Glencoe — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Koorine — 20-24: not among its largest Glencoe — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 9.4% / 9.2%
Koorine — 25-34: 9.4% Glencoe — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 17.0% / 13.1%
Koorine — 35-44: 17.0% Glencoe — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 15.1% / 13.7%
Koorine — 45-54: 15.1% Glencoe — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 11.3% / 15.6%
Koorine — 55-64: 11.3% Glencoe — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 — / 14.7%
Koorine — 65-74: not among its largest Glencoe — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 11.3% / 2.8%
Koorine — 75-84: 11.3% Glencoe — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / 0.6%
Koorine — 85+: not among its largest Glencoe — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Koorine 64.3% couple families
Koorine — Couple Families: 64.3% Koorine — Lone Person: 35.7% Koorine — One Parent Families: 0.0% Koorine — Group Household: 0.0%
Glencoe 50.3% couple families
Glencoe — Couple Families: 50.3% Glencoe — Lone Person: 38.2% Glencoe — One Parent Families: 9.6% Glencoe — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Koorine 18.8% renting
Koorine — Owned Outright: 43.8% Koorine — Mortgage: 37.5% Koorine — Renting: 18.8%
Glencoe 6.8% renting
Glencoe — Owned Outright: 42.7% Glencoe — Mortgage: 50.4% Glencoe — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Koorine 100.0% houses
Koorine — Houses: 100.0%
Glencoe 101.2% houses
Glencoe — Houses: 101.2%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Koorine Glencoe
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 19.9%
Koorine — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Glencoe — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 7.7%
Koorine — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Glencoe — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.3%
Koorine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Glencoe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Koorine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Glencoe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Koorine — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Glencoe — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Property market

Koorine Glencoe
Median house price — $557,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $625,000

Zoning mix

Koorine Glencoe
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Koorine Glencoe
New dwellings approved 31
across Wattle Range
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Koorine Glencoe
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 29% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 18% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 60% of SA

Liveability

Koorine Glencoe
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Koorine carries more crime risk (31 vs 12).

Koorine Glencoe
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
84/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
12/100
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
same for both

Schools

Koorine Glencoe
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Koorine

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

Schools in Glencoe

  • Glencoe Central Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Koorine Glencoe
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Glencoe sits further from the CBD (432.7 km vs 429.3 km).

Koorine Glencoe
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 429.3 km 432.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 290 min 287 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5279
 0.1%
postcode 5291
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 5279
 56
postcode 5291

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.

Koorine Glencoe
Car (driver) 100.0% / 81.0%
Koorine — Car (driver): 100.0% Glencoe — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home — / 14.1%
Koorine — Worked from Home: not among its largest Glencoe — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Koorine — Car (passenger): not among its largest Glencoe — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Koorine — Walked Only: not among its largest Glencoe — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Koorine Glencoe
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.9 km 28.3 km

NBN connectivity

Koorine Glencoe
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
278 premises

Climate

Koorine Glencoe
Annual rainfall 724 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Koorine Glencoe
Average residential rate $1,537/yr
same for both
Council Wattle Range
same for both

Federal electorate

Koorine Glencoe
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Koorine Glencoe
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Koorine

Family Rural Young Families

Glencoe

Rural

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