Mount Mcintyre vs Glencoe
Glencoe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Mount McIntyre. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glencoe, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Glencoe tends to suit people living alone.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Mount Mcintyre has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
- Glencoe carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 59/100)
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
Mount McIntyre
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 7%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount McIntyre
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (429 km vs 432.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount McIntyre
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 (26% vs 18%)
- But Glencoe carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Mcintyre 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.
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.
Demographics
Glencoe has more residents (633 vs 70); Glencoe rents higher ($200/wk vs $155/wk).
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 633 +804% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | -4.2% |
| Median age | 50 | 43 |
| Median household income | $95,316/yr +22% vs other | $74,412/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $155/wk | $200/wk +29% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
Property market
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $557,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $625,000 |
Zoning mix
| Mount Mcintyre | 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
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Wattle Range same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of SA | Higher than 48% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 62% of SA | Higher than 29% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 18% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of SA | Higher than 60% of SA |
Liveability
Mount McIntyre is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 29/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Mount McIntyre carries more crime risk (59 vs 12).
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | High 84/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mount Mcintyre | 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 Mount Mcintyre
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
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Glencoe sits further from the CBD (432.7 km vs 429 km).
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 429 km | 432.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 284 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).
Setting
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.8 km | 28.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 278 premises |
Climate
| Mount Mcintyre | 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
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,537/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wattle Range same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Mcintyre | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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