Novar Gardens vs Glenelg East

In both, most households own their home. In Novar Gardens, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenelg East, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Glenelg East: a median of $1.53 million, against $1.32 million in Novar Gardens, and rent is higher there too.

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

Novar Gardens

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 5)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 48%)
  • But Glenelg East carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Novar Gardens has cheaper houses ($1,320,000 vs $1,535,000)
  • Glenelg East leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Novar Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $325/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenelg East

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (6% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 72/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenelg East

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (52% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 79/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
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.

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Walkability 72 / 93
Novar Gardens — Walkability: 72/100 Glenelg East — Walkability: 93/100
Safety 21 / 48
Novar Gardens — Safety: 21/100 Glenelg East — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Novar Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glenelg East — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 78 / 13
Novar Gardens — Low flood risk: 78/100 Glenelg East — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

Glenelg East rents higher ($325/wk vs $165/wk); Glenelg East has more residents (3,855 vs 2,508).

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Population 2,508 3,855
+54% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% +2.6%
Median age 45 43
Median household income $76,336/yr $87,412/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $165/wk $325/wk
+97% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
0-4 4.2% / 4.3%
Novar Gardens — 0-4: 4.2% Glenelg East — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 11.6% / 10.5%
Novar Gardens — 5-14: 11.6% Glenelg East — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 10.0% / 4.4%
Novar Gardens — 15-19: 10.0% Glenelg East — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 4.9% / 6.0%
Novar Gardens — 20-24: 4.9% Glenelg East — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 7.9% / 12.2%
Novar Gardens — 25-34: 7.9% Glenelg East — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 10.4% / 14.0%
Novar Gardens — 35-44: 10.4% Glenelg East — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 11.2% / 13.1%
Novar Gardens — 45-54: 11.2% Glenelg East — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 14.2% / 14.9%
Novar Gardens — 55-64: 14.2% Glenelg East — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 12.4% / 13.0%
Novar Gardens — 65-74: 12.4% Glenelg East — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 10.1% / 5.6%
Novar Gardens — 75-84: 10.1% Glenelg East — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 3.1% / 2.2%
Novar Gardens — 85+: 3.1% Glenelg East — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Novar Gardens 40.6% lone person
Novar Gardens — Lone Person: 40.6% Novar Gardens — Couple Families: 42.9% Novar Gardens — One Parent Families: 12.0% Novar Gardens — Group Household: 3.0% Novar Gardens — Other Families: 1.4%
Glenelg East 48.5% lone person
Glenelg East — Lone Person: 48.5% Glenelg East — Couple Families: 33.7% Glenelg East — One Parent Families: 11.4% Glenelg East — Group Household: 4.7% Glenelg East — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Novar Gardens 27.1% renting
Novar Gardens — Owned Outright: 40.3% Novar Gardens — Mortgage: 32.6% Novar Gardens — Renting: 27.1%
Glenelg East 32.9% renting
Glenelg East — Owned Outright: 35.2% Glenelg East — Mortgage: 31.9% Glenelg East — Renting: 32.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 20.4%
Novar Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Glenelg East — Bachelor Degree: 20.4%
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 12.0%
Novar Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Glenelg East — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.3%
Novar Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Glenelg East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 5.7%
Novar Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Glenelg East — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 3.3%
Novar Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Glenelg East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
England 3.8% / 5.7%
Novar Gardens — England: 3.8% Glenelg East — England: 5.7%
China 3.4% / —
Novar Gardens — China: 3.4% Glenelg East — China: not among its largest
India 1.1% / 2.0%
Novar Gardens — India: 1.1% Glenelg East — India: 2.0%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.9%
Novar Gardens — South Africa: 0.5% Glenelg East — South Africa: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Novar Gardens — New Zealand: not among its largest Glenelg East — New Zealand: 0.9%
Nepal — / 0.9%
Novar Gardens — Nepal: not among its largest Glenelg East — Nepal: 0.9%
Malaysia 0.7% / —
Novar Gardens — Malaysia: 0.7% Glenelg East — Malaysia: not among its largest
Italy 0.6% / —
Novar Gardens — Italy: 0.6% Glenelg East — Italy: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Novar Gardens 79.5% houses
Novar Gardens — Houses: 79.5% Novar Gardens — Townhouses: 20.2% Novar Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Glenelg East 47.6% houses
Glenelg East — Houses: 47.6% Glenelg East — Townhouses: 43.7% Glenelg East — Flats / Apartments: 8.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Median house price $1,320,000 $1,535,000
Median unit price — $675,000
Median land price $1,210,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 18 sales
 28 days
from 20 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.

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
3 bed $1.17M / $1.22M
Novar Gardens — 3 bed: $1.17M (28 sales) Glenelg East — 3 bed: $1.22M (14 sales)

28 vs 14 sales

4 bed $1.42M / $1.9M
Novar Gardens — 4 bed: $1.42M (13 sales) Glenelg East — 4 bed: $1.9M (11 sales)

13 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Residential 71% 93%
Parks and recreation 28% 5%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
New dwellings approved 578
across West Torrens
 287
across Holdfast Bay
Approvals change year on year +103% +188%

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.

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Houses — 2.6%
$675/wk on $1.35M
Units — 5.0%
$580/wk on $607K

Ranking within SA

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
House price Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Income Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Affordability Higher than 13% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 87% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 8% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 72% of SA

Liveability

Glenelg East is more walkable (93 vs 72).

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Grade A
same for both
Score 69/100 70/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Glenelg East carries more flood risk (87 vs 22); Novar Gardens carries more crime risk (79 vs 52).

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Low
22/100
 High
87/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 5.1 km
 3
Tonsley, 4.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.4% 2.7%

Schools in Novar Gardens

  • Immanuel College Independent · Secondary above peers
  • Immanuel Primary School Independent · Primary above peers

Schools in Glenelg East

  • Glenelg Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 10 5
Childcare 2 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Walkability score 72/100 93/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.8 km 10.5 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 18 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 80/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 51.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 123.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 5040
 1.4%
postcode 5045
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 5040
 35
postcode 5045

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.

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Car (driver) 70.1% / 67.5%
Novar Gardens — Car (driver): 70.1% Glenelg East — Car (driver): 67.5%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 14.8%
Novar Gardens — Worked from Home: 16.1% Glenelg East — Worked from Home: 14.8%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 3.8%
Novar Gardens — Car (passenger): 4.8% Glenelg East — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Tram / Light Rail 0.7% / 5.7%
Novar Gardens — Tram / Light Rail: 0.7% Glenelg East — Tram / Light Rail: 5.7%
Walked Only 2.6% / 3.2%
Novar Gardens — Walked Only: 2.6% Glenelg East — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bus 3.4% / 2.3%
Novar Gardens — Bus: 3.4% Glenelg East — Bus: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km 1.4 km

NBN connectivity

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Connectivity score 81/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
1,076 premises
 1%
1,988 premises

Climate

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
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

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Average residential rate $1,532/yr $2,095/yr
Council West Torrens Holdfast Bay

Federal electorate

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Division Hindmarsh Boothby
Member Mark Butler Louise Miller-Frost
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Novar Gardens Glenelg East
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Novar Gardens

Coastal Inner Parks Quiet Retirees Townhouses

Glenelg East

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Trams Transport Hub

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