Parkside vs Glenside

Parkside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Glenside. In both, most households own their home. In Glenside, most households are people living alone. Parkside is closer to the city centre: 3.4 km, against 4.5 km. On these figures, Glenside tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Parkside

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (54% vs 29%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

Parkside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper units ($745,000 vs $886,950)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($326/wk vs $395/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

  • Parkside has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Glenside has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)

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 7.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Parkside 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.

Parkside 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.

Parkside Glenside
Walkability 88 / 90
Parkside — Walkability: 88/100 Glenside — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 38 / 19
Parkside — Safety: 38/100 Glenside — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Parkside — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glenside — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Parkside has more residents (5,126 vs 2,852); Parkside has higher household incomes ($106,080 vs $70,876).

Parkside Glenside
Population 5,126
+44% vs other
 2,852
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +17.8%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $106,080/yr
+33% vs other
 $70,876/yr
Median weekly rent $395/wk
+17% vs other
 $326/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Parkside Glenside
0-4 5.0% / 3.7%
Parkside — 0-4: 5.0% Glenside — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.5% / 10.7%
Parkside — 5-14: 11.5% Glenside — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 4.8% / 5.3%
Parkside — 15-19: 4.8% Glenside — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.8% / 5.9%
Parkside — 20-24: 5.8% Glenside — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 14.8% / 12.4%
Parkside — 25-34: 14.8% Glenside — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 15.8% / 14.1%
Parkside — 35-44: 15.8% Glenside — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 13.5% / 11.3%
Parkside — 45-54: 13.5% Glenside — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 10.9% / 8.5%
Parkside — 55-64: 10.9% Glenside — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 10.1% / 10.3%
Parkside — 65-74: 10.1% Glenside — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 4.7% / 10.4%
Parkside — 75-84: 4.7% Glenside — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ 2.9% / 7.3%
Parkside — 85+: 2.9% Glenside — 85+: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Parkside 39.0% lone person
Parkside — Lone Person: 39.0% Parkside — Couple Families: 37.5% Parkside — One Parent Families: 13.5% Parkside — Group Household: 8.3% Parkside — Other Families: 1.7%
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.

Parkside 39.5% renting
Parkside — Owned Outright: 32.1% Parkside — Mortgage: 28.3% Parkside — Renting: 39.5%
Glenside 38.6% renting
Glenside — Owned Outright: 37.3% Glenside — Mortgage: 24.2% Glenside — Renting: 38.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Parkside Glenside
Bachelor Degree 25.5% / 23.4%
Parkside — Bachelor Degree: 25.5% Glenside — Bachelor Degree: 23.4%
Postgraduate Degree 10.9% / 11.3%
Parkside — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9% Glenside — Postgraduate Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.6%
Parkside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Glenside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Certificate III & IV 6.6% / 6.8%
Parkside — Certificate III & IV: 6.6% Glenside — Certificate III & IV: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 3.4%
Parkside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Glenside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

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.

Parkside Glenside
China 3.1% / 8.0%
Parkside — China: 3.1% Glenside — China: 8.0%
England 4.8% / 3.4%
Parkside — England: 4.8% Glenside — England: 3.4%
India 1.7% / 5.9%
Parkside — India: 1.7% Glenside — India: 5.9%
Malaysia 0.7% / 2.3%
Parkside — Malaysia: 0.7% Glenside — Malaysia: 2.3%
Sri Lanka — / 2.6%
Parkside — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Glenside — Sri Lanka: 2.6%
Italy 1.7% / —
Parkside — Italy: 1.7% Glenside — Italy: not among its largest
Greece 1.7% / —
Parkside — Greece: 1.7% Glenside — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Parkside 53.8% houses
Parkside — Houses: 53.8% Parkside — Townhouses: 27.1% Parkside — Flats / Apartments: 19.1%
Glenside 29.3% houses
Glenside — Houses: 29.3% Glenside — Townhouses: 34.3% Glenside — Flats / Apartments: 36.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Parkside Glenside
Median house price $1,500,000 $1,401,450
Median unit price $745,000 $886,950
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 55 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.

Parkside Glenside
3 bed $1.53M / $1.31M
Parkside — 3 bed: $1.53M (60 sales) Glenside — 3 bed: $1.31M (21 sales)

60 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.78M / $1.69M
Parkside — 4 bed: $1.78M (27 sales) Glenside — 4 bed: $1.69M (13 sales)

27 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.

Parkside Glenside
1 bed $506K / $535K
Parkside — 1 bed: $506K (8 sales) Glenside — 1 bed: $535K (13 sales)

8 vs 13 sales

2 bed $752K / $669K
Parkside — 2 bed: $752K (21 sales) Glenside — 2 bed: $669K (36 sales)

21 vs 36 sales

3 bed $1.02M / $1.47M
Parkside — 3 bed: $1.02M (7 sales) Glenside — 3 bed: $1.47M (10 sales)

7 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Parkside Glenside
Residential 91% 83%
Commercial 9% 17%
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

Parkside Glenside
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
 250
across Burnside
Approvals change year on year -67% +32%

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.

Parkside Glenside
Houses 3.2%
$735/wk on $1.2M
 2.8%
$800/wk on $1.47M
Units — 5.3%
$595/wk on $582K

Ranking within SA

Parkside Glenside
House price Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
Income Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Affordability Higher than 24% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 12% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 83% of SA

Liveability

Parkside scores higher overall (84 vs 77).

Parkside Glenside
Grade A+ A
Score 84/100 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Glenside carries more crime risk (81 vs 62).

Parkside Glenside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
62/100
 High
81/100
Flood Moderate
46/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Parkside Glenside
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 2.4 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.3% 3.7%

Schools in Parkside

  • Parkside Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Raphael's School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Glenside

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

Amenities in the suburb

Parkside Glenside
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 8 5
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 3 2
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Parkside Glenside
Walkability score 88/100 90/100
Distance to Adelaide 3.4 km 4.5 km
+32% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 8 min 9 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 71/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 96.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 5063
 2.4%
postcode 5065
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 5063
 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.

Parkside Glenside
Car (driver) 56.2% / 59.2%
Parkside — Car (driver): 56.2% Glenside — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 16.9%
Parkside — Worked from Home: 17.4% Glenside — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Bus 6.0% / 10.0%
Parkside — Bus: 6.0% Glenside — Bus: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 7.0%
Parkside — Car (passenger): 5.2% Glenside — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 7.2% / 4.0%
Parkside — Walked Only: 7.2% Glenside — Walked Only: 4.0%
Bicycle 7.6% / 2.9%
Parkside — Bicycle: 7.6% Glenside — Bicycle: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.2%).

Setting

Parkside Glenside
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.0 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Parkside Glenside
Connectivity score 75/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
2,749 premises
 25%
1,607 premises

Climate

Parkside 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)

Parkside 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

Parkside Glenside
Average residential rate $2,288/yr $2,410/yr
Council Unley Burnside

Federal electorate

Parkside Glenside
Division Adelaide Sturt
Member Steve Georganas Claire Clutterham
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Parkside

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Townhouses Urban

Glenside

Apartments Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Retirees Townhouses

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