Tantanoola vs Glencoe
Glencoe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Tantanoola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tantanoola, about half of households are people living alone. In Glencoe, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glencoe: a median of $558,000, against $385,000 in Tantanoola, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tantanoola tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Glencoe suits 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
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 47%)
- But Tantanoola has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tantanoola
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($385,000 vs $557,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tantanoola
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tantanoola
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (413.4 km vs 432.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (282 min vs 287 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Tantanoola 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 457); Glencoe rents higher ($200/wk vs $160/wk).
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 457 | 633 +39% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.9% | -4.2% |
| Median age | 49 | 43 |
| Median household income | $66,924/yr | $74,412/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk | $200/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $385,000 | $557,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $625,000 |
Zoning mix
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Wattle Range same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 35% of SA | Higher than 48% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of SA | Higher than 29% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of SA | Higher than 18% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of SA | Higher than 60% of SA |
Liveability
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 29/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | High 84/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tantanoola | 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 Tantanoola
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
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 10 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Glencoe sits further from the CBD (432.7 km vs 413.4 km).
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 413.4 km | 432.7 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 282 min | 287 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5280 | 0.1% postcode 5291 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 5280 | 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
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.5 km | 28.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 132 premises | 0% 278 premises |
Climate
| Tantanoola | 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
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,537/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wattle Range same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tantanoola | Glencoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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