Glencoe SA 5291
Glencoe is a rural locality in South Australia, 433 km from Adelaide CBD, around 4 hours 45 minutes by car. Population is 633; the median age is 43 and the median household income is $74,412 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population fell 4.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,013. The area shows high bushfire risk. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Glencoe a good place to live?
Glencoe scores a D (29/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 432.7 km · 287 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $558K
High bushfire risk
Fire 84/100 · Crime 12/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 43 · 633 residents
Liveability Rating
29 / 100 · Ranked #448 in SAEach bar is Glencoe's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Glencoe?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
29 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataGlencoe's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $558,000, roughly 16% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
Houses
$557,500
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 6 sales $568K
Land
$625,000
Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025107 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5291.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is Glencoe safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Glencoe sits in the low band, with 3 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 40% on the prior year.
3 offences
40.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Glencoe, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Glencoe Central Primary School leads the pack.
- • 48 students in one school (avg 48)
Primary
Walkability
Glencoe is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Glencoe.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 278
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Wattle Range: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Glencoe is home to 633 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $74,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
633
Median Age
43
Median Household Income
$74,412/yr
Census Median Rent
$200/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,013/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$36,400/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
9.9%
Total Dwellings
243
Owner-Occupier Rate
93.2%
Houses
101.2%
Rental Stress
14.0%
Mortgage Stress
16.3%
Work From Home
14.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 89.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 95.6%
- Employment Rate
- 65.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 34.0%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,537 a year through Wattle Range based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 100%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Wattle Range
In the year to August 2026, 31 new dwellings were approved across Wattle Range. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.
Climate & Setting
from Mount Gambier Aero, 15.7 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 65 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 28.3 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 2.3% of addresses
- 10 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 724 mm
- 117 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 25.8°C
- 12 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.8°C
- 3 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 5291, 15 of 10,007 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (126 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5291, 2,204 rooftop-solar systems totalling 19.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,974 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 150 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tony Pasin Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tony Pasin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +3.6 |
| 2022 | Tony Pasin | 33.4% | 66.6% | -2.3 |
| 2019 | Tony Pasin | 31.1% | 68.9% | +5.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Jason Virgo Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jason Virgo ON | 50.9% |
| 2022 | Nick McBride LP | 72.7% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Glencoe?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 633 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Nearby suburbs
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Common questions about Glencoe
Is Glencoe a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Glencoe is low (12/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Glencoe?
Glencoe has a high recorded bushfire history (84/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Glencoe a good place to live?
Glencoe has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (29/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Glencoe?
Glencoe, SA had a population of 633 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Glencoe, SA?
The postcode for Glencoe, SA is 5291.
How far is Glencoe from Adelaide?
Glencoe is 433 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 287 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Glencoe?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Glencoe was $74,412 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Glencoe?
There are too few current rental listings in Glencoe for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Glencoe?
The median age of residents in Glencoe was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Glencoe at risk of bushfire?
Glencoe has a high recorded bushfire history (84/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Glencoe?
There is 1 school inside the Glencoe boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Glencoe?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Glencoe, Mount Gambier Aero (15.7 km away), summer days average 25.8°C, winter nights 5.8°C, 724 mm of rain a year over 117 rainy days, and 12 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Glencoe?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Glencoe belong to?
Glencoe sits within the Wattle Range local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Glencoe?
The average residential rates bill through Wattle Range is $1,537 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Glencoe?
Across Wattle Range, 31 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Glencoe in?
Glencoe sits within the federal Division of Barker, currently held by Tony Pasin (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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