Riverglades sits 80 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 1 hour 5 minutes by car. Census data records 856 residents with a median age of 50 and a median household income of $73,580 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The suburb grew 4.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,326. Riverglades is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.
Is Riverglades a good suburb?
Riverglades scores a B (50/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety, weaker on transit.
Car-dependent
Walkability 6/100 · 79.8 km · 65 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $763K
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 19/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 50 · 856 residents
Liveability Rating
50 / 100 · Ranked #262 in SAEach bar is Riverglades'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.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataRiverglades's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $763,000, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier.
$763,000
Based on 19 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 8 sales $605K
- 4 bed 9 sales $990K
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025109 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5253.
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 Riverglades safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Riverglades sits in the low band, with 6 incidents recorded in 2026.
6 offences
no change since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025No crash in Riverglades killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Walkability
Riverglades is very car-dependent on foot — at 6/100, nearly all errands require a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Riverglades.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 28%
- Premises covered
- 376
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
Murray Bridge: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Riverglades is home to 856 residents, with a median age of 50 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $74,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
856
Median Age
50
Median Household Income
$73,580/yr
Census Median Rent
$250/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,326/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$36,972/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.6%
Total Dwellings
331
Owner-Occupier Rate
89.3%
Houses
99.7%
Rental Stress
17.7%
Mortgage Stress
21.6%
Work From Home
5.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 90.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 94.0%
- Employment Rate
- 56.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 33.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
7 residents (0.8%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
6.3% of residents (52) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (52).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 827 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (8 of 409).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 123 people work here; 409 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 41% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,478 a year through Murray Bridge based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 39%
- Residential 31%
- Environmental 30%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Murray Bridge
In the year to August 2026, 274 new dwellings were approved across Murray Bridge. That mix is 223 houses and 51 units. Approvals are up 51.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Murray Bridge, 4.6 kmDry climate — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Annual rainfall
- 337 mm
- 64 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 31 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.7°C
- 3 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
2 facilities within 5 km- 3.4 km
- 3.6 kmMeat ProcessingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 5253, 44 of 17,701 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.6% (288 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5253, 5,692 rooftop-solar systems totalling 38.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,557 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 340 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
5 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 5253.
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 suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Robert Roylance Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Robert Roylance ON | 54.9% |
| 2022 | Adrian Pederick LP | 55.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Riverglades?
Every figure above is a suburb 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.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Riverglades
Is Riverglades a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Riverglades is low (19/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Riverglades?
Riverglades has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Riverglades a good place to live?
Riverglades has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (50/100), 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 Riverglades?
Riverglades, SA had a population of 856 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Riverglades, SA?
The postcode for Riverglades, SA is 5253.
How far is Riverglades from Adelaide?
Riverglades is 80 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 65 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Riverglades?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Riverglades was $73,580 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 Riverglades?
There are too few current rental listings in Riverglades for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $250, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Riverglades?
The median age of residents in Riverglades was 50 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Riverglades walkable?
Riverglades scores 6/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Riverglades?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Riverglades, Murray Bridge (4.6 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 5.7°C, 337 mm of rain a year over 64 rainy days, and 31 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Riverglades?
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 Riverglades belong to?
Riverglades sits within the Murray Bridge local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Riverglades?
The average residential rates bill through Murray Bridge is $2,478 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Riverglades?
Across Murray Bridge, 274 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 51.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Riverglades in?
Riverglades 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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