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Glenalta SA 5052

851 addresses · 43 streets

Boothby Electorate › Mitcham LGA › Glenalta · 10 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Glenalta is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,039 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,968 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,100,000.

2,039Population
42Median age
$1,968Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Blackwood statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glenalta itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Glenalta, 500 m west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 1.4 km south-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 11.7 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$1,100,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 51.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glenalta

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Glenalta SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202051.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202197.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 64.7%

Population by age in Glenalta
Population by age, Glenalta SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4127
5-14285
15-19129
20-2491
25-34178
35-44285
45-54304
55-64195
65-74217
75-84197
85+46
Dwelling types in Glenalta
Dwelling types, Glenalta SA (ABS Census 2021)
House739
Townhouse25
Apartment8
Other5
Households by weekly income in Glenalta
Households by weekly income, Glenalta SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65089
$650-1,499189
$1,500-2,999228
$3,000+209
Top ancestries in Glenalta
Top ancestries, Glenalta SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,065
Australian761
Scottish269
Irish203
German181
Other165
Housing tenure in Glenalta
Housing tenure, Glenalta SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned308
Mortgage374
Rented67
Other11
Cars per household in Glenalta
Cars per household, Glenalta SA (ABS Census 2021)
016
1256
2337
3108
4+51
Commute to work in Glenalta
Commute to work, Glenalta SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car638
Train20
Bus21
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle14
Home162
Top countries of birth in Glenalta
Top countries of birth, Glenalta SA (ABS Census 2021)
England166
Germany26
New Zealand24
Scotland18
United States17
Canada12
Languages used at home in Glenalta
Languages used at home, Glenalta SA (ABS Census 2021)
German22
Mandarin14
Russian11
Croatian9
Spanish7
Italian6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

59,086 bird observations recorded near Glenalta — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glenalta

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.