Glenelg East SA 5045
2,344 addresses · 39 streets
Boothby Electorate › Holdfast Bay LGA › Glenelg East · 9 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Glenelg East is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,855 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,681 a week, with median rent near $325 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,827,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Glenelg (SA) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glenelg East itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
5 doctors & medical clinics
2 optometrists
1 dog park
3 beauty salons
4 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Marion, 3.2 km south-east · Tram stop: Glenelg East (Stop 14), 150 m north · Bus interchange: Marion Centre Interchange, 4.5 km south-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 4.4 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
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
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 8.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 8.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 66.4%
Population by age in Glenelg East
| 0-4 | 164 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 403 |
| 15-19 | 168 |
| 20-24 | 232 |
| 25-34 | 470 |
| 35-44 | 540 |
| 45-54 | 505 |
| 55-64 | 575 |
| 65-74 | 500 |
| 75-84 | 214 |
| 85+ | 83 |
Dwelling types in Glenelg East
| House | 811 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 744 |
| Apartment | 144 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Glenelg East
| <$650 | 286 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 453 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 460 |
| $3,000+ | 423 |
Top ancestries in Glenelg East
| English | 1,674 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,285 |
| Scottish | 469 |
| Irish | 460 |
| Other | 348 |
| German | 296 |
Housing tenure in Glenelg East
| Owned | 583 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 528 |
| Rented | 545 |
| Other | 32 |
Cars per household in Glenelg East
| 0 | 139 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 718 |
| 2 | 609 |
| 3 | 148 |
| 4+ | 75 |
Commute to work in Glenelg East
| Car | 1,299 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 34 |
| Tram/ferry | 104 |
| Walked | 58 |
| Bicycle | 45 |
| Home | 270 |
Top countries of birth in Glenelg East
| England | 219 |
|---|---|
| India | 77 |
| South Africa | 36 |
| New Zealand | 34 |
| Brazil | 33 |
| Nepal | 33 |
Languages used at home in Glenelg East
| Greek | 37 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 33 |
| Mandarin | 29 |
| Portuguese | 28 |
| Hindi | 26 |
| Nepali | 26 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
34,367 bird observations recorded near Glenelg East — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,059)
- Magpie-lark (1,671)
- Australian Magpie (1,588)
- Noisy Miner (1,474)
- Crested Pigeon (1,458)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,425)
- Silver Gull (1,338)
- Common Starling (1,322)
- Grey Teal (1,306)
- Rock Dove (1,260)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,255)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,252)
- Eurasian Coot (1,126)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Glenelg East
- Little Raven (1,102)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,097)
- Australian White Ibis (1,094)
- Welcome Swallow (1,092)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,085)
- House Sparrow (1,025)
- Australasian Grebe (1,013)
- Red Wattlebird (1,000)
- New Holland Honeyeater (998)
- Willie Wagtail (889)
- White-faced Heron (861)
- Australian Wood Duck (830)
- Singing Honeyeater (827)
- Galah (810)
- Eurasian Blackbird (787)
- Little Black Cormorant (675)
- Southern Magpie-lark (648)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Glenelg East:
- Glengowrie (1.1 km)
- Glenelg (1.1 km)
- Glenelg South (1.3 km)
- Glenelg North (1.3 km)
- Somerton Park (1.7 km)
- Morphettville (1.8 km)
- Novar Gardens (1.8 km)
- Camden Park (2 km)
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Streets
- Albert Street (19)
- Allen Terrace (40)
- Anzac Highway (207)
- Augusta Street (300)
- Brighton Road (134)
- Buttrose Street (54)
- Cliff Street (145)
- Diagonal Road (61)
- Dunbar Terrace (189)
- Dyson Street (19)
- Farr Terrace (42)
- Fifth Avenue (49)
- First Avenue (73)
- Fortrose Street (31)
- Fourth Avenue (51)
- Gower Street (51)
- Grove Street (12)
- Harris Street (43)
- Hawkes Avenue (16)
- Healesville Avenue (1)
- Keen Avenue (51)
- Lapthorne Street (47)
- Malcolm Street (34)
- Maxwell Terrace (64)
- Melton Street (35)
- Merriton Street (15)
- Miller Street (49)
- Rugless Terrace (7)
- Second Avenue (76)
- Short Avenue (25)
- Sixth Avenue (77)
- St Peters Street (22)
- Tennant Street (35)
- Third Avenue (67)
- Wallace Street (60)
- Williams Avenue (46)
- Wilson Terrace (57)
- Wyatt Street (15)
- Young Street (25)