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Glenelg North SA 5045

4,565 addresses · 108 streets

Boothby Electorate › Holdfast Bay LGA › Glenelg North · 9 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Glenelg North is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 6,594 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,682 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,400,000.

6,594Population
43Median age
$1,682Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

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 North itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Marion, 4.4 km south-east · Tram stop: Brighton Road (Stop 15), 1 km south · Bus interchange: Marion Centre Interchange, 5.7 km south-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 3.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs9/10

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

$1,400,000House · 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: 7.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glenelg North

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

Tree cover measures, Glenelg North SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 65.5%

Population by age in Glenelg North
Population by age, Glenelg North SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4327
5-14594
15-19313
20-24365
25-34933
35-44904
45-54807
55-64924
65-74837
75-84428
85+154
Dwelling types in Glenelg North
Dwelling types, Glenelg North SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,468
Townhouse854
Apartment585
Other0
Households by weekly income in Glenelg North
Households by weekly income, Glenelg North SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650460
$650-1,499787
$1,500-2,999796
$3,000+687
Top ancestries in Glenelg North
Top ancestries, Glenelg North SA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,744
Australian2,005
Irish732
Other707
Scottish669
German520
Housing tenure in Glenelg North
Housing tenure, Glenelg North SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned953
Mortgage890
Rented985
Other57
Cars per household in Glenelg North
Cars per household, Glenelg North SA (ABS Census 2021)
0192
11,200
21,049
3315
4+122
Commute to work in Glenelg North
Commute to work, Glenelg North SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,334
Train4
Bus110
Tram/ferry61
Walked55
Bicycle40
Home439
Top countries of birth in Glenelg North
Top countries of birth, Glenelg North SA (ABS Census 2021)
England475
India121
New Zealand64
Scotland63
Brazil60
China48
Languages used at home in Glenelg North
Languages used at home, Glenelg North SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek83
Portuguese74
Punjabi64
Italian60
Nepali54
Mandarin52

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

53,429 bird observations recorded near Glenelg North — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glenelg North

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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