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Glenroy SA 5277

56 addresses · 19 streets

Barker Electorate › Wattle Range LGA › Glenroy · 324 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Glenroy is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 76 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week, with median rent near $80 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

76Population
40Median age
$1,875Median household income / wk
$80Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Naracoorte Airport, 27.9 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs8/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glenroy

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

Tree cover measures, Glenroy SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 78.1%

Population by age in Glenroy
Population by age, Glenroy SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1411
15-1911
20-244
25-344
35-446
45-5421
55-648
65-745
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Glenroy
Dwelling types, Glenroy SA (ABS Census 2021)
House33
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Glenroy
Households by weekly income, Glenroy SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,4998
$1,500-2,99914
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Glenroy
Top ancestries, Glenroy SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian41
English23
Scottish12
German7
Irish6
Italian5
Housing tenure in Glenroy
Housing tenure, Glenroy SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned8
Mortgage8
Rented11
Other3
Cars per household in Glenroy
Cars per household, Glenroy SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
17
213
36
4+6
Commute to work in Glenroy
Commute to work, Glenroy SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car28
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Glenroy
Top countries of birth, Glenroy SA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Glenroy
Languages used at home, Glenroy SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

604 bird observations recorded near Glenroy — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glenroy

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.