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Glenside vs Glenunga
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.0 km apart · Glenside profile · Glenunga profile
Glenside Glenunga
Glenside and Glenunga are neighbouring areas in South Australia with very different housing and wealth profiles. Glenunga is much more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $1,918 compared to $1,363 in Glenside. This gap is seen in the homes; 67.5% of Glenunga's dwellings are separate houses, and 74.1% of homes have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Glenside has far more small homes and apartments, with 43.2% of people living alone. Glenside also sees much higher rates of assault and burglary than Glenunga.
Both areas sit near the national figure for people who speak little or no English at 4.2%. They are also very similar in their diversity, with about 40% of residents born overseas and roughly 37% using a language other than English at home. While Glenside has more renters and older residents, Glenunga has a higher share of children under 15. Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, though the crime rate in Glenunga has risen far more quickly.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,236
- First area, 2016: 2,422
- First area, 2021: 2,852
- Second area, 2011: 1,867
- Second area, 2016: 2,004
- Second area, 2021: 2,184
- First area, 2011: 47 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Glenside: 2.4% males, 5.0% females; 85+ in Glenunga: 1.1% males, 1.8% females
- 80–84 in Glenside: 1.7% males, 2.9% females; 80–84 in Glenunga: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Glenside: 2.2% males, 3.4% females; 75–79 in Glenunga: 2.1% males, 2.9% females
- 70–74 in Glenside: 2.1% males, 4.0% females; 70–74 in Glenunga: 3.1% males, 3.6% females
- 65–69 in Glenside: 1.5% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Glenunga: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Glenside: 1.9% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Glenunga: 2.4% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Glenside: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 55–59 in Glenunga: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Glenside: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in Glenunga: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 45–49 in Glenside: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Glenunga: 4.6% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Glenside: 3.6% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Glenunga: 3.3% males, 4.4% females
- 35–39 in Glenside: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Glenunga: 2.4% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Glenside: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 30–34 in Glenunga: 1.6% males, 2.1% females
- 25–29 in Glenside: 3.5% males, 2.4% females; 25–29 in Glenunga: 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 20–24 in Glenside: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Glenunga: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Glenside: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Glenunga: 3.5% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Glenside: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Glenunga: 4.6% males, 4.1% females
- 5–9 in Glenside: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Glenunga: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Glenside: 2.5% males, 1.3% females; 0–4 in Glenunga: 1.9% males, 1.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $528
- First area, 2016: $609
- First area, 2021: $761
- Second area, 2011: $694
- Second area, 2016: $789
- Second area, 2021: $902
- First area, 2011: $854
- First area, 2016: $1,027
- First area, 2021: $1,363
- Second area, 2011: $1,451
- Second area, 2016: $1,725
- Second area, 2021: $1,918
- First area, 2011: $1,357
- First area, 2016: $1,496
- First area, 2021: $1,989
- Second area, 2011: $2,141
- Second area, 2016: $2,230
- Second area, 2021: $2,475
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 1.8
- First area, 2016: 2.0
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $253
- First area, 2016: $295
- First area, 2021: $326
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $380
- First area, 2011: $1,647
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,842
- Second area, 2011: $1,993
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,400
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glenside vs Glenunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40511/glenside/vs/SAL40512/glenunga