Median price trend for houses
Based on 39 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,760,000
Up 18.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.29m
- 4 bed
- $1.76m
- 5+ bed
- $2.35m
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The quick read on
Glen Osmond
SA 5064 · Burnside
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,760,000
- Median unit
- $995,000
- Population
- 2,154
- Postcode
- 5064
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ABS 2021
Glen Osmond, South Australia
Property market insights for Glen Osmond
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Glen Osmond SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 12 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 6.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Glen Osmond, SA is currently $1,760,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Glen Osmond has a 12-month growth rate of 18.9% for houses and 9.9% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,290,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,760,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,350,000 in Glen Osmond.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Glen Osmond is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Glen Osmond is $995,000, which has increased 9.9% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $995,000 in Glen Osmond. The median rent for units and apartments in Glen Osmond is $650 per week and has increased 44.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Glen Osmond safe?
The overall rate for Glen Osmond is 2,320 offences per 100,000 residents — 38% below the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Glen Osmond.
Overall crime rate
2,320
offences per 100,000 residents
38% belowGreater Adelaide
Glen OsmondGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Glen Osmond?
Glen Osmond SA 5064 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
2,154 people call Glen Osmond home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,544 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,154
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,817 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $430 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.5%Above
15–3420.7%Below
35–5427.3%Above
55–7422.3%In line
75 and over10.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses82.3%Above
Townhouses14.9%Below
Apartments1.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.5%Above
Paying a mortgage42.2%Above
Renting13.3%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.7%Below
One car26.2%Below
Two cars46.2%Above
Three or more23.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home17.2%Above
Drove to work58.4%Below
Train, tram or bus4.0%Below
Walked or cycled3.5%Above
What stands out in Glen Osmond
17.2% of workers in Glen Osmond worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
6.2% of Glen Osmond residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
42.6% of people in Glen Osmond described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Glen Osmond
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Glen Osmond SA 5064.
Is Glen Osmond family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.5% of Glen Osmond's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
560 family households lived in Glen Osmond; 52.3% were couple families and 10.0% were one-parent families.
37.3% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Glen Osmond?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Glen Osmond had 2,154 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
33.1% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Glen Osmond?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 82.3% of occupied private dwellings in Glen Osmond.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 14.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Glen Osmond?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
42.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
13.3% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Glen Osmond?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Glen Osmond had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 16.6% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 34.1%, while 36.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Glen Osmond?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
17.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
58.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
4.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Glen Osmond?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 26.2% of the total.
70.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Glen Osmond, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
56.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.3% reported a different address.
34.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Glen Osmond?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
68.2% of residents used only English at home.
29.0% used a language other than English at home.
8.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.6% spoke Cantonese and 1.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Glen Osmond residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
34.8% of Glen Osmond's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 65.2% was born in Australia.
6.2% of residents were born in China.
4.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Glen Osmond?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 33.3% of ancestry responses in Glen Osmond.
Australian ancestry made up 22.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 13.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Glen Osmond?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
43.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
Managers accounted for 16.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.7% of workers, and education and training employed 11.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Glen Osmond?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.4%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
31.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Glen Osmond show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.7% reported asthma, 8.5% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Glen Osmond?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
39.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 23.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 12.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Glen Osmond?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,544 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,817.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $430 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Glen Osmond compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 17.2% in Glen Osmond, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 44.5% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 13.3% in Glen Osmond, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Glen Osmond
Is Glen Osmond expensive?
The median house price is $1,760,000, while units and apartments sit at $995,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Glen Osmond good for families?
The Census counted 560 local families, and 19.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Glen Osmond?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,290,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Glen Osmond
48 streets in Glen Osmond
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allandale Ave
- Allawah Ave
- Ashley Ave
- Bagot St
- Benacre Cl
- Blyth St
- Boucaut St
- Brook Ave
- Chapel St
- Chapman Cr
- Day Rd
- Derrington St
- Dutton St
- Elinor Tce
- Everard St
- Fowlers Rd
- Fulton Cr
- Gilles Rd
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- Gill Tce
- Glebe Rd
- Glen Osmond Road
- Glyde St
- Goldsack St
- Hillside Ave
- Howard Ct
- Jikara Dr
- Leslie St
- Lewis Ave
- Milne St
- Morton Ct
- Mount Barker Rd
- Myrona Ave
- Olde Coach Ln
- Paynter St
- Playford St
- Portrush Rd
- Pridmore Rd
- Queens Ln
- Seaview Road
- Sherwood Tce
- Snow St
- Sunnyside Rd
- View St
- Vine Ln
- Wheal Gawler St
- Wheal Watkins St
- Whitington Ave
- Woodley Rd
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