Median price trend for houses
Based on 9 sales in the preceding 12 months
$587,000
Down 40.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $480k
- 3 bed
- $610k
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The quick read on
Glenburnie
SA 5291 · Grant
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $587,000
- Population
- 396
- Postcode
- 5291
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Glenburnie, South Australia
Property market insights for Glenburnie
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Glenburnie SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$475 per week
Up 46.2% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Glenburnie, SA is currently $587,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Glenburnie has a 12-month growth rate of -40.6% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $480,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $610,000 in Glenburnie.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Glenburnie is $475 per week. The median house rent has increased 46.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Glenburnie safe?
The overall rate for Glenburnie is 2,352 offences per 100,000 residents — 23% below the Rest of SA 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 Glenburnie.
Overall crime rate
2,352
offences per 100,000 residents
23% belowRest of SA
GlenburnieRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Glenburnie?
Glenburnie SA 5291 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
396 people call Glenburnie home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,910 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 396
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,393 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $180 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.7%Above
15–3418.4%Below
35–5426.0%Above
55–7427.5%Below
75 and over6.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.1%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright35.1%Below
Paying a mortgage51.5%Above
Renting13.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car14.0%Below
Two cars43.4%Above
Three or more43.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home4.4%Below
Drove to work75.6%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled3.4%Below
What stands out in Glenburnie
4.4% of workers in Glenburnie worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of SA.
3.0% of Glenburnie residents were born in England.
54.5% of people in Glenburnie described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Glenburnie
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Glenburnie SA 5291.
Is Glenburnie family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.7% of Glenburnie's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
108 family households lived in Glenburnie; 48.1% were couple families and 7.4% were one-parent families.
33.3% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Glenburnie?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Glenburnie had 396 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
33.8% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Glenburnie?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.1% of occupied private dwellings in Glenburnie.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Glenburnie?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
35.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
51.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
13.4% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Glenburnie?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Glenburnie had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 15.9% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Two-person households represented 42.8%, while 27.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Glenburnie?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
4.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
75.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Glenburnie?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 14.0% of the total.
86.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Glenburnie, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
74.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.6% reported a different address.
8.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Glenburnie?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.7% of residents used only English at home.
2.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Glenburnie residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.6% of Glenburnie's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.4% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Glenburnie?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 33.8% of ancestry responses in Glenburnie.
Australian ancestry made up 50.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Glenburnie?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 8.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.2% of workers, and education and training employed 10.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Glenburnie?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.1%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
37.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.0%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Glenburnie show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.1% reported asthma, 11.4% arthritis and 7.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Glenburnie?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
10.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 56.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Glenburnie?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,910 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,393.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $180 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Glenburnie compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 4.4% in Glenburnie, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 35.1% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 13.4% in Glenburnie, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Glenburnie
Is Glenburnie expensive?
The median house price is $587,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Glenburnie good for families?
The Census counted 108 local families, and 19.7% 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 Glenburnie?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $610,000, 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 Glenburnie
28 streets in Glenburnie
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Attamurra Rd
- Attiwill Rd
- Bentley Rd
- Bishop Rd
- Brown Rd
- Caroline Rd
- Chambers Rd
- Dunning Ct
- Evans Rd
- Fairbanks Rd
- Glenelg Hwy
- Harmac Rd
- Hawkins Rd
- Hillcrest Rd
- Jubilee Hwy East
- Koenig Ct
- Kromelite Rd
- Mulcahy Ct
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- Myora Rd
- Old Gold Rd
- Princes Hwy
- Racecourse Cr
- Sycamore Rd
- Terrell Rd
- Vorwerk Rd
- Wireless Rd East
- Yahl Rd
- Yahl Road
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