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The quick read on

Glossop

SA 5344 · Berri Barmera

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$450,000

latest suburb median

Population
919

ABS 2021

Postcode
5344

Glossop, South Australia

Property market insights for Glossop

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Glossop SA

Median price trend for houses

Based on 15 sales in the preceding 12 months

$450,000

Up 2.3% over 12 months

$600k$400k$200k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$455k
4 bed
$765k

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$475 per week

Down 9.5% over 12 months

$600$500$400$30020242024202520262026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Glossop, SA is currently $450,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Glossop has a 12-month growth rate of 2.3% for houses.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $455,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $765,000 in Glossop.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Glossop is $475 per week. The median house rent has decreased 9.5% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Glossop safe?

The overall rate for Glossop is 3,214 offences per 100,000 residents — 5% above 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 Glossop.

Overall crime rate

3,214

offences per 100,000 residents

5% aboveRest of SA

GlossopRest 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 Glossop?

Glossop SA 5344 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.

919 people call Glossop home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,482 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
919
Median age
48 years
Median mortgage
$1,083 / month
2021 household rent
$205 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1513.6%Below
15–3421.3%Above
35–5423.9%Above
55–7431.6%Above
75 and over9.7%Below

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses100.0%Above
Townhouses1.2%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright42.1%In line
Paying a mortgage43.7%Above
Renting14.1%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car1.6%Below
One car20.2%Below
Two cars38.2%Above
Three or more41.6%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home9.0%In line
Drove to work69.2%Above
Train, tram or bus3.6%Above
Walked or cycled3.9%Below

What stands out in Glossop

9.0% of workers in Glossop worked from home on Census day.

2.5% of Glossop residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Rest of SA.

43.3% of people in Glossop described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Glossop

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Glossop SA 5344.

Is Glossop family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

13.6% of Glossop's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.

248 family households lived in Glossop; 36.7% were couple families and 12.9% were one-parent families.

26.2% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Glossop?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Glossop had 919 residents at the 2021 Census.

18.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

41.2% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Glossop?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in Glossop.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.2% 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 Glossop?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

42.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.

43.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.

14.1% 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 Glossop?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Glossop had 2.5 people.

One-person households made up 24.7% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of SA average.

Two-person households represented 40.9%, while 25.0% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Glossop?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

9.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.

69.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.

3.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.9% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Glossop?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

1.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.

One-car households formed 20.2% of the total.

79.8% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Glossop, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

80.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 19.4% reported a different address.

13.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Glossop?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

79.1% of residents used only English at home.

15.1% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Glossop residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

13.2% of Glossop's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.8% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

2.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.3%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Glossop?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 37.3% of ancestry responses in Glossop.

Australian ancestry made up 37.3% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Glossop?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

10.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

Managers accounted for 15.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 9.9% of workers, and education and training employed 6.6%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Glossop?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 61.7%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.

35.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.3% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.5%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Glossop show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

58.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

7.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.8% reported asthma, 10.0% arthritis and 7.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Glossop?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

14.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.6% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.7%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Glossop?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,482 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $205 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Glossop compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 9.0% in Glossop, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.

Outright ownership was 42.1% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.

Renting accounted for 14.1% in Glossop, 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 Glossop

Is Glossop expensive?

The median house price is $450,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Glossop good for families?

The Census counted 248 local families, and 13.6% 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 Glossop?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $765,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Glossop

62 streets in Glossop

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Anderson Tce
  • Baskett Rd
  • Bassham Rd
  • Battams Rd
  • Bishops Ln
  • Bottom Rd
  • Bray Rd
  • Campbell St
  • Chabrel Rd
  • Chapple Rd
  • Cornish Rd
  • Dalziel Rd
  • Denby St
  • Distillery Rd
  • Draper Rd
  • Dunstone Rd
  • Eckerts Rd
  • Fuller Rd
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  • Garrett Rd
  • Giles St
  • Grosse Rd
  • Grosser Rd
  • Hamlyn St
  • Hardwick Rd
  • Harris Rd
  • Hatch St
  • Hodges Rd
  • Hodson Rd
  • Ingerson Rd
  • Jury Rd
  • Kollias Ln
  • Lower Winkie Rd
  • Macgillivray Rd
  • Mander Rd
  • Mcintosh Ave
  • Mckay Rd
  • Mitchell Tce
  • Morey Rd
  • Oates Ln
  • Old Sturt Hwy
  • Pennyfield Rd
  • Penway Rd
  • Puddletown Rd
  • Raybould Rd
  • Richter Rd
  • Rodeo Dr
  • Schmidt Ln
  • Shortt Rd
  • Slaven Rd
  • Smith Rd
  • Spendiff Road
  • Stacey Rd
  • Streeter Ave
  • The Causeway
  • Trenaman Rd
  • Turnbull Tce
  • Viney Rd
  • West Rd
  • Wilksch Rd
  • Winkie Rd
  • Woodhouse Cr
  • Woolmer Rd

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.