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Glenalta

Ranked #4 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for safety. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
24
#236 of 299
Safety
99
#4 of 299
Wealth
79
#63 of 299
Value
64
#105 of 299
Parks
80
#50 of 299
Cafés
29
#174 of 299
Transit
41
#117 of 299
Green space
80
#43 of 299
Active & healthy
39
#231 of 299

The numbers

Population2,039
Area1.17 km²
Median household income$1,968/wk
Median rent$380/wk
Crime rate4.4 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks5 (2.06 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park100.0% of the suburb
Cafés0

Who lives in Glenalta

Population
2,039
Median age
42 years
Median household income
$1,968/wk
Median rent
$380/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Glenalta — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Glenalta

Is Glenalta safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 99/100 for safety and ranking #4 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 4 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Glenalta good for families?

It rates well on the family measures we can compute — safety 99/100, parks 80/100 and green space 80/100, with a median age of 42. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Glenalta expensive to live in?

Median rent is $380 a week, and household income ranks #63 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 64/100 for value.

Does Glenalta have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #117 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Glenalta?

100% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 2.1 hectares per 1,000 residents — 80/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

BelairHawthorndeneBlackwoodPanoramaClaphamTorrens Park

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated September 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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