Glen Osmond, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Glen Osmond is a leafy suburb in the foothills of Adelaide, in the City of Burnside, where the road from the Adelaide Hills descends into the city. Its place in South Australian history is an unusual one: in 1841 silver and lead were discovered here, and the Wheal Gawler and Wheal Watkins mines that followed were among the earliest metal mines worked anywhere in Australia. The mines were busy through the eighteen-forties and again in the eighteen-nineties. At the foot of the hills stood a famous old eucalypt known as the Big Tree, a landmark near which surveyors pegged out one of the district's original sections in 1837. Today Glen Osmond is a quiet residential suburb and a gateway between Adelaide and the hills beyond.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Glen Osmond is more socio-economically advantaged than about 97% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1124, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Glen Osmond at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,154
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $2,544
- SEIFA score
- 1124
- Coordinates
- -34.9603, 138.6494
Glen Osmond demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Glen Osmond using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 25%, 13% of homes are rented, and 36% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 421 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 295 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 427 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 542 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 480 | 22% |
Share of the 2,165 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 298 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 282 | 41% |
| Rented | 89 | 13% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 562 | 83% |
| Townhouses & semis | 102 | 15% |
| Flats & apartments | 7 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 676 occupied private dwellings in Glen Osmond.
- Median weekly rent
- $430
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,817
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,817
- Median weekly personal income
- $927
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 750 (36%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 625 (30%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 12 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,240 (77%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Employed full-time
- 553
- Employed part-time
- 396
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Glen Osmond
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Glen Osmond is January (average daytime high around 29.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 14.4°C). The area receives roughly 732 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7°C | 17°C | 34 mm |
| Feb | 28.2°C | 16.4°C | 32 mm |
| Mar | 26°C | 15.4°C | 23 mm |
| Apr | 22.1°C | 13.5°C | 54 mm |
| May | 17.7°C | 11.2°C | 83 mm |
| Jun | 15.1°C | 9.3°C | 91 mm |
| Jul | 14.4°C | 8.5°C | 102 mm |
| Aug | 15.3°C | 8.4°C | 91 mm |
| Sep | 18°C | 9.7°C | 69 mm |
| Oct | 21.9°C | 11.5°C | 59 mm |
| Nov | 24.1°C | 13°C | 57 mm |
| Dec | 27.3°C | 15°C | 37 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Glen Osmond
Where is Glen Osmond?
Glen Osmond is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Glen Osmond?
At the 2021 Census, Glen Osmond had a population of about 2,154.
Is Glen Osmond an advantaged area?
Glen Osmond has an ABS SEIFA score of 1124, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 97 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 97% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Glen Osmond?
Glen Osmond has average daytime highs of about 21.7°C and overnight lows of about 12.4°C, with roughly 732 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Glen Osmond have high household incomes?
Glen Osmond has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in South Australia — the 10th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,544 per week).
Where Glen Osmond ranks
Glen Osmond appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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