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Suburb profile ·Berri Barmera LGA · SA ·5344

Glossop SA 5344

Glossop is in Berri Barmera LGA, SA, postcode 5344, with population 919.

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$285/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$420
$285
Mar 2025Mar 2026
What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$285/wk
Rent context available
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
919
919 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
266
14 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,083
Median rent · wk$205

Affordability

19%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,083/mo, while renters pay about $1,235/mo — renting runs $152/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$77K
Median rent · wk
$285
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,083

Household income

$77K household · yr+2.3% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$97K
Household
$77K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA926
Students182
Government1
Independent1
  • Glossop Community SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 845
  • Rivergum Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1006
Crime 2024-25
35
3,808 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,808
Total incidents35· 2024-25
  • Assault1464%
  • Break And Enter418%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud418%

Full data detail

Glossop SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Berri Barmera local government area, Glossop is a close-knit residential community (postcode 5344). With a population of 919, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $77K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The current median weekly rent is $285. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.

Glossop is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 926, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Berri Barmera LGA is below average at 3,808 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.1% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,083
Rent · wk(Census)$205
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$285
Population growth · Berri Barmera LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)10,758
5-year growth-0.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.1%
20012025
Development · Berri Barmera LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)18
Houses18
YoY change+0%
Employment · Berri Barmera LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.3%
YoY change+1.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5344ATO
Negatively geared20 (3.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,635/yr
Landlords (rental income)55
Reported capital gains44
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population919
Median age48
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,482
Personal income · wk$692
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Glossop for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Glossop FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Glossop in?

    Glossop is in the Berri Barmera Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5344. Council-level context for Berri Barmera LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Glossop?

    The median weekly rent in Glossop is $285/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Glossop?

    Rent context available: Glossop has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Glossop a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Glossop show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Glossop?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Glossop data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.