Location
Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of Adelaide located in the Holdfast Bay Council. It has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.
Demographics
Population; 3,373
Average age; 60+
| Owns outright | Purchaser | Renting | Other | Not stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32% | 18% | 45% | 2% | 3% |
| Childless Couples | Couples with Children | Single Parents | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61% | 23% | 13% | 4% |
Market Insights
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Schools
Local schools for Glenelg;
- St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School (R-7)
- St Mary's Memorial School (R-6)
History
Established in 1836, it is the oldest European settlement on mainland South Australia. It was named after Lord Glenelg, a member of British Cabinet and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.
Jetty
In August 1857, construction of Glenelg's first jetty commenced; it was opened on 25th of April 1859. The structure was 381 meters long and was not only used by fishermen but also to accept cargo from ships, including a mail service operated by P&O until Port Adelaide replaced it as Adelaide's main port. Passengers were also able to travel from the Glenelg jetty to Kangaroo Island by steamer.
A lighthouse was built in 1872 at the jetty's end but a year later it caught fire and was cast into the sea to save the rest of the structure. A replacement lighthouse was built in 1874, and was 12.1 metres tall. Other additions included public baths, an aquarium, a police shed and a three-story kiosk with tea rooms - the kiosk structure also housed a family.
The kiosk was wrecked in a storm in 1943, and the jetty was severely damaged by a freak cyclone in 1948. Most of the structure was washed away and the remaining structure was deemed unsafe. Just two weeks later, the local council began drafting plans for a new jetty and construction was completed in 1969 - the new structure was just 215m long, less than two-thirds of the length of the original jetty.
High-Rise Development
Atlantic Tower was built in the late 1970s and was Adelaide's tallest residential building at that time. The fourteen-storey tower features a revolving restaurant on its top floor. Many other high-rise buildings exist in Glenelg, including the fifteen-storey Stamford Grand Hotel on Moseley Square, built in 1990, and the twelve-storey Liberty Towers, built in 2004.
The Holdfast Shores development started in the late 1990s and included the construction of the Marina Pier apartment building with its own private Marina in Glenelg North and the Pier Hotel (founded in 2001).
The development was met with strong opposition, from both local residents and the City of Holdfast Bay, fearing overdevelopment would ruin the area. Parts of the plan were scaled back, with the Platinum Apartment building scaled down from fifteen stories to nine, and the cinema complex cancelled.
* Information is accurate as of September 2021 and provided by;
Australian Bureau of Statistics
RP Data CoreLogic
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Education
- Church of England Grammar School
- Glenelg Junior Primary School
- Glenelg Primary School
- St Leonards Infant School
- St Leonards Primary School
- St Leonard’s School
- St Peters Glenelg Anglican Grammar School
- St Peters Woodlands Grammer
- Woodlands Church of England Girls Grammar School
- Woodlands Church of England Girls School
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Recreation
- Colley Reserve
- Da Costa Park Reserve
- Glenelg Oval
- Parkinson Reserve
- Patawalonga Reserve
- Patawilya Reserve
- Sandison Reserve
- South Esplanade Foreshore Reserve
- Sutherland Park
- Wigley Reserve