WA · Stirling Council
Glendalough, 6016
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Glendalough is a smaller suburban community in the Stirling area, home to around 2,628 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $700, 1 school and preschool site in the area, 8 public transport stops within the suburb, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,628
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,562
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 148 of 1,289
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 68.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 66 / 405 / 646
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $700
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 1,200
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,168
- Chrysalis Montessori SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
8 public transport stops in this suburb
- Harborne St After Powis St
- Harborne St Before Powis St
- Jon Sanders Dr After Herdsman Pde
- Parkland Rd After Harborne St
- Powis St Harborne St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
16 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bicycle Parking (3)
- Harborne St after Leeder StBus stop
- Harborne St After Powis StBus stop
- Harborne St before Leeder StBus stop
- Harborne St Before Parkland RdBus stop
- Harborne St before Powis StBus stop
- Jon Sanders Dr After Herdsman PdeBus stop
- Parkland Road after Harborne StreetBus stop
- Powis Street after Harborne StreetBus stop
- FoodaryConvenience store
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Glendalough Open SpacePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 37.6/100
- National rank
- 3709th in Australia
- State rank
- 349th in WA
- Peer rank
- #193 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #211 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 61%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Glendalough Open Spacegovernmentpark
- Harborne St After Powis Sttransport
- Harborne St Before Powis Sttransport
- Jon Sanders Dr After Herdsman Pdetransport
- Parkland Rd After Harborne Sttransport
- Powis St Harborne Sttransport
- Chrysalis Montessori SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Ampolamenitiesfuel
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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