Glenelg East is a residential suburb 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-west of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia.

Notable parks within the suburb include Da Costa, Sandison, Margaret Messenger and Mel Baker Reserves.

The City of Holdfast Bay[4] Development Plan zones[5] Glenelg East primarily for single storey residences, a second story being allowed where compatible with existing buildings.

A feature of the development plan is also its focus on Heritage Conservation Zones, one of which is within the suburb surrounding Da Costa Park.

[5] The Heritage Conservation seeks to preserve certain styles of residential homes that are common in Glenelg East.

The Tudor Revival and Californian Bungalow styles that were built in the Inter War period are the most prevalent, while a few examples of Federation Homes can also be found.

The township of Grovene was originally part of the City of West Torrens, while Da Costa Park was taken over from the Marion District Council.

[13] On being released, land was in demand with reports of 85 blocks being sold in a morning for a total of £24,067, with properties fronting Brighton Road selling for double the price of other allotments.

As Mr McHenry had no descendants and the Sandison's family had been tenants on the property 87 years prior, the land was willed directly to the sisters.