[2] The western tip of Glengowrie is approximately 2 kilometres from the beaches of Glenelg, one of Adelaide's best known beachside precincts.

[citation needed] The suburb's population at the 2021 census was approximately 5,767, of which slightly more than half (53.3%) were female.

Around 20.0% of the suburb's residents were born overseas, with the five largest groups originating from England (6.2%), South Africa (1.0%), Scotland (1.0%), India (0.8%), and the New Zealand (0.7%).

The most common languages other than English spoken at home were Greek (0.9%), Mandarin (0.7%), Spanish (0.6%), Italian (0.6%) and Hindi (0.5%).

[7] There were 2,348 occupied private dwellings in the suburb, including: 1,370 separate houses, 893 semi-detached, 71 flats or apartments, and 3 'other'.