Angle Park vs Ferryden Park
Ferryden Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Angle Park. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Angle Park, about half of households rent. In Ferryden Park, most households own their home. Ferryden Park is closer to the city centre: 9.8 km, against 12.2 km.
Ferryden Park scores notably higher on liveability (46 versus 29) and sits closer to the CBD at 9.8 km compared to Angle Park's 12.2 km. Crime risk is a more significant difference: Angle Park registers 90 while Ferryden Park is at 70. Both suburbs face no bushfire or flood risk. Ferryden Park appears better suited to buyers prioritising proximity to the city and a higher overall liveability profile, while Angle Park may appeal to those less concerned by these particular metrics.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Ferryden Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 92/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (70% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Angle Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper units ($425,000 vs $532,500)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Angle Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($199/wk vs $242/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ferryden Park
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (9.8 km vs 12.2 km)
- is more walkable (72/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Angle Park has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- Ferryden Park carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 92/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ferryden Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.2% vs -0.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Angle Park and Ferryden Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Ferryden Park has more residents (4,495 vs 1,555); Ferryden Park rents higher ($242/wk vs $199/wk).
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,555 | 4,495 +189% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.5% | +8.2% |
| Median age | 41 | 37 |
| Median household income | $60,476/yr | $65,156/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $199/wk | $242/wk +22% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $825,000 | $838,000 |
| Median unit price | $425,000 | $532,500 |
| Median land price | — | $815,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 55 days from 6 sales | 19 days from 23 sales |
Zoning mix
Angle Park has more industrially zoned land (43% vs 10%).
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 40% | 89% |
| Industrial | 43% | 10% |
| Parks and recreation | 9% | 0% |
| Commercial | 8% | 1% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,176 across Port Adelaide Enfield same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +23% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 43% of SA | Higher than 33% of SA |
| Income | Higher than 28% of SA | Higher than 33% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 85% of SA | Higher than 89% of SA |
| Affordability | Higher than 21% of SA | Higher than 43% of SA |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 90% of SA | Higher than 93% of SA |
Liveability
Ferryden Park scores higher overall (43 vs 26); Ferryden Park is more walkable (72 vs 63).
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | C |
| Score | 26/100 | 43/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Angle Park carries more crime risk (92 vs 69).
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 92/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Flood | High 72/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 39 within 5 km | 34 within 5 km |
Schools
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 3 Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 6.8 km | 3 Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 7.6 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.0% | 3.8% |
Schools in Angle Park
- Sports College South Australia - The Parks Campus Independent · Secondary
Schools in Ferryden Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Angle Park sits further from the CBD (12.2 km vs 9.8 km).
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 63/100 | 72/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 12.2 km +20% vs other | 9.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 18 min | 17 min |
| Public transport score | 61/100 Bus | 79/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 18.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 47.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 5010 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 5010 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).
Setting
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.4 km | 6.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 77/100 | 81/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 47% 898 premises | 48% 1,849 premises |
Climate
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 457 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.5°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | — same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.51 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,311/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Adelaide Enfield same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Adelaide same for both | |
| Member | Steve Georganas same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Angle Park | Ferryden Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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