Croydon Park vs Devon Park

In Croydon Park, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Devon Park, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Devon Park is closer to the city centre: 6 km, against 7.2 km. On these figures, Devon Park tends to suit people living alone.

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

Croydon Park

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 51%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Croydon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($578,500 vs $747,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Devon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $320/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Croydon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 72/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Croydon Park is more walkable (82/100 vs 72/100)
  • Devon Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 20%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Devon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.4% vs 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Croydon Park and Devon 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.

Croydon Park Devon Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Croydon Park Devon Park
Walkability 82 / 72
Croydon Park — Walkability: 82/100 Devon Park — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 19 / 11
Croydon Park — Safety: 19/100 Devon Park — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Croydon Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Devon Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 32 / 11
Croydon Park — Low flood risk: 32/100 Devon Park — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Croydon Park has more residents (4,230 vs 1,185); Croydon Park rents higher ($320/wk vs $285/wk).

Croydon Park Devon Park
Population 4,230
+72% vs other
 1,185
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +33.4%
Median age 35 34
Median household income $73,892/yr $77,636/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+11% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Croydon Park Devon Park
0-4 6.4% / 6.2%
Croydon Park — 0-4: 6.4% Devon Park — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 9.6% / 7.8%
Croydon Park — 5-14: 9.6% Devon Park — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 4.6% / 5.2%
Croydon Park — 15-19: 4.6% Devon Park — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 7.8% / 8.6%
Croydon Park — 20-24: 7.8% Devon Park — 20-24: 8.6%
25-34 20.5% / 24.0%
Croydon Park — 25-34: 20.5% Devon Park — 25-34: 24.0%
35-44 14.1% / 16.0%
Croydon Park — 35-44: 14.1% Devon Park — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 10.9% / 10.2%
Croydon Park — 45-54: 10.9% Devon Park — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 9.9% / 11.1%
Croydon Park — 55-64: 9.9% Devon Park — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 8.7% / 7.8%
Croydon Park — 65-74: 8.7% Devon Park — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 3.9% / 3.2%
Croydon Park — 75-84: 3.9% Devon Park — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 3.3% / 0.9%
Croydon Park — 85+: 3.3% Devon Park — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Croydon Park 35.0% lone person
Croydon Park — Lone Person: 35.0% Croydon Park — Couple Families: 38.0% Croydon Park — One Parent Families: 16.7% Croydon Park — Group Household: 7.4% Croydon Park — Other Families: 2.9%
Devon Park 48.7% lone person
Devon Park — Lone Person: 48.7% Devon Park — Couple Families: 24.0% Devon Park — One Parent Families: 13.0% Devon Park — Group Household: 9.3% Devon Park — Other Families: 5.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Croydon Park 39.2% renting
Croydon Park — Owned Outright: 30.0% Croydon Park — Mortgage: 30.8% Croydon Park — Renting: 39.2%
Devon Park 48.8% renting
Devon Park — Owned Outright: 14.6% Devon Park — Mortgage: 36.6% Devon Park — Renting: 48.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Croydon Park Devon Park
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 20.7%
Croydon Park — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Devon Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.7%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 10.7%
Croydon Park — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Devon Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 8.0%
Croydon Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Devon Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 7.1%
Croydon Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Devon Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.4%
Croydon Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Devon Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Croydon Park Devon Park
Vietnam 11.1% / 2.1%
Croydon Park — Vietnam: 11.1% Devon Park — Vietnam: 2.1%
India 7.5% / 2.6%
Croydon Park — India: 7.5% Devon Park — India: 2.6%
England 1.6% / 4.1%
Croydon Park — England: 1.6% Devon Park — England: 4.1%
Pakistan 1.6% / 1.9%
Croydon Park — Pakistan: 1.6% Devon Park — Pakistan: 1.9%
Greece 3.4% / —
Croydon Park — Greece: 3.4% Devon Park — Greece: not among its largest
Philippines 2.1% / —
Croydon Park — Philippines: 2.1% Devon Park — Philippines: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 1.8%
Croydon Park — Malaysia: not among its largest Devon Park — Malaysia: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Croydon Park 79.8% houses
Croydon Park — Houses: 79.8% Croydon Park — Townhouses: 13.8% Croydon Park — Flats / Apartments: 6.3%
Devon Park 51.0% houses
Devon Park — Houses: 51.0% Devon Park — Townhouses: 37.8% Devon Park — Flats / Apartments: 11.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Croydon Park Devon Park
Median house price $1,020,000 $976,500
Median unit price $578,500 $747,000
Median land price $1,005,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 30 sales
 22 days
from 13 sales

Zoning mix

Croydon Park Devon Park
Residential 91% 100%
Industrial 7% 0%
Commercial 2% 0%
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

Croydon Park Devon Park
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Croydon Park Devon Park
Houses 4.2%
$650/wk on $800K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Croydon Park Devon Park
House price Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Income Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Affordability Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 44% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 76% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of SA —

Liveability

Croydon Park is more walkable (82 vs 72).

Croydon Park Devon Park
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100 45/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Devon Park carries more flood risk (89 vs 68).

Croydon Park Devon Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 High
89/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 High
89/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 29
within 5 km
 25
within 5 km

Schools

Croydon Park Devon Park
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 6.2 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 2.8%

Schools in Croydon Park

  • St Margaret Mary's School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Devon Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Croydon Park Devon Park
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Croydon Park Devon Park
Walkability score 82/100 72/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.2 km
+17% vs other
 6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 13 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 37/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 74.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 10 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5008
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 5008
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.

Croydon Park Devon Park
Car (driver) 75.6% / 72.1%
Croydon Park — Car (driver): 75.6% Devon Park — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 11.3%
Croydon Park — Worked from Home: 8.3% Devon Park — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Bus 6.7% / 10.7%
Croydon Park — Bus: 6.7% Devon Park — Bus: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 2.7%
Croydon Park — Car (passenger): 6.0% Devon Park — Car (passenger): 2.7%
Bicycle 1.2% / 1.8%
Croydon Park — Bicycle: 1.2% Devon Park — Bicycle: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).

Setting

Croydon Park Devon Park
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 8.5 km

NBN connectivity

Croydon Park Devon Park
Connectivity score 90/100 92/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
1,908 premises
 60%
641 premises

Climate

Croydon Park Devon 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)

Croydon Park Devon Park
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Croydon Park Devon Park
Average residential rate $1,311/yr
same for both
Council Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Croydon Park Devon Park
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Croydon Park Devon Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Croydon Park

Gentrifying Inner Multicultural Parks

Devon Park

Gentrifying Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses Trains Urban

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