Croydon Park vs Regency Park

Croydon Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 81 in Regency Park. In Croydon Park, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Croydon Park: a median of $1.02 million, against $833,000 in Regency Park, though rent is higher in Regency Park. Croydon Park is closer to the city centre: 7.2 km, against 9.7 km. On these figures, Regency Park tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 100/100)

Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Regency Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($833,000 vs $1,020,000)

Weighs house prices.

Renters

Croydon Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 62%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Croydon Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 58/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (7.2 km vs 9.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Croydon Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 58/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 100/100)
  • But Regency Park has more residents already 65 and over (77% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Croydon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.5% vs -55.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Croydon Park and Regency 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 Regency 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 Regency Park
Walkability 82 / 58
Croydon Park — Walkability: 82/100 Regency Park — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 19 / 0
Croydon Park — Safety: 19/100 Regency Park — Safety: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Croydon Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Regency Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 32 / 30
Croydon Park — Low flood risk: 32/100 Regency Park — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

Croydon Park has more residents (4,230 vs 60); Regency Park skews older (81 vs 35).

Croydon Park Regency Park
Population 4,230
+99% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% -55.2%
Median age 35 81
Median household income $73,892/yr
+49% vs other
 $37,700/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk $450/wk
+41% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Croydon Park Regency Park
0-4 6.4% / —
Croydon Park — 0-4: 6.4% Regency Park — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.6% / —
Croydon Park — 5-14: 9.6% Regency Park — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 4.6% / —
Croydon Park — 15-19: 4.6% Regency Park — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 7.8% / —
Croydon Park — 20-24: 7.8% Regency Park — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 20.5% / —
Croydon Park — 25-34: 20.5% Regency Park — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 14.1% / —
Croydon Park — 35-44: 14.1% Regency Park — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 10.9% / —
Croydon Park — 45-54: 10.9% Regency Park — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 9.9% / 6.7%
Croydon Park — 55-64: 9.9% Regency Park — 55-64: 6.7%
65-74 8.7% / 15.0%
Croydon Park — 65-74: 8.7% Regency Park — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 3.9% / 21.7%
Croydon Park — 75-84: 3.9% Regency Park — 75-84: 21.7%
85+ 3.3% / 40.0%
Croydon Park — 85+: 3.3% Regency Park — 85+: 40.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.0%).

Qualifications

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

Croydon Park Regency Park
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 13.3%
Croydon Park — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Regency Park — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 8.3%
Croydon Park — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Regency Park — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / —
Croydon Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Regency Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / —
Croydon Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Regency Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Croydon Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Regency Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

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 Regency Park
China 1.2% / 20.0%
Croydon Park — China: 1.2% Regency Park — China: 20.0%
Vietnam 11.1% / 10.0%
Croydon Park — Vietnam: 11.1% Regency Park — Vietnam: 10.0%
India 7.5% / —
Croydon Park — India: 7.5% Regency Park — India: not among its largest
Greece 3.4% / —
Croydon Park — Greece: 3.4% Regency Park — Greece: not among its largest
Philippines 2.1% / —
Croydon Park — Philippines: 2.1% Regency Park — Philippines: not among its largest
England 1.6% / —
Croydon Park — England: 1.6% Regency Park — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Property market

Croydon Park Regency Park
Median house price $1,020,000 $833,000
Median unit price $578,500 —
Median land price $1,005,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 30 sales
 24 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Regency Park has more industrially zoned land (80% vs 7%).

Croydon Park Regency Park
Residential 91% 9%
Industrial 7% 80%
Parks and recreation 0% 11%
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 Regency 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 Regency Park
Houses 4.2%
$650/wk on $800K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Croydon Park Regency Park
House price Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 15% of SA
Income Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 5% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Affordability Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 55% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of SA —

Liveability

Croydon Park is more walkable (82 vs 58).

Croydon Park Regency Park
Grade C —
Score 47/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 —

Risk profile

Regency Park carries more crime risk (100 vs 81).

Croydon Park Regency Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 High
100/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 29
within 5 km
 35
within 5 km

Schools

Croydon Park Regency 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, Mawson Lakes Campus, 6.8 km

Schools in Croydon Park

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

Schools in Regency Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Regency Park sits further from the CBD (9.7 km vs 7.2 km).

Croydon Park Regency Park
Walkability score 82/100 58/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.2 km 9.7 km
+35% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 16 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 74.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 40.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5008
 0.5%
postcode 5010
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 5008
 65
postcode 5010

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 Regency Park
Car (driver) 75.6% / 100.0%
Croydon Park — Car (driver): 75.6% Regency Park — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 8.3% / —
Croydon Park — Worked from Home: 8.3% Regency Park — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Bus 6.7% / —
Croydon Park — Bus: 6.7% Regency Park — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Croydon Park — Car (passenger): 6.0% Regency Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Croydon Park — Bicycle: 1.2% Regency Park — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Croydon Park Regency Park
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 6.4 km

NBN connectivity

Croydon Park Regency Park
Connectivity score 90/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
1,908 premises
 52%
473 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Croydon Park Regency 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 Regency 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

Regency Park

Inner Multicultural Retirees

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