Croydon Park vs Renown Park

In Croydon Park, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Renown Park, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Croydon Park: a median of $1.02 million, against $932,000 in Renown Park, and rent is higher there too. Renown Park is closer to the city centre: 5.6 km, against 7.2 km. On these figures, Renown Park tends to suit renters and 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 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Renown Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 39%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Renown Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 20%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Croydon Park and Renown 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 Renown 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 Renown Park
Walkability 82 / 80
Croydon Park — Walkability: 82/100 Renown Park — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 19 / 13
Croydon Park — Safety: 19/100 Renown Park — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Croydon Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Renown Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 32 / 22
Croydon Park — Low flood risk: 32/100 Renown Park — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Croydon Park has more residents (4,230 vs 1,663); Croydon Park rents higher ($320/wk vs $250/wk).

Croydon Park Renown Park
Population 4,230
+61% vs other
 1,663
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% -2.0%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $73,892/yr
+18% vs other
 $60,528/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+22% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Croydon Park Renown Park
0-4 6.4% / 5.8%
Croydon Park — 0-4: 6.4% Renown Park — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 9.6% / 9.0%
Croydon Park — 5-14: 9.6% Renown Park — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 4.6% / 3.2%
Croydon Park — 15-19: 4.6% Renown Park — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 7.8% / 7.2%
Croydon Park — 20-24: 7.8% Renown Park — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 20.5% / 21.7%
Croydon Park — 25-34: 20.5% Renown Park — 25-34: 21.7%
35-44 14.1% / 14.3%
Croydon Park — 35-44: 14.1% Renown Park — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 10.9% / 9.6%
Croydon Park — 45-54: 10.9% Renown Park — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 9.9% / 12.7%
Croydon Park — 55-64: 9.9% Renown Park — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 8.7% / 9.3%
Croydon Park — 65-74: 8.7% Renown Park — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 3.9% / 5.4%
Croydon Park — 75-84: 3.9% Renown Park — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 3.3% / 2.2%
Croydon Park — 85+: 3.3% Renown Park — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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%
Renown Park 46.4% lone person
Renown Park — Lone Person: 46.4% Renown Park — Couple Families: 24.3% Renown Park — One Parent Families: 19.0% Renown Park — Group Household: 7.9% Renown Park — Other Families: 2.4%
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%
Renown Park 52.6% renting
Renown Park — Owned Outright: 23.3% Renown Park — Mortgage: 24.1% Renown Park — Renting: 52.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Croydon Park Renown Park
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 17.1%
Croydon Park — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Renown Park — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 10.3%
Croydon Park — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Renown Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 7.0%
Croydon Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Renown Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.6%
Croydon Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Renown Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.1%
Croydon Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Renown Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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 Renown Park
Vietnam 11.1% / 8.4%
Croydon Park — Vietnam: 11.1% Renown Park — Vietnam: 8.4%
India 7.5% / 5.8%
Croydon Park — India: 7.5% Renown Park — India: 5.8%
Greece 3.4% / 1.9%
Croydon Park — Greece: 3.4% Renown Park — Greece: 1.9%
China 1.2% / 3.2%
Croydon Park — China: 1.2% Renown Park — China: 3.2%
England 1.6% / 1.4%
Croydon Park — England: 1.6% Renown Park — England: 1.4%
Philippines 2.1% / 0.8%
Croydon Park — Philippines: 2.1% Renown Park — Philippines: 0.8%

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%
Renown Park 53.3% houses
Renown Park — Houses: 53.3% Renown Park — Townhouses: 40.9% Renown Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Croydon Park Renown Park
Median house price $1,020,000 $932,500
Median unit price $578,500 $619,000
Median land price $1,005,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 30 sales
 46 days
from 10 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Croydon Park Renown Park
3 bed $960K / $930K
Croydon Park — 3 bed: $960K (46 sales) Renown Park — 3 bed: $930K (17 sales)

46 vs 17 sales

4 bed $1.31M / $1.15M
Croydon Park — 4 bed: $1.31M (8 sales) Renown Park — 4 bed: $1.15M (5 sales)

8 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Croydon Park Renown Park
Residential 91% 98%
Industrial 7% 0%
Commercial 2%
same for both
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 Renown Park
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
 1,636
across Charles Sturt
Approvals change year on year +23% +109%

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

Ranking within SA

Croydon Park Renown Park
House price Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
Income Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Affordability Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 13% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 76% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of SA —

Liveability

Croydon Park scores higher overall (47 vs 42).

Croydon Park Renown Park
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100 42/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Renown Park carries more flood risk (78 vs 68).

Croydon Park Renown Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 High
87/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 High
78/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 29
within 5 km
 22
within 5 km

Schools

Croydon Park Renown Park
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 6.2 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 3.0%

Schools in Croydon Park

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

Schools in Renown Park

  • Brompton Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Croydon Park Renown Park
Walkability score 82/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.2 km
+22% vs other
 5.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 11 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 74.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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 Renown Park
Car (driver) 75.6% / 68.9%
Croydon Park — Car (driver): 75.6% Renown Park — Car (driver): 68.9%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 11.0%
Croydon Park — Worked from Home: 8.3% Renown Park — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Bus 6.7% / 9.2%
Croydon Park — Bus: 6.7% Renown Park — Bus: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 7.6%
Croydon Park — Car (passenger): 6.0% Renown Park — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Bicycle 1.2% / 2.0%
Croydon Park — Bicycle: 1.2% Renown Park — Bicycle: 2.0%

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

Setting

Croydon Park Renown 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 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Croydon Park Renown Park
Connectivity score 90/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
1,908 premises
 51%
879 premises

Climate

Croydon Park Renown 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 Renown Park
PM2.5 — 6.0 µg/m³
PM10 — 17.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.51 pphm 1.12 pphm

Council rates

Croydon Park Renown Park
Average residential rate $1,311/yr $1,726/yr
Council Port Adelaide Enfield Charles Sturt

Federal electorate

Croydon Park Renown 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 Renown 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

Renown Park

Gentrifying Inner Multicultural Parks Townhouses

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