Croydon Park vs West Croydon

Croydon Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in West Croydon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Croydon, about half of households are couple families.

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

West Croydon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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 $725,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Croydon Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

West Croydon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (7% vs 1%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Croydon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Croydon Park and West Croydon 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 West Croydon
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 West Croydon
Walkability 82 / 87
Croydon Park — Walkability: 82/100 West Croydon — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 19 / 28
Croydon Park — Safety: 19/100 West Croydon — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Croydon Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 West Croydon — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 32 / 16
Croydon Park — Low flood risk: 32/100 West Croydon — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

West Croydon has higher household incomes ($91,884 vs $73,892); West Croydon skews older (38 vs 35).

Croydon Park West Croydon
Population 4,230 4,242
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +2.4%
Median age 35 38
Median household income $73,892/yr $91,884/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $350/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Croydon Park West Croydon
0-4 6.4% / 6.6%
Croydon Park — 0-4: 6.4% West Croydon — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 9.6% / 10.9%
Croydon Park — 5-14: 9.6% West Croydon — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 4.6% / 5.4%
Croydon Park — 15-19: 4.6% West Croydon — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 7.8% / 5.9%
Croydon Park — 20-24: 7.8% West Croydon — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 20.5% / 14.7%
Croydon Park — 25-34: 20.5% West Croydon — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 14.1% / 14.4%
Croydon Park — 35-44: 14.1% West Croydon — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 10.9% / 14.4%
Croydon Park — 45-54: 10.9% West Croydon — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 9.9% / 12.7%
Croydon Park — 55-64: 9.9% West Croydon — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 8.7% / 8.1%
Croydon Park — 65-74: 8.7% West Croydon — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 3.9% / 4.7%
Croydon Park — 75-84: 3.9% West Croydon — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 3.3% / 2.1%
Croydon Park — 85+: 3.3% West Croydon — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Croydon Park 38.0% couple families
Croydon Park — Couple Families: 38.0% Croydon Park — Lone Person: 35.0% Croydon Park — One Parent Families: 16.7% Croydon Park — Group Household: 7.4% Croydon Park — Other Families: 2.9%
West Croydon 46.3% couple families
West Croydon — Couple Families: 46.3% West Croydon — Lone Person: 32.2% West Croydon — One Parent Families: 14.4% West Croydon — Group Household: 5.8% West Croydon — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
West Croydon 27.5% renting
West Croydon — Owned Outright: 33.8% West Croydon — Mortgage: 38.7% West Croydon — Renting: 27.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Croydon Park West Croydon
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 16.0%
Croydon Park — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% West Croydon — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 12.8%
Croydon Park — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% West Croydon — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.5%
Croydon Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% West Croydon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 5.8%
Croydon Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% West Croydon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.5%
Croydon Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% West Croydon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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 West Croydon
Vietnam 11.1% / 2.6%
Croydon Park — Vietnam: 11.1% West Croydon — Vietnam: 2.6%
India 7.5% / 1.9%
Croydon Park — India: 7.5% West Croydon — India: 1.9%
Greece 3.4% / 2.4%
Croydon Park — Greece: 3.4% West Croydon — Greece: 2.4%
Italy 1.6% / 2.9%
Croydon Park — Italy: 1.6% West Croydon — Italy: 2.9%
England 1.6% / 2.5%
Croydon Park — England: 1.6% West Croydon — England: 2.5%
Philippines 2.1% / 0.6%
Croydon Park — Philippines: 2.1% West Croydon — Philippines: 0.6%

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%
West Croydon 85.6% houses
West Croydon — Houses: 85.6% West Croydon — Townhouses: 9.7% West Croydon — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Croydon Park West Croydon
Median house price $1,020,000 $1,108,000
Median unit price $578,500 $725,500
Median land price $1,005,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 30 sales
 16 days
from 44 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 West Croydon
3 bed $960K / $1.1M
Croydon Park — 3 bed: $960K (46 sales) West Croydon — 3 bed: $1.1M (63 sales)

46 vs 63 sales

4 bed $1.31M / $1.3M
Croydon Park — 4 bed: $1.31M (8 sales) West Croydon — 4 bed: $1.3M (19 sales)

8 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Croydon Park West Croydon
Residential 91% 90%
Industrial 7% 8%
Commercial 2% 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

Croydon Park West Croydon
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 West Croydon
Houses 4.2%
$650/wk on $800K
 3.6%
$662/wk on $960K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Croydon Park West Croydon
House price Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
Income Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Schools — Higher than 68% of SA
Walkability Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 96% 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 Higher than 94% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 33% of SA

Liveability

West Croydon scores higher overall (61 vs 47).

Croydon Park West Croydon
Grade C B
Score 47/100 61/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

West Croydon carries more flood risk (84 vs 68).

Croydon Park West Croydon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 High
72/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 High
84/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 29
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Croydon Park West Croydon
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
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, 5.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 2.6%

Schools in Croydon Park

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

Schools in West Croydon

  • Australian Islamic College Adelaide Independent · Combined above peers
  • Kilkenny Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Adelaide Secondary School of English Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Croydon Park West Croydon
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 4 2
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 2 1

Mobility

Croydon Park West Croydon
Walkability score 82/100 87/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.2 km 7.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 74.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.8
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 West Croydon
Car (driver) 75.6% / 69.8%
Croydon Park — Car (driver): 75.6% West Croydon — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 11.1%
Croydon Park — Worked from Home: 8.3% West Croydon — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 6.3%
Croydon Park — Car (passenger): 6.0% West Croydon — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Bus 6.7% / 2.1%
Croydon Park — Bus: 6.7% West Croydon — Bus: 2.1%
Train 0.9% / 6.5%
Croydon Park — Train: 0.9% West Croydon — Train: 6.5%
Bicycle 1.2% / 2.0%
Croydon Park — Bicycle: 1.2% West Croydon — Bicycle: 2.0%

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

Setting

Croydon Park West Croydon
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Croydon Park West Croydon
Connectivity score 90/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
1,908 premises
 34%
1,822 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Croydon Park West Croydon
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

West Croydon

Inner Trains Transport Hub

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