Davoren Park vs Andrews Farm

Andrews Farm is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 33 in Davoren Park. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Davoren Park, about half of households rent. In Andrews Farm, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Andrews Farm: a median of $700,000, against $610,000 in Davoren Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Davoren Park tends to suit people living alone, while Andrews Farm suits families with children.

Andrews Farm and Davoren Park are both 40.3 km from Adelaide's CBD, but they differ notably in income and liveability. Andrews Farm has a median household income of $76,180 compared to Davoren Park's $48,412, and scores higher on the liveability index at 33 versus 21. Davoren Park offers better walkability (64 versus 50) and lower crime risk (91 versus 69), making it more suitable if you prioritise pedestrian-friendly streets and safety. Andrews Farm is the larger, younger suburb with higher median house and rental prices, while Davoren Park remains more affordable across both 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

Andrews Farm

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 70%)
  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 92/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 55%)
  • But Davoren Park has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Davoren Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($610,000 vs $700,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Davoren Park has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Andrews Farm leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Davoren Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 50/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Davoren Park

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 5%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 6%)
  • But Andrews Farm carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Andrews Farm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs -1.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Davoren Park and Andrews Farm drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
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.

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Walkability 76 / 50
Davoren Park — Walkability: 76/100 Andrews Farm — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 8 / 31
Davoren Park — Safety: 8/100 Andrews Farm — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Davoren Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Andrews Farm — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 28 / 22
Davoren Park — Low flood risk: 28/100 Andrews Farm — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Andrews Farm has higher household incomes ($76,180 vs $48,412); Andrews Farm has more residents (8,699 vs 6,392).

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Population 6,392 8,699
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +8.2%
Median age 33 28
Median household income $48,412/yr $76,180/yr
+57% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
0-4 7.4% / 9.3%
Davoren Park — 0-4: 7.4% Andrews Farm — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 16.1% / 19.2%
Davoren Park — 5-14: 16.1% Andrews Farm — 5-14: 19.2%
15-19 5.9% / 6.6%
Davoren Park — 15-19: 5.9% Andrews Farm — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.9% / 7.8%
Davoren Park — 20-24: 6.9% Andrews Farm — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 15.5% / 18.6%
Davoren Park — 25-34: 15.5% Andrews Farm — 25-34: 18.6%
35-44 12.5% / 14.0%
Davoren Park — 35-44: 12.5% Andrews Farm — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 10.8% / 10.2%
Davoren Park — 45-54: 10.8% Andrews Farm — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 10.8% / 8.6%
Davoren Park — 55-64: 10.8% Andrews Farm — 55-64: 8.6%
65-74 7.7% / 3.8%
Davoren Park — 65-74: 7.7% Andrews Farm — 65-74: 3.8%
75-84 4.3% / 1.6%
Davoren Park — 75-84: 4.3% Andrews Farm — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ 2.1% / 0.3%
Davoren Park — 85+: 2.1% Andrews Farm — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Davoren Park 25.0% couple families
Davoren Park — Couple Families: 25.0% Davoren Park — Lone Person: 36.2% Davoren Park — One Parent Families: 29.7% Davoren Park — Group Household: 6.3% Davoren Park — Other Families: 2.8%
Andrews Farm 41.2% couple families
Andrews Farm — Couple Families: 41.2% Andrews Farm — Lone Person: 25.5% Andrews Farm — One Parent Families: 27.9% Andrews Farm — Group Household: 3.6% Andrews Farm — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Davoren Park 47.5% renting
Davoren Park — Owned Outright: 20.8% Davoren Park — Mortgage: 31.6% Davoren Park — Renting: 47.5%
Andrews Farm 40.3% renting
Andrews Farm — Owned Outright: 11.1% Andrews Farm — Mortgage: 48.6% Andrews Farm — Renting: 40.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 17.7%
Davoren Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Andrews Farm — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 5.5%
Davoren Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Andrews Farm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / 4.6%
Davoren Park — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Andrews Farm — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / 0.8%
Davoren Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Andrews Farm — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.7%
Davoren Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Andrews Farm — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
England 5.4% / 3.6%
Davoren Park — England: 5.4% Andrews Farm — England: 3.6%
Afghanistan 1.4% / 0.8%
Davoren Park — Afghanistan: 1.4% Andrews Farm — Afghanistan: 0.8%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.9%
Davoren Park — Philippines: 0.9% Andrews Farm — Philippines: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.9%
Davoren Park — New Zealand: 0.8% Andrews Farm — New Zealand: 0.9%
Myanmar 1.0% / —
Davoren Park — Myanmar: 1.0% Andrews Farm — Myanmar: not among its largest
Indonesia 0.9% / —
Davoren Park — Indonesia: 0.9% Andrews Farm — Indonesia: not among its largest
India — / 0.8%
Davoren Park — India: not among its largest Andrews Farm — India: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Davoren Park 69.8% houses
Davoren Park — Houses: 69.8% Davoren Park — Townhouses: 26.9% Davoren Park — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Andrews Farm 95.4% houses
Andrews Farm — Houses: 95.4% Andrews Farm — Townhouses: 4.7% Andrews Farm — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Median house price $610,000 $700,000
Median unit price — $485,000
Median land price $610,000 $651,800
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 115 sales
 28 days
from 162 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.

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
2 bed $522K / $550K
Davoren Park — 2 bed: $522K (8 sales) Andrews Farm — 2 bed: $550K (5 sales)

8 vs 5 sales

3 bed $590K / $650K
Davoren Park — 3 bed: $590K (168 sales) Andrews Farm — 3 bed: $650K (158 sales)

168 vs 158 sales

4 bed $690K / $771K
Davoren Park — 4 bed: $690K (52 sales) Andrews Farm — 4 bed: $771K (115 sales)

52 vs 115 sales

5 bed $634K / $870K
Davoren Park — 5 bed: $634K (5 sales) Andrews Farm — 5 bed: $870K (9 sales)

5 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Residential 97% 100%
Industrial 3% 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

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
New dwellings approved 2,475
across Playford
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
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.

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Houses 4.3%
$530/wk on $642K
 4.3%
$600/wk on $734K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
House price Higher than 5% of SA Higher than 9% of SA
Income Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
Schools Higher than 6% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Affordability Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 44% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 76% of SA

Liveability

Davoren Park is more walkable (76 vs 50).

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Grade D
same for both
Score 23/100 26/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Davoren Park carries more crime risk (92 vs 69).

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood High
72/100
 High
78/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Davoren Park

  • Swallowcliffe School P-6 Government · Primary below peers
  • Compass Catholic Community Catholic · Secondary · Special school
  • Edmund Rice Flexi School - Davoren Park Campus Catholic · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Andrews Farm

  • St Columba College Catholic · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Parks & reserves 6
same for both
Childcare 3 2
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Walkability score 76/100 50/100
Distance to Adelaide 40.3 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 36 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 102.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 62.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5113
 0.4%
postcode 5114
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 5113
 71
postcode 5114

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.

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Car (driver) 80.9% / 86.3%
Davoren Park — Car (driver): 80.9% Andrews Farm — Car (driver): 86.3%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 5.3%
Davoren Park — Car (passenger): 8.8% Andrews Farm — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Worked from Home 3.4% / 4.9%
Davoren Park — Worked from Home: 3.4% Andrews Farm — Worked from Home: 4.9%
Bus 4.5% / 2.6%
Davoren Park — Bus: 4.5% Andrews Farm — Bus: 2.6%
Walked Only 1.7% / 0.5%
Davoren Park — Walked Only: 1.7% Andrews Farm — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.3%).

Setting

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.4 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Connectivity score 75/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
3,281 premises
 62%
3,560 premises

Climate

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Average residential rate $2,101/yr
same for both
Council Playford
same for both

Federal electorate

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Davoren Park Andrews Farm
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Davoren Park

Affordable Family Outer Parks Townhouses

Andrews Farm

Family Outer Parks Young Families

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