Davoren Park vs Eyre

Eyre 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 Eyre, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Eyre: a median of $800,000, against $610,000 in Davoren Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Davoren Park tends to suit renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Eyre suits young adults and couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Davoren Park has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • Eyre has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 70%)

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 $800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Davoren Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (48% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $335/wk)
  • But Eyre leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Eyre

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 38 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (37.2 km vs 40.3 km)
  • But Davoren Park is more walkable (76/100 vs 34/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Davoren Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 1%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 34/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

Davoren Park and Eyre 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 Eyre
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 Eyre
Walkability 76 / 34
Davoren Park — Walkability: 76/100 Eyre — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 8 / 8
Davoren Park — Safety: 8/100 Eyre — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Davoren Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eyre — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 28 / 14
Davoren Park — Low flood risk: 28/100 Eyre — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Davoren Park has more residents (6,392 vs 1,113); Eyre has higher household incomes ($87,776 vs $48,412).

Davoren Park Eyre
Population 6,392
+83% vs other
 1,113
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% —
Median age 33 28
Median household income $48,412/yr $87,776/yr
+81% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $335/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Davoren Park Eyre
0-4 7.4% / 12.9%
Davoren Park — 0-4: 7.4% Eyre — 0-4: 12.9%
5-14 16.1% / 13.2%
Davoren Park — 5-14: 16.1% Eyre — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 5.9% / 3.2%
Davoren Park — 15-19: 5.9% Eyre — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 6.9% / 8.5%
Davoren Park — 20-24: 6.9% Eyre — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 15.5% / 30.4%
Davoren Park — 25-34: 15.5% Eyre — 25-34: 30.4%
35-44 12.5% / 13.4%
Davoren Park — 35-44: 12.5% Eyre — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 10.8% / 7.2%
Davoren Park — 45-54: 10.8% Eyre — 45-54: 7.2%
55-64 10.8% / 7.3%
Davoren Park — 55-64: 10.8% Eyre — 55-64: 7.3%
65-74 7.7% / 2.6%
Davoren Park — 65-74: 7.7% Eyre — 65-74: 2.6%
75-84 4.3% / 1.3%
Davoren Park — 75-84: 4.3% Eyre — 75-84: 1.3%
85+ 2.1% / 0.3%
Davoren Park — 85+: 2.1% Eyre — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.4%).

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%
Eyre 47.7% couple families
Eyre — Couple Families: 47.7% Eyre — Lone Person: 27.3% Eyre — One Parent Families: 20.3% Eyre — Group Household: 2.7% Eyre — Other Families: 2.0%
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%
Eyre 18.7% renting
Eyre — Owned Outright: 7.7% Eyre — Mortgage: 73.6% Eyre — Renting: 18.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Davoren Park Eyre
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 21.8%
Davoren Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Eyre — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / 8.4%
Davoren Park — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Eyre — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 6.6%
Davoren Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Eyre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / 1.7%
Davoren Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Eyre — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.3%
Davoren Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Eyre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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 Eyre
England 5.4% / 3.1%
Davoren Park — England: 5.4% Eyre — England: 3.1%
Philippines 0.9% / 2.9%
Davoren Park — Philippines: 0.9% Eyre — Philippines: 2.9%
Afghanistan 1.4% / 1.0%
Davoren Park — Afghanistan: 1.4% Eyre — Afghanistan: 1.0%
India — / 1.7%
Davoren Park — India: not among its largest Eyre — India: 1.7%
Myanmar 1.0% / —
Davoren Park — Myanmar: 1.0% Eyre — Myanmar: not among its largest
Fiji — / 1.0%
Davoren Park — Fiji: not among its largest Eyre — Fiji: 1.0%
Indonesia 0.9% / —
Davoren Park — Indonesia: 0.9% Eyre — Indonesia: not among its largest

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%
Eyre 98.8% houses
Eyre — Houses: 98.8% Eyre — Townhouses: 1.2% Eyre — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Davoren Park Eyre
Median house price $610,000 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $610,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 115 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Eyre has more industrially zoned land (28% vs 3%); Eyre has more rural and farming land (14% vs 0%).

Davoren Park Eyre
Residential 97% 58%
Industrial 3% 28%
Rural and farming 0% 14%
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 Eyre
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 Eyre
Houses 4.3%
$530/wk on $642K
 4.2%
$590/wk on $737K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Davoren Park Eyre
House price Higher than 5% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
Income Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Schools Higher than 6% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 62% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 70% of SA

Liveability

Davoren Park is more walkable (76 vs 34).

Davoren Park Eyre
Grade D
same for both
Score 23/100 21/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Eyre carries more flood risk (86 vs 72).

Davoren Park Eyre
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
same for both
Flood High
72/100
 High
86/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Davoren Park Eyre
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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 Eyre

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Davoren Park sits further from the CBD (40.3 km vs 37.2 km).

Davoren Park Eyre
Walkability score 76/100 34/100
Distance to Adelaide 40.3 km
+8% vs other
 37.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 33 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 28/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 102.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5113
 0.7%
postcode 5121
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 5113
 —
postcode 5121

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 Eyre
Car (driver) 80.9% / 86.5%
Davoren Park — Car (driver): 80.9% Eyre — Car (driver): 86.5%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 3.6%
Davoren Park — Car (passenger): 8.8% Eyre — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Worked from Home 3.4% / 5.8%
Davoren Park — Worked from Home: 3.4% Eyre — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Bus 4.5% / 2.4%
Davoren Park — Bus: 4.5% Eyre — Bus: 2.4%
Walked Only 1.7% / —
Davoren Park — Walked Only: 1.7% Eyre — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.5% / 0.9%
Davoren Park — Bicycle: 0.5% Eyre — Bicycle: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.5%).

Setting

Davoren Park Eyre
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.4 km 12.1 km

NBN connectivity

Davoren Park Eyre
Connectivity score 75/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
3,281 premises
 99%
735 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Davoren Park Eyre
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

Eyre

Acreage Family Outer Young Families

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