Devon Park vs Dudley Park

Devon Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 41 in Dudley Park. In both, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Dudley Park, most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Devon Park: a median of $976,000, against $835,000 in Dudley Park, and rent is higher there too. Devon Park is closer to the city centre: 6 km, against 6.8 km. On these figures, Devon Park tends to suit young adults.

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

Dudley Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (66% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Devon Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 40%)
  • Dudley Park has cheaper houses ($835,000 vs $976,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dudley Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $285/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Devon Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 34%)
  • Dudley Park has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Devon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.4% vs 7.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Devon Park and Dudley 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.

Devon Park Dudley 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.

Devon Park Dudley Park
Walkability 72 / 65
Devon Park — Walkability: 72/100 Dudley Park — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 11 / 11
Devon Park — Safety: 11/100 Dudley Park — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Devon Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Dudley Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 11 / 36
Devon Park — Low flood risk: 11/100 Dudley Park — Low flood risk: 36/100

Demographics

Devon Park has more residents (1,185 vs 670); Devon Park has higher household incomes ($77,636 vs $47,164).

Devon Park Dudley Park
Population 1,185
+43% vs other
 670
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.4% +7.2%
Median age 34 41
Median household income $77,636/yr
+39% vs other
 $47,164/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+30% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Devon Park Dudley Park
0-4 6.2% / 4.0%
Devon Park — 0-4: 6.2% Dudley Park — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 7.8% / 9.7%
Devon Park — 5-14: 7.8% Dudley Park — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 5.2% / 5.5%
Devon Park — 15-19: 5.2% Dudley Park — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 8.6% / 6.4%
Devon Park — 20-24: 8.6% Dudley Park — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 24.0% / 14.9%
Devon Park — 25-34: 24.0% Dudley Park — 25-34: 14.9%
35-44 16.0% / 13.3%
Devon Park — 35-44: 16.0% Dudley Park — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 10.2% / 12.4%
Devon Park — 45-54: 10.2% Dudley Park — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 11.1% / 14.3%
Devon Park — 55-64: 11.1% Dudley Park — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 7.8% / 10.4%
Devon Park — 65-74: 7.8% Dudley Park — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 3.2% / 6.6%
Devon Park — 75-84: 3.2% Dudley Park — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 0.9% / 1.6%
Devon Park — 85+: 0.9% Dudley Park — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Devon Park 48.7% lone person
Devon Park — Lone Person: 48.7% Devon Park — Couple Families: 24.0% Devon Park — One Parent Families: 13.0% Devon Park — Group Household: 9.3% Devon Park — Other Families: 5.1%
Dudley Park 46.8% lone person
Dudley Park — Lone Person: 46.8% Dudley Park — Couple Families: 22.7% Dudley Park — One Parent Families: 19.7% Dudley Park — Group Household: 8.6% Dudley Park — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Devon Park 48.8% renting
Devon Park — Owned Outright: 14.6% Devon Park — Mortgage: 36.6% Devon Park — Renting: 48.8%
Dudley Park 53.1% renting
Dudley Park — Owned Outright: 22.5% Dudley Park — Mortgage: 24.4% Dudley Park — Renting: 53.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Devon Park Dudley Park
Bachelor Degree 20.7% / 9.6%
Devon Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.7% Dudley Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 12.4%
Devon Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Dudley Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 4.6%
Devon Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Dudley Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 3.4%
Devon Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Dudley Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 0.4%
Devon Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Dudley Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Devon Park Dudley Park
Vietnam 2.1% / 7.6%
Devon Park — Vietnam: 2.1% Dudley Park — Vietnam: 7.6%
India 2.6% / 6.0%
Devon Park — India: 2.6% Dudley Park — India: 6.0%
England 4.1% / 2.2%
Devon Park — England: 4.1% Dudley Park — England: 2.2%
China 1.7% / 2.8%
Devon Park — China: 1.7% Dudley Park — China: 2.8%
Pakistan 1.9% / —
Devon Park — Pakistan: 1.9% Dudley Park — Pakistan: not among its largest
Malaysia 1.8% / —
Devon Park — Malaysia: 1.8% Dudley Park — Malaysia: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.5%
Devon Park — Philippines: not among its largest Dudley Park — Philippines: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Devon Park 51.0% houses
Devon Park — Houses: 51.0% Devon Park — Townhouses: 37.8% Devon Park — Flats / Apartments: 11.2%
Dudley Park 66.5% houses
Dudley Park — Houses: 66.5% Dudley Park — Townhouses: 32.4% Dudley Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Devon Park Dudley Park
Median house price $976,500 $835,000
Median unit price $747,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 13 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Dudley Park has more industrially zoned land (58% vs 0%).

Devon Park Dudley Park
Residential 100% 34%
Industrial 0% 58%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 8%
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

Devon Park Dudley Park
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Devon Park Dudley Park
House price Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Income Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 13% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Affordability Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 76% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Devon Park scores higher overall (45 vs 33).

Devon Park Dudley Park
Grade C D
Score 45/100 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Devon Park carries more flood risk (89 vs 64).

Devon Park Dudley Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
same for both
Flood High
89/100
 Moderate
64/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 25
within 5 km
 29
within 5 km

Schools

Devon Park Dudley Park
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.0 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 2.2%

Amenities in the suburb

Devon Park Dudley Park
Cafes & restaurants 0 1

Mobility

Devon Park Dudley Park
Walkability score 72/100 65/100
Distance to Adelaide 6 km 6.8 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 14 min
Public transport score 37/100
Rail · Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 10 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Devon Park Dudley Park
Car (driver) 72.1% / 77.4%
Devon Park — Car (driver): 72.1% Dudley Park — Car (driver): 77.4%
Worked from Home 11.3% / 7.1%
Devon Park — Worked from Home: 11.3% Dudley Park — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Bus 10.7% / 4.7%
Devon Park — Bus: 10.7% Dudley Park — Bus: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 9.0%
Devon Park — Car (passenger): 2.7% Dudley Park — Car (passenger): 9.0%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.9%
Devon Park — Walked Only: 0.9% Dudley Park — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bicycle 1.8% / —
Devon Park — Bicycle: 1.8% Dudley Park — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Devon Park Dudley Park
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.5 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Devon Park Dudley Park
Connectivity score 92/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
641 premises
 87%
478 premises

Climate

Devon Park Dudley 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)

Devon Park Dudley Park
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Devon Park Dudley Park
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Devon Park Dudley Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Devon Park

Gentrifying Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses Trains Urban

Dudley Park

Inner Multicultural Parks Townhouses

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