Edinburgh vs Penfield

Edinburgh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 70 in Penfield. In both, most homes are detached houses and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Edinburgh, the large majority of households rent. In Penfield, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Edinburgh tends to suit renters, young adults, 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

Penfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 56%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Edinburgh

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 12%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($104/wk vs $180/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Penfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (32 min vs 39 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Edinburgh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (44% vs 3%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Where they sit

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

Edinburgh Penfield
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.

Edinburgh Penfield
Walkability 10 / 15
Edinburgh — Walkability: 10/100 Penfield — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 5 / 13
Edinburgh — Safety: 5/100 Penfield — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Edinburgh — Low fire risk: 100/100 Penfield — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 22
Edinburgh — Low flood risk: 18/100 Penfield — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Penfield skews older (70 vs 23); Edinburgh has higher household incomes ($70,200 vs $33,956).

Edinburgh Penfield
Population 376 422
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.2% —
Median age 23 70
Median household income $70,200/yr
+52% vs other
 $33,956/yr
Median weekly rent $104/wk $180/wk
+73% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Edinburgh Penfield
0-4 — / 0.7%
Edinburgh — 0-4: not among its largest Penfield — 0-4: 0.7%
5-14 — / 3.6%
Edinburgh — 5-14: not among its largest Penfield — 5-14: 3.6%
15-19 14.4% / 2.4%
Edinburgh — 15-19: 14.4% Penfield — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 48.7% / 2.8%
Edinburgh — 20-24: 48.7% Penfield — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 27.9% / 4.5%
Edinburgh — 25-34: 27.9% Penfield — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 5.6% / 6.9%
Edinburgh — 35-44: 5.6% Penfield — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 4.0% / 5.9%
Edinburgh — 45-54: 4.0% Penfield — 45-54: 5.9%
55-64 — / 12.6%
Edinburgh — 55-64: not among its largest Penfield — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 — / 27.0%
Edinburgh — 65-74: not among its largest Penfield — 65-74: 27.0%
75-84 — / 27.5%
Edinburgh — 75-84: not among its largest Penfield — 75-84: 27.5%
85+ — / 7.6%
Edinburgh — 85+: not among its largest Penfield — 85+: 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Edinburgh 100.0% lone person
Edinburgh — Lone Person: 100.0% Edinburgh — Couple Families: 0.0% Edinburgh — One Parent Families: 0.0% Edinburgh — Group Household: 0.0%
Penfield 79.6% lone person
Penfield — Lone Person: 79.6% Penfield — Couple Families: 13.1% Penfield — One Parent Families: 4.4% Penfield — Group Household: 2.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Edinburgh 100.0% renting
Edinburgh — Owned Outright: 0.0% Edinburgh — Mortgage: 0.0% Edinburgh — Renting: 100.0%
Penfield 12.4% renting
Penfield — Owned Outright: 80.6% Penfield — Mortgage: 7.0% Penfield — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Edinburgh Penfield
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 9.2%
Edinburgh — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Penfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 4.0%
Edinburgh — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Penfield — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 2.6%
Edinburgh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Penfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Edinburgh — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Penfield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Edinburgh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Penfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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.

Edinburgh Penfield
England 2.4% / 17.1%
Edinburgh — England: 2.4% Penfield — England: 17.1%
Vietnam — / 4.5%
Edinburgh — Vietnam: not among its largest Penfield — Vietnam: 4.5%
India 2.9% / —
Edinburgh — India: 2.9% Penfield — India: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 2.8%
Edinburgh — Netherlands: not among its largest Penfield — Netherlands: 2.8%
Sri Lanka — / 2.1%
Edinburgh — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Penfield — Sri Lanka: 2.1%
Scotland — / 2.1%
Edinburgh — Scotland: not among its largest Penfield — Scotland: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Edinburgh — New Zealand: 1.3% Penfield — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 1.3% / —
Edinburgh — Philippines: 1.3% Penfield — Philippines: not among its largest
China 0.8% / —
Edinburgh — China: 0.8% Penfield — China: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Edinburgh 55.6% houses
Edinburgh — Houses: 55.6% Edinburgh — Flats / Apartments: 44.4% Edinburgh — Townhouses: 0.0%
Penfield 97.2% houses
Penfield — Houses: 97.2% Penfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Penfield — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Edinburgh Penfield
Median house price — $277,000
Median unit price — $283,000
Median land price $11,473,000 —

Zoning mix

Penfield has more rural and farming land (71% vs 0%); Edinburgh has more industrially zoned land (31% vs 14%).

Edinburgh Penfield
Rural and farming 0% 71%
Infrastructure and transport 68% 8%
Industrial 31% 14%
Residential 0% 6%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Edinburgh Penfield
New dwellings approved 949
across Salisbury
 2,475
across Playford
Approvals change year on year -30% +65%

Ranking within SA

Edinburgh Penfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 3% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 62% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 72% of SA

Liveability

Edinburgh Penfield
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band — below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Edinburgh Penfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
95/100
 High
87/100
Flood High
82/100
 High
78/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
100/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Edinburgh Penfield
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

Amenities in the suburb

Edinburgh Penfield
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0

Mobility

Edinburgh Penfield
Walkability score 10/100 15/100
Distance to Adelaide 35.4 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 32 min
Public transport score 69/100
Rail · Bus
 28/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 5111
 0.7%
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.

Edinburgh Penfield
Car (driver) 62.1% / 56.3%
Edinburgh — Car (driver): 62.1% Penfield — Car (driver): 56.3%
Worked from Home 2.8% / 31.0%
Edinburgh — Worked from Home: 2.8% Penfield — Worked from Home: 31.0%
Walked Only 22.9% / —
Edinburgh — Walked Only: 22.9% Penfield — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 12.7%
Edinburgh — Car (passenger): 6.7% Penfield — Car (passenger): 12.7%
Bicycle 5.5% / —
Edinburgh — Bicycle: 5.5% Penfield — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.1%).

Setting

Edinburgh Penfield
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.4 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Edinburgh Penfield
Connectivity score 76/100 43/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
529 premises
 1%
275 premises

Climate

Edinburgh Penfield
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)

Edinburgh Penfield
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

Edinburgh Penfield
Average residential rate $1,722/yr $2,101/yr
Council Salisbury Playford

Federal electorate

Edinburgh Penfield
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Edinburgh Penfield
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Edinburgh

Outer Students Trains

Penfield

Acreage Outer Retirees

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