Elizabeth Park vs Craigmore

Elizabeth Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Craigmore. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Elizabeth Park, about half of households rent. In Craigmore, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Craigmore: a median of $703,000, against $625,000 in Elizabeth Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Elizabeth Park tends to suit renters, while Craigmore suits 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

Craigmore

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 92/100)

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

  • Elizabeth Park has cheaper houses ($625,000 vs $703,000)
  • Craigmore leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Elizabeth Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (48% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Craigmore leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Elizabeth Park sits closer to the CBD (27.6 km vs 30.3 km)
  • Craigmore is more walkable (73/100 vs 62/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Craigmore

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 92/100)
  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 62/100)
  • But Elizabeth Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 1%)

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

Investors

Elizabeth Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.7% vs 0.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
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.

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Walkability 62 / 73
Elizabeth Park — Walkability: 62/100 Craigmore — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 8 / 40
Elizabeth Park — Safety: 8/100 Craigmore — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Elizabeth Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Craigmore — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 14 / 30
Elizabeth Park — Low flood risk: 14/100 Craigmore — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

Craigmore has more residents (10,943 vs 4,428); Craigmore has higher household incomes ($78,676 vs $52,156).

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Population 4,428 10,943
+147% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.7% +0.4%
Median age 33 37
Median household income $52,156/yr $78,676/yr
+51% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk $300/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
0-4 7.6% / 6.3%
Elizabeth Park — 0-4: 7.6% Craigmore — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 15.4% / 14.5%
Elizabeth Park — 5-14: 15.4% Craigmore — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.3% / 6.8%
Elizabeth Park — 15-19: 6.3% Craigmore — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 7.2% / 6.2%
Elizabeth Park — 20-24: 7.2% Craigmore — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 15.8% / 12.2%
Elizabeth Park — 25-34: 15.8% Craigmore — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 12.5% / 12.2%
Elizabeth Park — 35-44: 12.5% Craigmore — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 10.5% / 13.3%
Elizabeth Park — 45-54: 10.5% Craigmore — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 10.0% / 14.0%
Elizabeth Park — 55-64: 10.0% Craigmore — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 7.4% / 7.7%
Elizabeth Park — 65-74: 7.4% Craigmore — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 5.0% / 4.5%
Elizabeth Park — 75-84: 5.0% Craigmore — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 2.4% / 2.1%
Elizabeth Park — 85+: 2.4% Craigmore — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Elizabeth Park 30.6% couple families
Elizabeth Park — Couple Families: 30.6% Elizabeth Park — Lone Person: 33.4% Elizabeth Park — One Parent Families: 28.0% Elizabeth Park — Group Household: 5.0% Elizabeth Park — Other Families: 3.0%
Craigmore 47.4% couple families
Craigmore — Couple Families: 47.4% Craigmore — Lone Person: 25.6% Craigmore — One Parent Families: 22.8% Craigmore — Group Household: 3.0% Craigmore — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Elizabeth Park 47.5% renting
Elizabeth Park — Owned Outright: 19.0% Elizabeth Park — Mortgage: 33.5% Elizabeth Park — Renting: 47.5%
Craigmore 20.8% renting
Craigmore — Owned Outright: 26.5% Craigmore — Mortgage: 52.7% Craigmore — Renting: 20.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 18.3%
Elizabeth Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Craigmore — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 6.4%
Elizabeth Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Craigmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 4.5%
Elizabeth Park — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Craigmore — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 0.9%
Elizabeth Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Craigmore — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.9%
Elizabeth Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Craigmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
England 5.9% / 9.4%
Elizabeth Park — England: 5.9% Craigmore — England: 9.4%
Afghanistan 4.4% / 0.4%
Elizabeth Park — Afghanistan: 4.4% Craigmore — Afghanistan: 0.4%
Philippines 1.2% / 1.0%
Elizabeth Park — Philippines: 1.2% Craigmore — Philippines: 1.0%
Scotland 0.7% / 1.0%
Elizabeth Park — Scotland: 0.7% Craigmore — Scotland: 1.0%
Myanmar 1.0% / 0.4%
Elizabeth Park — Myanmar: 1.0% Craigmore — Myanmar: 0.4%
Pakistan 1.1% / —
Elizabeth Park — Pakistan: 1.1% Craigmore — Pakistan: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.5%
Elizabeth Park — New Zealand: not among its largest Craigmore — New Zealand: 0.5%
India — / 0.4%
Elizabeth Park — India: not among its largest Craigmore — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Elizabeth Park 81.8% houses
Elizabeth Park — Houses: 81.8% Elizabeth Park — Townhouses: 18.0% Elizabeth Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Craigmore 99.3% houses
Craigmore — Houses: 99.3% Craigmore — Townhouses: 0.4% Craigmore — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Median house price $625,000 $703,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $334,900 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 58 sales
 22 days
from 104 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.

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
2 bed $485K / $611K
Elizabeth Park — 2 bed: $485K (7 sales) Craigmore — 2 bed: $611K (5 sales)

7 vs 5 sales

3 bed $621K / $668K
Elizabeth Park — 3 bed: $621K (131 sales) Craigmore — 3 bed: $668K (129 sales)

131 vs 129 sales

4 bed $680K / $775K
Elizabeth Park — 4 bed: $680K (17 sales) Craigmore — 4 bed: $775K (82 sales)

17 vs 82 sales

Zoning mix

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Residential 76% 86%
Parks and recreation 20% 7%
Rural and farming 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Commercial 1% 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

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
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.

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Houses 4.2%
$535/wk on $660K
 4.1%
$598/wk on $750K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
House price Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
Income Higher than 17% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Schools — Higher than 48% of SA
Walkability Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Affordability Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 44% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 69% of SA

Liveability

Craigmore scores higher overall (43 vs 18); Craigmore is more walkable (73 vs 62).

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Grade D C
Score 18/100 43/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Elizabeth Park carries more crime risk (92 vs 60); Elizabeth Park carries more flood risk (86 vs 70).

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood High
86/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 2
same for both

Schools in Elizabeth Park

  • Elizabeth Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Thomas More School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Craigmore

  • Hope Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Catherine McAuley School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Craigmore South Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Craigmore High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Playford Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 3 6
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 4 10

Mobility

Craigmore sits further from the CBD (30.3 km vs 27.6 km).

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Walkability score 62/100 73/100
Distance to Adelaide 27.6 km 30.3 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 39 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 118.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 86.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5113
 0.4%
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.

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Car (driver) 78.7% / 85.1%
Elizabeth Park — Car (driver): 78.7% Craigmore — Car (driver): 85.1%
Car (passenger) 8.6% / 5.7%
Elizabeth Park — Car (passenger): 8.6% Craigmore — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Worked from Home 4.6% / 5.9%
Elizabeth Park — Worked from Home: 4.6% Craigmore — Worked from Home: 5.9%
Bus 6.2% / 2.5%
Elizabeth Park — Bus: 6.2% Craigmore — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only 1.4% / 0.5%
Elizabeth Park — Walked Only: 1.4% Craigmore — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).

Setting

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.9 km 16.5 km

NBN connectivity

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Connectivity score 83/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
1,922 premises
 51%
4,263 premises

Climate

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
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)

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
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

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Average residential rate $2,101/yr
same for both
Council Playford
same for both

Federal electorate

Elizabeth Park Craigmore
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Elizabeth Park

Affordable Family Outer

Craigmore

Outer Parks River

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