Eyre vs Penfield

Eyre is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 70 in Penfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eyre, about half of households are couple families. In Penfield, the large majority of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Eyre: a median of $800,000, against $277,000 in Penfield, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Eyre tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Penfield suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Eyre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 18%)

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

  • Eyre leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 32%)
  • Penfield has cheaper houses ($277,000 vs $800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Eyre leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)
  • Penfield has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $335/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Eyre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 15/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Eyre is more walkable (34/100 vs 15/100)
  • Penfield has more residents already 65 and over (62% vs 4%)

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

Where they sit

Eyre 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.

Eyre 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.

Eyre Penfield
Walkability 34 / 15
Eyre — Walkability: 34/100 Penfield — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 8 / 13
Eyre — Safety: 8/100 Penfield — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Eyre — Low fire risk: 100/100 Penfield — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 14 / 22
Eyre — Low flood risk: 14/100 Penfield — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Eyre has more residents (1,113 vs 422); Eyre has higher household incomes ($87,776 vs $33,956).

Eyre Penfield
Population 1,113
+62% vs other
 422
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 28 70
Median household income $87,776/yr
+61% vs other
 $33,956/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk
+46% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eyre Penfield
0-4 12.9% / 0.7%
Eyre — 0-4: 12.9% Penfield — 0-4: 0.7%
5-14 13.2% / 3.6%
Eyre — 5-14: 13.2% Penfield — 5-14: 3.6%
15-19 3.2% / 2.4%
Eyre — 15-19: 3.2% Penfield — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 8.5% / 2.8%
Eyre — 20-24: 8.5% Penfield — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 30.4% / 4.5%
Eyre — 25-34: 30.4% Penfield — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 13.4% / 6.9%
Eyre — 35-44: 13.4% Penfield — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 7.2% / 5.9%
Eyre — 45-54: 7.2% Penfield — 45-54: 5.9%
55-64 7.3% / 12.6%
Eyre — 55-64: 7.3% Penfield — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 2.6% / 27.0%
Eyre — 65-74: 2.6% Penfield — 65-74: 27.0%
75-84 1.3% / 27.5%
Eyre — 75-84: 1.3% Penfield — 75-84: 27.5%
85+ 0.3% / 7.6%
Eyre — 85+: 0.3% Penfield — 85+: 7.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eyre 27.3% lone person
Eyre — Lone Person: 27.3% Eyre — Couple Families: 47.7% Eyre — One Parent Families: 20.3% Eyre — Group Household: 2.7% Eyre — Other Families: 2.0%
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% Penfield — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eyre 18.7% renting
Eyre — Owned Outright: 7.7% Eyre — Mortgage: 73.6% Eyre — Renting: 18.7%
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.

Eyre Penfield
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 9.2%
Eyre — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Penfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 4.0%
Eyre — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Penfield — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 2.6%
Eyre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Penfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Eyre — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Penfield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / 0.9%
Eyre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% 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.

Eyre Penfield
England 3.1% / 17.1%
Eyre — England: 3.1% Penfield — England: 17.1%
Vietnam 0.6% / 4.5%
Eyre — Vietnam: 0.6% Penfield — Vietnam: 4.5%
Philippines 2.9% / —
Eyre — Philippines: 2.9% Penfield — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 2.8%
Eyre — Netherlands: not among its largest Penfield — Netherlands: 2.8%
Sri Lanka — / 2.1%
Eyre — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Penfield — Sri Lanka: 2.1%
Scotland — / 2.1%
Eyre — Scotland: not among its largest Penfield — Scotland: 2.1%
India 1.7% / —
Eyre — India: 1.7% Penfield — India: not among its largest
Afghanistan 1.0% / —
Eyre — Afghanistan: 1.0% Penfield — Afghanistan: not among its largest
Fiji 1.0% / —
Eyre — Fiji: 1.0% Penfield — Fiji: 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.

Eyre 98.8% houses
Eyre — Houses: 98.8% Eyre — Townhouses: 1.2% Eyre — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Penfield 97.2% houses
Penfield — Houses: 97.2% Penfield — Townhouses: 1.4% Penfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Eyre Penfield
Median house price $800,000 $277,000
Median unit price — $283,000
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Penfield has more rural and farming land (71% vs 14%); Eyre has more industrially zoned land (28% vs 14%).

Eyre Penfield
Rural and farming 14% 71%
Residential 58% 6%
Industrial 28% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 8%
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

Eyre Penfield
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.

Eyre Penfield
Houses 4.2%
$590/wk on $737K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Eyre Penfield
House price Higher than 8% of SA —
Income Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 3% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
Affordability Higher than 93% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 62% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 70% of SA —

Liveability

Eyre is more walkable (34 vs 15).

Eyre Penfield
Grade D —
Score 21/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Eyre Penfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 High
87/100
Flood High
86/100
 High
78/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
100/100
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Eyre 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

Eyre Penfield
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Eyre Penfield
Walkability score 34/100 15/100
Distance to Adelaide 37.2 km
+5% vs other
 35.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 32 min
Public transport score 28/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
same for both
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5121
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.

Eyre Penfield
Car (driver) 86.5% / 56.3%
Eyre — Car (driver): 86.5% Penfield — Car (driver): 56.3%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 31.0%
Eyre — Worked from Home: 5.8% Penfield — Worked from Home: 31.0%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 12.7%
Eyre — Car (passenger): 3.6% Penfield — Car (passenger): 12.7%
Bus 2.4% / —
Eyre — Bus: 2.4% Penfield — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Eyre — Bicycle: 0.9% Penfield — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Eyre Penfield
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.1 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Eyre Penfield
Connectivity score 100/100 43/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
735 premises
 1%
275 premises

Climate

Eyre 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)

Eyre 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Eyre

Acreage Family Outer Young Families

Penfield

Acreage Outer Retirees

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