Felixstow vs Marden

Marden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Felixstow. In both, most households own their home. In Felixstow, most homes are detached houses. In Marden, about half of households are people living alone. Marden is closer to the city centre: 6.3 km, against 7.2 km. On these figures, Felixstow tends to suit older residents, while Marden suits 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

Felixstow

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (65% vs 44%)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Marden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($638,750 vs $728,250)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Marden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

Marden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 71/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marden

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 35%)
  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Felixstow has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Marden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs 7.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Felixstow Marden
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.

Felixstow Marden
Walkability 71 / 83
Felixstow — Walkability: 71/100 Marden — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 41 / 23
Felixstow — Safety: 41/100 Marden — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Felixstow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Marden — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 17 / 17
Felixstow — Low flood risk: 17/100 Marden — Low flood risk: 17/100

Demographics

Felixstow skews older (42 vs 36).

Felixstow Marden
Population 2,477 2,645
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +14.6%
Median age 42 36
Median household income $75,140/yr $78,936/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+5% vs other
 $305/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Felixstow Marden
0-4 4.9% / 5.0%
Felixstow — 0-4: 4.9% Marden — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 9.1% / 9.0%
Felixstow — 5-14: 9.1% Marden — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 4.6% / 3.9%
Felixstow — 15-19: 4.6% Marden — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 6.6% / 7.1%
Felixstow — 20-24: 6.6% Marden — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 14.2% / 22.0%
Felixstow — 25-34: 14.2% Marden — 25-34: 22.0%
35-44 13.1% / 14.8%
Felixstow — 35-44: 13.1% Marden — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 11.3% / 10.8%
Felixstow — 45-54: 11.3% Marden — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 9.6% / 10.8%
Felixstow — 55-64: 9.6% Marden — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 11.6% / 8.0%
Felixstow — 65-74: 11.6% Marden — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 9.2% / 6.2%
Felixstow — 75-84: 9.2% Marden — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 6.0% / 3.0%
Felixstow — 85+: 6.0% Marden — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Felixstow 42.4% lone person
Felixstow — Lone Person: 42.4% Felixstow — Couple Families: 36.2% Felixstow — One Parent Families: 11.8% Felixstow — Group Household: 8.0% Felixstow — Other Families: 1.6%
Marden 51.5% lone person
Marden — Lone Person: 51.5% Marden — Couple Families: 28.3% Marden — One Parent Families: 12.6% Marden — Group Household: 5.7% Marden — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Felixstow 33.1% renting
Felixstow — Owned Outright: 36.7% Felixstow — Mortgage: 30.2% Felixstow — Renting: 33.1%
Marden 43.9% renting
Marden — Owned Outright: 26.0% Marden — Mortgage: 30.0% Marden — Renting: 43.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Felixstow Marden
Bachelor Degree 20.5% / 22.6%
Felixstow — Bachelor Degree: 20.5% Marden — Bachelor Degree: 22.6%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 9.7%
Felixstow — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Marden — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 10.1%
Felixstow — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Marden — Postgraduate Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.1%
Felixstow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Marden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.4%
Felixstow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Marden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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.

Felixstow Marden
China 7.3% / 5.9%
Felixstow — China: 7.3% Marden — China: 5.9%
India 4.4% / 6.1%
Felixstow — India: 4.4% Marden — India: 6.1%
Italy 5.0% / 3.3%
Felixstow — Italy: 5.0% Marden — Italy: 3.3%
England 2.9% / 3.3%
Felixstow — England: 2.9% Marden — England: 3.3%
Malaysia 1.8% / 1.2%
Felixstow — Malaysia: 1.8% Marden — Malaysia: 1.2%
Nepal — / 1.6%
Felixstow — Nepal: not among its largest Marden — Nepal: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Felixstow 65.2% houses
Felixstow — Houses: 65.2% Felixstow — Townhouses: 17.6% Felixstow — Flats / Apartments: 17.3%
Marden 44.1% houses
Marden — Houses: 44.1% Marden — Townhouses: 33.4% Marden — Flats / Apartments: 22.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Felixstow Marden
Median house price $1,301,500 $1,325,000
Median unit price $728,250 $638,750
Median land price — $1,370,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 25 sales
 16 days
from 16 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.

Felixstow Marden
3 bed $1.26M / $1.26M
Felixstow — 3 bed: $1.26M (27 sales) Marden — 3 bed: $1.26M (19 sales)

27 vs 19 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $1.5M
Felixstow — 4 bed: $1.3M (23 sales) Marden — 4 bed: $1.5M (9 sales)

23 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Felixstow Marden
Residential 83% 69%
Parks and recreation 12% 19%
Commercial 3% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 6%
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

Felixstow Marden
New dwellings approved 227
across Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both
Approvals change year on year +141%
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.

Felixstow Marden
Houses 3.4%
$760/wk on $1.16M
 3.2%
$700/wk on $1.15M
Units — 4.5%
$530/wk on $612K

Ranking within SA

Felixstow Marden
House price Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Income Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 9% of SA
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 44% of SA

Liveability

Marden is more walkable (83 vs 71).

Felixstow Marden
Grade B
same for both
Score 58/100 57/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Marden carries more crime risk (77 vs 59).

Felixstow Marden
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
59/100
 High
77/100
Flood High
83/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Felixstow Marden
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.4 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.2% 3.7%

Schools in Felixstow

  • Felixstow Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Marden

  • Open Access College Government · Combined above peers
  • Marden Senior College Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Felixstow Marden
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 4 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Felixstow Marden
Walkability score 71/100 83/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.2 km
+13% vs other
 6.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 12 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 70.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 46.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 5070
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 5070
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.

Felixstow Marden
Car (driver) 66.1% / 66.4%
Felixstow — Car (driver): 66.1% Marden — Car (driver): 66.4%
Bus 11.9% / 12.7%
Felixstow — Bus: 11.9% Marden — Bus: 12.7%
Worked from Home 13.1% / 11.4%
Felixstow — Worked from Home: 13.1% Marden — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 6.0%
Felixstow — Car (passenger): 5.6% Marden — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Bicycle 1.6% / 1.9%
Felixstow — Bicycle: 1.6% Marden — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.4%).

Setting

Felixstow Marden
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

Felixstow Marden
Connectivity score 78/100 86/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
1,355 premises
 36%
1,481 premises

Climate

Felixstow Marden
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)

Felixstow Marden
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Felixstow Marden
Average residential rate $1,995/yr
same for both
Council Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both

Federal electorate

Felixstow Marden
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Felixstow Marden
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Felixstow

Inner Multicultural Parks Professionals Retirees River

Marden

Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses

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