Felixstow vs Payneham

Payneham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Felixstow. In both, most households own their home. In Felixstow, most homes are detached houses. In Payneham, about half of households are people living alone. Payneham is closer to the city centre: 6.2 km, against 7.2 km. On these figures, Payneham tends to suit 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 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (65% vs 42%)
  • But Payneham carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Payneham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($584,000 vs $728,250)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Payneham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Payneham

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (58% vs 35%)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 59/100)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Felixstow has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Felixstow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.4% vs 2.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Felixstow and Payneham 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 Payneham
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 Payneham
Walkability 71 / 84
Felixstow — Walkability: 71/100 Payneham — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 41 / 61
Felixstow — Safety: 41/100 Payneham — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Felixstow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Payneham — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 17 / 15
Felixstow — Low flood risk: 17/100 Payneham — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Felixstow skews older (42 vs 38).

Felixstow Payneham
Population 2,477
+2% vs other
 2,438
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +6.3%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $75,140/yr
+2% vs other
 $73,528/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Felixstow Payneham
0-4 4.9% / 5.3%
Felixstow — 0-4: 4.9% Payneham — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.1% / 9.5%
Felixstow — 5-14: 9.1% Payneham — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 4.6% / 2.8%
Felixstow — 15-19: 4.6% Payneham — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 6.6% / 6.8%
Felixstow — 20-24: 6.6% Payneham — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 14.2% / 19.5%
Felixstow — 25-34: 14.2% Payneham — 25-34: 19.5%
35-44 13.1% / 14.7%
Felixstow — 35-44: 13.1% Payneham — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 11.3% / 10.8%
Felixstow — 45-54: 11.3% Payneham — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 9.6% / 10.5%
Felixstow — 55-64: 9.6% Payneham — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 11.6% / 8.2%
Felixstow — 65-74: 11.6% Payneham — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 9.2% / 7.3%
Felixstow — 75-84: 9.2% Payneham — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 6.0% / 4.3%
Felixstow — 85+: 6.0% Payneham — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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%
Payneham 53.5% lone person
Payneham — Lone Person: 53.5% Payneham — Couple Families: 26.8% Payneham — One Parent Families: 12.1% Payneham — Group Household: 6.0% Payneham — Other Families: 1.6%
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%
Payneham 42.0% renting
Payneham — Owned Outright: 28.7% Payneham — Mortgage: 29.3% Payneham — Renting: 42.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Felixstow Payneham
Bachelor Degree 20.5% / 21.4%
Felixstow — Bachelor Degree: 20.5% Payneham — Bachelor Degree: 21.4%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 9.4%
Felixstow — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Payneham — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 8.6%
Felixstow — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Payneham — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.4%
Felixstow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Payneham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 3.4%
Felixstow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Payneham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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 Payneham
China 7.3% / 4.2%
Felixstow — China: 7.3% Payneham — China: 4.2%
Italy 5.0% / 5.5%
Felixstow — Italy: 5.0% Payneham — Italy: 5.5%
India 4.4% / 4.5%
Felixstow — India: 4.4% Payneham — India: 4.5%
England 2.9% / 3.4%
Felixstow — England: 2.9% Payneham — England: 3.4%
Malaysia 1.8% / 1.3%
Felixstow — Malaysia: 1.8% Payneham — Malaysia: 1.3%
Nepal — / 2.1%
Felixstow — Nepal: not among its largest Payneham — Nepal: 2.1%

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 — Flats / Apartments: 17.3% Felixstow — Townhouses: 17.6%
Payneham 41.6% houses
Payneham — Houses: 41.6% Payneham — Flats / Apartments: 35.0% Payneham — Townhouses: 23.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Felixstow Payneham
Median house price $1,301,500 $1,200,000
Median unit price $728,250 $584,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 25 sales
 20 days
from 32 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 Payneham
3 bed $1.26M / $1.18M
Felixstow — 3 bed: $1.26M (27 sales) Payneham — 3 bed: $1.18M (37 sales)

27 vs 37 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $1.6M
Felixstow — 4 bed: $1.3M (23 sales) Payneham — 4 bed: $1.6M (14 sales)

23 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Felixstow Payneham
Residential 83% 98%
Parks and recreation 12% 0%
Commercial 3% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
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 Payneham
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 Payneham
Houses 3.4%
$760/wk on $1.16M
 2.2%
$550/wk on $1.3M
Units — 4.3%
$550/wk on $662K

Ranking within SA

Felixstow Payneham
House price Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Income Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Affordability Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 86% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 32% of SA

Liveability

Payneham scores higher overall (69 vs 58); Payneham is more walkable (84 vs 71).

Felixstow Payneham
Grade B A
Score 58/100 69/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Felixstow carries more crime risk (59 vs 39).

Felixstow Payneham
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
39/100
Flood High
83/100
 High
85/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Felixstow Payneham
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
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, 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.2% 2.7%

Schools in Felixstow

  • Felixstow Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Payneham

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Felixstow Payneham
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 4 0
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
EV chargers 2
same for both
Waterways 3 11

Mobility

Felixstow Payneham
Walkability score 71/100 84/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.2 km
+14% vs other
 6.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 13 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 70.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 37.0
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 Payneham
Car (driver) 66.1% / 70.2%
Felixstow — Car (driver): 66.1% Payneham — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 13.1% / 10.2%
Felixstow — Worked from Home: 13.1% Payneham — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Bus 11.9% / 9.7%
Felixstow — Bus: 11.9% Payneham — Bus: 9.7%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 5.3%
Felixstow — Car (passenger): 5.6% Payneham — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Bicycle 1.6% / 2.0%
Felixstow — Bicycle: 1.6% Payneham — Bicycle: 2.0%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.3%
Felixstow — Walked Only: 1.2% Payneham — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Felixstow Payneham
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 13.2 km

NBN connectivity

Felixstow Payneham
Connectivity score 78/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
1,355 premises
 9%
1,422 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Felixstow Payneham
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

Payneham

Apartments Inner Parks River Townhouses Urban

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