Green Fields vs Parafield Gardens

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Green Fields, most households are couple families. In Parafield Gardens, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Green Fields tends to suit 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

Parafield Gardens

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • But Green Fields is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Parafield Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Parafield Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 44/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Parafield Gardens

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 44/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
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.

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Walkability 44 / 79
Green Fields — Walkability: 44/100 Parafield Gardens — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 5 / 33
Green Fields — Safety: 5/100 Parafield Gardens — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Green Fields — Low fire risk: 100/100 Parafield Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 20 / 23
Green Fields — Low flood risk: 20/100 Parafield Gardens — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Parafield Gardens has more residents (18,467 vs 170); Green Fields has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $71,968).

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Population 170 18,467
+10763% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% +9.0%
Median age 35 36
Median household income $80,184/yr
+10% vs other
 $71,968/yr
Median weekly rent $323/wk
+7% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
0-4 10.0% / 6.7%
Green Fields — 0-4: 10.0% Parafield Gardens — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 10.6% / 14.0%
Green Fields — 5-14: 10.6% Parafield Gardens — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 5.9% / 6.2%
Green Fields — 15-19: 5.9% Parafield Gardens — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 7.1% / 6.8%
Green Fields — 20-24: 7.1% Parafield Gardens — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 14.7% / 14.2%
Green Fields — 25-34: 14.7% Parafield Gardens — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 10.6% / 14.4%
Green Fields — 35-44: 10.6% Parafield Gardens — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 11.2% / 11.2%
Green Fields — 45-54: 11.2% Parafield Gardens — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 12.4% / 11.6%
Green Fields — 55-64: 12.4% Parafield Gardens — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 15.9% / 8.5%
Green Fields — 65-74: 15.9% Parafield Gardens — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 — / 4.7%
Green Fields — 75-84: not among its largest Parafield Gardens — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / 1.5%
Green Fields — 85+: not among its largest Parafield Gardens — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Green Fields 59.0% couple families
Green Fields — Couple Families: 59.0% Green Fields — Lone Person: 20.5% Green Fields — One Parent Families: 20.5% Green Fields — Group Household: 0.0% Green Fields — Other Families: 0.0%
Parafield Gardens 48.9% couple families
Parafield Gardens — Couple Families: 48.9% Parafield Gardens — Lone Person: 25.7% Parafield Gardens — One Parent Families: 20.1% Parafield Gardens — Group Household: 3.4% Parafield Gardens — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Green Fields 5.7% renting
Green Fields — Owned Outright: 28.3% Green Fields — Mortgage: 66.0% Green Fields — Renting: 5.7%
Parafield Gardens 29.3% renting
Parafield Gardens — Owned Outright: 28.8% Parafield Gardens — Mortgage: 41.9% Parafield Gardens — Renting: 29.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 12.7%
Green Fields — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Parafield Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 9.1%
Green Fields — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Parafield Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 5.2%
Green Fields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Parafield Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 3.0%
Green Fields — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Parafield Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Green Fields — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Parafield Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

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.

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
India 8.2% / 8.2%
Green Fields — India: 8.2% Parafield Gardens — India: 8.2%
Afghanistan 2.9% / 3.5%
Green Fields — Afghanistan: 2.9% Parafield Gardens — Afghanistan: 3.5%
Vietnam — / 5.1%
Green Fields — Vietnam: not among its largest Parafield Gardens — Vietnam: 5.1%
China 4.1% / —
Green Fields — China: 4.1% Parafield Gardens — China: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 4.1% / —
Green Fields — Sri Lanka: 4.1% Parafield Gardens — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
England — / 3.6%
Green Fields — England: not among its largest Parafield Gardens — England: 3.6%
Iran 2.9% / 0.7%
Green Fields — Iran: 2.9% Parafield Gardens — Iran: 0.7%
Philippines — / 2.5%
Green Fields — Philippines: not among its largest Parafield Gardens — Philippines: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Green Fields 98.2% houses
Green Fields — Houses: 98.2% Green Fields — Townhouses: 0.0% Green Fields — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Parafield Gardens 89.3% houses
Parafield Gardens — Houses: 89.3% Parafield Gardens — Townhouses: 8.4% Parafield Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Median house price $860,000 $800,000
Median unit price — $592,500
Median land price — $830,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 7 days
from 3 sales
 18 days
from 192 sales

Zoning mix

Green Fields has more industrially zoned land (91% vs 5%).

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Industrial 91% 5%
Residential 8% 89%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Commercial 0% 3%
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

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
New dwellings approved 949
across Salisbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
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.

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Houses — 4.3%
$650/wk on $792K
Units — 4.3%
$500/wk on $602K

Ranking within SA

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
House price Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Income Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 45% of SA
Schools — Higher than 74% of SA
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Affordability Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 77% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 31% of SA

Liveability

Parafield Gardens is more walkable (79 vs 44).

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Green Fields carries more crime risk (95 vs 67).

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
95/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood High
80/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 1.9 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 3.1 km

Schools in Green Fields

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

Schools in Parafield Gardens

  • Garden College Independent · Combined above peers
  • The Pines School Government · Primary above peers
  • Holy Family Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Parafield Gardens High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Parafield Gardens Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Karrendi Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 11
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Walkability score 44/100 79/100
Distance to Adelaide 19.8 km 21.4 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 25 min
Public transport score 63/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 21.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 190.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5107
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 5107
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.

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Car (driver) 74.2% / 83.0%
Green Fields — Car (driver): 74.2% Parafield Gardens — Car (driver): 83.0%
Car (passenger) 12.1% / 6.2%
Green Fields — Car (passenger): 12.1% Parafield Gardens — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Worked from Home 7.6% / 5.6%
Green Fields — Worked from Home: 7.6% Parafield Gardens — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Bus 6.1% / 4.0%
Green Fields — Bus: 6.1% Parafield Gardens — Bus: 4.0%
Walked Only — / 0.6%
Green Fields — Walked Only: not among its largest Parafield Gardens — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.0%).

Setting

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km 5.3 km

NBN connectivity

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Connectivity score 86/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
182 premises
 11%
6,919 premises

Climate

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Average residential rate $1,722/yr
same for both
Council Salisbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Division Makin
same for both
Member Tony Zappia
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Green Fields Parafield Gardens
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Green Fields

Middle-Ring Multicultural Quiet Young Families

Parafield Gardens

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

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