Kilkenny vs Ferryden Park

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Kilkenny is closer to the city centre: 8 km, against 9.8 km.

Kilkenny and Ferryden Park are neighbouring suburbs with notably different profiles. Kilkenny is smaller (1846 people versus 4495) and significantly more walkable, with a score of 87 compared to 72, plus it's slightly closer to the CBD at 8 km. Household incomes are higher in Kilkenny at $72,748 yearly, and both houses and units command higher median prices there. However, Ferryden Park offers more affordable weekly rent at $242 versus $320, and carries a considerably lower crime risk score of 70 compared to Kilkenny's 95. The choice depends on whether you prioritise walkability, proximity, and income levels, or prefer a larger, more affordable rental market with lower crime.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Ferryden Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 94/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Kilkenny has cheaper land ($260,000 vs $815,000)
  • Ferryden Park has cheaper units ($532,500 vs $855,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ferryden Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($242/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kilkenny

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (7% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 72/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Kilkenny is more walkable (89/100 vs 72/100)
  • Ferryden Park carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 94/100)

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

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

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
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.

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Walkability 89 / 72
Kilkenny — Walkability: 89/100 Ferryden Park — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 6 / 31
Kilkenny — Safety: 6/100 Ferryden Park — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kilkenny — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ferryden Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 29 / 33
Kilkenny — Low flood risk: 29/100 Ferryden Park — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Ferryden Park has more residents (4,495 vs 1,846); Kilkenny rents higher ($320/wk vs $242/wk).

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Population 1,846 4,495
+143% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.2% +8.2%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $72,748/yr
+10% vs other
 $65,156/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+24% vs other
 $242/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
0-4 4.2% / 5.5%
Kilkenny — 0-4: 4.2% Ferryden Park — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 10.0% / 11.4%
Kilkenny — 5-14: 10.0% Ferryden Park — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 5.5% / 6.1%
Kilkenny — 15-19: 5.5% Ferryden Park — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 8.1% / 7.2%
Kilkenny — 20-24: 8.1% Ferryden Park — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 15.9% / 16.4%
Kilkenny — 25-34: 15.9% Ferryden Park — 25-34: 16.4%
35-44 13.2% / 12.9%
Kilkenny — 35-44: 13.2% Ferryden Park — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 13.2% / 14.2%
Kilkenny — 45-54: 13.2% Ferryden Park — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 10.3% / 11.3%
Kilkenny — 55-64: 10.3% Ferryden Park — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 8.1% / 9.0%
Kilkenny — 65-74: 8.1% Ferryden Park — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 7.8% / 4.5%
Kilkenny — 75-84: 7.8% Ferryden Park — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 4.0% / 1.7%
Kilkenny — 85+: 4.0% Ferryden Park — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kilkenny 34.8% couple families
Kilkenny — Couple Families: 34.8% Kilkenny — Lone Person: 36.6% Kilkenny — One Parent Families: 19.0% Kilkenny — Group Household: 6.9% Kilkenny — Other Families: 2.7%
Ferryden Park 40.8% couple families
Ferryden Park — Couple Families: 40.8% Ferryden Park — Lone Person: 34.1% Ferryden Park — One Parent Families: 16.8% Ferryden Park — Group Household: 5.1% Ferryden Park — Other Families: 3.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kilkenny 34.5% renting
Kilkenny — Owned Outright: 33.9% Kilkenny — Mortgage: 31.6% Kilkenny — Renting: 34.5%
Ferryden Park 43.8% renting
Ferryden Park — Owned Outright: 23.3% Ferryden Park — Mortgage: 32.9% Ferryden Park — Renting: 43.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 12.6%
Kilkenny — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Ferryden Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 9.4%
Kilkenny — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Ferryden Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 5.5%
Kilkenny — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Ferryden Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 4.3%
Kilkenny — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Ferryden Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.0%
Kilkenny — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Ferryden Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

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

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.

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Vietnam 7.4% / 16.9%
Kilkenny — Vietnam: 7.4% Ferryden Park — Vietnam: 16.9%
India 4.3% / 8.2%
Kilkenny — India: 4.3% Ferryden Park — India: 8.2%
Italy 3.0% / 1.0%
Kilkenny — Italy: 3.0% Ferryden Park — Italy: 1.0%
England 2.1% / 1.6%
Kilkenny — England: 2.1% Ferryden Park — England: 1.6%
Philippines 1.0% / 2.0%
Kilkenny — Philippines: 1.0% Ferryden Park — Philippines: 2.0%
China 0.7% / 2.1%
Kilkenny — China: 0.7% Ferryden Park — China: 2.1%
Greece 1.5% / 1.1%
Kilkenny — Greece: 1.5% Ferryden Park — Greece: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kilkenny 65.9% houses
Kilkenny — Houses: 65.9% Kilkenny — Townhouses: 21.6% Kilkenny — Flats / Apartments: 12.5%
Ferryden Park 69.5% houses
Ferryden Park — Houses: 69.5% Ferryden Park — Townhouses: 23.4% Ferryden Park — Flats / Apartments: 7.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Median house price $860,500 $838,000
Median unit price $855,000 $532,500
Median land price $260,000 $815,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 8 sales
 19 days
from 23 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.

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
2 bed $849K / $846K
Kilkenny — 2 bed: $849K (8 sales) Ferryden Park — 2 bed: $846K (6 sales)

8 vs 6 sales

3 bed $895K / $808K
Kilkenny — 3 bed: $895K (17 sales) Ferryden Park — 3 bed: $808K (36 sales)

17 vs 36 sales

Zoning mix

Kilkenny has more industrially zoned land (30% vs 10%); Kilkenny has more commercially zoned land (18% vs 1%).

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Residential 51% 89%
Industrial 30% 10%
Commercial 18% 1%
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

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
New dwellings approved 1,636
across Charles Sturt
 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
Approvals change year on year +109% +23%

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.

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Houses 4.5%
$650/wk on $750K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
House price Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
Income — Higher than 33% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 43% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 55% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of SA —

Liveability

Kilkenny is more walkable (89 vs 72); Kilkenny scores higher overall (48 vs 43).

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kilkenny carries more crime risk (94 vs 69).

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
94/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood High
71/100
 Moderate
67/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 26
within 5 km
 34
within 5 km

Schools

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 7.0 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 7.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 3.8%

Schools in Kilkenny

  • Challa Gardens Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Ferryden Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 4 1
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Walkability score 89/100 72/100
Distance to Adelaide 8 km 9.8 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 17 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 96.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 47.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5009
 0.5%
postcode 5010
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5009
 65
postcode 5010

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.

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Car (driver) 70.7% / 76.3%
Kilkenny — Car (driver): 70.7% Ferryden Park — Car (driver): 76.3%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 7.3%
Kilkenny — Worked from Home: 9.0% Ferryden Park — Worked from Home: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 7.7%
Kilkenny — Car (passenger): 6.0% Ferryden Park — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Bus 4.0% / 5.8%
Kilkenny — Bus: 4.0% Ferryden Park — Bus: 5.8%
Train 6.1% / 0.9%
Kilkenny — Train: 6.1% Ferryden Park — Train: 0.9%
Walked Only 2.0% / 1.0%
Kilkenny — Walked Only: 2.0% Ferryden Park — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.3 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Connectivity score 76/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
1,214 premises
 48%
1,849 premises

Climate

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
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)

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Average residential rate $1,726/yr $1,311/yr
Council Charles Sturt Port Adelaide Enfield

Federal electorate

Kilkenny Ferryden Park
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kilkenny

Inner Multicultural Townhouses Transport Hub

Ferryden Park

Gentrifying Inner Multicultural Townhouses Urban

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