Penfield Gardens vs Lewiston

Lewiston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Penfield Gardens. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Penfield Gardens is closer to the city centre: 36.9 km, against 44.8 km. On these figures, Penfield Gardens tends to suit older residents.

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

Lewiston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lewiston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lewiston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $383/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Penfield Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (36.9 km vs 44.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (35 min vs 41 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Penfield Gardens has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 12%)
  • Lewiston carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Lewiston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs -9.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
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.

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Walkability 0 / 0
Penfield Gardens — Walkability: 0/100 Lewiston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 64
Penfield Gardens — Safety: 11/100 Lewiston — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Penfield Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lewiston — Low fire risk: 85/100
Low flood risk 11 / 6
Penfield Gardens — Low flood risk: 11/100 Lewiston — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Lewiston has more residents (3,275 vs 304); Lewiston has higher household incomes ($99,320 vs $82,836).

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Population 304 3,275
+977% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.3% +6.2%
Median age 48 42
Median household income $82,836/yr $99,320/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $383/wk
+14% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
0-4 3.3% / 5.0%
Penfield Gardens — 0-4: 3.3% Lewiston — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 10.9% / 12.5%
Penfield Gardens — 5-14: 10.9% Lewiston — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 4.9% / 8.0%
Penfield Gardens — 15-19: 4.9% Lewiston — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 7.6% / 5.5%
Penfield Gardens — 20-24: 7.6% Lewiston — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 8.6% / 10.0%
Penfield Gardens — 25-34: 8.6% Lewiston — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 11.5% / 11.6%
Penfield Gardens — 35-44: 11.5% Lewiston — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 13.5% / 18.3%
Penfield Gardens — 45-54: 13.5% Lewiston — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 11.8% / 16.6%
Penfield Gardens — 55-64: 11.8% Lewiston — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 13.2% / 8.3%
Penfield Gardens — 65-74: 13.2% Lewiston — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 9.9% / 3.4%
Penfield Gardens — 75-84: 9.9% Lewiston — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 3.9% / 0.7%
Penfield Gardens — 85+: 3.9% Lewiston — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Penfield Gardens 65.6% couple families
Penfield Gardens — Couple Families: 65.6% Penfield Gardens — Lone Person: 26.2% Penfield Gardens — One Parent Families: 8.2% Penfield Gardens — Group Household: 0.0% Penfield Gardens — Other Families: 0.0%
Lewiston 59.0% couple families
Lewiston — Couple Families: 59.0% Lewiston — Lone Person: 23.6% Lewiston — One Parent Families: 13.6% Lewiston — Group Household: 3.1% Lewiston — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Penfield Gardens 10.0% renting
Penfield Gardens — Owned Outright: 60.0% Penfield Gardens — Mortgage: 30.0% Penfield Gardens — Renting: 10.0%
Lewiston 6.2% renting
Lewiston — Owned Outright: 28.3% Lewiston — Mortgage: 65.4% Lewiston — Renting: 6.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 21.6%
Penfield Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Lewiston — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 6.6%
Penfield Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Lewiston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 4.9%
Penfield Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Lewiston — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Penfield Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lewiston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Penfield Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lewiston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

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.

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
England 3.3% / 7.7%
Penfield Gardens — England: 3.3% Lewiston — England: 7.7%
Vietnam 8.6% / 0.7%
Penfield Gardens — Vietnam: 8.6% Lewiston — Vietnam: 0.7%
Italy 8.6% / 0.4%
Penfield Gardens — Italy: 8.6% Lewiston — Italy: 0.4%
Malaysia 6.2% / —
Penfield Gardens — Malaysia: 6.2% Lewiston — Malaysia: not among its largest
Greece 3.0% / 0.5%
Penfield Gardens — Greece: 3.0% Lewiston — Greece: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Penfield Gardens — Scotland: not among its largest Lewiston — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Penfield Gardens — New Zealand: not among its largest Lewiston — New Zealand: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Penfield Gardens 100.0% houses
Penfield Gardens — Houses: 100.0% Penfield Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lewiston 99.1% houses
Lewiston — Houses: 99.1% Lewiston — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Median house price — $945,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $815,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 26 sales

Zoning mix

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Rural and farming 94% 99%
Parks and recreation 6% 0%
Environmental 0% 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

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
New dwellings approved 2,475
across Playford
 106
across Adelaide Plains
Approvals change year on year +65% -21%

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.

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Houses — 2.8%
$750/wk on $1.38M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 12% of SA

Liveability

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Grade — D
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lewiston carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Penfield Gardens carries more crime risk (89 vs 36).

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime High
89/100
 Low
36/100
Flood High
89/100
 High
94/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
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

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Lewiston sits further from the CBD (44.8 km vs 36.9 km).

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 36.9 km 44.8 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 41 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5121
 0.4%
postcode 5501

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.

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Car (driver) 60.0% / 84.3%
Penfield Gardens — Car (driver): 60.0% Lewiston — Car (driver): 84.3%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 9.5%
Penfield Gardens — Worked from Home: 25.4% Lewiston — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 9.2% / 4.1%
Penfield Gardens — Car (passenger): 9.2% Lewiston — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 5.4% / 1.1%
Penfield Gardens — Walked Only: 5.4% Lewiston — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus — / 0.6%
Penfield Gardens — Bus: not among its largest Lewiston — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.3%).

Setting

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.5 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Connectivity score 30/100 85/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
130 premises
 79%
1,287 premises

Climate

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
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)

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
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

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Average residential rate $2,101/yr $2,698/yr
Council Playford Adelaide Plains

Federal electorate

Penfield Gardens Lewiston
Division Spence Grey
Member Matt Burnell Tom Venning
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Penfield Gardens

Outer Retirees

Lewiston

Acreage Outer

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