Penfield Gardens vs Penfield

Penfield Gardens is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 70 in Penfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Penfield Gardens, most households are couple families. In Penfield, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Penfield Gardens tends to suit couples, while Penfield suits people living alone and 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

Penfield Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 18%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Penfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $383/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Penfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Penfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (62% vs 27%)

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

Where they sit

Penfield Gardens and Penfield 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 Penfield
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 Penfield
Walkability 0 / 15
Penfield Gardens — Walkability: 0/100 Penfield — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 11 / 13
Penfield Gardens — Safety: 11/100 Penfield — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Penfield Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100 Penfield — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 11 / 22
Penfield Gardens — Low flood risk: 11/100 Penfield — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Penfield Gardens has higher household incomes ($82,836 vs $33,956); Penfield Gardens rents higher ($383/wk vs $180/wk).

Penfield Gardens Penfield
Population 304 422
+39% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.3% —
Median age 48 70
Median household income $82,836/yr
+59% vs other
 $33,956/yr
Median weekly rent $383/wk
+53% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Penfield Gardens Penfield
0-4 3.3% / 0.7%
Penfield Gardens — 0-4: 3.3% Penfield — 0-4: 0.7%
5-14 10.9% / 3.6%
Penfield Gardens — 5-14: 10.9% Penfield — 5-14: 3.6%
15-19 4.9% / 2.4%
Penfield Gardens — 15-19: 4.9% Penfield — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 7.6% / 2.8%
Penfield Gardens — 20-24: 7.6% Penfield — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 8.6% / 4.5%
Penfield Gardens — 25-34: 8.6% Penfield — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 11.5% / 6.9%
Penfield Gardens — 35-44: 11.5% Penfield — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 13.5% / 5.9%
Penfield Gardens — 45-54: 13.5% Penfield — 45-54: 5.9%
55-64 11.8% / 12.6%
Penfield Gardens — 55-64: 11.8% Penfield — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 13.2% / 27.0%
Penfield Gardens — 65-74: 13.2% Penfield — 65-74: 27.0%
75-84 9.9% / 27.5%
Penfield Gardens — 75-84: 9.9% Penfield — 75-84: 27.5%
85+ 3.9% / 7.6%
Penfield Gardens — 85+: 3.9% Penfield — 85+: 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Penfield Gardens 26.2% lone person
Penfield Gardens — Lone Person: 26.2% Penfield Gardens — Couple Families: 65.6% Penfield Gardens — One Parent Families: 8.2% Penfield Gardens — Group Household: 0.0%
Penfield 79.6% lone person
Penfield — Lone Person: 79.6% Penfield — Couple Families: 13.1% Penfield — One Parent Families: 4.4% Penfield — Group Household: 2.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Penfield 12.4% renting
Penfield — Owned Outright: 80.6% Penfield — Mortgage: 7.0% Penfield — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Penfield Gardens Penfield
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 9.2%
Penfield Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Penfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 4.0%
Penfield Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Penfield — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 2.6%
Penfield Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Penfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Penfield Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Penfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

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 Penfield
England 3.3% / 17.1%
Penfield Gardens — England: 3.3% Penfield — England: 17.1%
Vietnam 8.6% / 4.5%
Penfield Gardens — Vietnam: 8.6% Penfield — Vietnam: 4.5%
Italy 8.6% / 1.2%
Penfield Gardens — Italy: 8.6% Penfield — Italy: 1.2%
Malaysia 6.2% / —
Penfield Gardens — Malaysia: 6.2% Penfield — Malaysia: not among its largest
Greece 3.0% / 1.4%
Penfield Gardens — Greece: 3.0% Penfield — Greece: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 2.8%
Penfield Gardens — Netherlands: not among its largest Penfield — Netherlands: 2.8%
Sri Lanka — / 2.1%
Penfield Gardens — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Penfield — Sri Lanka: 2.1%
Scotland — / 2.1%
Penfield Gardens — Scotland: not among its largest Penfield — Scotland: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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% Penfield Gardens — Townhouses: 0.0%
Penfield 97.2% houses
Penfield — Houses: 97.2% Penfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Penfield — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Penfield Gardens Penfield
Median house price — $277,000
Median unit price — $283,000
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Penfield Gardens has more rural and farming land (94% vs 71%); Penfield has more industrially zoned land (14% vs 0%).

Penfield Gardens Penfield
Rural and farming 94% 71%
Industrial 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 8%
Parks and recreation 6% 2%
Residential 0% 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

Penfield Gardens Penfield
New dwellings approved 2,475
across Playford
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Penfield Gardens Penfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 3% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 72% of SA

Liveability

Penfield is more walkable (15 vs 0).

Penfield Gardens Penfield
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Penfield Gardens carries more flood risk (89 vs 78).

Penfield Gardens Penfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 High
87/100
Flood High
89/100
 High
78/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 High
100/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Penfield Gardens Penfield
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 Penfield
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Penfield Gardens Penfield
Walkability score 0/100 15/100
Distance to Adelaide 36.9 km
+4% vs other
 35.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 32 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5121
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.

Penfield Gardens Penfield
Car (driver) 60.0% / 56.3%
Penfield Gardens — Car (driver): 60.0% Penfield — Car (driver): 56.3%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 31.0%
Penfield Gardens — Worked from Home: 25.4% Penfield — Worked from Home: 31.0%
Car (passenger) 9.2% / 12.7%
Penfield Gardens — Car (passenger): 9.2% Penfield — Car (passenger): 12.7%
Walked Only 5.4% / —
Penfield Gardens — Walked Only: 5.4% Penfield — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Penfield Gardens Penfield
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.5 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Penfield Gardens Penfield
Connectivity score 30/100 43/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
130 premises
 1%
275 premises

Climate

Penfield Gardens Penfield
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 Penfield
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 Penfield
Average residential rate $2,101/yr
same for both
Council Playford
same for both

Federal electorate

Penfield Gardens Penfield
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

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Penfield

Acreage Outer Retirees

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