Plympton Park vs Park Holme

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Park Holme, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Plympton Park: a median of $1.05 million, against $952,000 in Park Holme, and rent is higher there too. Plympton Park is closer to the city centre: 8.2 km, against 9.5 km.

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

Park Holme

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Plympton Park carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Plympton Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper units ($627,500 vs $705,500)
  • But Park Holme has cheaper houses ($952,000 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Park Holme

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Plympton Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Plympton Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.5% vs 11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Plympton Park Park Holme
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.

Plympton Park Park Holme
Walkability 93 / 87
Plympton Park — Walkability: 93/100 Park Holme — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 40 / 17
Plympton Park — Safety: 40/100 Park Holme — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Plympton Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Park Holme — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Plympton Park has higher household incomes ($86,684 vs $67,444); Plympton Park rents higher ($320/wk vs $280/wk).

Plympton Park Park Holme
Population 3,881
+18% vs other
 3,199
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.5% +11.7%
Median age 36 37
Median household income $86,684/yr
+22% vs other
 $67,444/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+12% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Plympton Park Park Holme
0-4 6.8% / 6.1%
Plympton Park — 0-4: 6.8% Park Holme — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 9.8% / 8.6%
Plympton Park — 5-14: 9.8% Park Holme — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 4.3% / 4.2%
Plympton Park — 15-19: 4.3% Park Holme — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 7.5% / 8.7%
Plympton Park — 20-24: 7.5% Park Holme — 20-24: 8.7%
25-34 18.2% / 18.5%
Plympton Park — 25-34: 18.2% Park Holme — 25-34: 18.5%
35-44 15.6% / 14.8%
Plympton Park — 35-44: 15.6% Park Holme — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 11.8% / 10.5%
Plympton Park — 45-54: 11.8% Park Holme — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 11.2% / 10.7%
Plympton Park — 55-64: 11.2% Park Holme — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 8.6% / 9.7%
Plympton Park — 65-74: 8.6% Park Holme — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 3.9% / 5.1%
Plympton Park — 75-84: 3.9% Park Holme — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 2.1% / 2.8%
Plympton Park — 85+: 2.1% Park Holme — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Plympton Park 39.9% lone person
Plympton Park — Lone Person: 39.9% Plympton Park — Couple Families: 37.3% Plympton Park — One Parent Families: 13.3% Plympton Park — Group Household: 7.0% Plympton Park — Other Families: 2.5%
Park Holme 47.1% lone person
Park Holme — Lone Person: 47.1% Park Holme — Couple Families: 29.2% Park Holme — One Parent Families: 14.3% Park Holme — Group Household: 7.4% Park Holme — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Plympton Park 40.1% renting
Plympton Park — Owned Outright: 24.0% Plympton Park — Mortgage: 35.8% Plympton Park — Renting: 40.1%
Park Holme 42.0% renting
Park Holme — Owned Outright: 26.3% Park Holme — Mortgage: 31.7% Park Holme — Renting: 42.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Plympton Park Park Holme
India 5.4% / 3.8%
Plympton Park — India: 5.4% Park Holme — India: 3.8%
China 3.0% / 4.7%
Plympton Park — China: 3.0% Park Holme — China: 4.7%
Nepal 2.5% / 4.1%
Plympton Park — Nepal: 2.5% Park Holme — Nepal: 4.1%
England 2.9% / 3.0%
Plympton Park — England: 2.9% Park Holme — England: 3.0%
Philippines 1.6% / 1.9%
Plympton Park — Philippines: 1.6% Park Holme — Philippines: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Qualifications

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

Plympton Park Park Holme
Bachelor Degree 18.6% / 16.4%
Plympton Park — Bachelor Degree: 18.6% Park Holme — Bachelor Degree: 16.4%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 12.0%
Plympton Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Park Holme — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.2%
Plympton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Park Holme — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 6.4%
Plympton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Park Holme — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.3%
Plympton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Park Holme — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Plympton Park 69.6% houses
Plympton Park — Houses: 69.6% Plympton Park — Townhouses: 18.0% Plympton Park — Flats / Apartments: 12.4%
Park Holme 60.4% houses
Park Holme — Houses: 60.4% Park Holme — Townhouses: 27.3% Park Holme — Flats / Apartments: 12.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Plympton Park Park Holme
Median house price $1,050,000 $952,000
Median unit price $627,500 $705,500
Median land price — $967,200
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 32 sales
 20 days
from 24 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.

Plympton Park Park Holme
2 bed $840K / $715K
Plympton Park — 2 bed: $840K (9 sales) Park Holme — 2 bed: $715K (9 sales)

9 vs 9 sales

3 bed $958K / $920K
Plympton Park — 3 bed: $958K (59 sales) Park Holme — 3 bed: $920K (24 sales)

59 vs 24 sales

4 bed $1.31M / $1.22M
Plympton Park — 4 bed: $1.31M (32 sales) Park Holme — 4 bed: $1.22M (9 sales)

32 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Plympton Park Park Holme
Residential 95% 85%
Parks and recreation 0% 8%
Industrial 5% 4%
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

Plympton Park Park Holme
New dwellings approved 809
across Marion
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Plympton Park Park Holme
Houses 4.4%
$775/wk on $910K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Plympton Park Park Holme
House price Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 44% of SA
Income Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
Schools — Higher than 21% of SA
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of SA —

Liveability

Plympton Park scores higher overall (76 vs 50).

Plympton Park Park Holme
Grade A B
Score 76/100 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Park Holme carries more crime risk (83 vs 60).

Plympton Park Park Holme
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
83/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Plympton Park Park Holme
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 3.1 km
 3
Tonsley, 2.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 3.8%

Schools in Plympton Park

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

Schools in Park Holme

  • Ascot Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services Government · Combined · Special school
  • SA School and Services for Vision Impaired Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Plympton Park Park Holme
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 0 4
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Plympton Park Park Holme
Walkability score 93/100 87/100
Distance to Adelaide 8.2 km 9.5 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 16 min
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 101.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 29.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5038
 0.8%
postcode 5043
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 5038
 46
postcode 5043

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.

Plympton Park Park Holme
Car (driver) 69.9% / 75.6%
Plympton Park — Car (driver): 69.9% Park Holme — Car (driver): 75.6%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 8.4%
Plympton Park — Worked from Home: 10.4% Park Holme — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Bus 6.3% / 5.5%
Plympton Park — Bus: 6.3% Park Holme — Bus: 5.5%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 5.3%
Plympton Park — Car (passenger): 5.5% Park Holme — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Tram / Light Rail 4.1% / 1.1%
Plympton Park — Tram / Light Rail: 4.1% Park Holme — Tram / Light Rail: 1.1%
Train 1.0% / 1.8%
Plympton Park — Train: 1.0% Park Holme — Train: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).

Setting

Plympton Park Park Holme
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.6 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Plympton Park Park Holme
Connectivity score 74/100 66/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
1,805 premises
 38%
1,638 premises

Climate

Plympton Park Park Holme
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Plympton Park Park Holme
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Plympton Park Park Holme
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Marion
same for both

Federal electorate

Plympton Park Park Holme
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Plympton Park

Inner Parks Trams Urban

Park Holme

Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses

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