Plympton Park vs Plympton

In Plympton Park, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Plympton, about half of households rent. Plympton is closer to the city centre: 6.5 km, against 8.2 km. On these figures, Plympton tends to suit young adults.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Plympton Park has more separate houses rather than flats (70% vs 51%)
  • Plympton has more childcare (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Plympton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($515,000 vs $627,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

They split

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

  • Plympton Park carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 76/100)
  • Plympton has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 30%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Plympton Park and Plympton 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 Plympton
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 Plympton
Walkability 93 / 92
Plympton Park — Walkability: 93/100 Plympton — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 40 / 24
Plympton Park — Safety: 40/100 Plympton — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Plympton Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Plympton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Plympton has more residents (5,459 vs 3,881); Plympton Park skews older (36 vs 34).

Plympton Park Plympton
Population 3,881 5,459
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.5% +14.8%
Median age 36 34
Median household income $86,684/yr
+4% vs other
 $83,096/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Plympton Park Plympton
0-4 6.8% / 4.6%
Plympton Park — 0-4: 6.8% Plympton — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 9.8% / 8.2%
Plympton Park — 5-14: 9.8% Plympton — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 4.3% / 4.4%
Plympton Park — 15-19: 4.3% Plympton — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 7.5% / 9.7%
Plympton Park — 20-24: 7.5% Plympton — 20-24: 9.7%
25-34 18.2% / 25.0%
Plympton Park — 25-34: 18.2% Plympton — 25-34: 25.0%
35-44 15.6% / 14.4%
Plympton Park — 35-44: 15.6% Plympton — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 11.8% / 10.6%
Plympton Park — 45-54: 11.8% Plympton — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 11.2% / 9.8%
Plympton Park — 55-64: 11.2% Plympton — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 8.6% / 7.1%
Plympton Park — 65-74: 8.6% Plympton — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 3.9% / 4.0%
Plympton Park — 75-84: 3.9% Plympton — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 2.1% / 2.3%
Plympton Park — 85+: 2.1% Plympton — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

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%
Plympton 43.4% lone person
Plympton — Lone Person: 43.4% Plympton — Couple Families: 31.6% Plympton — One Parent Families: 11.9% Plympton — Group Household: 10.1% Plympton — Other Families: 2.9%
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%
Plympton 46.2% renting
Plympton — Owned Outright: 24.3% Plympton — Mortgage: 29.5% Plympton — Renting: 46.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Plympton Park Plympton
Bachelor Degree 18.6% / 21.7%
Plympton Park — Bachelor Degree: 18.6% Plympton — Bachelor Degree: 21.7%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 10.5%
Plympton Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Plympton — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 9.1%
Plympton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Plympton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 9.0%
Plympton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Plympton — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.6%
Plympton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Plympton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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 Plympton
India 5.4% / 8.1%
Plympton Park — India: 5.4% Plympton — India: 8.1%
Nepal 2.5% / 7.4%
Plympton Park — Nepal: 2.5% Plympton — Nepal: 7.4%
China 3.0% / 4.1%
Plympton Park — China: 3.0% Plympton — China: 4.1%
England 2.9% / 2.6%
Plympton Park — England: 2.9% Plympton — England: 2.6%
Philippines 1.6% / 1.3%
Plympton Park — Philippines: 1.6% Plympton — Philippines: 1.3%
Greece — / 1.4%
Plympton Park — Greece: not among its largest Plympton — Greece: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

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%
Plympton 51.2% houses
Plympton — Houses: 51.2% Plympton — Townhouses: 23.3% Plympton — Flats / Apartments: 25.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Plympton Park Plympton
Median house price $1,050,000 $1,035,000
Median unit price $627,500 $515,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 32 sales
 18 days
from 35 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 Plympton
2 bed $840K / $872K
Plympton Park — 2 bed: $840K (9 sales) Plympton — 2 bed: $872K (6 sales)

9 vs 6 sales

3 bed $958K / $980K
Plympton Park — 3 bed: $958K (59 sales) Plympton — 3 bed: $980K (53 sales)

59 vs 53 sales

4 bed $1.31M / $1.21M
Plympton Park — 4 bed: $1.31M (32 sales) Plympton — 4 bed: $1.21M (15 sales)

32 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Plympton has more commercially zoned land (19% vs 0%).

Plympton Park Plympton
Residential 95% 77%
Commercial 0% 19%
Industrial 5% 0%
Parks and recreation 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 Plympton
New dwellings approved 809
across Marion
 578
across West Torrens
Approvals change year on year -31% +103%

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 Plympton
Houses 4.4%
$775/wk on $910K
 4.3%
$758/wk on $924K
Units — 4.8%
$500/wk on $542K

Ranking within SA

Plympton Park Plympton
House price Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Income Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
Schools — Higher than 31% of SA
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA
same for both
Affordability Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 69% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 66% of SA

Liveability

Plympton Park scores higher overall (76 vs 59).

Plympton Park Plympton
Grade A B
Score 76/100 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Plympton carries more crime risk (76 vs 60).

Plympton Park Plympton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
76/100
Flood — Moderate
40/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Plympton Park Plympton
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 3.1 km
 3
Tonsley, 4.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 4.8%

Schools in Plympton Park

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

Schools in Plympton

  • Plympton International College Government · Combined at peers
  • Plympton Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John the Baptist Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Errington Special Education Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Plympton Park Plympton
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 0 7
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Plympton Park Plympton
Walkability score 93/100 92/100
Distance to Adelaide 8.2 km
+21% vs other
 6.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 11 min
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 101.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 207.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5038
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 5038
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.

Plympton Park Plympton
Car (driver) 69.9% / 64.6%
Plympton Park — Car (driver): 69.9% Plympton — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 10.3%
Plympton Park — Worked from Home: 10.4% Plympton — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Bus 6.3% / 11.6%
Plympton Park — Bus: 6.3% Plympton — Bus: 11.6%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 5.8%
Plympton Park — Car (passenger): 5.5% Plympton — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Tram / Light Rail 4.1% / 3.4%
Plympton Park — Tram / Light Rail: 4.1% Plympton — Tram / Light Rail: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.9%).

Setting

Plympton Park Plympton
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.6 km 4.2 km

NBN connectivity

Plympton Park Plympton
Connectivity score 74/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
1,805 premises
 9%
2,825 premises

Climate

Plympton Park Plympton
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 Plympton
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 Plympton
Average residential rate $1,782/yr $1,532/yr
Council Marion West Torrens

Federal electorate

Plympton Park Plympton
Division Boothby Adelaide
Member Louise Miller-Frost Steve Georganas
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Plympton Park Plympton
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

Plympton

Inner Multicultural Parks Townhouses Trams Urban

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