South Plympton vs Edwardstown

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Edwardstown, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in South Plympton: a median of $1.12 million, against $980,000 in Edwardstown, and rent is higher there too.

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

South Plympton

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 92/100)

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

First-home buyers

Edwardstown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($478,750 vs $637,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($980,500 vs $1,116,944)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Edwardstown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $340/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

South Plympton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • South Plympton is growing faster (13.1% vs 4.3%)
  • Edwardstown returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

South Plympton Edwardstown
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.

South Plympton Edwardstown
Walkability 89 / 86
South Plympton — Walkability: 89/100 Edwardstown — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 33 / 8
South Plympton — Safety: 33/100 Edwardstown — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
South Plympton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Edwardstown — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

South Plympton rents higher ($340/wk vs $275/wk); South Plympton has higher household incomes ($80,704 vs $70,720).

South Plympton Edwardstown
Population 4,721
+4% vs other
 4,514
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.1% +4.3%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $80,704/yr
+12% vs other
 $70,720/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+19% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

South Plympton Edwardstown
0-4 5.8% / 5.4%
South Plympton — 0-4: 5.8% Edwardstown — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 10.0% / 9.6%
South Plympton — 5-14: 10.0% Edwardstown — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 4.4% / 4.3%
South Plympton — 15-19: 4.4% Edwardstown — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 7.1% / 7.7%
South Plympton — 20-24: 7.1% Edwardstown — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 18.4% / 19.1%
South Plympton — 25-34: 18.4% Edwardstown — 25-34: 19.1%
35-44 14.1% / 15.1%
South Plympton — 35-44: 14.1% Edwardstown — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 11.6% / 11.1%
South Plympton — 45-54: 11.6% Edwardstown — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 10.8% / 11.8%
South Plympton — 55-64: 10.8% Edwardstown — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 9.3% / 9.3%
South Plympton — 65-74: 9.3% Edwardstown — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 5.4% / 4.3%
South Plympton — 75-84: 5.4% Edwardstown — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 3.2% / 1.9%
South Plympton — 85+: 3.2% Edwardstown — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

South Plympton 42.8% lone person
South Plympton — Lone Person: 42.8% South Plympton — Couple Families: 35.1% South Plympton — One Parent Families: 12.9% South Plympton — Group Household: 7.4% South Plympton — Other Families: 1.8%
Edwardstown 47.9% lone person
Edwardstown — Lone Person: 47.9% Edwardstown — Couple Families: 28.7% Edwardstown — One Parent Families: 13.2% Edwardstown — Group Household: 8.5% Edwardstown — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

South Plympton 31.9% renting
South Plympton — Owned Outright: 31.3% South Plympton — Mortgage: 36.8% South Plympton — Renting: 31.9%
Edwardstown 44.9% renting
Edwardstown — Owned Outright: 23.2% Edwardstown — Mortgage: 31.8% Edwardstown — Renting: 44.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

South Plympton Edwardstown
Bachelor Degree 19.1% / 16.6%
South Plympton — Bachelor Degree: 19.1% Edwardstown — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 12.5%
South Plympton — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Edwardstown — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.7%
South Plympton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Edwardstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.1% / 6.7%
South Plympton — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1% Edwardstown — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.2%
South Plympton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Edwardstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

South Plympton Edwardstown
China 5.1% / 3.5%
South Plympton — China: 5.1% Edwardstown — China: 3.5%
India 4.9% / 3.5%
South Plympton — India: 4.9% Edwardstown — India: 3.5%
Nepal 2.6% / 3.8%
South Plympton — Nepal: 2.6% Edwardstown — Nepal: 3.8%
England 3.0% / 2.8%
South Plympton — England: 3.0% Edwardstown — England: 2.8%
Malaysia 1.6% / 1.0%
South Plympton — Malaysia: 1.6% Edwardstown — Malaysia: 1.0%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.2%
South Plympton — Philippines: 1.4% Edwardstown — Philippines: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

South Plympton 61.0% houses
South Plympton — Houses: 61.0% South Plympton — Flats / Apartments: 21.9% South Plympton — Townhouses: 17.2%
Edwardstown 60.1% houses
Edwardstown — Houses: 60.1% Edwardstown — Flats / Apartments: 19.4% Edwardstown — Townhouses: 20.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

South Plympton Edwardstown
Median house price $1,116,944 $980,500
Median unit price $637,500 $478,750
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 52 sales
 19 days
from 30 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.

South Plympton Edwardstown
2 bed $906K / $806K
South Plympton — 2 bed: $906K (7 sales) Edwardstown — 2 bed: $806K (13 sales)

7 vs 13 sales

3 bed $1.06M / $984K
South Plympton — 3 bed: $1.06M (60 sales) Edwardstown — 3 bed: $984K (54 sales)

60 vs 54 sales

4 bed $1.26M / $1.13M
South Plympton — 4 bed: $1.26M (26 sales) Edwardstown — 4 bed: $1.13M (10 sales)

26 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Edwardstown has more industrially zoned land (28% vs 2%).

South Plympton Edwardstown
Residential 94% 66%
Industrial 2% 28%
Commercial 1% 6%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
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

South Plympton Edwardstown
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.

South Plympton Edwardstown
Houses 3.2%
$700/wk on $1.15M
 4.0%
$680/wk on $885K
Units 5.2%
$545/wk on $542K
 —

Ranking within SA

South Plympton Edwardstown
House price Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Income Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Schools Higher than 79% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 29% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 76% of SA —

Liveability

South Plympton scores higher overall (73 vs 66).

South Plympton Edwardstown
Grade A
same for both
Score 73/100 66/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Edwardstown carries more crime risk (92 vs 67).

South Plympton Edwardstown
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
92/100
Flood — Low
12/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

South Plympton Edwardstown
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 2.9 km
 3
Tonsley, 2.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 3.4%

Schools in South Plympton

  • Emmaus Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Forbes Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sports College South Australia - Edwardstown Oval Independent · Secondary

Schools in Edwardstown

  • St Anthony's School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

South Plympton Edwardstown
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 7 2
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

South Plympton Edwardstown
Walkability score 89/100 86/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.9 km
+1% vs other
 7.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 13 min
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
 95/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 78.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 108.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5038
 1.1%
postcode 5039
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 5038
 55
postcode 5039

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.

South Plympton Edwardstown
Car (driver) 69.6% / 69.1%
South Plympton — Car (driver): 69.6% Edwardstown — Car (driver): 69.1%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 11.0%
South Plympton — Worked from Home: 11.5% Edwardstown — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 4.5%
South Plympton — Car (passenger): 5.2% Edwardstown — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train 1.9% / 7.3%
South Plympton — Train: 1.9% Edwardstown — Train: 7.3%
Bus 5.2% / 3.5%
South Plympton — Bus: 5.2% Edwardstown — Bus: 3.5%
Tram / Light Rail 3.3% / 1.1%
South Plympton — Tram / Light Rail: 3.3% Edwardstown — Tram / Light Rail: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.6%).

Setting

South Plympton Edwardstown
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km 5.3 km

NBN connectivity

South Plympton Edwardstown
Connectivity score 75/100 71/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
2,278 premises
 21%
2,916 premises

Climate

South Plympton Edwardstown
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)

South Plympton Edwardstown
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

South Plympton Edwardstown
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Marion
same for both

Federal electorate

South Plympton Edwardstown
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

South Plympton

Inner Parks Trams Urban

Edwardstown

Easy Commute Inner Parks Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

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