Welland vs West Croydon

West Croydon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Welland. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In West Croydon, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Welland: a median of $1.35 million, against $1.11 million in West Croydon, though rent is higher in West Croydon. Welland is closer to the city centre: 5.8 km, against 7.3 km. On these figures, West Croydon tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

West Croydon

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 96/100)

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

First-home buyers

West Croydon

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,108,000 vs $1,350,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Welland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

West Croydon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (7% vs 1%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Welland

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 14%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)
  • But West Croydon carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 96/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Welland West Croydon
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.

Welland West Croydon
Walkability 94 / 87
Welland — Walkability: 94/100 West Croydon — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 4 / 28
Welland — Safety: 4/100 West Croydon — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Welland — Low fire risk: 100/100 West Croydon — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 32 / 16
Welland — Low flood risk: 32/100 West Croydon — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

West Croydon has more residents (4,242 vs 881); West Croydon has higher household incomes ($91,884 vs $76,284).

Welland West Croydon
Population 881 4,242
+381% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% +2.4%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $76,284/yr $91,884/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk $350/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Welland West Croydon
0-4 4.2% / 6.6%
Welland — 0-4: 4.2% West Croydon — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 10.4% / 10.9%
Welland — 5-14: 10.4% West Croydon — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 4.9% / 5.4%
Welland — 15-19: 4.9% West Croydon — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 8.1% / 5.9%
Welland — 20-24: 8.1% West Croydon — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 13.4% / 14.7%
Welland — 25-34: 13.4% West Croydon — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 11.9% / 14.4%
Welland — 35-44: 11.9% West Croydon — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 13.6% / 14.4%
Welland — 45-54: 13.6% West Croydon — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 13.8% / 12.7%
Welland — 55-64: 13.8% West Croydon — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 11.6% / 8.1%
Welland — 65-74: 11.6% West Croydon — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 6.5% / 4.7%
Welland — 75-84: 6.5% West Croydon — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 2.3% / 2.1%
Welland — 85+: 2.3% West Croydon — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Welland 38.3% couple families
Welland — Couple Families: 38.3% Welland — Lone Person: 37.1% Welland — One Parent Families: 15.2% Welland — Group Household: 6.1% Welland — Other Families: 3.4%
West Croydon 46.3% couple families
West Croydon — Couple Families: 46.3% West Croydon — Lone Person: 32.2% West Croydon — One Parent Families: 14.4% West Croydon — Group Household: 5.8% West Croydon — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Welland 33.0% renting
Welland — Owned Outright: 37.1% Welland — Mortgage: 29.9% Welland — Renting: 33.0%
West Croydon 27.5% renting
West Croydon — Owned Outright: 33.8% West Croydon — Mortgage: 38.7% West Croydon — Renting: 27.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Welland West Croydon
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 16.0%
Welland — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% West Croydon — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 12.8%
Welland — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% West Croydon — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.5%
Welland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% West Croydon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 5.8%
Welland — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% West Croydon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.5%
Welland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% West Croydon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

Welland West Croydon
Greece 4.9% / 2.4%
Welland — Greece: 4.9% West Croydon — Greece: 2.4%
Italy 3.9% / 2.9%
Welland — Italy: 3.9% West Croydon — Italy: 2.9%
India 3.2% / 1.9%
Welland — India: 3.2% West Croydon — India: 1.9%
England 1.8% / 2.5%
Welland — England: 1.8% West Croydon — England: 2.5%
Vietnam 1.1% / 2.6%
Welland — Vietnam: 1.1% West Croydon — Vietnam: 2.6%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.6%
Welland — Scotland: 1.2% West Croydon — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Welland 67.3% houses
Welland — Houses: 67.3% Welland — Townhouses: 18.9% Welland — Flats / Apartments: 13.8%
West Croydon 85.6% houses
West Croydon — Houses: 85.6% West Croydon — Townhouses: 9.7% West Croydon — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Welland West Croydon
Median house price $1,350,000 $1,108,000
Median unit price — $725,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 10 sales
 16 days
from 44 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.

Welland West Croydon
3 bed $1.35M / $1.1M
Welland — 3 bed: $1.35M (13 sales) West Croydon — 3 bed: $1.1M (63 sales)

13 vs 63 sales

4 bed $1.43M / $1.3M
Welland — 4 bed: $1.43M (6 sales) West Croydon — 4 bed: $1.3M (19 sales)

6 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Welland has more industrially zoned land (33% vs 8%); Welland has more commercially zoned land (16% vs 1%).

Welland West Croydon
Residential 43% 90%
Industrial 33% 8%
Commercial 16% 1%
Parks and recreation 8% 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

Welland West Croydon
New dwellings approved 1,636
across Charles Sturt
same for both
Approvals change year on year +109%
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.

Welland West Croydon
Houses — 3.6%
$662/wk on $960K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Welland West Croydon
House price Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
Income Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Schools — Higher than 68% of SA
Walkability Higher than 100% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 44% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 33% of SA

Liveability

West Croydon scores higher overall (61 vs 54).

Welland West Croydon
Grade B
same for both
Score 54/100 61/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Welland carries more crime risk (96 vs 72); West Croydon carries more flood risk (84 vs 68).

Welland West Croydon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
96/100
 High
72/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 High
84/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Welland West Croydon
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.7 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 2.6%

Schools in Welland

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

Schools in West Croydon

  • Australian Islamic College Adelaide Independent · Combined above peers
  • Kilkenny Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Adelaide Secondary School of English Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Welland West Croydon
Walkability score 94/100 87/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.8 km 7.3 km
+26% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 14 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 28.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 5007
 0.9%
postcode 5008
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 5007
 48
postcode 5008

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.

Welland West Croydon
Car (driver) 70.2% / 69.8%
Welland — Car (driver): 70.2% West Croydon — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 11.1%
Welland — Worked from Home: 10.5% West Croydon — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 9.7% / 6.3%
Welland — Car (passenger): 9.7% West Croydon — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Train — / 6.5%
Welland — Train: not among its largest West Croydon — Train: 6.5%
Walked Only 3.7% / 1.7%
Welland — Walked Only: 3.7% West Croydon — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bus 3.1% / 2.1%
Welland — Bus: 3.1% West Croydon — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Welland West Croydon
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.2 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Welland West Croydon
Connectivity score 85/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
634 premises
 34%
1,822 premises

Climate

Welland West Croydon
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Welland West Croydon
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

Welland West Croydon
Average residential rate $1,726/yr
same for both
Council Charles Sturt
same for both

Federal electorate

Welland West Croydon
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Welland West Croydon
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Welland

Inner Parks

West Croydon

Inner Trains Transport Hub

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