West Croydon vs Beverley

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Croydon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, West Croydon tends to suit couples.

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 parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Beverley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

West Croydon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (7% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 70/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

West Croydon

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 70/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 83/100)

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

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

West Croydon Beverley
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.

West Croydon Beverley
Walkability 87 / 70
West Croydon — Walkability: 87/100 Beverley — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 28 / 17
West Croydon — Safety: 28/100 Beverley — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
West Croydon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Beverley — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 16 / 24
West Croydon — Low flood risk: 16/100 Beverley — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

West Croydon has more residents (4,242 vs 1,578); West Croydon rents higher ($350/wk vs $300/wk).

West Croydon Beverley
Population 4,242
+63% vs other
 1,578
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +5.3%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $91,884/yr
+10% vs other
 $83,096/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Croydon Beverley
0-4 6.6% / 5.8%
West Croydon — 0-4: 6.6% Beverley — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 10.9% / 11.0%
West Croydon — 5-14: 10.9% Beverley — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 5.4% / 5.4%
West Croydon — 15-19: 5.4% Beverley — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.9% / 7.0%
West Croydon — 20-24: 5.9% Beverley — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 14.7% / 18.2%
West Croydon — 25-34: 14.7% Beverley — 25-34: 18.2%
35-44 14.4% / 15.3%
West Croydon — 35-44: 14.4% Beverley — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 14.4% / 14.5%
West Croydon — 45-54: 14.4% Beverley — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 12.7% / 12.2%
West Croydon — 55-64: 12.7% Beverley — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 8.1% / 5.6%
West Croydon — 65-74: 8.1% Beverley — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 4.7% / 3.2%
West Croydon — 75-84: 4.7% Beverley — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 2.1% / 1.2%
West Croydon — 85+: 2.1% Beverley — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Beverley 33.0% couple families
Beverley — Couple Families: 33.0% Beverley — Lone Person: 40.0% Beverley — One Parent Families: 17.0% Beverley — Group Household: 8.5% Beverley — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

West Croydon 27.5% renting
West Croydon — Owned Outright: 33.8% West Croydon — Mortgage: 38.7% West Croydon — Renting: 27.5%
Beverley 36.8% renting
Beverley — Owned Outright: 23.6% Beverley — Mortgage: 39.6% Beverley — Renting: 36.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

West Croydon Beverley
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 17.2%
West Croydon — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Beverley — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 12.7%
West Croydon — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Beverley — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.5%
West Croydon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Beverley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 4.8%
West Croydon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Beverley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.3%
West Croydon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Beverley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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.

West Croydon Beverley
India 1.9% / 6.3%
West Croydon — India: 1.9% Beverley — India: 6.3%
Italy 2.9% / 1.8%
West Croydon — Italy: 2.9% Beverley — Italy: 1.8%
England 2.5% / 1.7%
West Croydon — England: 2.5% Beverley — England: 1.7%
Vietnam 2.6% / 1.5%
West Croydon — Vietnam: 2.6% Beverley — Vietnam: 1.5%
Greece 2.4% / 1.0%
West Croydon — Greece: 2.4% Beverley — Greece: 1.0%
Philippines 0.6% / 1.2%
West Croydon — Philippines: 0.6% Beverley — Philippines: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

West Croydon 85.6% houses
West Croydon — Houses: 85.6% West Croydon — Townhouses: 9.7% West Croydon — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Beverley 78.9% houses
Beverley — Houses: 78.9% Beverley — Townhouses: 14.8% Beverley — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

West Croydon Beverley
Median house price $1,108,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price $725,500 $710,000
Median land price — $420,412
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 44 sales
 18 days
from 16 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.

West Croydon Beverley
3 bed $1.1M / $995K
West Croydon — 3 bed: $1.1M (63 sales) Beverley — 3 bed: $995K (21 sales)

63 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $1.19M
West Croydon — 4 bed: $1.3M (19 sales) Beverley — 4 bed: $1.19M (8 sales)

19 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Beverley has more industrially zoned land (62% vs 8%).

West Croydon Beverley
Residential 90% 28%
Industrial 8% 62%
Parks and recreation 1% 10%
Commercial 1% 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

West Croydon Beverley
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.

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

Ranking within SA

West Croydon Beverley
House price Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
Income Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
Schools Higher than 68% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Affordability Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of SA —

Liveability

West Croydon scores higher overall (61 vs 42); West Croydon is more walkable (87 vs 70).

West Croydon Beverley
Grade B C
Score 61/100 42/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Beverley carries more crime risk (83 vs 72).

West Croydon Beverley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 High
83/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
76/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

West Croydon Beverley
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.8 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 6.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 2.2%

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

Schools in Beverley

  • St Michael's College - Primary Campus Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

West Croydon Beverley
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 2 1
GPs 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

West Croydon Beverley
Walkability score 87/100 70/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.3 km 7.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 15 min
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 51.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 32.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5008
 0.7%
postcode 5009
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 5008
 58
postcode 5009

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.

West Croydon Beverley
Car (driver) 69.8% / 74.4%
West Croydon — Car (driver): 69.8% Beverley — Car (driver): 74.4%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 8.6%
West Croydon — Worked from Home: 11.1% Beverley — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 5.3%
West Croydon — Car (passenger): 6.3% Beverley — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 6.5% / 0.7%
West Croydon — Train: 6.5% Beverley — Train: 0.7%
Bus 2.1% / 4.5%
West Croydon — Bus: 2.1% Beverley — Bus: 4.5%
Bicycle 2.0% / 3.3%
West Croydon — Bicycle: 2.0% Beverley — Bicycle: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

West Croydon Beverley
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km 5.4 km

NBN connectivity

West Croydon Beverley
Connectivity score 84/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
1,822 premises
 47%
1,073 premises

Climate

West Croydon Beverley
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)

West Croydon Beverley
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

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

Federal electorate

West Croydon Beverley
Division Adelaide Hindmarsh
Member Steve Georganas Mark Butler
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

West Croydon

Inner Trains Transport Hub

Beverley

Inner

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