West Hindmarsh vs Croydon

West Hindmarsh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Croydon. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Croydon: a median of $1.34 million, against $1.07 million in West Hindmarsh. West Hindmarsh is closer to the city centre: 5.5 km, against 6.2 km. On these figures, West Hindmarsh tends to suit young adults and 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

Croydon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 69%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

West Hindmarsh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,066,000 vs $1,340,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Hindmarsh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 26%)

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

West Hindmarsh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 14%)

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 Hindmarsh and 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.

West Hindmarsh 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.

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Walkability 96 / 89
West Hindmarsh — Walkability: 96/100 Croydon — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 26 / 17
West Hindmarsh — Safety: 26/100 Croydon — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
West Hindmarsh — Low fire risk: 100/100 Croydon — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 46 / 28
West Hindmarsh — Low flood risk: 46/100 Croydon — Low flood risk: 28/100

Demographics

West Hindmarsh has more residents (1,560 vs 1,220); Croydon skews older (42 vs 37).

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Population 1,560
+22% vs other
 1,220
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% -1.5%
Median age 37 42
Median household income $85,280/yr $96,408/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+3% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Hindmarsh Croydon
0-4 5.1% / 5.0%
West Hindmarsh — 0-4: 5.1% Croydon — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 9.7% / 11.4%
West Hindmarsh — 5-14: 9.7% Croydon — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.0% / 5.4%
West Hindmarsh — 15-19: 4.0% Croydon — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 7.4% / 5.9%
West Hindmarsh — 20-24: 7.4% Croydon — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 19.3% / 12.6%
West Hindmarsh — 25-34: 19.3% Croydon — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 16.0% / 13.1%
West Hindmarsh — 35-44: 16.0% Croydon — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 13.8% / 16.1%
West Hindmarsh — 45-54: 13.8% Croydon — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 11.5% / 15.3%
West Hindmarsh — 55-64: 11.5% Croydon — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 6.6% / 7.0%
West Hindmarsh — 65-74: 6.6% Croydon — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 4.4% / 5.8%
West Hindmarsh — 75-84: 4.4% Croydon — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 2.4% / 2.5%
West Hindmarsh — 85+: 2.4% Croydon — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

West Hindmarsh 32.0% couple families
West Hindmarsh — Couple Families: 32.0% West Hindmarsh — Lone Person: 38.3% West Hindmarsh — One Parent Families: 17.0% West Hindmarsh — Group Household: 9.5% West Hindmarsh — Other Families: 3.2%
Croydon 41.7% couple families
Croydon — Couple Families: 41.7% Croydon — Lone Person: 32.8% Croydon — One Parent Families: 16.9% Croydon — Group Household: 6.2% Croydon — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

West Hindmarsh 41.1% renting
West Hindmarsh — Owned Outright: 26.2% West Hindmarsh — Mortgage: 32.7% West Hindmarsh — Renting: 41.1%
Croydon 26.4% renting
Croydon — Owned Outright: 35.2% Croydon — Mortgage: 38.3% Croydon — Renting: 26.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Bachelor Degree 18.1% / 18.3%
West Hindmarsh — Bachelor Degree: 18.1% Croydon — Bachelor Degree: 18.3%
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 9.7%
West Hindmarsh — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Croydon — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.1%
West Hindmarsh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Croydon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 7.5% / 5.9%
West Hindmarsh — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5% Croydon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 2.5%
West Hindmarsh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Croydon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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 Hindmarsh Croydon
Greece 2.9% / 3.9%
West Hindmarsh — Greece: 2.9% Croydon — Greece: 3.9%
Italy 2.5% / 4.3%
West Hindmarsh — Italy: 2.5% Croydon — Italy: 4.3%
England 3.1% / 3.0%
West Hindmarsh — England: 3.1% Croydon — England: 3.0%
India 5.1% / 0.7%
West Hindmarsh — India: 5.1% Croydon — India: 0.7%
Vietnam 1.5% / 1.9%
West Hindmarsh — Vietnam: 1.5% Croydon — Vietnam: 1.9%
Pakistan 1.0% / 0.8%
West Hindmarsh — Pakistan: 1.0% Croydon — Pakistan: 0.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

West Hindmarsh 69.1% houses
West Hindmarsh — Houses: 69.1% West Hindmarsh — Townhouses: 16.8% West Hindmarsh — Flats / Apartments: 14.1%
Croydon 85.6% houses
Croydon — Houses: 85.6% Croydon — Townhouses: 9.5% Croydon — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Median house price $1,066,000 $1,340,000
Median unit price $775,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 8 sales
 30 days
from 13 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 Hindmarsh Croydon
3 bed $1.03M / $1.34M
West Hindmarsh — 3 bed: $1.03M (20 sales) Croydon — 3 bed: $1.34M (11 sales)

20 vs 11 sales

4 bed $1.2M / $1.41M
West Hindmarsh — 4 bed: $1.2M (5 sales) Croydon — 4 bed: $1.41M (12 sales)

5 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Residential 84% 87%
Commercial 8% 5%
Parks and recreation 4% 7%
Industrial 4% 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 Hindmarsh 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.

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Houses — 3.6%
$780/wk on $1.14M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

West Hindmarsh Croydon
House price Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Income — Higher than 74% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 100% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 27% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 31% of SA

Liveability

West Hindmarsh scores higher overall (69 vs 62).

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Grade A B
Score 69/100 62/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Croydon carries more flood risk (72 vs 54).

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 High
83/100
Flood Moderate
54/100
 High
72/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 13
within 5 km
 16
within 5 km

Schools

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.3 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 3.3%

Schools in West Hindmarsh

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Croydon

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

Amenities in the suburb

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Cafes & restaurants 2 5
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 1

Mobility

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Walkability score 96/100 89/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.5 km 6.2 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 13 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 87/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 29.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Car (driver) 69.0% / 66.7%
West Hindmarsh — Car (driver): 69.0% Croydon — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 15.3%
West Hindmarsh — Worked from Home: 10.4% Croydon — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 3.5%
West Hindmarsh — Car (passenger): 4.7% Croydon — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bus 6.0% / 2.0%
West Hindmarsh — Bus: 6.0% Croydon — Bus: 2.0%
Bicycle 3.6% / 3.9%
West Hindmarsh — Bicycle: 3.6% Croydon — Bicycle: 3.9%
Walked Only 3.6% / 2.4%
West Hindmarsh — Walked Only: 3.6% Croydon — Walked Only: 2.4%
Train 0.5% / 5.4%
West Hindmarsh — Train: 0.5% Croydon — Train: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km 7.1 km

NBN connectivity

West Hindmarsh Croydon
Connectivity score 89/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
773 premises
 50%
582 premises

Climate

West Hindmarsh 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)

West Hindmarsh 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

West Hindmarsh

Inner Parks Professionals

Croydon

Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub

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