Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
$975,000
Down 37.4% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Penfield Gardens
SA 5121 · Playford
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $975,000
- Population
- 304
- Postcode
- 5121
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Penfield Gardens, South Australia
Property market insights for Penfield Gardens
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Penfield Gardens SA
Median rent trend for houses
$575 per week
Down 8.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Penfield Gardens, SA is currently $975,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Penfield Gardens has a 12-month growth rate of -37.4% for houses.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Penfield Gardens is $575 per week. The median house rent has decreased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Penfield Gardens safe?
The overall rate for Penfield Gardens is 2,259 offences per 100,000 residents — 40% below the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Penfield Gardens.
Overall crime rate
2,259
offences per 100,000 residents
40% belowGreater Adelaide
Penfield GardensGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Penfield Gardens?
Penfield Gardens SA 5121 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
304 people call Penfield Gardens home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $1,593 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 304
- Median age
- 48 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $383 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.1%Below
15–3421.1%Below
35–5425.0%Below
55–7425.0%Above
75 and over13.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.9%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright60.0%Above
Paying a mortgage30.0%Below
Renting10.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car21.1%Below
Two cars27.4%Below
Three or more45.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home22.3%Above
Drove to work52.7%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled4.7%Above
What stands out in Penfield Gardens
22.3% of workers in Penfield Gardens worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
8.6% of Penfield Gardens residents were born in Vietnam, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
21.4% of people in Penfield Gardens described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Penfield Gardens
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Penfield Gardens SA 5121.
Is Penfield Gardens family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.1% of Penfield Gardens's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
84 family households lived in Penfield Gardens; 47.6% were couple families and 6.0% were one-parent families.
25.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Penfield Gardens?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Penfield Gardens had 304 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.8% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Penfield Gardens?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.9% of occupied private dwellings in Penfield Gardens.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Penfield Gardens?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
60.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
30.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
10.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Penfield Gardens?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Penfield Gardens had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 17.0% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 33.0%, while 34.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Penfield Gardens?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
22.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
52.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Penfield Gardens?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 21.1% of the total.
72.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Penfield Gardens, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
81.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 18.6% reported a different address.
31.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Penfield Gardens?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
64.5% of residents used only English at home.
29.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 2.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Penfield Gardens residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
31.6% of Penfield Gardens's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 68.4% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Penfield Gardens?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 22.4% of ancestry responses in Penfield Gardens.
Australian ancestry made up 23.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Penfield Gardens?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
6.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Managers accounted for 35.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.8% of workers, and education and training employed 2.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Penfield Gardens?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.2%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
37.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.2%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Penfield Gardens show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
3.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.2% reported asthma, 10.2% arthritis and 9.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Penfield Gardens?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
11.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Penfield Gardens?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,593 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $383 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Penfield Gardens compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 22.3% in Penfield Gardens, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 60.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
Renting accounted for 10.0% in Penfield Gardens, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Penfield Gardens
Is Penfield Gardens expensive?
The median house price is $975,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Penfield Gardens good for families?
The Census counted 84 local families, and 14.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Penfield Gardens?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Penfield Gardens
19 streets in Penfield Gardens
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Angle Vale Rd
- Broadacres Dr
- Buckby Rd
- Carclew Rd
- Curtis Rd
- Dorset Rd
- Hayman Rd
- Heaslip Rd
- Hodgson Rd
- King Rd
- Mcgee Rd
- Penfield Rd
- Ransomes Rd
- Robert Rd
- Short Rd
- Taylors Rd
- Taylors Road
- Winnifred Rd
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- Womma West Rd
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