Penfield Gardens
SA 5121 · Playford
304 (2021) → 450 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Penfield Gardens is a high growth suburb in Playford, SA 5121, about 30km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Penfield Gardens are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 15/100, and is about 11km inland. Penfield Gardens has an overall score of 15/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 5121 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: Italy (8.55%), Vietnam (8.55%), Malaysia (6.25%), England (3.29%), Greece (2.96%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (14.14%), Italian (6.58%), Greek (3.95%), Hindi (2.3%), Serbian (1.64%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 934 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Angle Vale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 963
- Trinity College Gawler RiverCombined · Independent · 3.8kmICSEA 1032
- St Columba CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.1kmICSEA 973
- Virginia Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 992
- Riverbanks College B-12Combined · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 955
- John Hartley School B-6Primary · Government · 6kmICSEA 903
- Edmund Rice Flexi School - Davoren Park CampusSecondary · Catholic · 6.3km
- Swallowcliffe School P-6Primary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 917
- Compass Catholic CommunitySecondary · Catholic · 6.3kmICSEA 916
- Mark Oliphant College (B-12)Combined · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 919
- Adelaide North Special SchoolCombined · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 964
- St Patrick's Technical CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 7.5kmICSEA 998
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for SA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Penfield Gardens
How far is Penfield Gardens from Adelaide CBD?
Penfield Gardens is about 30.1 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 85 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Penfield Gardens?
Penfield Gardens has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Penfield Gardens?
Penfield Gardens has a transport score of 15/100 and 2 bus stops.