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
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
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
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
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
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 969
- Trinity College Gawler RiverCombined · Independent · 3.8kmICSEA 1032
- St Columba CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.1kmICSEA 968
- Virginia Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 990
- Riverbanks College B-12Combined · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 966
- John Hartley School B-6Primary · Government · 6kmICSEA 917
- Swallowcliffe School P-6Primary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 906
- Garden College - Elizabeth CampusCombined · Independent · 6.3km
- Compass Catholic CommunitySecondary · Catholic · 6.3kmICSEA 953
- Edmund Rice Flexi School - Davoren Park CampusSecondary · Catholic · 6.3km
- Mark Oliphant College (B-12)Combined · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 921
- Adelaide North Special SchoolCombined · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 961
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
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
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 102 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.