Ferryden Park was formed in 1924 by a subdivision of the west part of section 398 of the Hundred of Yatala by William Duthie.
Duthie was a dairy man of an area of land known as Tam O'Shanter Belt.
Duthie resided on Islington Road (now Regency Road) and was later a councillor and chairman of Yatala South council representing the West Ward, also known as Tam O'Shanter Ward.
Prior to the Second World War, the area was known as Croydon Park, being part of the present-day suburb of that name, to the south.
It mainly consisted of pastures and open land and was named Ferryden Park in 1943.
Its development as a residential area coincided with the post-war boom in the 1950s.
In 1947, plans were approved for 80 pairs of SA Housing Trust cottages to be constructed in the vicinity of McRostie and Coker Streets.

In the 1990s, plans were made for the Westwood Urban Renewal Project, of which Angle Park, Mansfield Park, Woodville Gardens, and Athol Park are also a part.
Ferryden Park was the first suburb to be rejuvenated as part of the project.
From 2001 this involved the demolition of many properties of the South Australian Housing Trust which were replaced by private housing, a smaller number of newer, townhouse-style housing trust homes, and new green spaces.
Ferryden Park was formed in 1924 by a subdivision of the west part of section 398 of the Hundred of Yatala by William Duthie. Duthie was a dairy man of an area of land known as Tam O'Shanter Belt. Duthie resided on Islington Road (now Regency Road) and was later a councillor and chairman of Yatala South council representing the West Ward, also known as Tam O'Shanter Ward. Prior to the Second World War, the area was known as Croydon Park, being part of the present-day suburb of that name, to the south. It mainly consisted of pastures and open land and was named Ferryden Park in 1943. Its development as a residential area coincided with the post-war boom in the 1950s. In 1947, plans were approved for 80 pairs of SA Housing Trust cottages to be constructed in the vicinity of McRostie and Coker Streets. 
In the 1990s, plans were made for the Westwood Urban Renewal Project, of which Angle Park, Mansfield Park, Woodville Gardens, and Athol Park are also a part. Ferryden Park was the first suburb to be rejuvenated as part of the project. From 2001 this involved the demolition of many properties of the South Australian Housing Trust which were replaced by private housing, a smaller number of newer, townhouse-style housing trust homes, and new green spaces.
Ferryden Park, South Australia