Ferryden Park was formed in 1924 by a subdivision of the west part of section 398 of the Hundred of Yatala by William Duthie.

[3][4] 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.

[5] In 1947, plans were approved for 80 pairs of SA Housing Trust cottages to be constructed in the vicinity of McRostie and Coker Streets.

[9] The initial settlement of the suburb coincided with a large wave of immigrants from Eastern Europe arriving in Australia, following the Second World War.

[citation needed] This was reflected in the peak enrolment at Ferryden Park Primary School in 1959: 639 students.

[9] As of 2016[update] more than half of the population is from a non-Anglophone background, with 59% preferring to speak a language other than English at home.

It is a distinctly pro-Australian Labor Party suburb, with the Ferryden Park Primary School booth recording the second highest two-party-preferred (TPP) vote in the state for the ALP at the 1998, 2001 and 2004 federal elections, garnering more than 75% on each occasion.

There is a small shopping complex along Ridley Grove, including the Ferryden Park post office.

Ferryden Park Reserve contains an all-purpose sports oval and is the home of the Adelaide Olympic football (soccer) club.