Ashbourne vs Paris Creek

Ashbourne is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Paris Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Paris Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 47/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Paris Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (51.1 km vs 61.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (52 min vs 62 min)
  • But Ashbourne is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Paris Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
  • But Ashbourne is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ashbourne and Paris Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Walkability 13 / 0
Ashbourne — Walkability: 13/100 Paris Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 73
Ashbourne — Safety: 53/100 Paris Creek — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 31 / 22
Ashbourne — Low fire risk: 31/100 Paris Creek — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Ashbourne has more residents (308 vs 206); Paris Creek skews older (52 vs 46).

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Population 308
+33% vs other
 206
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.6% +10.2%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $86,320/yr $91,936/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+1% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ashbourne Paris Creek
0-4 6.2% / 4.4%
Ashbourne — 0-4: 6.2% Paris Creek — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 13.6% / 13.1%
Ashbourne — 5-14: 13.6% Paris Creek — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 2.3% / 2.9%
Ashbourne — 15-19: 2.3% Paris Creek — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 4.9% / 4.4%
Ashbourne — 20-24: 4.9% Paris Creek — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 11.4% / 12.1%
Ashbourne — 25-34: 11.4% Paris Creek — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 11.0% / 8.3%
Ashbourne — 35-44: 11.0% Paris Creek — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 15.9% / 13.6%
Ashbourne — 45-54: 15.9% Paris Creek — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 18.5% / 19.9%
Ashbourne — 55-64: 18.5% Paris Creek — 55-64: 19.9%
65-74 10.1% / 16.5%
Ashbourne — 65-74: 10.1% Paris Creek — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 5.2% / 4.4%
Ashbourne — 75-84: 5.2% Paris Creek — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 1.5%
Ashbourne — 85+: not among its largest Paris Creek — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ashbourne 59.7% couple families
Ashbourne — Couple Families: 59.7% Ashbourne — Lone Person: 33.9% Ashbourne — One Parent Families: 6.5%
Paris Creek 55.0% couple families
Paris Creek — Couple Families: 55.0% Paris Creek — Lone Person: 32.5% Paris Creek — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ashbourne 5.8% renting
Ashbourne — Owned Outright: 36.9% Ashbourne — Mortgage: 57.3% Ashbourne — Renting: 5.8%
Paris Creek 10.1% renting
Paris Creek — Owned Outright: 44.9% Paris Creek — Mortgage: 44.9% Paris Creek — Renting: 10.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Ashbourne Paris Creek
England 7.1% / 7.3%
Ashbourne — England: 7.1% Paris Creek — England: 7.3%
Germany — / 2.9%
Ashbourne — Germany: not among its largest Paris Creek — Germany: 2.9%
New Zealand 2.3% / —
Ashbourne — New Zealand: 2.3% Paris Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 19.9%
Ashbourne — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Paris Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 10.7%
Ashbourne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Paris Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 8.3%
Ashbourne — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Paris Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.5%
Ashbourne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Paris Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.5%
Ashbourne — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Paris Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ashbourne 99.0% houses
Ashbourne — Houses: 99.0% Ashbourne — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Paris Creek 100.0% houses
Paris Creek — Houses: 100.0% Paris Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Median house price $1,075,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 49 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Paris Creek has more rural and farming land (100% vs 86%); Ashbourne has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Rural and farming 86% 100%
Environmental 12% 0%
Residential 1% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Ashbourne Paris Creek
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Ashbourne Paris Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 25% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 46% of SA

Liveability

Ashbourne is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Ashbourne carries more crime risk (47 vs 27).

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
78/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
27/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ashbourne

  • Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School - Ashbourne R-6 Campus Government · Combined

Schools in Paris Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Parks & reserves 4 2
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Ashbourne sits further from the CBD (61.2 km vs 51.1 km).

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 61.2 km
+17% vs other
 51.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 52 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5157
 0.9%
postcode 5201
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 97
postcode 5157
 99
postcode 5201

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Car (driver) 68.5% / 68.8%
Ashbourne — Car (driver): 68.5% Paris Creek — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 29.1% / 19.8%
Ashbourne — Worked from Home: 29.1% Paris Creek — Worked from Home: 19.8%
Walked Only 2.4% / 5.2%
Ashbourne — Walked Only: 2.4% Paris Creek — Walked Only: 5.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Ashbourne — Car (passenger): not among its largest Paris Creek — Car (passenger): 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).

Setting

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Elevation 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 335 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.1 km 29.9 km

NBN connectivity

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
135 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Annual rainfall 466 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Average residential rate $2,523/yr
same for both
Council Alexandrina
same for both

Federal electorate

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ashbourne Paris Creek
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ashbourne

Outer River

Paris Creek

Outer

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