Bull Creek vs Paris Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bull Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Paris Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bull Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Paris Creek suits older residents.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 54/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 46%)

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

Paris Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

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 54/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Paris Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.2% vs -11.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bull Creek 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.

Bull Creek 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.

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Bull Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Paris Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 73
Bull Creek — Safety: 46/100 Paris Creek — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 17 / 22
Bull Creek — Low fire risk: 17/100 Paris Creek — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Paris Creek has more residents (206 vs 111); Bull Creek rents higher ($400/wk vs $345/wk).

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Population 111 206
+86% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.2% +10.2%
Median age 51 52
Median household income $81,224/yr $91,936/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+14% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bull Creek Paris Creek
0-4 — / 4.4%
Bull Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Paris Creek — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 10.8% / 13.1%
Bull Creek — 5-14: 10.8% Paris Creek — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 9.0% / 2.9%
Bull Creek — 15-19: 9.0% Paris Creek — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 7.2% / 4.4%
Bull Creek — 20-24: 7.2% Paris Creek — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 3.6% / 12.1%
Bull Creek — 25-34: 3.6% Paris Creek — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 4.5% / 8.3%
Bull Creek — 35-44: 4.5% Paris Creek — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 27.0% / 13.6%
Bull Creek — 45-54: 27.0% Paris Creek — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 25.2% / 19.9%
Bull Creek — 55-64: 25.2% Paris Creek — 55-64: 19.9%
65-74 9.9% / 16.5%
Bull Creek — 65-74: 9.9% Paris Creek — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 2.7% / 4.4%
Bull Creek — 75-84: 2.7% Paris Creek — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 1.5%
Bull Creek — 85+: not among its largest Paris Creek — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

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.

Bull Creek Paris Creek
England 9.9% / 7.3%
Bull Creek — England: 9.9% Paris Creek — England: 7.3%
Germany — / 2.9%
Bull Creek — Germany: not among its largest Paris Creek — Germany: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bull Creek 45.5% couple families
Bull Creek — Couple Families: 45.5% Bull Creek — Lone Person: 54.5% Bull Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bull Creek 100.0% houses
Bull Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Paris Creek 100.0% houses
Paris Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 19.9%
Bull Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Paris Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.4% / 10.7%
Bull Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.4% Paris Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 8.3%
Bull Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Paris Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.5%
Bull Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Paris Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Bull Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Paris Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bull Creek 15.0% renting
Bull Creek — Owned Outright: 37.5% Bull Creek — Mortgage: 47.5% Bull Creek — Renting: 15.0%
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

Zoning mix

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Bull Creek Paris Creek
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
 429
across Alexandrina
Approvals change year on year -7% +25%

Ranking within SA

Bull Creek Paris Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% 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 64% of SA Higher than 46% of SA

Liveability

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bull Creek carries more crime risk (54 vs 27).

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
78/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 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

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 12 0

Mobility

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 52.4 km
+2% vs other
 51.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 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.

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Car (driver) 61.0% / 68.8%
Bull Creek — Car (driver): 61.0% Paris Creek — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 19.8%
Bull Creek — Worked from Home: 31.7% Paris Creek — Worked from Home: 19.8%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 6.2%
Bull Creek — Car (passenger): 7.3% Paris Creek — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 5.2%
Bull Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Paris Creek — Walked Only: 5.2%

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

Setting

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Elevation 270 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 335 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.5 km 29.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Bull Creek Paris Creek
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bull Creek Paris Creek
Average residential rate $2,485/yr $2,523/yr
Council Mount Barker Alexandrina

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bull Creek

Outer River

Paris Creek

Outer

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