Callington vs Red Creek

Red Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Callington. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Red Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Callington tends to suit people living alone, while Red Creek suits couples.

Callington is a larger, more established community of 625 people, while Red Creek is much smaller at 145 residents. Red Creek offers significantly higher median household income at $115,128 compared to Callington's $68,224, though Callington has lower weekly rent at $295 versus $225. Callington is slightly closer to the CBD and has a notably higher walkability score of 15, making it more suitable if you value accessibility to services, whereas Red Creek presents a quieter rural setting with lower crime risk.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Red Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 41/100)

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

Red Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $295/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Callington

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 58 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (54.3 km vs 59.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Callington is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • Red Creek carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 41/100)

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

Investors

Red Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.9% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Callington and Red 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.

Callington Red 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.

Callington Red Creek
Walkability 26 / 0
Callington — Walkability: 26/100 Red Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 77
Callington — Safety: 59/100 Red Creek — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 54 / 43
Callington — Low fire risk: 54/100 Red Creek — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Callington has more residents (625 vs 145); Red Creek has higher household incomes ($115,128 vs $68,224).

Callington Red Creek
Population 625
+77% vs other
 145
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +17.9%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $68,224/yr $115,128/yr
+69% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+24% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Callington Red Creek
0-4 6.4% / 9.0%
Callington — 0-4: 6.4% Red Creek — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 11.0% / 9.7%
Callington — 5-14: 11.0% Red Creek — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 5.9% / 6.9%
Callington — 15-19: 5.9% Red Creek — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 6.4% / 6.9%
Callington — 20-24: 6.4% Red Creek — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 12.0% / 8.3%
Callington — 25-34: 12.0% Red Creek — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 11.0% / 9.0%
Callington — 35-44: 11.0% Red Creek — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 15.7% / 20.0%
Callington — 45-54: 15.7% Red Creek — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 16.3% / 11.7%
Callington — 55-64: 16.3% Red Creek — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 8.8% / 7.6%
Callington — 65-74: 8.8% Red Creek — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 4.8% / 4.8%
Callington — 75-84: 4.8% Red Creek — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 0.8% / —
Callington — 85+: 0.8% Red Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Callington 41.9% couple families
Callington — Couple Families: 41.9% Callington — Lone Person: 38.9% Callington — One Parent Families: 17.4% Callington — Other Families: 1.8%
Red Creek 66.7% couple families
Red Creek — Couple Families: 66.7% Red Creek — Lone Person: 24.2% Red Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Red Creek — Other Families: 9.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Callington 15.0% renting
Callington — Owned Outright: 27.9% Callington — Mortgage: 57.1% Callington — Renting: 15.0%
Red Creek 0.0% renting
Red Creek — Owned Outright: 28.1% Red Creek — Mortgage: 71.9% Red Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Callington Red Creek
Certificate III & IV 22.9% / 17.2%
Callington — Certificate III & IV: 22.9% Red Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 9.7%
Callington — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Red Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 6.2%
Callington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Red Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.8%
Callington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Red Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.8%
Callington — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Red Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Callington Red Creek
England 4.3% / 6.2%
Callington — England: 4.3% Red Creek — England: 6.2%
South Africa — / 2.1%
Callington — South Africa: not among its largest Red Creek — South Africa: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Callington — New Zealand: 1.4% Red Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.4% / —
Callington — Netherlands: 1.4% Red Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
Canada 0.8% / —
Callington — Canada: 0.8% Red Creek — Canada: not among its largest
Thailand 0.6% / —
Callington — Thailand: 0.6% Red Creek — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Callington 97.0% houses
Callington — Houses: 97.0% Callington — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Red Creek 100.0% houses
Red Creek — Houses: 100.0% Red Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Callington Red Creek
Median house price $600,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $243,000 —

Zoning mix

Callington Red Creek
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Callington Red Creek
New dwellings approved 274
across Murray Bridge
 429
across Alexandrina
Approvals change year on year +51% +25%

Ranking within SA

Callington Red Creek
House price Higher than 1% of SA —
Income Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 6% of SA
Affordability Higher than 99% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 15% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 45% of SA

Liveability

Callington is more walkable (26 vs 0).

Callington Red Creek
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Callington carries more crime risk (41 vs 23); Red Creek carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 46).

Callington Red Creek
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
23/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Callington Red Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Callington

  • Callington Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Red Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Callington Red Creek
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Red Creek sits further from the CBD (59.4 km vs 54.3 km).

Callington Red Creek
Walkability score 26/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 54.3 km 59.4 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 58 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5254
 0.7%
postcode 5255
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 5254
 85
postcode 5255

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.

Callington Red Creek
Car (driver) 81.0% / 72.0%
Callington — Car (driver): 81.0% Red Creek — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 8.2% / 19.5%
Callington — Worked from Home: 8.2% Red Creek — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Bus 3.9% / 3.7%
Callington — Bus: 3.9% Red Creek — Bus: 3.7%
Walked Only 2.5% / 4.9%
Callington — Walked Only: 2.5% Red Creek — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Callington — Car (passenger): 4.3% Red Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Callington Red Creek
Elevation 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 49.0 km 44.1 km

NBN connectivity

Callington Red Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
305 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Callington Red Creek
Annual rainfall 730 mm 466 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C —

Council rates

Callington Red Creek
Average residential rate $2,478/yr $2,523/yr
Council Murray Bridge Alexandrina

Federal electorate

Callington Red Creek
Division Barker Mayo
Member Tony Pasin Rebekha Sharkie
Party Liberal Centre Alliance

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Callington

Affordable Outer Quiet

Red Creek

Outer Young Families

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