Currency Creek vs Goolwa North

Currency Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 66 in Goolwa North. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Currency Creek, most households are couple families. In Goolwa North, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Currency Creek: a median of $1.35 million, against $778,000 in Goolwa North, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Currency Creek tends to suit couples, while Goolwa North suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Currency Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 34%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Currency Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)
  • Goolwa North has cheaper houses ($777,500 vs $1,353,750)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Currency Creek leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)
  • Goolwa North has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Currency Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 79 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (78.7 km vs 85.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goolwa North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (54% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Goolwa North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.6% vs 8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Currency Creek Goolwa North
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.

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Walkability 0 / 0
Currency Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Goolwa North — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 78
Currency Creek — Safety: 80/100 Goolwa North — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Currency Creek — Low fire risk: 64/100 Goolwa North — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Goolwa North has more residents (1,307 vs 443); Currency Creek has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $49,296).

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Population 443 1,307
+195% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +28.6%
Median age 48 66
Median household income $84,500/yr
+42% vs other
 $49,296/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+18% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Currency Creek Goolwa North
0-4 3.6% / 2.3%
Currency Creek — 0-4: 3.6% Goolwa North — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 12.0% / 6.7%
Currency Creek — 5-14: 12.0% Goolwa North — 5-14: 6.7%
15-19 5.4% / 3.4%
Currency Creek — 15-19: 5.4% Goolwa North — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 4.5% / 0.8%
Currency Creek — 20-24: 4.5% Goolwa North — 20-24: 0.8%
25-34 5.4% / 4.9%
Currency Creek — 25-34: 5.4% Goolwa North — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 13.3% / 6.1%
Currency Creek — 35-44: 13.3% Goolwa North — 35-44: 6.1%
45-54 14.9% / 7.3%
Currency Creek — 45-54: 14.9% Goolwa North — 45-54: 7.3%
55-64 21.7% / 13.5%
Currency Creek — 55-64: 21.7% Goolwa North — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 11.7% / 32.5%
Currency Creek — 65-74: 11.7% Goolwa North — 65-74: 32.5%
75-84 5.4% / 19.1%
Currency Creek — 75-84: 5.4% Goolwa North — 75-84: 19.1%
85+ 1.4% / 2.3%
Currency Creek — 85+: 1.4% Goolwa North — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Currency Creek 26.5% lone person
Currency Creek — Lone Person: 26.5% Currency Creek — Couple Families: 60.2% Currency Creek — One Parent Families: 7.1% Currency Creek — Group Household: 6.1% Currency Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Goolwa North 59.4% lone person
Goolwa North — Lone Person: 59.4% Goolwa North — Couple Families: 23.4% Goolwa North — One Parent Families: 10.7% Goolwa North — Group Household: 5.2% Goolwa North — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Currency Creek 9.9% renting
Currency Creek — Owned Outright: 46.1% Currency Creek — Mortgage: 44.1% Currency Creek — Renting: 9.9%
Goolwa North 14.4% renting
Goolwa North — Owned Outright: 66.4% Goolwa North — Mortgage: 19.2% Goolwa North — Renting: 14.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 18.1%
Currency Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Goolwa North — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 11.5%
Currency Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Goolwa North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 9.6%
Currency Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Goolwa North — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.0%
Currency Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Goolwa North — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.9%
Currency Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Goolwa North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Currency Creek Goolwa North
England 7.7% / 12.9%
Currency Creek — England: 7.7% Goolwa North — England: 12.9%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.2%
Currency Creek — New Zealand: 0.7% Goolwa North — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany — / 1.4%
Currency Creek — Germany: not among its largest Goolwa North — Germany: 1.4%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Currency Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Goolwa North — Scotland: 1.2%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Currency Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Goolwa North — Netherlands: 1.2%
India 1.1% / —
Currency Creek — India: 1.1% Goolwa North — India: not among its largest
Ireland 0.9% / —
Currency Creek — Ireland: 0.9% Goolwa North — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Currency Creek 97.4% houses
Currency Creek — Houses: 97.4% Currency Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Currency Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Goolwa North 96.8% houses
Goolwa North — Houses: 96.8% Goolwa North — Flats / Apartments: 0.8% Goolwa North — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Median house price $1,353,750 $777,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $550,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Currency Creek has more rural and farming land (63% vs 32%); Goolwa North has more land zoned for conservation (51% vs 37%).

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Rural and farming 63% 32%
Environmental 37% 51%
Residential 0% 16%
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

Currency Creek Goolwa North
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Houses — 3.4%
$590/wk on $898K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Currency Creek Goolwa North
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 15% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 23% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 28% of SA

Liveability

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Grade — C
Score — 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Currency Creek carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0).

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
22/100
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
same for both

Schools

Currency Creek Goolwa North
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

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Parks & reserves 5 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Goolwa North sits further from the CBD (85.7 km vs 78.7 km).

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 78.7 km 85.7 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 79 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5214
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 5214
same for both

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.

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Car (driver) 72.5% / 79.0%
Currency Creek — Car (driver): 72.5% Goolwa North — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 9.0%
Currency Creek — Worked from Home: 16.1% Goolwa North — Worked from Home: 9.0%
Walked Only 7.8% / 3.4%
Currency Creek — Walked Only: 7.8% Goolwa North — Walked Only: 3.4%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.6%
Currency Creek — Car (passenger): 3.6% Goolwa North — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Bus — / 1.9%
Currency Creek — Bus: not among its largest Goolwa North — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.3 km 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Connectivity score 30/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
186 premises
 51%
912 premises

Climate

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Annual rainfall 466 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Average residential rate $2,523/yr
same for both
Council Alexandrina
same for both

Federal electorate

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Currency Creek Goolwa North
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Currency Creek

Rural

Goolwa North

Acreage Retirees

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