Currency Creek vs Hindmarsh Island

Currency Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 60 in Hindmarsh Island. 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 Hindmarsh Island, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Currency Creek: a median of $1.35 million, against $825,000 in Hindmarsh Island. On these figures, Currency Creek tends to suit couples, while Hindmarsh Island 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

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 48%)

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 28%)
  • Hindmarsh Island has cheaper houses ($825,000 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 29%)
  • Hindmarsh Island has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 10%)

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 82 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (78.7 km vs 92.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Currency Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)
  • Hindmarsh Island has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Hindmarsh Island

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.0% vs 8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Currency Creek and Hindmarsh Island 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 Hindmarsh Island
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 Hindmarsh Island
Walkability 0 / 0
Currency Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Hindmarsh Island — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 60
Currency Creek — Safety: 80/100 Hindmarsh Island — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 64 / 87
Currency Creek — Low fire risk: 64/100 Hindmarsh Island — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Hindmarsh Island has more residents (1,846 vs 443); Currency Creek has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $58,396).

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
Population 443 1,846
+317% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +32.0%
Median age 48 60
Median household income $84,500/yr
+31% vs other
 $58,396/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
0-4 3.6% / 2.6%
Currency Creek — 0-4: 3.6% Hindmarsh Island — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 12.0% / 8.6%
Currency Creek — 5-14: 12.0% Hindmarsh Island — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 5.4% / 3.6%
Currency Creek — 15-19: 5.4% Hindmarsh Island — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 4.5% / 2.2%
Currency Creek — 20-24: 4.5% Hindmarsh Island — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 5.4% / 6.0%
Currency Creek — 25-34: 5.4% Hindmarsh Island — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 13.3% / 7.6%
Currency Creek — 35-44: 13.3% Hindmarsh Island — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 14.9% / 9.7%
Currency Creek — 45-54: 14.9% Hindmarsh Island — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 21.7% / 19.3%
Currency Creek — 55-64: 21.7% Hindmarsh Island — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 11.7% / 26.7%
Currency Creek — 65-74: 11.7% Hindmarsh Island — 65-74: 26.7%
75-84 5.4% / 11.1%
Currency Creek — 75-84: 5.4% Hindmarsh Island — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ 1.4% / 2.0%
Currency Creek — 85+: 1.4% Hindmarsh Island — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Currency Creek 60.2% couple families
Currency Creek — Couple Families: 60.2% Currency Creek — Lone Person: 26.5% Currency Creek — One Parent Families: 7.1% Currency Creek — Group Household: 6.1% Currency Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Hindmarsh Island 30.2% couple families
Hindmarsh Island — Couple Families: 30.2% Hindmarsh Island — Lone Person: 45.3% Hindmarsh Island — One Parent Families: 17.4% Hindmarsh Island — Group Household: 6.4% Hindmarsh Island — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Hindmarsh Island 20.8% renting
Hindmarsh Island — Owned Outright: 54.1% Hindmarsh Island — Mortgage: 25.2% Hindmarsh Island — Renting: 20.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 17.8%
Currency Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Hindmarsh Island — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 9.8%
Currency Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Hindmarsh Island — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 10.5%
Currency Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Hindmarsh Island — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.4%
Currency Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Hindmarsh Island — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.0%
Currency Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Hindmarsh Island — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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 Hindmarsh Island
England 7.7% / 12.1%
Currency Creek — England: 7.7% Hindmarsh Island — England: 12.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.4%
Currency Creek — New Zealand: 0.7% Hindmarsh Island — New Zealand: 1.4%
India 1.1% / —
Currency Creek — India: 1.1% Hindmarsh Island — India: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.0%
Currency Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Hindmarsh Island — Scotland: 1.0%
Ireland 0.9% / —
Currency Creek — Ireland: 0.9% Hindmarsh Island — Ireland: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Currency Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Hindmarsh Island — Netherlands: 0.6%
Italy — / 0.5%
Currency Creek — Italy: not among its largest Hindmarsh Island — Italy: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.1%).

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%
Hindmarsh Island 87.5% houses
Hindmarsh Island — Houses: 87.5% Hindmarsh Island — Flats / Apartments: 5.2% Hindmarsh Island — Townhouses: 7.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
Median house price $1,353,750 $825,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $285,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 71 sales

Zoning mix

Currency Creek has more rural and farming land (63% vs 49%).

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
Rural and farming 63% 49%
Environmental 37% 44%
Residential 0% 6%
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 Hindmarsh Island
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 Hindmarsh Island
Houses — 3.6%
$630/wk on $915K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 23% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 37% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 33% of SA

Liveability

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
Grade — C
Score — 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Currency Creek carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 13); Hindmarsh Island carries more crime risk (40 vs 20).

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
41/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
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 Hindmarsh Island
Parks & reserves 5 4
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Hindmarsh Island sits further from the CBD (92.4 km vs 78.7 km).

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 78.7 km 92.4 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 82 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 Hindmarsh Island
Car (driver) 72.5% / 75.9%
Currency Creek — Car (driver): 72.5% Hindmarsh Island — Car (driver): 75.9%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 14.5%
Currency Creek — Worked from Home: 16.1% Hindmarsh Island — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Walked Only 7.8% / 2.7%
Currency Creek — Walked Only: 7.8% Hindmarsh Island — Walked Only: 2.7%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.4%
Currency Creek — Car (passenger): 3.6% Hindmarsh Island — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Currency Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Hindmarsh Island — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.3 km 3.3 km

NBN connectivity

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
186 premises
 40%
1,642 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Currency Creek Hindmarsh Island
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Currency Creek

Rural

Hindmarsh Island

Acreage Retirees

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