Currency Creek vs Mosquito Hill
Mosquito Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Currency 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. On these figures, Mosquito Hill tends to suit families with children.
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 the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
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
Mosquito Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mosquito Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (68.3 km vs 78.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 68 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mosquito Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.1% vs 8.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Currency Creek and Mosquito Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Currency Creek has more residents (443 vs 137); Currency Creek rents higher ($330/wk vs $225/wk).
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 443 +69% vs other | 137 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.6% | +15.1% |
| Median age | 48 | 45 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $105,248/yr +25% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +32% vs other | $225/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,353,750 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Mosquito Hill has more rural and farming land (100% vs 63%); Currency Creek has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 0%).
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 63% | 100% |
| Environmental | 37% | 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
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 429 across Alexandrina same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of SA | Higher than 83% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of SA | Higher than 48% 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 43% of SA |
Liveability
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Currency Creek sits further from the CBD (78.7 km vs 68.3 km).
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 78.7 km +13% vs other | 68.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 68 min | 60 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).
Setting
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 27 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 187 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.3 km | 10.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 186 premises | 0% 48 premises |
Climate
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 466 mm | 786 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,523/yr same for both | |
| Council | Alexandrina same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Currency Creek | Mosquito Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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