Currency Creek vs Tooperang

Tooperang 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. Houses cost more in Currency Creek: a median of $1.35 million, against $1 million in Tooperang. On these figures, Tooperang tends to suit families with children 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)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tooperang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,353,750)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Tooperang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (68.8 km vs 78.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (62 min vs 68 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Currency Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Currency Creek and Tooperang 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 Tooperang
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 Tooperang
Walkability 0 / 0
Currency Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Tooperang — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 70
Currency Creek — Safety: 80/100 Tooperang — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 64 / 27
Currency Creek — Low fire risk: 64/100 Tooperang — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Currency Creek has more residents (443 vs 271); Tooperang has higher household incomes ($94,900 vs $84,500).

Currency Creek Tooperang
Population 443
+39% vs other
 271
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +8.4%
Median age 48 45
Median household income $84,500/yr $94,900/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Currency Creek Tooperang
0-4 3.6% / 4.1%
Currency Creek — 0-4: 3.6% Tooperang — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 12.0% / 15.5%
Currency Creek — 5-14: 12.0% Tooperang — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 5.4% / 6.6%
Currency Creek — 15-19: 5.4% Tooperang — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.5% / 3.3%
Currency Creek — 20-24: 4.5% Tooperang — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 5.4% / 10.3%
Currency Creek — 25-34: 5.4% Tooperang — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 13.3% / 12.2%
Currency Creek — 35-44: 13.3% Tooperang — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 14.9% / 12.9%
Currency Creek — 45-54: 14.9% Tooperang — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 21.7% / 19.2%
Currency Creek — 55-64: 21.7% Tooperang — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 11.7% / 11.4%
Currency Creek — 65-74: 11.7% Tooperang — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 5.4% / 3.7%
Currency Creek — 75-84: 5.4% Tooperang — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 1.4% / 2.2%
Currency Creek — 85+: 1.4% Tooperang — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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%
Tooperang 57.8% couple families
Tooperang — Couple Families: 57.8% Tooperang — Lone Person: 25.0% Tooperang — One Parent Families: 17.2% Tooperang — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Tooperang 11.5% renting
Tooperang — Owned Outright: 37.9% Tooperang — Mortgage: 50.6% Tooperang — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Currency Creek Tooperang
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 21.8%
Currency Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Tooperang — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.7%
Currency Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Tooperang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 5.2%
Currency Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Tooperang — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.6%
Currency Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Tooperang — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.1%
Currency Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Tooperang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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 Tooperang
England 7.7% / 12.9%
Currency Creek — England: 7.7% Tooperang — England: 12.9%
Scotland — / 3.0%
Currency Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Tooperang — Scotland: 3.0%
Germany — / 1.5%
Currency Creek — Germany: not among its largest Tooperang — Germany: 1.5%
India 1.1% / —
Currency Creek — India: 1.1% Tooperang — India: not among its largest
Ireland 0.9% / —
Currency Creek — Ireland: 0.9% Tooperang — Ireland: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Currency Creek — New Zealand: 0.7% Tooperang — New Zealand: 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%
Tooperang 95.6% houses
Tooperang — Houses: 95.6% Tooperang — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Currency Creek Tooperang
Median house price $1,353,750 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Tooperang has more rural and farming land (100% vs 63%); Currency Creek has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 0%).

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

Ranking within SA

Currency Creek Tooperang
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 36% of SA

Liveability

Currency Creek Tooperang
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tooperang carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 36); Tooperang carries more crime risk (30 vs 20).

Currency Creek Tooperang
Bushfire Low
36/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
30/100
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 Tooperang
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 Tooperang
Parks & reserves 5 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Currency Creek sits further from the CBD (78.7 km vs 68.8 km).

Currency Creek Tooperang
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 78.7 km
+13% vs other
 68.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 62 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5214
 0.7%
postcode 5255
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 5214
 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.

Currency Creek Tooperang
Car (driver) 72.5% / 82.3%
Currency Creek — Car (driver): 72.5% Tooperang — Car (driver): 82.3%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 14.6%
Currency Creek — Worked from Home: 16.1% Tooperang — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Walked Only 7.8% / 3.1%
Currency Creek — Walked Only: 7.8% Tooperang — Walked Only: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / —
Currency Creek — Car (passenger): 3.6% Tooperang — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).

Setting

Currency Creek Tooperang
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.3 km 15.0 km

NBN connectivity

Currency Creek Tooperang
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
186 premises
 0%
80 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Currency Creek

Rural

Tooperang

Rural

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