Gould Creek vs One Tree Hill

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. One Tree Hill is closer to the city centre: 30.8 km, against 39.7 km.

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

One Tree Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

One Tree Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $550/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

One Tree Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (36 min vs 61 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (30.8 km vs 39.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

One Tree Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 68/100)

Weighs 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

Gould Creek and One Tree 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.

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
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.

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Gould Creek — Walkability: 0/100 One Tree Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 68
Gould Creek — Safety: 32/100 One Tree Hill — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 24 / 47
Gould Creek — Low fire risk: 24/100 One Tree Hill — Low fire risk: 47/100
Low flood risk 37 / 67
Gould Creek — Low flood risk: 37/100 One Tree Hill — Low flood risk: 67/100

Demographics

One Tree Hill has more residents (1,043 vs 240); Gould Creek rents higher ($550/wk vs $305/wk).

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Population 240 1,043
+335% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% -4.7%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $123,448/yr
+2% vs other
 $120,484/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+45% vs other
 $305/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
0-4 1.7% / 4.4%
Gould Creek — 0-4: 1.7% One Tree Hill — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 15.8% / 12.8%
Gould Creek — 5-14: 15.8% One Tree Hill — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 7.1% / 7.5%
Gould Creek — 15-19: 7.1% One Tree Hill — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 8.8% / 7.2%
Gould Creek — 20-24: 8.8% One Tree Hill — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 7.5% / 6.7%
Gould Creek — 25-34: 7.5% One Tree Hill — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 12.9% / 10.9%
Gould Creek — 35-44: 12.9% One Tree Hill — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 18.3% / 15.1%
Gould Creek — 45-54: 18.3% One Tree Hill — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 15.0% / 19.7%
Gould Creek — 55-64: 15.0% One Tree Hill — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 10.8% / 10.4%
Gould Creek — 65-74: 10.8% One Tree Hill — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 5.8% / 4.9%
Gould Creek — 75-84: 5.8% One Tree Hill — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / 0.9%
Gould Creek — 85+: not among its largest One Tree Hill — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gould Creek 78.7% couple families
Gould Creek — Couple Families: 78.7% Gould Creek — One Parent Families: 14.9% Gould Creek — Lone Person: 6.4%
One Tree Hill 76.1% couple families
One Tree Hill — Couple Families: 76.1% One Tree Hill — One Parent Families: 10.0% One Tree Hill — Lone Person: 13.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gould Creek 4.2% renting
Gould Creek — Owned Outright: 45.1% Gould Creek — Mortgage: 50.7% Gould Creek — Renting: 4.2%
One Tree Hill 4.7% renting
One Tree Hill — Owned Outright: 46.7% One Tree Hill — Mortgage: 48.6% One Tree Hill — Renting: 4.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 19.7%
Gould Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% One Tree Hill — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 9.6%
Gould Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% One Tree Hill — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 9.2%
Gould Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% One Tree Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.7%
Gould Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% One Tree Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 1.7%
Gould Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% One Tree Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
England 2.9% / 12.8%
Gould Creek — England: 2.9% One Tree Hill — England: 12.8%
Italy 2.1% / 1.4%
Gould Creek — Italy: 2.1% One Tree Hill — Italy: 1.4%
Scotland 1.7% / 0.9%
Gould Creek — Scotland: 1.7% One Tree Hill — Scotland: 0.9%
South Africa 1.7% / —
Gould Creek — South Africa: 1.7% One Tree Hill — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Gould Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest One Tree Hill — Netherlands: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 0.5%
Gould Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest One Tree Hill — New Zealand: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gould Creek 100.0% houses
Gould Creek — Houses: 100.0%
One Tree Hill 100.0% houses
One Tree Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Median house price $1,520,000 $1,427,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 99 days
from 3 sales
 59 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Environmental 91% 97%
Rural and farming 9% 0%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
New dwellings approved 574
across Tea Tree Gully
 2,475
across Playford
Approvals change year on year +36% +65%

Ranking within SA

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
House price — Higher than 73% of SA
Income Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 37% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 65% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 44% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 62% of SA

Liveability

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Gould Creek carries more crime risk (68 vs 32); Gould Creek carries more flood risk (63 vs 33).

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
32/100
Flood Moderate
63/100
 Low
33/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gould Creek

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

Schools in One Tree Hill

  • One Tree Hill Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 8
same for both

Mobility

Gould Creek sits further from the CBD (39.7 km vs 30.8 km).

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 39.7 km
+22% vs other
 30.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 36 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5114
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 5114
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.

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Car (driver) 80.7% / 81.2%
Gould Creek — Car (driver): 80.7% One Tree Hill — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 11.2%
Gould Creek — Worked from Home: 16.7% One Tree Hill — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 4.9%
Gould Creek — Car (passenger): 2.6% One Tree Hill — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus — / 1.6%
Gould Creek — Bus: not among its largest One Tree Hill — Bus: 1.6%
Walked Only — / 1.0%
Gould Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest One Tree Hill — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Elevation 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 231 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.8 km 19.3 km

NBN connectivity

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
82 premises
 0%
392 premises

Climate

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Average residential rate $2,000/yr $2,101/yr
Council Tea Tree Gully Playford

Federal electorate

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Division Makin Spence
Member Tony Zappia Matt Burnell
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gould Creek One Tree Hill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gould Creek

Outer River

One Tree Hill

Acreage Outer

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