Hartley vs Red Creek

Red Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 50 in Hartley. 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, Hartley tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Red Creek suits 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Hartley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $225/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Red Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (59.4 km vs 64.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hartley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Red Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.9% vs -3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hartley Red Creek
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.

Hartley Red Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Hartley — Walkability: 0/100 Red Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 77
Hartley — Safety: 78/100 Red Creek — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 43
Hartley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Red Creek — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Red Creek rents higher ($225/wk vs $150/wk); Hartley skews older (50 vs 39).

Hartley Red Creek
Population 149
+3% vs other
 145
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.2% +17.9%
Median age 50 39
Median household income $101,816/yr $115,128/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $225/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hartley Red Creek
0-4 2.0% / 9.0%
Hartley — 0-4: 2.0% Red Creek — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 10.1% / 9.7%
Hartley — 5-14: 10.1% Red Creek — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 7.4% / 6.9%
Hartley — 15-19: 7.4% Red Creek — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 6.7% / 6.9%
Hartley — 20-24: 6.7% Red Creek — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 4.7% / 8.3%
Hartley — 25-34: 4.7% Red Creek — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 10.7% / 9.0%
Hartley — 35-44: 10.7% Red Creek — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 19.5% / 20.0%
Hartley — 45-54: 19.5% Red Creek — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 17.4% / 11.7%
Hartley — 55-64: 17.4% Red Creek — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 14.8% / 7.6%
Hartley — 65-74: 14.8% Red Creek — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 9.4% / 4.8%
Hartley — 75-84: 9.4% Red Creek — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / —
Hartley — 85+: not among its largest Red Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Hartley Red Creek
England 8.1% / 6.2%
Hartley — England: 8.1% Red Creek — England: 6.2%
South Africa — / 2.1%
Hartley — South Africa: not among its largest Red Creek — South Africa: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hartley 66.7% couple families
Hartley — Couple Families: 66.7% Hartley — Lone Person: 33.3% Hartley — Other Families: 0.0%
Red Creek 66.7% couple families
Red Creek — Couple Families: 66.7% Red Creek — Lone Person: 24.2% Red Creek — Other Families: 9.1%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hartley 100.0% houses
Hartley — Houses: 100.0%
Red Creek 100.0% houses
Red Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Hartley Red Creek
Certificate III & IV 24.8% / 17.2%
Hartley — Certificate III & IV: 24.8% Red Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 6.2%
Hartley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Red Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 9.7%
Hartley — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Red Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.8%
Hartley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Red Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.8%
Hartley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Red Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hartley 0.0% renting
Hartley — Owned Outright: 39.7% Hartley — Mortgage: 60.3% Hartley — Renting: 0.0%
Red Creek 0.0% renting
Red Creek — Owned Outright: 28.1% Red Creek — Mortgage: 71.9% Red Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Hartley Red Creek
Median house price $1,100,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Hartley Red Creek
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

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

Ranking within SA

Hartley Red Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 6% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 45% of SA

Liveability

Hartley Red Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Red Creek carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 0).

Hartley Red Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
23/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hartley Red Creek
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

Hartley Red Creek
Parks & reserves 2
same for both

Mobility

Hartley sits further from the CBD (64.8 km vs 59.4 km).

Hartley Red Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 64.8 km
+8% vs other
 59.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 59 min 58 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5255
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 5255
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.

Hartley Red Creek
Car (driver) 70.6% / 72.0%
Hartley — Car (driver): 70.6% Red Creek — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 19.5%
Hartley — Worked from Home: 12.9% Red Creek — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Walked Only 5.9% / 4.9%
Hartley — Walked Only: 5.9% Red Creek — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 10.6% / —
Hartley — Car (passenger): 10.6% Red Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus — / 3.7%
Hartley — Bus: not among its largest Red Creek — Bus: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

Hartley Red Creek
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.5 km 44.1 km

NBN connectivity

Hartley Red Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
75 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Hartley Red Creek
Average residential rate $2,523/yr
same for both
Council Alexandrina
same for both

Federal electorate

Hartley Red Creek
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hartley

Rural

Red Creek

Outer Young Families

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