Middleton vs Currency Creek

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. Houses cost more in Currency Creek: a median of $1.35 million, against $1.06 million in Middleton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Middleton tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Currency Creek suits couples.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 36/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Middleton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,060,000 vs $1,353,750)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Middleton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($283/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Middleton has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
  • Currency Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 36/100)

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

Middleton and Currency 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.

Middleton Currency 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.

Middleton Currency Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Middleton — Walkability: 0/100 Currency Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 80
Middleton — Safety: 64/100 Currency Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Middleton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Currency Creek — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Middleton has more residents (1,298 vs 443); Currency Creek has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $69,160).

Middleton Currency Creek
Population 1,298
+66% vs other
 443
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% +8.6%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $69,160/yr $84,500/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $283/wk $330/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Middleton Currency Creek
0-4 3.8% / 3.6%
Middleton — 0-4: 3.8% Currency Creek — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 11.7% / 12.0%
Middleton — 5-14: 11.7% Currency Creek — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.1% / 5.4%
Middleton — 15-19: 5.1% Currency Creek — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.1% / 4.5%
Middleton — 20-24: 4.1% Currency Creek — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 7.7% / 5.4%
Middleton — 25-34: 7.7% Currency Creek — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 10.9% / 13.3%
Middleton — 35-44: 10.9% Currency Creek — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 13.6% / 14.9%
Middleton — 45-54: 13.6% Currency Creek — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 17.0% / 21.7%
Middleton — 55-64: 17.0% Currency Creek — 55-64: 21.7%
65-74 16.7% / 11.7%
Middleton — 65-74: 16.7% Currency Creek — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 7.0% / 5.4%
Middleton — 75-84: 7.0% Currency Creek — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 1.5% / 1.4%
Middleton — 85+: 1.5% Currency Creek — 85+: 1.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Middleton 41.8% couple families
Middleton — Couple Families: 41.8% Middleton — Lone Person: 43.3% Middleton — One Parent Families: 10.1% Middleton — Group Household: 4.9%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Middleton 18.0% renting
Middleton — Owned Outright: 46.6% Middleton — Mortgage: 35.4% Middleton — Renting: 18.0%
Currency Creek 9.9% renting
Currency Creek — Owned Outright: 46.1% Currency Creek — Mortgage: 44.1% Currency Creek — Renting: 9.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Middleton Currency Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 17.4%
Middleton — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Currency Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 8.6%
Middleton — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Currency Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 7.7%
Middleton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Currency Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 2.0%
Middleton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Currency Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.8%
Middleton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Currency Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Middleton Currency Creek
England 7.9% / 7.7%
Middleton — England: 7.9% Currency Creek — England: 7.7%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.7%
Middleton — New Zealand: 0.5% Currency Creek — New Zealand: 0.7%
India — / 1.1%
Middleton — India: not among its largest Currency Creek — India: 1.1%
Scotland 1.0% / —
Middleton — Scotland: 1.0% Currency Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Middleton — Netherlands: 0.9% Currency Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.9%
Middleton — Ireland: not among its largest Currency Creek — Ireland: 0.9%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Middleton — Philippines: 0.7% Currency Creek — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Middleton 98.1% houses
Middleton — Houses: 98.1% Middleton — Flats / Apartments: 0.6% Middleton — Townhouses: 1.3%
Currency Creek 97.4% houses
Currency Creek — Houses: 97.4% Currency Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Currency Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Middleton Currency Creek
Median house price $1,060,000 $1,353,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,275,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 31 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Currency Creek has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 1%); Middleton has more rural and farming land (94% vs 63%).

Middleton Currency Creek
Rural and farming 94% 63%
Environmental 1% 37%
Residential 5% 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

Middleton Currency Creek
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.

Middleton Currency Creek
Houses 2.2%
$600/wk on $1.42M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Middleton Currency Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 55% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 4% of SA —

Liveability

Middleton Currency Creek
Grade B —
Score 54/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Currency Creek carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Middleton carries more crime risk (36 vs 20).

Middleton Currency Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
20/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Middleton Currency 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

Middleton Currency Creek
Parks & reserves 0 5
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Middleton Currency Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 78.5 km 78.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5213
 0.6%
postcode 5214
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 5213
 73
postcode 5214

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.

Middleton Currency Creek
Car (driver) 76.0% / 72.5%
Middleton — Car (driver): 76.0% Currency Creek — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 16.1%
Middleton — Worked from Home: 15.8% Currency Creek — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Walked Only 5.0% / 7.8%
Middleton — Walked Only: 5.0% Currency Creek — Walked Only: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 3.6%
Middleton — Car (passenger): 3.2% Currency Creek — Car (passenger): 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Middleton Currency Creek
Elevation 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km
3.7 km to a named beach
 7.3 km

NBN connectivity

Middleton Currency Creek
Connectivity score 67/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,309 premises
 0%
186 premises

Climate

Middleton Currency Creek
Annual rainfall 786 mm 466 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Middleton

Acreage Retirees

Currency Creek

Rural

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