Mount Benson vs Reedy Creek

Reedy Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Mount Benson. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Benson, most households are couple families. In Reedy Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Reedy Creek 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

Mount Benson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 35/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Benson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Benson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $216/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Reedy Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (215 min vs 251 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (313.4 km vs 333.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Benson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 35/100)

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

Investors

Mount Benson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs -1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Benson and Reedy 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.

Mount Benson Reedy 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.

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Benson — Walkability: 0/100 Reedy Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 65
Mount Benson — Safety: 86/100 Reedy Creek — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 84 / 83
Mount Benson — Low fire risk: 84/100 Reedy Creek — Low fire risk: 83/100

Demographics

Mount Benson has more residents (130 vs 94); Mount Benson skews older (49 vs 42).

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Population 130
+28% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.1% -1.1%
Median age 49 42
Median household income $73,632/yr
+7% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $216/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
0-4 2.3% / 7.4%
Mount Benson — 0-4: 2.3% Reedy Creek — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 6.2% / 23.4%
Mount Benson — 5-14: 6.2% Reedy Creek — 5-14: 23.4%
15-19 4.6% / 3.2%
Mount Benson — 15-19: 4.6% Reedy Creek — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 4.6% / —
Mount Benson — 20-24: 4.6% Reedy Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.7% / 9.6%
Mount Benson — 25-34: 7.7% Reedy Creek — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 6.2% / 23.4%
Mount Benson — 35-44: 6.2% Reedy Creek — 35-44: 23.4%
45-54 21.5% / 9.6%
Mount Benson — 45-54: 21.5% Reedy Creek — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 20.8% / 17.0%
Mount Benson — 55-64: 20.8% Reedy Creek — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 15.4% / 12.8%
Mount Benson — 65-74: 15.4% Reedy Creek — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 — / 5.3%
Mount Benson — 75-84: not among its largest Reedy Creek — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Mount Benson — 85+: not among its largest Reedy Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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.

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
England 3.1% / 3.2%
Mount Benson — England: 3.1% Reedy Creek — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 3.1% / —
Mount Benson — New Zealand: 3.1% Reedy Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Benson 57.1% couple families
Mount Benson — Couple Families: 57.1% Mount Benson — Lone Person: 42.9%
Reedy Creek 53.6% couple families
Reedy Creek — Couple Families: 53.6% Reedy Creek — Lone Person: 46.4%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Benson 104.7% houses
Mount Benson — Houses: 104.7%
Reedy Creek 100.0% houses
Reedy Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.8% / 17.0%
Mount Benson — Certificate III & IV: 23.8% Reedy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.4%
Mount Benson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Reedy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 7.4%
Mount Benson — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Reedy Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Benson 18.2% renting
Mount Benson — Owned Outright: 61.4% Mount Benson — Mortgage: 20.5% Mount Benson — Renting: 18.2%
Reedy Creek 20.7% renting
Reedy Creek — Owned Outright: 55.2% Reedy Creek — Mortgage: 24.1% Reedy Creek — Renting: 20.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Rural and farming 95% 99%
Environmental 5% 1%
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

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
New dwellings approved 32
across Robe
 21
across Kingston (SA)
Approvals change year on year +80% +25%

Ranking within SA

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 37% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 14% of SA

Liveability

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Reedy Creek carries more crime risk (35 vs 14).

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
35/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Benson Reedy 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

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Mount Benson sits further from the CBD (333.4 km vs 313.4 km).

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 333.4 km
+6% vs other
 313.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 251 min 215 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5275
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 5275
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.

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Car (driver) 71.0% / 47.9%
Mount Benson — Car (driver): 71.0% Reedy Creek — Car (driver): 47.9%
Worked from Home 29.0% / 39.6%
Mount Benson — Worked from Home: 29.0% Reedy Creek — Worked from Home: 39.6%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Mount Benson — Car (passenger): not among its largest Reedy Creek — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 6.2%
Mount Benson — Walked Only: not among its largest Reedy Creek — Walked Only: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.0%).

Setting

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 18.8 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
15 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Annual rainfall 620 mm 527 mm
Summer max (Jan) 22.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 8.7°C —

Council rates

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Average residential rate $1,940/yr $1,515/yr
Council Robe Kingston (SA)

Federal electorate

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Benson Reedy Creek
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Benson

Rural

Reedy Creek

Family Rural

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