Red Creek vs Woodchester

Red Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Woodchester. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Red Creek, most households are couple families. In Woodchester, about half of households are couple families. Woodchester is closer to the city centre: 52.2 km, against 59.4 km. On these figures, Red Creek tends to suit couples, while Woodchester suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Red Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 49/100)

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

Red Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Woodchester

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (52.2 km vs 59.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (51 min vs 58 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodchester

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 12%)
  • But Red Creek carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 49/100)

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

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

Red Creek Woodchester
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.

Red Creek Woodchester
Walkability 0 / 12
Red Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Woodchester — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 77 / 51
Red Creek — Safety: 77/100 Woodchester — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 43 / 100
Red Creek — Low fire risk: 43/100 Woodchester — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woodchester has more residents (253 vs 145); Red Creek has higher household incomes ($115,128 vs $98,748).

Red Creek Woodchester
Population 145 253
+74% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.9% +13.5%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $115,128/yr
+14% vs other
 $98,748/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $250/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Red Creek Woodchester
0-4 9.0% / 3.6%
Red Creek — 0-4: 9.0% Woodchester — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 9.7% / 13.4%
Red Creek — 5-14: 9.7% Woodchester — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.9% / 6.7%
Red Creek — 15-19: 6.9% Woodchester — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.9% / 4.0%
Red Creek — 20-24: 6.9% Woodchester — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 8.3% / 11.9%
Red Creek — 25-34: 8.3% Woodchester — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 9.0% / 11.9%
Red Creek — 35-44: 9.0% Woodchester — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 20.0% / 14.2%
Red Creek — 45-54: 20.0% Woodchester — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 11.7% / 14.6%
Red Creek — 55-64: 11.7% Woodchester — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 7.6% / 14.2%
Red Creek — 65-74: 7.6% Woodchester — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 4.8% / 5.1%
Red Creek — 75-84: 4.8% Woodchester — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / 1.2%
Red Creek — 85+: not among its largest Woodchester — 85+: 1.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Red Creek 66.7% couple families
Red Creek — Couple Families: 66.7% Red Creek — Lone Person: 24.2% Red Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Red Creek — Other Families: 9.1%
Woodchester 54.4% couple families
Woodchester — Couple Families: 54.4% Woodchester — Lone Person: 33.3% Woodchester — One Parent Families: 12.3% Woodchester — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Red Creek 0.0% renting
Red Creek — Owned Outright: 28.1% Red Creek — Mortgage: 71.9% Red Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Woodchester 4.8% renting
Woodchester — Owned Outright: 38.6% Woodchester — Mortgage: 56.6% Woodchester — Renting: 4.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Red Creek Woodchester
England 6.2% / 7.1%
Red Creek — England: 6.2% Woodchester — England: 7.1%
South Africa 2.1% / 1.6%
Red Creek — South Africa: 2.1% Woodchester — South Africa: 1.6%
Netherlands — / 2.0%
Red Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Woodchester — Netherlands: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Qualifications

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

Red Creek Woodchester
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 23.7%
Red Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Woodchester — Certificate III & IV: 23.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 7.1%
Red Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Woodchester — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.7%
Red Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Woodchester — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.6%
Red Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Woodchester — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / —
Red Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Woodchester — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Red Creek Woodchester
Median house price — $1,077,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Red Creek Woodchester
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Residential 0% 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

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

Ranking within SA

Red Creek Woodchester
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 57% of SA

Liveability

Woodchester is more walkable (12 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Red Creek carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 0); Woodchester carries more crime risk (49 vs 23).

Red Creek Woodchester
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
49/100
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

Red Creek Woodchester
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

Red Creek Woodchester
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Red Creek sits further from the CBD (59.4 km vs 52.2 km).

Red Creek Woodchester
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Adelaide 59.4 km
+12% vs other
 52.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 51 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.

Red Creek Woodchester
Car (driver) 72.0% / 73.7%
Red Creek — Car (driver): 72.0% Woodchester — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 15.8%
Red Creek — Worked from Home: 19.5% Woodchester — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Walked Only 4.9% / 2.6%
Red Creek — Walked Only: 4.9% Woodchester — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bus 3.7% / 3.5%
Red Creek — Bus: 3.7% Woodchester — Bus: 3.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Red Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Woodchester — Car (passenger): 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).

Setting

Red Creek Woodchester
Elevation 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.1 km 38.6 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Red Creek

Outer Young Families

Woodchester

Outer

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