Redbanks vs Reeves Plains

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Redbanks, about half of households are couple families. In Reeves Plains, most households are couple families.

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

Redbanks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Redbanks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Redbanks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $338/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Reeves Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (57.5 km vs 59.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Redbanks carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 83/100)
  • Reeves Plains has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

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

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

Redbanks Reeves Plains
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.

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Walkability 0 / 0
Redbanks — Walkability: 0/100 Reeves Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 17
Redbanks — Safety: 78/100 Reeves Plains — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 14 / 78
Redbanks — Low fire risk: 14/100 Reeves Plains — Low fire risk: 78/100
Low flood risk 34 / 43
Redbanks — Low flood risk: 34/100 Reeves Plains — Low flood risk: 43/100

Demographics

Redbanks has more residents (185 vs 129); Reeves Plains rents higher ($338/wk vs $300/wk).

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Population 185
+30% vs other
 129
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% -1.5%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $83,408/yr
+4% vs other
 $80,184/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $338/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Redbanks Reeves Plains
0-4 3.2% / 2.3%
Redbanks — 0-4: 3.2% Reeves Plains — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 10.3% / 8.5%
Redbanks — 5-14: 10.3% Reeves Plains — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 7.6% / 5.4%
Redbanks — 15-19: 7.6% Reeves Plains — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.5% / 6.2%
Redbanks — 20-24: 6.5% Reeves Plains — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 8.6% / 10.1%
Redbanks — 25-34: 8.6% Reeves Plains — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 10.3% / 2.3%
Redbanks — 35-44: 10.3% Reeves Plains — 35-44: 2.3%
45-54 18.4% / 21.7%
Redbanks — 45-54: 18.4% Reeves Plains — 45-54: 21.7%
55-64 13.5% / 13.2%
Redbanks — 55-64: 13.5% Reeves Plains — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 7.0% / 17.1%
Redbanks — 65-74: 7.0% Reeves Plains — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 8.6% / 8.5%
Redbanks — 75-84: 8.6% Reeves Plains — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 4.9% / —
Redbanks — 85+: 4.9% Reeves Plains — 85+: not among its largest

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

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.

Redbanks Reeves Plains
England 10.8% / 7.8%
Redbanks — England: 10.8% Reeves Plains — England: 7.8%
Philippines — / 2.3%
Redbanks — Philippines: not among its largest Reeves Plains — Philippines: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Redbanks 54.0% couple families
Redbanks — Couple Families: 54.0% Redbanks — One Parent Families: 18.0% Redbanks — Lone Person: 28.0% Redbanks — Group Household: 0.0%
Reeves Plains 55.3% couple families
Reeves Plains — Couple Families: 55.3% Reeves Plains — One Parent Families: 23.7% Reeves Plains — Lone Person: 7.9% Reeves Plains — Group Household: 13.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Redbanks 100.0% houses
Redbanks — Houses: 100.0%
Reeves Plains 100.0% houses
Reeves Plains — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Certificate III & IV 24.3% / 19.4%
Redbanks — Certificate III & IV: 24.3% Reeves Plains — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 9.3%
Redbanks — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Reeves Plains — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 4.7%
Redbanks — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Reeves Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Redbanks — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Reeves Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Redbanks 14.9% renting
Redbanks — Owned Outright: 37.3% Redbanks — Mortgage: 47.8% Redbanks — Renting: 14.9%
Reeves Plains 13.5% renting
Reeves Plains — Owned Outright: 45.9% Reeves Plains — Mortgage: 40.5% Reeves Plains — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Median house price $690,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Redbanks Reeves Plains
New dwellings approved 106
across Adelaide Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Redbanks Reeves Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 55% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 24% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 58% of SA

Liveability

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Redbanks carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 22); Reeves Plains carries more crime risk (83 vs 22).

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Bushfire High
86/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Low
22/100
 High
83/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
57/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Redbanks Reeves Plains
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

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Redbanks sits further from the CBD (59.5 km vs 57.5 km).

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 59.5 km
+3% vs other
 57.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 49 min 50 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5502
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 5502
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.

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Car (driver) 87.8% / 83.0%
Redbanks — Car (driver): 87.8% Reeves Plains — Car (driver): 83.0%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 17.0%
Redbanks — Worked from Home: 12.2% Reeves Plains — Worked from Home: 17.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.8%).

Setting

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.0 km 19.2 km

NBN connectivity

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 0%
61 premises

Climate

Redbanks Reeves Plains
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)

Redbanks Reeves Plains
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

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Average residential rate $2,698/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Redbanks Reeves Plains
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Redbanks

Outer

Reeves Plains

Outer Retirees

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