Redhill vs Crystal Brook
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Redhill, most households are people living alone. In Crystal Brook, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Crystal Brook: a median of $332,000, against $158,000 in Redhill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Redhill tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Crystal Brook
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 74/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 38%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Redhill
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($157,500 vs $332,500)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 22%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Redhill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $189/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Redhill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (178.8 km vs 200.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (118 min vs 132 min)
- But Crystal Brook is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Crystal Brook
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 74/100)
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
Redhill and Crystal Brook drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Crystal Brook has more residents (1,537 vs 147); Crystal Brook has higher household incomes ($52,572 vs $47,632).
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 147 | 1,537 +946% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.7% | +1.5% |
| Median age | 49 same for both | |
| Median household income | $47,632/yr | $52,572/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $189/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $157,500 | $332,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $120,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 54 days from 9 sales |
Zoning mix
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 98% |
| 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
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 53 across Port Pirie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +75% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of SA | Higher than 17% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of SA | Higher than 82% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 41% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of SA | Higher than 72% of SA |
Liveability
Crystal Brook is more walkable (56 vs 0).
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 51/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Redhill carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Redhill carries more crime risk (74 vs 27).
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 22/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Redhill
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Crystal Brook
- Crystal Brook Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 3 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 6 |
Mobility
Crystal Brook sits further from the CBD (200.4 km vs 178.8 km).
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 56/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 178.8 km | 200.4 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 118 min | 132 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5521 | 0.3% postcode 5523 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 62 postcode 5523 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).
Setting
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 88 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 21.3 km | 27.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 43/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 94 premises | 0% 825 premises |
Climate
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 472 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,855/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Pirie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Redhill | Crystal Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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