Wingfield vs Dry Creek

Dry Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 47 in Wingfield. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wingfield, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wingfield: a median of $852,000, against $710,000 in Dry Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wingfield tends to suit people living alone, while Dry Creek suits young adults, share households, 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

Wingfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 77%)

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

First-home buyers

Dry Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $852,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dry Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)

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

  • Wingfield has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)
  • Dry Creek has more units and townhouses to downsize into (25% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Dry Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.8% vs -7.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wingfield and Dry 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.

Wingfield Dry 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.

Wingfield Dry Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Wingfield — Walkability: 0/100 Dry Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 2 / 1
Wingfield — Safety: 2/100 Dry Creek — Safety: 1/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wingfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Dry Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 32 / 43
Wingfield — Low flood risk: 32/100 Dry Creek — Low flood risk: 43/100

Demographics

Wingfield has more residents (440 vs 232); Wingfield skews older (47 vs 35).

Wingfield Dry Creek
Population 440
+47% vs other
 232
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.9% +1.8%
Median age 47 35
Median household income $54,340/yr $63,492/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+5% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wingfield Dry Creek
0-4 3.4% / 5.6%
Wingfield — 0-4: 3.4% Dry Creek — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 4.5% / 9.1%
Wingfield — 5-14: 4.5% Dry Creek — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 4.5% / 5.2%
Wingfield — 15-19: 4.5% Dry Creek — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 6.4% / 10.3%
Wingfield — 20-24: 6.4% Dry Creek — 20-24: 10.3%
25-34 15.5% / 24.1%
Wingfield — 25-34: 15.5% Dry Creek — 25-34: 24.1%
35-44 10.2% / 11.2%
Wingfield — 35-44: 10.2% Dry Creek — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 18.4% / 12.1%
Wingfield — 45-54: 18.4% Dry Creek — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 16.4% / 13.4%
Wingfield — 55-64: 16.4% Dry Creek — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 11.6% / 8.2%
Wingfield — 65-74: 11.6% Dry Creek — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 5.2% / 5.2%
Wingfield — 75-84: 5.2% Dry Creek — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.0% / —
Wingfield — 85+: 2.0% Dry Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wingfield 47.9% lone person
Wingfield — Lone Person: 47.9% Wingfield — Couple Families: 24.9% Wingfield — One Parent Families: 20.1% Wingfield — Group Household: 5.3% Wingfield — Other Families: 1.8%
Dry Creek 36.5% lone person
Dry Creek — Lone Person: 36.5% Dry Creek — Couple Families: 28.4% Dry Creek — One Parent Families: 12.2% Dry Creek — Group Household: 16.2% Dry Creek — Other Families: 6.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wingfield 32.8% renting
Wingfield — Owned Outright: 41.7% Wingfield — Mortgage: 25.6% Wingfield — Renting: 32.8%
Dry Creek 30.6% renting
Dry Creek — Owned Outright: 32.7% Dry Creek — Mortgage: 36.7% Dry Creek — Renting: 30.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wingfield Dry Creek
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 18.1%
Wingfield — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Dry Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 11.2%
Wingfield — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Dry Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 9.5%
Wingfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Dry Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.2%
Wingfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Dry Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Wingfield — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Dry Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Wingfield Dry Creek
Vietnam 20.5% / 6.0%
Wingfield — Vietnam: 20.5% Dry Creek — Vietnam: 6.0%
Philippines 4.3% / 2.2%
Wingfield — Philippines: 4.3% Dry Creek — Philippines: 2.2%
Afghanistan — / 5.6%
Wingfield — Afghanistan: not among its largest Dry Creek — Afghanistan: 5.6%
England 2.5% / 1.7%
Wingfield — England: 2.5% Dry Creek — England: 1.7%
Germany 1.4% / 2.2%
Wingfield — Germany: 1.4% Dry Creek — Germany: 2.2%
Greece 3.4% / —
Wingfield — Greece: 3.4% Dry Creek — Greece: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / 2.6%
Wingfield — New Zealand: 0.7% Dry Creek — New Zealand: 2.6%
China 1.8% / —
Wingfield — China: 1.8% Dry Creek — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wingfield 94.9% houses
Wingfield — Houses: 94.9% Wingfield — Townhouses: 4.1% Wingfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Dry Creek 77.1% houses
Dry Creek — Houses: 77.1% Dry Creek — Townhouses: 25.0% Dry Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wingfield Dry Creek
Median house price $852,500 $710,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,375,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 13 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Wingfield has more industrially zoned land (86% vs 32%); Dry Creek has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 12%).

Wingfield Dry Creek
Industrial 86% 32%
Other and special use 0% 39%
Environmental 12% 27%
Residential 2% 1%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Wingfield Dry Creek
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
 949
across Salisbury
Approvals change year on year +23% -30%

Ranking within SA

Wingfield Dry Creek
House price Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 7% of SA
Income Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Affordability Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 80% of SA

Liveability

Wingfield Dry Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wingfield carries more flood risk (68 vs 57).

Wingfield Dry Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 High
99/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
57/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 45
within 5 km
 32
within 5 km

Schools

Wingfield Dry 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
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 6.0 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 1.3%

Amenities in the suburb

Wingfield Dry Creek
Parks & reserves 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Wingfield Dry Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 14.9 km 15.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 18 min
Public transport score 59/100
Bus
 52/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 1.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5013
 0.5%
postcode 5094
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 5013
 —
postcode 5094

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.

Wingfield Dry Creek
Car (driver) 72.5% / 88.4%
Wingfield — Car (driver): 72.5% Dry Creek — Car (driver): 88.4%
Car (passenger) 9.0% / 4.7%
Wingfield — Car (passenger): 9.0% Dry Creek — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Worked from Home 3.0% / 7.0%
Wingfield — Worked from Home: 3.0% Dry Creek — Worked from Home: 7.0%
Bus 7.2% / —
Wingfield — Bus: 7.2% Dry Creek — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 6.6% / —
Wingfield — Walked Only: 6.6% Dry Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.4%).

Setting

Wingfield Dry Creek
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.4 km 1.7 km

NBN connectivity

Wingfield Dry Creek
Connectivity score 74/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
1,400 premises
 38%
344 premises

Climate

Wingfield Dry Creek
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wingfield Dry Creek
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³ 4.6 µg/m³
PM10 20.3 µg/m³ 18.3 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.51 pphm

Council rates

Wingfield Dry Creek
Average residential rate $1,311/yr $1,722/yr
Council Port Adelaide Enfield Salisbury

Federal electorate

Wingfield Dry Creek
Division Hindmarsh Makin
Member Mark Butler Tony Zappia
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wingfield

Acreage Middle-Ring Multicultural

Dry Creek

Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Townhouses Trains

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