Wistow vs Red Creek

Red Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 50 in Wistow. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wistow, about half of households are couple families. In Red Creek, most households are couple families. Wistow is closer to the city centre: 43.5 km, against 59.4 km. On these figures, Wistow tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Red Creek suits families with children and couples.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Red Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Red Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $295/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wistow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (43.5 km vs 59.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (45 min vs 58 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wistow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Red Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.9% vs 4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wistow and Red 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.

Wistow Red 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.

Wistow Red Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Wistow — Walkability: 0/100 Red Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 77
Wistow — Safety: 76/100 Red Creek — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 42 / 43
Wistow — Low fire risk: 42/100 Red Creek — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Wistow has more residents (285 vs 145); Red Creek has higher household incomes ($115,128 vs $79,248).

Wistow Red Creek
Population 285
+49% vs other
 145
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +17.9%
Median age 50 39
Median household income $79,248/yr $115,128/yr
+45% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+24% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wistow Red Creek
0-4 3.2% / 9.0%
Wistow — 0-4: 3.2% Red Creek — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 9.8% / 9.7%
Wistow — 5-14: 9.8% Red Creek — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 8.4% / 6.9%
Wistow — 15-19: 8.4% Red Creek — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 2.5% / 6.9%
Wistow — 20-24: 2.5% Red Creek — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 6.0% / 8.3%
Wistow — 25-34: 6.0% Red Creek — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 6.3% / 9.0%
Wistow — 35-44: 6.3% Red Creek — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 17.2% / 20.0%
Wistow — 45-54: 17.2% Red Creek — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 15.4% / 11.7%
Wistow — 55-64: 15.4% Red Creek — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 20.4% / 7.6%
Wistow — 65-74: 20.4% Red Creek — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 6.3% / 4.8%
Wistow — 75-84: 6.3% Red Creek — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.4% / —
Wistow — 85+: 1.4% Red Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wistow 48.3% couple families
Wistow — Couple Families: 48.3% Wistow — Lone Person: 40.0% Wistow — One Parent Families: 11.7% Wistow — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wistow 7.1% renting
Wistow — Owned Outright: 52.0% Wistow — Mortgage: 40.8% Wistow — Renting: 7.1%
Red Creek 0.0% renting
Red Creek — Owned Outright: 28.1% Red Creek — Mortgage: 71.9% Red Creek — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Wistow Red Creek
England 7.7% / 6.2%
Wistow — England: 7.7% Red Creek — England: 6.2%
South Africa — / 2.1%
Wistow — South Africa: not among its largest Red Creek — South Africa: 2.1%
Netherlands 1.8% / —
Wistow — Netherlands: 1.8% Red Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 1.1% / —
Wistow — Scotland: 1.1% Red Creek — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

Qualifications

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

Wistow Red Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 17.2%
Wistow — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Red Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 9.7%
Wistow — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Red Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 6.2%
Wistow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Red Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 2.8%
Wistow — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Red Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 2.8%
Wistow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Red Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Zoning mix

Wistow Red Creek
Rural and farming 96% 100%
Industrial 2% 0%
Residential 2% 0%
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

Wistow Red Creek
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
 429
across Alexandrina
Approvals change year on year -7% +25%

Ranking within SA

Wistow Red Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of SA
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 45% of SA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Wistow Red Creek
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Low
19/100
 —
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

Wistow Red 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

Wistow Red Creek
Parks & reserves 0 2

Mobility

Red Creek sits further from the CBD (59.4 km vs 43.5 km).

Wistow Red Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 43.5 km 59.4 km
+37% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 45 min 58 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 5251
 0.7%
postcode 5255
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5251
 85
postcode 5255

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.

Wistow Red Creek
Car (driver) 85.1% / 72.0%
Wistow — Car (driver): 85.1% Red Creek — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 19.5%
Wistow — Worked from Home: 14.9% Red Creek — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Walked Only — / 4.9%
Wistow — Walked Only: not among its largest Red Creek — Walked Only: 4.9%
Bus — / 3.7%
Wistow — Bus: not among its largest Red Creek — Bus: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).

Setting

Wistow Red Creek
Elevation 293 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.2 km 44.1 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Wistow Red Creek
Annual rainfall 730 mm 466 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C —

Council rates

Wistow Red Creek
Average residential rate $2,485/yr $2,523/yr
Council Mount Barker Alexandrina

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wistow

Outer Retirees

Red Creek

Outer Young Families

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