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Red Creek, 5255

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  • Green suburb
What Red Creek is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Red Creek is a residential smaller community in Alexandrina with a familiar suburban feel. The capital is reachable when needed, but everyday life stays firmly rooted in the surrounding region. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.

Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.

Population

Population
145
Median age
39
Median household income / week
$2,214
Dwelling vacancy
8.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 47
Median monthly mortgage
$1,961
Employment rate
74.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (2023–24)
2
Against the person
0
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
13.8
State safety percentile
14.2th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
53

Most common offence types

  • Property Damage By Fire Or Explosion2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2023-24; 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

9 planning-related records

2025· 1 proposal

  • October 2025

  • Outbuilding
    LOT 23 STONE END RD RED CREEK SA 5255Decision Made
2024· 3 proposals

  • October 2024

  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling and an above ground water tank
    LOT 23 STONE END RD RED CREEK SA 5255Decision Made

  • September 2024

  • Carport
    472 WILLIAMS HILL RD RED CREEK SA 5255Decision Made

  • August 2024

  • Agricultural building (implement shed)
    LOT 30 RED CREEK RD RED CREEK SA 5255Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal

  • October 2023

  • Construction of an agricultural building
    LOT 1 RED CREEK RD RED CREEK SA 5255Decision Made
2022· 4 proposals

  • August 2022

  • Swimming pool and safety fence
    342 KLENKE RD RED CREEK SA 5255Decision Made

  • July 2022

  • Construction of a verandah
    342 KLENKE RD RED CREEK SA 5255Decision Made

  • February 2022

  • Construction of a single storey dwelling addition and demolition of the existing additions
    253 WILLIAMS HILL RD RED CREEK SA 5255Decision Made
  • Construction of two (2) x verandahs
    515 KLENKE RD RED CREEK SA 5255Decision Made

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Recent changes

  • Property Damage By Fire Or Explosioncrime2
  • Agricultural building (implement shed)planningLOT 30 RED CREEK RD RED CREEK SA 5255Lodged 21 Aug 2024 · Decision Made
  • Carportplanning472 WILLIAMS HILL RD RED CREEK SA 5255Lodged 23 Sep 2024 · Decision Made
  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling and an above ground water tankplanningLOT 23 STONE END RD RED CREEK SA 5255Lodged 02 Oct 2024 · Decision Made
  • Construction of a single storey dwelling addition and demolition of the existing additionsplanning253 WILLIAMS HILL RD RED CREEK SA 5255Lodged 25 Feb 2022 · Decision Made
  • Construction of a verandahplanning342 KLENKE RD RED CREEK SA 5255Lodged 04 Jul 2022 · Decision Made
  • Construction of an agricultural buildingplanningLOT 1 RED CREEK RD RED CREEK SA 5255Lodged 20 Oct 2023 · Decision Made
  • Construction of two (2) x verandahsplanning515 KLENKE RD RED CREEK SA 5255Lodged 14 Feb 2022 · Decision Made
  • OutbuildingplanningLOT 23 STONE END RD RED CREEK SA 5255Lodged 01 Oct 2025 · Decision Made
  • Swimming pool and safety fenceplanning342 KLENKE RD RED CREEK SA 5255Lodged 09 Aug 2022 · Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

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