Dry Creek SA 5094
482 addresses · 26 streets
Makin Electorate › Port Adelaide Enfield LGA › Dry Creek · 10 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Dry Creek is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 232 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,221 a week, with median rent near $265 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $710,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Enfield - Blair Athol statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dry Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 optometrists
1 childcare centre
2 post offices
2 playgrounds
2 dog parks
1 bakery
4 hardware stores
1 beauty salon
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Dry Creek, 400 m north · Bus interchange: Mawson Interchange, 4.5 km north-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 12.5 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Median Sale Prices
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 27.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 27.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 1.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 12.4% · Labour-force participation 59%
Population by age in Dry Creek
| 0-4 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 21 |
| 15-19 | 12 |
| 20-24 | 24 |
| 25-34 | 56 |
| 35-44 | 26 |
| 45-54 | 28 |
| 55-64 | 31 |
| 65-74 | 19 |
| 75-84 | 12 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Dry Creek
| House | 74 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 24 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Dry Creek
| <$650 | 19 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 39 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 27 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Dry Creek
| English | 77 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 58 |
| Other | 48 |
| Ancestry NS | 17 |
| Chinese | 15 |
| Vietnamese | 15 |
Housing tenure in Dry Creek
| Owned | 32 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 36 |
| Rented | 30 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Dry Creek
| 0 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 38 |
| 2 | 31 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Dry Creek
| Car | 80 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in Dry Creek
| Vietnam | 14 |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 13 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 |
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 5 |
Languages used at home in Dry Creek
| Vietnamese | 16 |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 13 |
| Cantonese | 13 |
| Filipino | 7 |
| Italian | 4 |
| Persian | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
55,999 bird observations recorded near Dry Creek — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (2,838)
- Grey Teal (2,710)
- Eurasian Coot (2,674)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,533)
- Australian Pelican (2,456)
- Chestnut Teal (2,407)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,362)
- Dusky Moorhen (2,295)
- Black Swan (2,227)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,065)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,062)
- Common Starling (1,906)
- Magpie-lark (1,879)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Dry Creek
- White-faced Heron (1,827)
- Welcome Swallow (1,757)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,650)
- House Sparrow (1,637)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,523)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (1,521)
- Rock Dove (1,519)
- Eurasian Blackbird (1,487)
- Crested Pigeon (1,479)
- Silver Gull (1,450)
- Little Raven (1,448)
- Willie Wagtail (1,444)
- Australasian Grebe (1,430)
- Royal Spoonbill (1,428)
- Great Egret (1,419)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,360)
- Singing Honeyeater (1,206)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Dry Creek:
- Gepps Cross (1.5 km)
- Cavan (1.8 km)
- Blair Athol (2.4 km)
- Kilburn (2.6 km)
- Wingfield (2.8 km)
- Regency Park (3 km)
- Enfield (3 km)
- Angle Park (3.3 km)
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Streets
- Acorn Court (9)
- Cavan Road (49)
- Churchill Road N (121)
- Collison Street (4)
- Commercial Court (6)
- Dean Harvey Drive (2)
- Duncan Road (27)
- Flame Avenue (18)
- Grevillea Avenue (20)
- Gum Avenue (35)
- Hanson Road (9)
- Henschke Street (5)
- High Street (24)
- Kidman Road (2)
- Kurrajong Avenue (8)
- Magazine Road (15)
- Manthorpe Street (14)
- Martin Street (2)
- Parkin Street (9)
- Port Wakefield Road (7)
- Pratt Street (1)
- Railway Terrace (15)
- Rumble Road (10)
- Thompson Street (2)
- Vater Street (12)
- Wattle Avenue (56)