Red Creek SA 5255
35 addresses · 10 streets
Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Red Creek · 42 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Red Creek is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 145 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,214 a week, with median rent near $225 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Strathalbyn Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Red Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 46.5 km north-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.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 3.1% 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 | 3.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.5% |
Demographics
Population by age in Red Creek
| 0-4 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 14 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 10 |
| 25-34 | 12 |
| 35-44 | 13 |
| 45-54 | 29 |
| 55-64 | 17 |
| 65-74 | 11 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Red Creek
| House | 43 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Red Creek
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 13 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 13 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Red Creek
| Australian | 75 |
|---|---|
| English | 66 |
| Scottish | 20 |
| German | 19 |
| Ancestry NS | 9 |
| Other | 8 |
Housing tenure in Red Creek
| Owned | 9 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 23 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Red Creek
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4+ | 13 |
Commute to work in Red Creek
| Car | 59 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 16 |
Top countries of birth in Red Creek
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 |
Languages used at home in Red Creek
| German | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,256 bird observations recorded near Red Creek — most often seen:
- Little Raven (94)
- Australian Magpie (88)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (84)
- Galah (70)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (65)
- Crimson Rosella (50)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (48)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (47)
- European Common Starling (43)
- Western Striated Pardalote (43)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (42)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (41)
- European House Sparrow (39)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Red Creek
- Grey Shrike-thrush (38)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (37)
- Singing Honeyeater (35)
- Southern Magpie-lark (35)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (32)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (30)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (30)
- Eastern Galah (29)
- Common Starling (28)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (28)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (28)
- European Eurasian Skylark (27)
- Superb Fairy-wren (26)
- Tree Martin (26)
- Nankeen Kestrel (25)
- Dusky Woodswallow (24)
- House Sparrow (24)
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 Red Creek:
- Salem (4.3 km)
- St Ives (4.9 km)
- Highland Valley (5.3 km)
- Callington (6.6 km)
- Woodchester (6.7 km)
- Hartley (6.8 km)
- Petwood (7.6 km)
- Wistow (8.1 km)
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Streets
- Burwood Road (7)
- Farley Road (2)
- Frames Firetrack (1)
- Klenke Road (9)
- Macallan Road (1)
- Red Creek Road (3)
- Samuel Road (1)
- St Ives Road (1)
- Stone End Road (1)
- Williams Hill Road (9)
