Located in South Australia within the Coorong local government area, Salt Creek is a small, quiet locality (postcode 5264). It is home to about 32 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $58K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, managers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, French.
The median weekly rent is $320 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $502.
The crime rate in the Coorong LGA is below average at 3,125 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.