Brentwood vs Minlaton

Brentwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Minlaton. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Brentwood tends to suit 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

Minlaton

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 45/100)
  • But Brentwood is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Brentwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Brentwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Minlaton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 157 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (203.9 km vs 219.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Minlaton

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Brentwood and Minlaton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Brentwood Minlaton
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.

Brentwood Minlaton
Walkability 0 / 42
Brentwood — Walkability: 0/100 Minlaton — Walkability: 42/100
Safety 55 / 75
Brentwood — Safety: 55/100 Minlaton — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 79 / 67
Brentwood — Low fire risk: 79/100 Minlaton — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Minlaton has more residents (1,018 vs 71); Minlaton rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).

Brentwood Minlaton
Population 71 1,018
+1334% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.8% -7.4%
Median age 49 56
Median household income $69,316/yr
+22% vs other
 $54,392/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $200/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brentwood Minlaton
0-4 8.5% / 5.0%
Brentwood — 0-4: 8.5% Minlaton — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 8.5% / 10.5%
Brentwood — 5-14: 8.5% Minlaton — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 11.3% / 3.0%
Brentwood — 15-19: 11.3% Minlaton — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Brentwood — 20-24: not among its largest Minlaton — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 4.2% / 8.1%
Brentwood — 25-34: 4.2% Minlaton — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 7.0% / 9.2%
Brentwood — 35-44: 7.0% Minlaton — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 12.7% / 9.6%
Brentwood — 45-54: 12.7% Minlaton — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 12.7% / 14.0%
Brentwood — 55-64: 12.7% Minlaton — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 21.1% / 18.6%
Brentwood — 65-74: 21.1% Minlaton — 65-74: 18.6%
75-84 9.9% / 12.5%
Brentwood — 75-84: 9.9% Minlaton — 75-84: 12.5%
85+ — / 6.4%
Brentwood — 85+: not among its largest Minlaton — 85+: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brentwood 50.0% lone person
Brentwood — Lone Person: 50.0% Brentwood — Couple Families: 50.0% Brentwood — One Parent Families: 0.0% Brentwood — Group Household: 0.0% Brentwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Minlaton 54.1% lone person
Minlaton — Lone Person: 54.1% Minlaton — Couple Families: 31.4% Minlaton — One Parent Families: 10.2% Minlaton — Group Household: 2.7% Minlaton — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brentwood 16.7% renting
Brentwood — Owned Outright: 54.2% Brentwood — Mortgage: 29.2% Brentwood — Renting: 16.7%
Minlaton 22.4% renting
Minlaton — Owned Outright: 49.5% Minlaton — Mortgage: 28.1% Minlaton — Renting: 22.4%
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.

Brentwood Minlaton
England 4.2% / 5.5%
Brentwood — England: 4.2% Minlaton — England: 5.5%
Germany — / 0.6%
Brentwood — Germany: not among its largest Minlaton — Germany: 0.6%
New Zealand — / 0.3%
Brentwood — New Zealand: not among its largest Minlaton — New Zealand: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.3%
Brentwood — Scotland: not among its largest Minlaton — Scotland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Brentwood Minlaton
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 15.5%
Brentwood — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Minlaton — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 5.9%
Brentwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Minlaton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 4.8%
Brentwood — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Minlaton — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Brentwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Minlaton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Brentwood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Minlaton — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brentwood 100.0% houses
Brentwood — Houses: 100.0% Brentwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Brentwood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Minlaton 95.4% houses
Minlaton — Houses: 95.4% Minlaton — Flats / Apartments: 3.2% Minlaton — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Brentwood Minlaton
Median house price — $437,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 27 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Brentwood Minlaton
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Environmental 1%
same for both
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

Brentwood Minlaton
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Brentwood Minlaton
Houses — 4.1%
$420/wk on $530K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Brentwood Minlaton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 67% of SA

Liveability

Minlaton is more walkable (42 vs 0).

Brentwood Minlaton
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Brentwood carries more crime risk (45 vs 25); Minlaton carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 21).

Brentwood Minlaton
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
25/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
48/100
 Low
30/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Brentwood Minlaton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Brentwood

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Minlaton

  • Minlaton District School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brentwood Minlaton
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Brentwood sits further from the CBD (219.6 km vs 203.9 km).

Brentwood Minlaton
Walkability score 0/100 42/100
Distance to Adelaide 219.6 km
+7% vs other
 203.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 5575
same for both

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.

Brentwood Minlaton
Car (driver) 40.7% / 74.0%
Brentwood — Car (driver): 40.7% Minlaton — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 7.6%
Brentwood — Worked from Home: 44.4% Minlaton — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Walked Only 14.8% / 15.1%
Brentwood — Walked Only: 14.8% Minlaton — Walked Only: 15.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Brentwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Minlaton — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Brentwood Minlaton
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km 10.9 km

NBN connectivity

Brentwood Minlaton
Connectivity score 30/100 42/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
630 premises

Climate

Brentwood Minlaton
Annual rainfall 425 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Brentwood Minlaton
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Brentwood Minlaton
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brentwood Minlaton
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brentwood

Retirees Rural

Minlaton

Affordable Retirees Rural

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