Brooker vs Cummins

Brooker is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 42 in Cummins. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brooker, most households are couple families. In Cummins, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Brooker tends to suit families with children and 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

Cummins

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 57/100)

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

Renters

Cummins

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Brooker sits closer to the CBD (617.5 km vs 641.3 km)
  • Cummins is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cummins

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 57/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Brooker

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.4% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brooker Cummins
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.

Brooker Cummins
Walkability 0 / 56
Brooker — Walkability: 0/100 Cummins — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 43 / 63
Brooker — Safety: 43/100 Cummins — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 37 / 79
Brooker — Low fire risk: 37/100 Cummins — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Cummins has more residents (981 vs 90); Brooker has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $79,352).

Brooker Cummins
Population 90 981
+990% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.4% +2.3%
Median age 33 42
Median household income $113,724/yr
+30% vs other
 $79,352/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+28% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brooker Cummins
0-4 24.4% / 5.6%
Brooker — 0-4: 24.4% Cummins — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 17.8% / 16.1%
Brooker — 5-14: 17.8% Cummins — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 5.6% / 6.2%
Brooker — 15-19: 5.6% Cummins — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 4.5%
Brooker — 20-24: not among its largest Cummins — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 17.8% / 9.7%
Brooker — 25-34: 17.8% Cummins — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 22.2% / 11.7%
Brooker — 35-44: 22.2% Cummins — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 10.0% / 13.3%
Brooker — 45-54: 10.0% Cummins — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 11.1% / 10.4%
Brooker — 55-64: 11.1% Cummins — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 — / 10.6%
Brooker — 65-74: not among its largest Cummins — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 — / 7.3%
Brooker — 75-84: not among its largest Cummins — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / 4.4%
Brooker — 85+: not among its largest Cummins — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brooker 58.8% couple families
Brooker — Couple Families: 58.8% Brooker — Lone Person: 41.2% Brooker — One Parent Families: 0.0% Brooker — Group Household: 0.0% Brooker — Other Families: 0.0%
Cummins 45.4% couple families
Cummins — Couple Families: 45.4% Cummins — Lone Person: 37.1% Cummins — One Parent Families: 10.4% Cummins — Group Household: 6.0% Cummins — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brooker 0.0% renting
Brooker — Owned Outright: 81.0% Brooker — Mortgage: 19.0% Brooker — Renting: 0.0%
Cummins 24.0% renting
Cummins — Owned Outright: 46.9% Cummins — Mortgage: 29.1% Cummins — Renting: 24.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brooker 100.0% houses
Brooker — Houses: 100.0% Brooker — Townhouses: 0.0% Brooker — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cummins 95.2% houses
Cummins — Houses: 95.2% Cummins — Townhouses: 3.2% Cummins — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Brooker Cummins
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 16.2%
Brooker — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% Cummins — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 7.3%
Brooker — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Cummins — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 5.6%
Brooker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Cummins — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 1.0%
Brooker — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Cummins — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 0.7%
Brooker — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Cummins — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Property market

Brooker Cummins
Median house price — $355,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Brooker Cummins
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Brooker Cummins
New dwellings approved 13
across Tumby Bay
 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
Approvals change year on year -50% +29%

Ranking within SA

Brooker Cummins
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 64% of SA

Liveability

Cummins is more walkable (56 vs 0).

Brooker Cummins
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Brooker carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 21); Brooker carries more crime risk (57 vs 37).

Brooker Cummins
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
37/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Brooker Cummins
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Brooker

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

Schools in Cummins

  • Cummins Area School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brooker Cummins
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Cummins sits further from the CBD (641.3 km vs 617.5 km).

Brooker Cummins
Walkability score 0/100 56/100
Distance to Adelaide 617.5 km 641.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 420 min 419 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
 0.0%
postcode 5631
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
 72
postcode 5631

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.

Brooker Cummins
Car (driver) 58.7% / 70.9%
Brooker — Car (driver): 58.7% Cummins — Car (driver): 70.9%
Worked from Home 32.6% / 13.9%
Brooker — Worked from Home: 32.6% Cummins — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Walked Only 8.7% / 12.3%
Brooker — Walked Only: 8.7% Cummins — Walked Only: 12.3%
Car (passenger) — / 1.8%
Brooker — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cummins — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Brooker — Bicycle: not among its largest Cummins — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

Brooker Cummins
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.5 km 34.5 km

NBN connectivity

Brooker Cummins
Connectivity score 22/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
492 premises

Council rates

Brooker Cummins
Average residential rate $1,976/yr $1,789/yr
Council Tumby Bay Lower Eyre Peninsula

Federal electorate

Brooker Cummins
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brooker Cummins
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brooker

Family Rural Young Families

Cummins

Affordable Quiet Rural

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