Brown Hill Creek vs Mount Osmond

Brown Hill Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 46 in Mount Osmond. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brown Hill Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Osmond, most households are couple families. On these figures, Brown Hill Creek tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Mount Osmond suits 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

Mount Osmond

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 63%)
  • But Brown Hill Creek has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Brown Hill Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Brown Hill Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $441/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mount Osmond

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (18 min vs 23 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Osmond

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 10/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 80/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Brown Hill Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.0% vs 22.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Brown Hill Creek and Mount Osmond drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
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.

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Walkability 10 / 36
Brown Hill Creek — Walkability: 10/100 Mount Osmond — Walkability: 36/100
Safety 20 / 67
Brown Hill Creek — Safety: 20/100 Mount Osmond — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 51 / 16
Brown Hill Creek — Low fire risk: 51/100 Mount Osmond — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Mount Osmond has more residents (464 vs 71); Mount Osmond rents higher ($441/wk vs $275/wk).

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Population 71 464
+554% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.0% +22.8%
Median age 36 46
Median household income $147,316/yr
+2% vs other
 $144,404/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk $441/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
0-4 — / 3.4%
Brown Hill Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Mount Osmond — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 5.6% / 13.4%
Brown Hill Creek — 5-14: 5.6% Mount Osmond — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 4.2% / 6.9%
Brown Hill Creek — 15-19: 4.2% Mount Osmond — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 14.1% / 5.2%
Brown Hill Creek — 20-24: 14.1% Mount Osmond — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 21.1% / 5.4%
Brown Hill Creek — 25-34: 21.1% Mount Osmond — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 5.6% / 10.8%
Brown Hill Creek — 35-44: 5.6% Mount Osmond — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 12.7% / 15.5%
Brown Hill Creek — 45-54: 12.7% Mount Osmond — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 22.5% / 17.0%
Brown Hill Creek — 55-64: 22.5% Mount Osmond — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 9.9% / 12.9%
Brown Hill Creek — 65-74: 9.9% Mount Osmond — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 4.2% / 5.2%
Brown Hill Creek — 75-84: 4.2% Mount Osmond — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / 2.4%
Brown Hill Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mount Osmond — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brown Hill Creek 47.4% couple families
Brown Hill Creek — Couple Families: 47.4% Brown Hill Creek — Lone Person: 36.8% Brown Hill Creek — One Parent Families: 15.8%
Mount Osmond 67.3% couple families
Mount Osmond — Couple Families: 67.3% Mount Osmond — Lone Person: 22.8% Mount Osmond — One Parent Families: 9.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brown Hill Creek 0.0% renting
Brown Hill Creek — Owned Outright: 61.1% Brown Hill Creek — Mortgage: 38.9% Brown Hill Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Mount Osmond 4.6% renting
Mount Osmond — Owned Outright: 43.0% Mount Osmond — Mortgage: 52.3% Mount Osmond — Renting: 4.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Bachelor Degree 25.4% / 26.1%
Brown Hill Creek — Bachelor Degree: 25.4% Mount Osmond — Bachelor Degree: 26.1%
Postgraduate Degree 11.3% / 13.8%
Brown Hill Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 11.3% Mount Osmond — Postgraduate Degree: 13.8%
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 6.7%
Brown Hill Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Mount Osmond — Certificate III & IV: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 7.5%
Brown Hill Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Mount Osmond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.1%
Brown Hill Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mount Osmond — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

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.

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
England — / 7.3%
Brown Hill Creek — England: not among its largest Mount Osmond — England: 7.3%
Philippines 4.2% / —
Brown Hill Creek — Philippines: 4.2% Mount Osmond — Philippines: not among its largest
China — / 2.4%
Brown Hill Creek — China: not among its largest Mount Osmond — China: 2.4%
India — / 2.2%
Brown Hill Creek — India: not among its largest Mount Osmond — India: 2.2%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Brown Hill Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Osmond — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Brown Hill Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Osmond — Scotland: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brown Hill Creek 100.0% houses
Brown Hill Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Osmond 100.0% houses
Mount Osmond — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Median house price — $1,366,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Environmental 100%
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

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
New dwellings approved 188
across Mitcham
 250
across Burnside
Approvals change year on year +32%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
House price — Higher than 92% of SA
Income Higher than 98% of SA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 39% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 100% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 94% of SA

Liveability

Mount Osmond is more walkable (36 vs 10).

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Brown Hill Creek carries more crime risk (80 vs 33); Mount Osmond carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 49).

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 High
84/100
Crime High
80/100
 Low
33/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 7.4 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 6.3 km

Amenities in the suburb

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 1
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Walkability score 10/100 36/100
Distance to Adelaide 11.1 km
+5% vs other
 10.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 18 min
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 5062
 2.9%
postcode 5064
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5062
 63
postcode 5064

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.

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Car (driver) 74.3% / 66.8%
Brown Hill Creek — Car (driver): 74.3% Mount Osmond — Car (driver): 66.8%
Worked from Home 8.6% / 20.4%
Brown Hill Creek — Worked from Home: 8.6% Mount Osmond — Worked from Home: 20.4%
Walked Only 17.1% / —
Brown Hill Creek — Walked Only: 17.1% Mount Osmond — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 7.6%
Brown Hill Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Osmond — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Bicycle — / 2.8%
Brown Hill Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Mount Osmond — Bicycle: 2.8%
Bus — / 2.4%
Brown Hill Creek — Bus: not among its largest Mount Osmond — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).

Setting

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Elevation 240 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.6 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Connectivity score 41/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 52%
173 premises

Climate

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Average residential rate $2,296/yr $2,410/yr
Council Mitcham Burnside

Federal electorate

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Division Boothby Sturt
Member Louise Miller-Frost Claire Clutterham
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brown Hill Creek Mount Osmond
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brown Hill Creek

Inner Professionals River

Mount Osmond

Acreage Inner Parks Professionals Quiet

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