Cherryville vs Montacute

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Montacute: a median of $1.15 million, against $618,000 in Cherryville, and rent is higher there too. Montacute is closer to the city centre: 19.8 km, against 23 km. On these figures, Cherryville tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Montacute

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Cherryville

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($618,500 vs $1,150,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cherryville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 20%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Cherryville is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Montacute sits closer to the CBD (19.8 km vs 23 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cherryville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Montacute

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cherryville Montacute
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.

Cherryville Montacute
Walkability 10 / 0
Cherryville — Walkability: 10/100 Montacute — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 88
Cherryville — Safety: 86/100 Montacute — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 15 / 17
Cherryville — Low fire risk: 15/100 Montacute — Low fire risk: 17/100

Demographics

Montacute has more residents (332 vs 125); Montacute rents higher ($370/wk vs $175/wk).

Cherryville Montacute
Population 125 332
+166% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.1% +12.9%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $106,184/yr
+9% vs other
 $96,200/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $370/wk
+111% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cherryville Montacute
0-4 2.4% / 5.1%
Cherryville — 0-4: 2.4% Montacute — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 16.8% / 13.0%
Cherryville — 5-14: 16.8% Montacute — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 3.2% / 7.8%
Cherryville — 15-19: 3.2% Montacute — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 8.8% / 5.4%
Cherryville — 20-24: 8.8% Montacute — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 3.2% / 6.9%
Cherryville — 25-34: 3.2% Montacute — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 8.8% / 9.6%
Cherryville — 35-44: 8.8% Montacute — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 14.4% / 14.8%
Cherryville — 45-54: 14.4% Montacute — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 13.6% / 15.7%
Cherryville — 55-64: 13.6% Montacute — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 13.6% / 14.5%
Cherryville — 65-74: 13.6% Montacute — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 6.4% / 3.0%
Cherryville — 75-84: 6.4% Montacute — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 3.2% / 3.3%
Cherryville — 85+: 3.2% Montacute — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cherryville 62.5% couple families
Cherryville — Couple Families: 62.5% Cherryville — Lone Person: 37.5% Cherryville — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Montacute 61.3% couple families
Montacute — Couple Families: 61.3% Montacute — Lone Person: 30.7% Montacute — One Parent Families: 8.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cherryville 18.4% renting
Cherryville — Owned Outright: 34.2% Cherryville — Mortgage: 47.4% Cherryville — Renting: 18.4%
Montacute 8.1% renting
Montacute — Owned Outright: 52.5% Montacute — Mortgage: 39.4% Montacute — Renting: 8.1%
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.

Cherryville Montacute
England 9.6% / 7.2%
Cherryville — England: 9.6% Montacute — England: 7.2%
Germany — / 2.1%
Cherryville — Germany: not among its largest Montacute — Germany: 2.1%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Cherryville — New Zealand: not among its largest Montacute — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Cherryville — South Africa: not among its largest Montacute — South Africa: 1.5%
Thailand — / 1.2%
Cherryville — Thailand: not among its largest Montacute — Thailand: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.6%).

Qualifications

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

Cherryville Montacute
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 14.2%
Cherryville — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Montacute — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Postgraduate Degree 16.8% / 8.7%
Cherryville — Postgraduate Degree: 16.8% Montacute — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 10.2%
Cherryville — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Montacute — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 5.7%
Cherryville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Montacute — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.8%
Cherryville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Montacute — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cherryville 100.0% houses
Cherryville — Houses: 100.0%
Montacute 100.0% houses
Montacute — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Cherryville Montacute
Median house price $618,500 $1,150,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Montacute has more land zoned for conservation (65% vs 0%); Cherryville has more rural and farming land (100% vs 35%).

Cherryville Montacute
Rural and farming 100% 35%
Environmental 0% 65%
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

Cherryville Montacute
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cherryville Montacute
House price Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
Income Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Affordability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Cherryville is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Cherryville Montacute
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cherryville Montacute
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
83/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
12/100
Flood — Low
15/100
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

Cherryville Montacute
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 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 9.6 km
 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 7.9 km

Amenities in the suburb

Cherryville Montacute
Parks & reserves 3 10
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Cherryville sits further from the CBD (23 km vs 19.8 km).

Cherryville Montacute
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 23 km
+14% vs other
 19.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 41 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 5134
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 5134
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.

Cherryville Montacute
Car (driver) 80.0% / 77.5%
Cherryville — Car (driver): 80.0% Montacute — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 8.0% / 16.9%
Cherryville — Worked from Home: 8.0% Montacute — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 3.5%
Cherryville — Car (passenger): 6.0% Montacute — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 6.0% / —
Cherryville — Walked Only: 6.0% Montacute — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus — / 2.1%
Cherryville — Bus: not among its largest Montacute — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Cherryville Montacute
Elevation 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 364 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.6 km 20.6 km

NBN connectivity

Cherryville Montacute
Connectivity score 22/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
61 premises

Climate

Cherryville Montacute
Annual rainfall 921 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cherryville Montacute
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cherryville Montacute
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Cherryville Montacute
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cherryville Montacute
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cherryville

Affordable Middle-Ring Professionals River

Montacute

Middle-Ring Professionals

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