Cherryville vs Norton Summit

Norton Summit is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Cherryville. 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 Norton Summit: a median of $1.1 million, against $618,000 in Cherryville, and rent is higher there too. Norton Summit is closer to the city centre: 15.4 km, against 23 km. On these figures, Cherryville tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Cherryville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($618,500 vs $1,100,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cherryville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $315/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Norton Summit

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (26 min vs 43 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (15.4 km vs 23 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cherryville has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)
  • Norton Summit is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Norton Summit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.0% vs -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cherryville and Norton Summit 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 Norton Summit
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 Norton Summit
Walkability 10 / 30
Cherryville — Walkability: 10/100 Norton Summit — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 86 / 81
Cherryville — Safety: 86/100 Norton Summit — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 15 / 28
Cherryville — Low fire risk: 15/100 Norton Summit — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Norton Summit has more residents (548 vs 125); Norton Summit rents higher ($315/wk vs $175/wk).

Cherryville Norton Summit
Population 125 548
+338% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.1% +3.0%
Median age 48 41
Median household income $106,184/yr $120,432/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $315/wk
+80% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cherryville Norton Summit
0-4 2.4% / 6.6%
Cherryville — 0-4: 2.4% Norton Summit — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 16.8% / 15.1%
Cherryville — 5-14: 16.8% Norton Summit — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 3.2% / 5.8%
Cherryville — 15-19: 3.2% Norton Summit — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 8.8% / 4.7%
Cherryville — 20-24: 8.8% Norton Summit — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 3.2% / 10.0%
Cherryville — 25-34: 3.2% Norton Summit — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 8.8% / 12.4%
Cherryville — 35-44: 8.8% Norton Summit — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 14.4% / 19.2%
Cherryville — 45-54: 14.4% Norton Summit — 45-54: 19.2%
55-64 13.6% / 12.6%
Cherryville — 55-64: 13.6% Norton Summit — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 13.6% / 9.9%
Cherryville — 65-74: 13.6% Norton Summit — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 6.4% / 4.2%
Cherryville — 75-84: 6.4% Norton Summit — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 3.2% / 0.7%
Cherryville — 85+: 3.2% Norton Summit — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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% Cherryville — Other Families: 0.0% Cherryville — Group Household: 0.0%
Norton Summit 59.1% couple families
Norton Summit — Couple Families: 59.1% Norton Summit — Lone Person: 19.7% Norton Summit — One Parent Families: 10.2% Norton Summit — Other Families: 7.1% Norton Summit — Group Household: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

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%
Norton Summit 11.0% renting
Norton Summit — Owned Outright: 40.7% Norton Summit — Mortgage: 48.3% Norton Summit — Renting: 11.0%
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 Norton Summit
England 9.6% / 5.3%
Cherryville — England: 9.6% Norton Summit — England: 5.3%
Italy — / 1.8%
Cherryville — Italy: not among its largest Norton Summit — Italy: 1.8%
Iran — / 0.9%
Cherryville — Iran: not among its largest Norton Summit — Iran: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Cherryville — Netherlands: not among its largest Norton Summit — Netherlands: 0.9%
India — / 0.7%
Cherryville — India: not among its largest Norton Summit — India: 0.7%

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

Qualifications

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

Cherryville Norton Summit
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 19.5%
Cherryville — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Norton Summit — Bachelor Degree: 19.5%
Postgraduate Degree 16.8% / 7.8%
Cherryville — Postgraduate Degree: 16.8% Norton Summit — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 11.5%
Cherryville — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Norton Summit — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.4%
Cherryville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Norton Summit — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Cherryville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Norton Summit — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cherryville 100.0% houses
Cherryville — Houses: 100.0% Cherryville — Townhouses: 0.0%
Norton Summit 97.8% houses
Norton Summit — Houses: 97.8% Norton Summit — Townhouses: 2.8%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Cherryville Norton Summit
Median house price $618,500 $1,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 65 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Norton Summit has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 0%); Cherryville has more rural and farming land (100% vs 80%).

Cherryville Norton Summit
Rural and farming 100% 80%
Environmental 0% 20%
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 Norton Summit
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cherryville Norton Summit
House price Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Income Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Affordability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 39% of SA

Liveability

Norton Summit is more walkable (30 vs 10).

Cherryville Norton Summit
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cherryville carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 72).

Cherryville Norton Summit
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
72/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
19/100
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

Cherryville Norton Summit
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 9.6 km
 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 5.7 km

Schools in Cherryville

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

Schools in Norton Summit

  • Norton Summit Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cherryville Norton Summit
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Cherryville sits further from the CBD (23 km vs 15.4 km).

Cherryville Norton Summit
Walkability score 10/100 30/100
Distance to Adelaide 23 km
+33% vs other
 15.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 26 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 5134
 2.0%
postcode 5136
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 5134
 86
postcode 5136

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 Norton Summit
Car (driver) 80.0% / 70.8%
Cherryville — Car (driver): 80.0% Norton Summit — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 8.0% / 20.6%
Cherryville — Worked from Home: 8.0% Norton Summit — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 5.2%
Cherryville — Car (passenger): 6.0% Norton Summit — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 6.0% / 1.7%
Cherryville — Walked Only: 6.0% Norton Summit — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bus — / 1.7%
Cherryville — Bus: not among its largest Norton Summit — Bus: 1.7%

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

Setting

Cherryville Norton Summit
Elevation 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 449 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.6 km 20.9 km

NBN connectivity

Cherryville Norton Summit
Connectivity score 22/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
164 premises

Climate

Cherryville Norton Summit
Annual rainfall 921 mm 969 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 23.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.4°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Cherryville Norton Summit
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

Norton Summit

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals

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