Goodwood vs Millswood

Goodwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Millswood. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Millswood, about half of households are couple families. Goodwood is closer to the city centre: 3.9 km, against 4.4 km. On these figures, Goodwood tends to suit people living alone, while Millswood 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

Millswood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 59%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 46%)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 67/100)
  • But Goodwood has more childcare (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Millswood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper units ($508,000 vs $675,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Goodwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($355/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Goodwood has more units and townhouses to downsize into (41% vs 10%)
  • Millswood carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Millswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.5% vs -5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goodwood Millswood
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.

Goodwood Millswood
Walkability 91 / 88
Goodwood — Walkability: 91/100 Millswood — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 33 / 53
Goodwood — Safety: 33/100 Millswood — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Goodwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Millswood — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 16
Goodwood — Low flood risk: 18/100 Millswood — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

Millswood has higher household incomes ($147,472 vs $99,736); Goodwood has more residents (2,823 vs 2,173).

Goodwood Millswood
Population 2,823
+23% vs other
 2,173
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.5% +1.5%
Median age 40 45
Median household income $99,736/yr $147,472/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $355/wk $420/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goodwood Millswood
0-4 5.2% / 3.8%
Goodwood — 0-4: 5.2% Millswood — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 10.0% / 13.8%
Goodwood — 5-14: 10.0% Millswood — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 3.9% / 7.2%
Goodwood — 15-19: 3.9% Millswood — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.9% / 6.5%
Goodwood — 20-24: 5.9% Millswood — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 15.9% / 7.6%
Goodwood — 25-34: 15.9% Millswood — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 14.9% / 10.3%
Goodwood — 35-44: 14.9% Millswood — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 13.6% / 14.9%
Goodwood — 45-54: 13.6% Millswood — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 12.4% / 14.8%
Goodwood — 55-64: 12.4% Millswood — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 11.3% / 12.1%
Goodwood — 65-74: 11.3% Millswood — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 4.5% / 7.4%
Goodwood — 75-84: 4.5% Millswood — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 2.1% / 1.7%
Goodwood — 85+: 2.1% Millswood — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goodwood 35.6% couple families
Goodwood — Couple Families: 35.6% Goodwood — Lone Person: 42.7% Goodwood — One Parent Families: 10.9% Goodwood — Group Household: 9.1% Goodwood — Other Families: 1.8%
Millswood 54.8% couple families
Millswood — Couple Families: 54.8% Millswood — Lone Person: 30.1% Millswood — One Parent Families: 12.1% Millswood — Group Household: 2.0% Millswood — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goodwood 36.2% renting
Goodwood — Owned Outright: 34.5% Goodwood — Mortgage: 29.3% Goodwood — Renting: 36.2%
Millswood 14.0% renting
Millswood — Owned Outright: 51.3% Millswood — Mortgage: 34.7% Millswood — Renting: 14.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Goodwood Millswood
Bachelor Degree 25.8% / 24.1%
Goodwood — Bachelor Degree: 25.8% Millswood — Bachelor Degree: 24.1%
Postgraduate Degree 13.0% / 9.7%
Goodwood — Postgraduate Degree: 13.0% Millswood — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.5%
Goodwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Millswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Certificate III & IV 6.4% / 6.6%
Goodwood — Certificate III & IV: 6.4% Millswood — Certificate III & IV: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / 4.7%
Goodwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Millswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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.

Goodwood Millswood
England 4.5% / 4.5%
Goodwood — England: 4.5% Millswood — England: 4.5%
Greece 2.7% / 1.1%
Goodwood — Greece: 2.7% Millswood — Greece: 1.1%
India 2.1% / 0.9%
Goodwood — India: 2.1% Millswood — India: 0.9%
China 1.9% / 1.0%
Goodwood — China: 1.9% Millswood — China: 1.0%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.9%
Goodwood — New Zealand: 1.1% Millswood — New Zealand: 0.9%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Goodwood — Scotland: not among its largest Millswood — Scotland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goodwood 59.1% houses
Goodwood — Houses: 59.1% Goodwood — Flats / Apartments: 25.2% Goodwood — Townhouses: 15.7%
Millswood 90.1% houses
Millswood — Houses: 90.1% Millswood — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Millswood — Townhouses: 5.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Goodwood Millswood
Median house price $1,790,000 $1,939,750
Median unit price $675,000 $508,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 19 sales
 28 days
from 20 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Goodwood Millswood
3 bed $1.62M / $1.89M
Goodwood — 3 bed: $1.62M (18 sales) Millswood — 3 bed: $1.89M (24 sales)

18 vs 24 sales

4 bed $2.41M / $2.15M
Goodwood — 4 bed: $2.41M (9 sales) Millswood — 4 bed: $2.15M (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Goodwood Millswood
Residential 89% 95%
Commercial 6% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 4%
Industrial 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Goodwood Millswood
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
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.

Goodwood Millswood
Houses 2.2%
$648/wk on $1.55M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Goodwood Millswood
House price Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Income Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 91% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of SA —

Liveability

Millswood scores higher overall (80 vs 73).

Goodwood Millswood
Grade A
same for both
Score 73/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Goodwood carries more crime risk (67 vs 47).

Goodwood Millswood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood High
82/100
 High
84/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Goodwood Millswood
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 2.6 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 4.1%

Schools in Goodwood

  • St Thomas' School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Goodwood Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Millswood

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

Amenities in the suburb

Goodwood Millswood
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 20 2
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 6 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Goodwood Millswood
Walkability score 91/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 3.9 km 4.4 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min
same for both
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 94.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 5034
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 5034
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.

Goodwood Millswood
Car (driver) 57.1% / 60.7%
Goodwood — Car (driver): 57.1% Millswood — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 17.7%
Goodwood — Worked from Home: 16.5% Millswood — Worked from Home: 17.7%
Bicycle 6.7% / 6.5%
Goodwood — Bicycle: 6.7% Millswood — Bicycle: 6.5%
Walked Only 4.9% / 3.7%
Goodwood — Walked Only: 4.9% Millswood — Walked Only: 3.7%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.9%
Goodwood — Car (passenger): 4.0% Millswood — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bus 4.8% / 2.7%
Goodwood — Bus: 4.8% Millswood — Bus: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).

Setting

Goodwood Millswood
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.8 km 7.3 km

NBN connectivity

Goodwood Millswood
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
1,614 premises
 0%
869 premises

Climate

Goodwood Millswood
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Goodwood Millswood
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

Goodwood Millswood
Average residential rate $2,288/yr
same for both
Council Unley
same for both

Federal electorate

Goodwood Millswood
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goodwood Millswood
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goodwood

Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Trains Trams Transport Hub Urban

Millswood

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Trains Transport Hub

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