Inglewood vs Kersbrook

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Inglewood is closer to the city centre: 29 km, against 36 km.

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

Kersbrook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 39/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Inglewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (29 km vs 36 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (40 min vs 46 min)
  • But Kersbrook is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kersbrook

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Kersbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.1% vs -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Inglewood Kersbrook
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.

Inglewood Kersbrook
Walkability 0 / 44
Inglewood — Walkability: 0/100 Kersbrook — Walkability: 44/100
Safety 61 / 71
Inglewood — Safety: 61/100 Kersbrook — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 15 / 29
Inglewood — Low fire risk: 15/100 Kersbrook — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Kersbrook has more residents (1,116 vs 378); Inglewood has higher household incomes ($116,116 vs $103,584).

Inglewood Kersbrook
Population 378 1,116
+195% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% +2.1%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $116,116/yr
+11% vs other
 $103,584/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Inglewood Kersbrook
0-4 3.7% / 5.2%
Inglewood — 0-4: 3.7% Kersbrook — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 12.7% / 12.5%
Inglewood — 5-14: 12.7% Kersbrook — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 7.1% / 5.4%
Inglewood — 15-19: 7.1% Kersbrook — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.0% / 5.6%
Inglewood — 20-24: 4.0% Kersbrook — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 5.0% / 10.0%
Inglewood — 25-34: 5.0% Kersbrook — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 11.6% / 10.2%
Inglewood — 35-44: 11.6% Kersbrook — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 18.5% / 15.3%
Inglewood — 45-54: 18.5% Kersbrook — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 18.0% / 17.7%
Inglewood — 55-64: 18.0% Kersbrook — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 10.3% / 10.1%
Inglewood — 65-74: 10.3% Kersbrook — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 5.8% / 6.0%
Inglewood — 75-84: 5.8% Kersbrook — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 0.8% / 2.1%
Inglewood — 85+: 0.8% Kersbrook — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Inglewood 70.1% couple families
Inglewood — Couple Families: 70.1% Inglewood — Lone Person: 16.1% Inglewood — One Parent Families: 10.3% Inglewood — Group Household: 3.4%
Kersbrook 62.5% couple families
Kersbrook — Couple Families: 62.5% Kersbrook — Lone Person: 23.8% Kersbrook — One Parent Families: 12.5% Kersbrook — Group Household: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Inglewood 7.4% renting
Inglewood — Owned Outright: 46.3% Inglewood — Mortgage: 46.3% Inglewood — Renting: 7.4%
Kersbrook 7.3% renting
Kersbrook — Owned Outright: 40.0% Kersbrook — Mortgage: 52.7% Kersbrook — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Inglewood Kersbrook
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 21.1%
Inglewood — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Kersbrook — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 8.8%
Inglewood — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Kersbrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 9.4%
Inglewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Kersbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 2.8%
Inglewood — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Kersbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 1.9%
Inglewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Kersbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Inglewood Kersbrook
England 11.9% / 11.1%
Inglewood — England: 11.9% Kersbrook — England: 11.1%
Germany 2.4% / —
Inglewood — Germany: 2.4% Kersbrook — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 1.3% / 0.5%
Inglewood — Scotland: 1.3% Kersbrook — Scotland: 0.5%
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.3%
Inglewood — New Zealand: 1.3% Kersbrook — New Zealand: 0.3%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.5%
Inglewood — South Africa: 1.1% Kersbrook — South Africa: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Inglewood — Netherlands: not among its largest Kersbrook — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Inglewood 100.0% houses
Inglewood — Houses: 100.0%
Kersbrook 100.0% houses
Kersbrook — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Inglewood Kersbrook
Median house price $1,050,000 $1,091,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 16 sales

Zoning mix

Inglewood Kersbrook
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Residential 1% 0%
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

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

Ranking within SA

Inglewood Kersbrook
House price Higher than 43% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
Income Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Affordability Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 71% of SA

Liveability

Kersbrook is more walkable (44 vs 0).

Inglewood Kersbrook
Grade — B
Score — 56/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Inglewood carries more crime risk (39 vs 29); Inglewood carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 71).

Inglewood Kersbrook
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
29/100
Flood — Low
15/100
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

Inglewood Kersbrook
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Inglewood

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

Schools in Kersbrook

  • Kersbrook Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Inglewood Kersbrook
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Kersbrook sits further from the CBD (36 km vs 29 km).

Inglewood Kersbrook
Walkability score 0/100 44/100
Distance to Adelaide 29 km 36 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 46 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5133
 0.8%
postcode 5231
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 5133
 82
postcode 5231

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.

Inglewood Kersbrook
Car (driver) 75.4% / 79.8%
Inglewood — Car (driver): 75.4% Kersbrook — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 12.1%
Inglewood — Worked from Home: 13.2% Kersbrook — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 4.0%
Inglewood — Car (passenger): 5.4% Kersbrook — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bus 3.6% / 2.7%
Inglewood — Bus: 3.6% Kersbrook — Bus: 2.7%
Walked Only 2.4% / 1.3%
Inglewood — Walked Only: 2.4% Kersbrook — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Inglewood Kersbrook
Elevation 348 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 350 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.4 km 26.9 km

NBN connectivity

Inglewood Kersbrook
Connectivity score 29/100 35/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
134 premises
 0%
448 premises

Climate

Inglewood Kersbrook
Annual rainfall 404 mm 921 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Inglewood Kersbrook
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Inglewood Kersbrook
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Inglewood Kersbrook
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Inglewood Kersbrook
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Inglewood

Acreage Outer

Kersbrook

Outer

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