Kersbrook vs Forreston

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 Kersbrook: a median of $1.09 million, against $980,000 in Forreston, and rent is higher there too.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Forreston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($980,000 vs $1,091,250)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Forreston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($258/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kersbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 4/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (36 km vs 39.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kersbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kersbrook Forreston
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.

Kersbrook Forreston
Walkability 44 / 4
Kersbrook — Walkability: 44/100 Forreston — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 71 / 76
Kersbrook — Safety: 71/100 Forreston — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 29 / 23
Kersbrook — Low fire risk: 29/100 Forreston — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Kersbrook has more residents (1,116 vs 407); Kersbrook rents higher ($300/wk vs $258/wk).

Kersbrook Forreston
Population 1,116
+64% vs other
 407
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +4.9%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $103,584/yr $108,108/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+14% vs other
 $258/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kersbrook Forreston
0-4 5.2% / 3.4%
Kersbrook — 0-4: 5.2% Forreston — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 12.5% / 10.3%
Kersbrook — 5-14: 12.5% Forreston — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 5.4% / 8.6%
Kersbrook — 15-19: 5.4% Forreston — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 5.6% / 4.7%
Kersbrook — 20-24: 5.6% Forreston — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 10.0% / 10.1%
Kersbrook — 25-34: 10.0% Forreston — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 10.2% / 9.1%
Kersbrook — 35-44: 10.2% Forreston — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 15.3% / 14.7%
Kersbrook — 45-54: 15.3% Forreston — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 17.7% / 17.2%
Kersbrook — 55-64: 17.7% Forreston — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 10.1% / 13.3%
Kersbrook — 65-74: 10.1% Forreston — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 6.0% / 6.9%
Kersbrook — 75-84: 6.0% Forreston — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 2.1% / 0.7%
Kersbrook — 85+: 2.1% Forreston — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Forreston 64.8% couple families
Forreston — Couple Families: 64.8% Forreston — Lone Person: 23.1% Forreston — One Parent Families: 7.7% Forreston — Group Household: 4.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kersbrook 7.3% renting
Kersbrook — Owned Outright: 40.0% Kersbrook — Mortgage: 52.7% Kersbrook — Renting: 7.3%
Forreston 9.6% renting
Forreston — Owned Outright: 46.3% Forreston — Mortgage: 44.1% Forreston — Renting: 9.6%
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.

Kersbrook Forreston
England 11.1% / 6.1%
Kersbrook — England: 11.1% Forreston — England: 6.1%
Netherlands 0.5% / 1.0%
Kersbrook — Netherlands: 0.5% Forreston — Netherlands: 1.0%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Kersbrook — South Africa: 0.5% Forreston — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Kersbrook — Scotland: 0.5% Forreston — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.3% / —
Kersbrook — New Zealand: 0.3% Forreston — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

Qualifications

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

Kersbrook Forreston
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 20.4%
Kersbrook — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Forreston — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 9.3%
Kersbrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Forreston — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 8.6%
Kersbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Forreston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.0%
Kersbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Forreston — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.5%
Kersbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Forreston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kersbrook 100.0% houses
Kersbrook — Houses: 100.0%
Forreston 102.2% houses
Forreston — Houses: 102.2%
Houses

Property market

Kersbrook Forreston
Median house price $1,091,250 $980,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 16 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kersbrook Forreston
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

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

Ranking within SA

Kersbrook Forreston
House price Higher than 19% of SA —
Income Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 60% of SA
Affordability Higher than 94% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Kersbrook is more walkable (44 vs 4).

Kersbrook Forreston
Grade B —
Score 56/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kersbrook Forreston
Bushfire High
71/100
 High
77/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
24/100
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

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

Schools in Kersbrook

  • Kersbrook Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Forreston

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kersbrook Forreston
Parks & reserves 10 4
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Forreston sits further from the CBD (39.9 km vs 36 km).

Kersbrook Forreston
Walkability score 44/100 4/100
Distance to Adelaide 36 km 39.9 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 50 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5231
 0.8%
postcode 5233
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5231
 82
postcode 5233

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.

Kersbrook Forreston
Car (driver) 79.8% / 75.7%
Kersbrook — Car (driver): 79.8% Forreston — Car (driver): 75.7%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 19.0%
Kersbrook — Worked from Home: 12.1% Forreston — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 2.1%
Kersbrook — Car (passenger): 4.0% Forreston — Car (passenger): 2.1%
Walked Only 1.3% / 3.2%
Kersbrook — Walked Only: 1.3% Forreston — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bus 2.7% / —
Kersbrook — Bus: 2.7% Forreston — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Kersbrook Forreston
Elevation 350 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 364 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.9 km 31.3 km

NBN connectivity

Kersbrook Forreston
Connectivity score 35/100 33/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
448 premises
 0%
160 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Kersbrook Forreston
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kersbrook

Outer

Forreston

Outer

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