Kersbrook vs Millbrook

Kersbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Millbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Kersbrook, most households are couple families. In Millbrook, about half of households are people living alone. Millbrook is closer to the city centre: 27.3 km, against 36 km. On these figures, Kersbrook tends to suit couples, while Millbrook suits people living alone.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 60%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 48%)
  • But Millbrook carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 29/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kersbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 56%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Kersbrook leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
  • Millbrook has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Millbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (27.3 km vs 36 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 46 min)
  • But Kersbrook is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Kersbrook is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)
  • Millbrook carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Millbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.5% vs 2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kersbrook and Millbrook 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 Millbrook
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 Millbrook
Walkability 44 / 0
Kersbrook — Walkability: 44/100 Millbrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 87
Kersbrook — Safety: 71/100 Millbrook — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 29 / 14
Kersbrook — Low fire risk: 29/100 Millbrook — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 85 / 75
Kersbrook — Low flood risk: 85/100 Millbrook — Low flood risk: 75/100

Demographics

Kersbrook has more residents (1,116 vs 133); Kersbrook has higher household incomes ($103,584 vs $53,612).

Kersbrook Millbrook
Population 1,116
+88% vs other
 133
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +25.5%
Median age 46 50
Median household income $103,584/yr
+48% vs other
 $53,612/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kersbrook Millbrook
0-4 5.2% / —
Kersbrook — 0-4: 5.2% Millbrook — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.5% / 10.5%
Kersbrook — 5-14: 12.5% Millbrook — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.4% / 9.0%
Kersbrook — 15-19: 5.4% Millbrook — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 5.6% / 5.3%
Kersbrook — 20-24: 5.6% Millbrook — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.0% / 4.5%
Kersbrook — 25-34: 10.0% Millbrook — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 10.2% / 12.0%
Kersbrook — 35-44: 10.2% Millbrook — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 15.3% / 21.8%
Kersbrook — 45-54: 15.3% Millbrook — 45-54: 21.8%
55-64 17.7% / 18.0%
Kersbrook — 55-64: 17.7% Millbrook — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 10.1% / 14.3%
Kersbrook — 65-74: 10.1% Millbrook — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 6.0% / 2.3%
Kersbrook — 75-84: 6.0% Millbrook — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 2.1% / —
Kersbrook — 85+: 2.1% Millbrook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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%
Millbrook 48.4% couple families
Millbrook — Couple Families: 48.4% Millbrook — Lone Person: 51.6% Millbrook — One Parent Families: 0.0% Millbrook — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Millbrook 16.7% renting
Millbrook — Owned Outright: 60.4% Millbrook — Mortgage: 22.9% Millbrook — Renting: 16.7%
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 Millbrook
England 11.1% / 10.5%
Kersbrook — England: 11.1% Millbrook — England: 10.5%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Kersbrook — South Africa: 0.5% Millbrook — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Kersbrook — Scotland: 0.5% Millbrook — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Kersbrook — Netherlands: 0.5% Millbrook — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.3% / —
Kersbrook — New Zealand: 0.3% Millbrook — 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 Millbrook
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 9.8%
Kersbrook — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Millbrook — Certificate III & IV: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 11.3%
Kersbrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Millbrook — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 5.3%
Kersbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Millbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.3%
Kersbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Millbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.3%
Kersbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Millbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

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% Kersbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Millbrook 60.0% houses
Millbrook — Houses: 60.0% Millbrook — Flats / Apartments: 40.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kersbrook Millbrook
Median house price $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

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

Ranking within SA

Kersbrook Millbrook
House price Higher than 19% of SA —
Income Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 46% of SA
Affordability Higher than 94% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 73% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 66% of SA

Liveability

Kersbrook is more walkable (44 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Kersbrook carries more crime risk (29 vs 13); Millbrook carries more flood risk (25 vs 15).

Kersbrook Millbrook
Bushfire High
71/100
 High
86/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
13/100
Flood Low
15/100
 Low
25/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kersbrook Millbrook
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 Millbrook

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Kersbrook sits further from the CBD (36 km vs 27.3 km).

Kersbrook Millbrook
Walkability score 44/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 36 km
+24% vs other
 27.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 37 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5231
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5231
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.

Kersbrook Millbrook
Car (driver) 79.8% / 78.7%
Kersbrook — Car (driver): 79.8% Millbrook — Car (driver): 78.7%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 12.8%
Kersbrook — Worked from Home: 12.1% Millbrook — Worked from Home: 12.8%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 8.5%
Kersbrook — Car (passenger): 4.0% Millbrook — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Bus 2.7% / —
Kersbrook — Bus: 2.7% Millbrook — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.3% / —
Kersbrook — Walked Only: 1.3% Millbrook — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Kersbrook Millbrook
Elevation 350 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 316 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.9 km 23.0 km

NBN connectivity

Kersbrook Millbrook
Connectivity score 35/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
448 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

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Millbrook

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