Kersbrook vs Williamstown

Williamstown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in 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. Houses cost more in Kersbrook: a median of $1.09 million, against $880,000 in Williamstown. Kersbrook is closer to the city centre: 36 km, against 51.5 km. On these figures, Williamstown tends to suit 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

Kersbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Williamstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($880,000 vs $1,091,250)

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

Kersbrook

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (36 km vs 51.5 km)
  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 32/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 59 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kersbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 32/100)

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

Investors

Williamstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs 2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kersbrook and Williamstown 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 Williamstown
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 Williamstown
Walkability 44 / 32
Kersbrook — Walkability: 44/100 Williamstown — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 71 / 71
Kersbrook — Safety: 71/100 Williamstown — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 29 / 58
Kersbrook — Low fire risk: 29/100 Williamstown — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Williamstown has more residents (2,981 vs 1,116); Kersbrook has higher household incomes ($103,584 vs $92,664).

Kersbrook Williamstown
Population 1,116 2,981
+167% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +8.2%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $103,584/yr
+11% vs other
 $92,664/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kersbrook Williamstown
0-4 5.2% / 5.1%
Kersbrook — 0-4: 5.2% Williamstown — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 12.5% / 14.9%
Kersbrook — 5-14: 12.5% Williamstown — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 5.4% / 6.2%
Kersbrook — 15-19: 5.4% Williamstown — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 5.6% / 5.1%
Kersbrook — 20-24: 5.6% Williamstown — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 10.0% / 10.3%
Kersbrook — 25-34: 10.0% Williamstown — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 10.2% / 12.0%
Kersbrook — 35-44: 10.2% Williamstown — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 15.3% / 15.2%
Kersbrook — 45-54: 15.3% Williamstown — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 17.7% / 14.8%
Kersbrook — 55-64: 17.7% Williamstown — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 10.1% / 10.6%
Kersbrook — 65-74: 10.1% Williamstown — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 6.0% / 4.0%
Kersbrook — 75-84: 6.0% Williamstown — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 2.1% / 2.1%
Kersbrook — 85+: 2.1% Williamstown — 85+: 2.1%

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% Kersbrook — Other Families: 0.0%
Williamstown 55.2% couple families
Williamstown — Couple Families: 55.2% Williamstown — Lone Person: 28.6% Williamstown — One Parent Families: 14.0% Williamstown — Group Household: 1.4% Williamstown — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Williamstown 11.4% renting
Williamstown — Owned Outright: 33.4% Williamstown — Mortgage: 55.2% Williamstown — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kersbrook Williamstown
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 20.2%
Kersbrook — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Williamstown — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 9.2%
Kersbrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Williamstown — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 7.7%
Kersbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Williamstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 1.5%
Kersbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Williamstown — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.9%
Kersbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Williamstown — 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.

Kersbrook Williamstown
England 11.1% / 9.3%
Kersbrook — England: 11.1% Williamstown — England: 9.3%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.2%
Kersbrook — Scotland: 0.5% Williamstown — Scotland: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.3% / 0.7%
Kersbrook — New Zealand: 0.3% Williamstown — New Zealand: 0.7%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.4%
Kersbrook — South Africa: 0.5% Williamstown — South Africa: 0.4%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.4%
Kersbrook — Netherlands: 0.5% Williamstown — Netherlands: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.8%
Kersbrook — Germany: not among its largest Williamstown — Germany: 0.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kersbrook 100.0% houses
Kersbrook — Houses: 100.0% Kersbrook — Townhouses: 0.0%
Williamstown 99.2% houses
Williamstown — Houses: 99.2% Williamstown — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Kersbrook Williamstown
Median house price $1,091,250 $880,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $765,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 16 sales
 21 days
from 23 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.

Kersbrook Williamstown
3 bed $975K / $820K
Kersbrook — 3 bed: $975K (15 sales) Williamstown — 3 bed: $820K (18 sales)

15 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.08M / $895K
Kersbrook — 4 bed: $1.08M (9 sales) Williamstown — 4 bed: $895K (25 sales)

9 vs 25 sales

Zoning mix

Kersbrook Williamstown
Rural and farming 99% 93%
Environmental 0% 5%
Residential 0% 2%
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 Williamstown
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
 180
across Barossa
Approvals change year on year +53% -48%

Ranking within SA

Kersbrook Williamstown
House price Higher than 19% of SA —
Income Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability Higher than 94% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 76% of SA

Liveability

Kersbrook is more walkable (44 vs 32); Kersbrook scores higher overall (56 vs 49).

Kersbrook Williamstown
Grade B C
Score 56/100 49/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Kersbrook carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 42).

Kersbrook Williamstown
Bushfire High
71/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
29/100
same for both
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 Williamstown
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Kersbrook

  • Kersbrook Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Williamstown

  • Williamstown Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kersbrook Williamstown
Parks & reserves 10 5
Childcare 1 0
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 7 17

Mobility

Williamstown sits further from the CBD (51.5 km vs 36 km).

Kersbrook Williamstown
Walkability score 44/100 32/100
Distance to Adelaide 36 km 51.5 km
+43% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 59 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5231
 0.5%
postcode 5351
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5231
 85
postcode 5351

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 Williamstown
Car (driver) 79.8% / 83.3%
Kersbrook — Car (driver): 79.8% Williamstown — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 10.3%
Kersbrook — Worked from Home: 12.1% Williamstown — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.0%
Kersbrook — Car (passenger): 4.0% Williamstown — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bus 2.7% / 1.1%
Kersbrook — Bus: 2.7% Williamstown — Bus: 1.1%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.3%
Kersbrook — Walked Only: 1.3% Williamstown — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Kersbrook Williamstown
Elevation 350 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.9 km 33.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kersbrook Williamstown
Connectivity score 35/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
448 premises
 29%
1,216 premises

Climate

Kersbrook Williamstown
Annual rainfall 921 mm 404 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.6°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Kersbrook Williamstown
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 Williamstown
Average residential rate $2,727/yr $2,247/yr
Council Adelaide Hills Barossa

Federal electorate

Kersbrook Williamstown
Division Mayo Barker
Member Rebekha Sharkie Tony Pasin
Party Centre Alliance Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kersbrook

Outer

Williamstown

Acreage Outer Quiet

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