Millbrook vs Cudlee Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Millbrook, about half of households are people living alone. In Cudlee Creek, most households are couple families. Millbrook is closer to the city centre: 27.3 km, against 32.1 km. On these figures, Millbrook tends to suit people living alone, while Cudlee Creek 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

Cudlee Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 60%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 48%)
  • But Millbrook carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cudlee Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 56%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cudlee Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Millbrook has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 4%)

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

  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 49 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (27.3 km vs 32.1 km)
  • But Cudlee Creek is more walkable (10/100 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

  • Millbrook carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 69/100)
  • Cudlee Creek is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
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.

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Walkability 0 / 10
Millbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Cudlee Creek — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 87 / 31
Millbrook — Safety: 87/100 Cudlee Creek — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 14 / 18
Millbrook — Low fire risk: 14/100 Cudlee Creek — Low fire risk: 18/100
Low flood risk 75 / 78
Millbrook — Low flood risk: 75/100 Cudlee Creek — Low flood risk: 78/100

Demographics

Cudlee Creek has more residents (425 vs 133); Millbrook rents higher ($250/wk vs $120/wk).

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Population 133 425
+220% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.5% +1.0%
Median age 50 52
Median household income $53,612/yr $97,500/yr
+82% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+52% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
0-4 — / 3.1%
Millbrook — 0-4: not among its largest Cudlee Creek — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 10.5% / 8.7%
Millbrook — 5-14: 10.5% Cudlee Creek — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 9.0% / 8.0%
Millbrook — 15-19: 9.0% Cudlee Creek — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 5.3% / 6.6%
Millbrook — 20-24: 5.3% Cudlee Creek — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 4.5% / 6.8%
Millbrook — 25-34: 4.5% Cudlee Creek — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 12.0% / 5.6%
Millbrook — 35-44: 12.0% Cudlee Creek — 35-44: 5.6%
45-54 21.8% / 16.2%
Millbrook — 45-54: 21.8% Cudlee Creek — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 18.0% / 24.9%
Millbrook — 55-64: 18.0% Cudlee Creek — 55-64: 24.9%
65-74 14.3% / 13.2%
Millbrook — 65-74: 14.3% Cudlee Creek — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 2.3% / 5.6%
Millbrook — 75-84: 2.3% Cudlee Creek — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 1.2%
Millbrook — 85+: not among its largest Cudlee Creek — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millbrook 48.4% couple families
Millbrook — Couple Families: 48.4% Millbrook — Lone Person: 51.6% Millbrook — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Cudlee Creek 71.4% couple families
Cudlee Creek — Couple Families: 71.4% Cudlee Creek — Lone Person: 19.5% Cudlee Creek — One Parent Families: 9.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millbrook 16.7% renting
Millbrook — Owned Outright: 60.4% Millbrook — Mortgage: 22.9% Millbrook — Renting: 16.7%
Cudlee Creek 4.1% renting
Cudlee Creek — Owned Outright: 52.4% Cudlee Creek — Mortgage: 43.4% Cudlee Creek — Renting: 4.1%
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.

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
England 10.5% / 8.2%
Millbrook — England: 10.5% Cudlee Creek — England: 8.2%
Italy — / 0.9%
Millbrook — Italy: not among its largest Cudlee Creek — Italy: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Millbrook — Scotland: not among its largest Cudlee Creek — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.5%).

Qualifications

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

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 14.8%
Millbrook — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Cudlee Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 15.3%
Millbrook — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Cudlee Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 11.3%
Millbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Cudlee Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 3.8%
Millbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Cudlee Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.1%
Millbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Cudlee Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millbrook 60.0% houses
Millbrook — Houses: 60.0% Millbrook — Flats / Apartments: 40.0%
Cudlee Creek 100.0% houses
Cudlee Creek — Houses: 100.0% Cudlee Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Median house price — $1,185,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Environmental 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

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

Ranking within SA

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 44% of SA

Liveability

Cudlee Creek is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cudlee Creek carries more crime risk (69 vs 13).

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
82/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Low
25/100
 Low
22/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Cudlee Creek sits further from the CBD (32.1 km vs 27.3 km).

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 27.3 km 32.1 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5231
 1.7%
postcode 5232
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5231
 94
postcode 5232

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.

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Car (driver) 78.7% / 77.6%
Millbrook — Car (driver): 78.7% Cudlee Creek — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 12.8% / 12.9%
Millbrook — Worked from Home: 12.8% Cudlee Creek — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Car (passenger) 8.5% / 4.5%
Millbrook — Car (passenger): 8.5% Cudlee Creek — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus — / 2.5%
Millbrook — Bus: not among its largest Cudlee Creek — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Millbrook — Walked Only: not among its largest Cudlee Creek — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Elevation 316 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 465 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.0 km 26.3 km

NBN connectivity

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
159 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Millbrook Cudlee Creek
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ —
PM10 18.7 µg/m³ —
NO₂ 0.31 pphm 0.51 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Millbrook

Outer

Cudlee Creek

Outer

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