Millswood vs Hyde Park

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Millswood, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hyde Park: a median of $2.23 million, against $1.94 million in Millswood, though rent is higher in Millswood. Hyde Park is closer to the city centre: 3.6 km, against 4.4 km. On these figures, Millswood tends to suit couples, while Hyde Park 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

Millswood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 65%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 51%)
  • But Hyde Park has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Millswood

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($508,000 vs $755,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,939,750 vs $2,227,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hyde Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hyde Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 10%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Millswood Hyde Park
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.

Millswood Hyde Park
Walkability 88 / 92
Millswood — Walkability: 88/100 Hyde Park — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 53 / 47
Millswood — Safety: 53/100 Hyde Park — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Millswood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hyde Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 16 / 26
Millswood — Low flood risk: 16/100 Hyde Park — Low flood risk: 26/100

Demographics

Millswood has more residents (2,173 vs 1,660); Millswood has higher household incomes ($147,472 vs $114,816).

Millswood Hyde Park
Population 2,173
+24% vs other
 1,660
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% -0.3%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $147,472/yr
+22% vs other
 $114,816/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+7% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millswood Hyde Park
0-4 3.8% / 3.9%
Millswood — 0-4: 3.8% Hyde Park — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 13.8% / 11.4%
Millswood — 5-14: 13.8% Hyde Park — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 7.2% / 7.0%
Millswood — 15-19: 7.2% Hyde Park — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 6.5% / 4.9%
Millswood — 20-24: 6.5% Hyde Park — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.6% / 10.1%
Millswood — 25-34: 7.6% Hyde Park — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 10.3% / 12.2%
Millswood — 35-44: 10.3% Hyde Park — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 14.9% / 13.6%
Millswood — 45-54: 14.9% Hyde Park — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 14.8% / 14.6%
Millswood — 55-64: 14.8% Hyde Park — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 12.1% / 14.0%
Millswood — 65-74: 12.1% Hyde Park — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 7.4% / 6.9%
Millswood — 75-84: 7.4% Hyde Park — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 1.7% / 1.9%
Millswood — 85+: 1.7% Hyde Park — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millswood 54.8% couple families
Millswood — Couple Families: 54.8% Millswood — Lone Person: 30.1% Millswood — One Parent Families: 12.1% Millswood — Group Household: 2.0% Millswood — Other Families: 1.1%
Hyde Park 36.7% couple families
Hyde Park — Couple Families: 36.7% Hyde Park — Lone Person: 43.2% Hyde Park — One Parent Families: 14.3% Hyde Park — Group Household: 4.6% Hyde Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millswood 14.0% renting
Millswood — Owned Outright: 51.3% Millswood — Mortgage: 34.7% Millswood — Renting: 14.0%
Hyde Park 28.9% renting
Hyde Park — Owned Outright: 39.8% Hyde Park — Mortgage: 31.3% Hyde Park — Renting: 28.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Millswood Hyde Park
Bachelor Degree 24.1% / 27.4%
Millswood — Bachelor Degree: 24.1% Hyde Park — Bachelor Degree: 27.4%
Postgraduate Degree 9.7% / 10.8%
Millswood — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7% Hyde Park — Postgraduate Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 6.6%
Millswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Hyde Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Certificate III & IV 6.6% / 6.6%
Millswood — Certificate III & IV: 6.6% Hyde Park — Certificate III & IV: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / 3.0%
Millswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Hyde Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

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.

Millswood Hyde Park
England 4.5% / 5.2%
Millswood — England: 4.5% Hyde Park — England: 5.2%
China 1.0% / 1.7%
Millswood — China: 1.0% Hyde Park — China: 1.7%
Greece 1.1% / 1.1%
Millswood — Greece: 1.1% Hyde Park — Greece: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.0%
Millswood — New Zealand: 0.9% Hyde Park — New Zealand: 1.0%
Italy 0.6% / 1.1%
Millswood — Italy: 0.6% Hyde Park — Italy: 1.1%
Malaysia — / 1.3%
Millswood — Malaysia: not among its largest Hyde Park — Malaysia: 1.3%
Scotland 1.0% / —
Millswood — Scotland: 1.0% Hyde Park — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millswood 90.1% houses
Millswood — Houses: 90.1% Millswood — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Millswood — Townhouses: 5.6%
Hyde Park 65.2% houses
Hyde Park — Houses: 65.2% Hyde Park — Flats / Apartments: 18.3% Hyde Park — Townhouses: 16.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Millswood Hyde Park
Median house price $1,939,750 $2,227,500
Median unit price $508,000 $755,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 20 sales
 53 days
from 15 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.

Millswood Hyde Park
3 bed $1.89M / $2M
Millswood — 3 bed: $1.89M (24 sales) Hyde Park — 3 bed: $2M (13 sales)

24 vs 13 sales

4 bed $2.15M / $2.59M
Millswood — 4 bed: $2.15M (5 sales) Hyde Park — 4 bed: $2.59M (14 sales)

5 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Hyde Park has more commercially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Millswood Hyde Park
Residential 95% 85%
Commercial 0% 12%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
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

Millswood Hyde Park
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Millswood Hyde Park
House price Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Income Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Affordability Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 91% of SA

Liveability

Millswood Hyde Park
Grade A A+
Score 80/100 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Millswood carries more flood risk (84 vs 74).

Millswood Hyde Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
74/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Millswood Hyde Park
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.3 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 3.6%

Schools in Millswood

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

Schools in Hyde Park

  • Walford Anglican School for Girls Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Millswood Hyde Park
Cafes & restaurants 2 12
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Millswood Hyde Park
Walkability score 88/100 92/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.4 km
+18% vs other
 3.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min
same for both
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 30.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 38.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 5034
 2.6%
postcode 5061
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 5034
 53
postcode 5061

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.

Millswood Hyde Park
Car (driver) 60.7% / 63.8%
Millswood — Car (driver): 60.7% Hyde Park — Car (driver): 63.8%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 16.7%
Millswood — Worked from Home: 17.7% Hyde Park — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Bicycle 6.5% / 3.9%
Millswood — Bicycle: 6.5% Hyde Park — Bicycle: 3.9%
Bus 2.7% / 6.4%
Millswood — Bus: 2.7% Hyde Park — Bus: 6.4%
Walked Only 3.7% / 5.0%
Millswood — Walked Only: 3.7% Hyde Park — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.5%
Millswood — Car (passenger): 3.9% Hyde Park — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.8%).

Setting

Millswood Hyde Park
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.3 km 8.5 km

NBN connectivity

Millswood Hyde Park
Connectivity score 75/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
869 premises
 17%
962 premises

Climate

Millswood Hyde Park
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Millswood Hyde Park
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Millswood Hyde Park
Average residential rate $2,288/yr
same for both
Council Unley
same for both

Federal electorate

Millswood Hyde Park
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Millswood Hyde Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Millswood

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Trains Transport Hub

Hyde Park

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals

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