Millswood vs Unley Park

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Unley Park: a median of $2.75 million, against $1.94 million in Millswood, though rent is higher in Millswood. On these figures, Millswood tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Millswood and Unley Park are both close to Adelaide's CBD, separated by just 0.1 km. Millswood scores notably higher on liveability at 93 compared to Unley Park's 86, and has a lower crime risk at 39 versus 51. Both suburbs face no bushfire or flood risk. Millswood appears to offer a stronger overall living environment, while Unley Park may appeal to those prioritising proximity to the city centre.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Millswood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($508,000 vs $755,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,939,750 vs $2,745,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Unley Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Millswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 77/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Millswood is more walkable (88/100 vs 77/100)
  • Unley Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Millswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.5% vs -4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Millswood and Unley 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 Unley 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 Unley Park
Walkability 88 / 77
Millswood — Walkability: 88/100 Unley Park — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 53 / 53
Millswood — Safety: 53/100 Unley Park — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Millswood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Unley Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 16 / 17
Millswood — Low flood risk: 16/100 Unley Park — Low flood risk: 17/100

Demographics

Millswood has more residents (2,173 vs 1,383); Millswood rents higher ($420/wk vs $350/wk).

Millswood Unley Park
Population 2,173
+36% vs other
 1,383
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% -4.3%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $147,472/yr $155,480/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+17% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millswood Unley Park
0-4 3.8% / 3.7%
Millswood — 0-4: 3.8% Unley Park — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 13.8% / 10.9%
Millswood — 5-14: 13.8% Unley Park — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 7.2% / 8.2%
Millswood — 15-19: 7.2% Unley Park — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 6.5% / 6.4%
Millswood — 20-24: 6.5% Unley Park — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 7.6% / 8.5%
Millswood — 25-34: 7.6% Unley Park — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 10.3% / 8.5%
Millswood — 35-44: 10.3% Unley Park — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 14.9% / 14.0%
Millswood — 45-54: 14.9% Unley Park — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 14.8% / 15.5%
Millswood — 55-64: 14.8% Unley Park — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 12.1% / 13.9%
Millswood — 65-74: 12.1% Unley Park — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 7.4% / 8.2%
Millswood — 75-84: 7.4% Unley Park — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 1.7% / 2.0%
Millswood — 85+: 1.7% Unley Park — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

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%
Unley Park 50.0% couple families
Unley Park — Couple Families: 50.0% Unley Park — Lone Person: 34.7% Unley Park — One Parent Families: 10.7% Unley Park — Group Household: 3.4% Unley Park — Other Families: 1.1%
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%
Unley Park 17.7% renting
Unley Park — Owned Outright: 49.7% Unley Park — Mortgage: 32.6% Unley Park — Renting: 17.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Millswood Unley Park
Bachelor Degree 24.1% / 26.2%
Millswood — Bachelor Degree: 24.1% Unley Park — Bachelor Degree: 26.2%
Postgraduate Degree 9.7% / 12.3%
Millswood — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7% Unley Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.2%
Millswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Unley Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 6.6% / 5.3%
Millswood — Certificate III & IV: 6.6% Unley Park — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / 2.6%
Millswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Unley Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

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 Unley Park
England 4.5% / 4.8%
Millswood — England: 4.5% Unley Park — England: 4.8%
China 1.0% / 1.7%
Millswood — China: 1.0% Unley Park — China: 1.7%
Greece 1.1% / 1.1%
Millswood — Greece: 1.1% Unley Park — Greece: 1.1%
India 0.9% / 0.9%
Millswood — India: 0.9% Unley Park — India: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.7%
Millswood — New Zealand: 0.9% Unley Park — New Zealand: 0.7%
Scotland 1.0% / —
Millswood — Scotland: 1.0% Unley Park — Scotland: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 0.8%
Millswood — Vietnam: not among its largest Unley Park — Vietnam: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

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%
Unley Park 76.1% houses
Unley Park — Houses: 76.1% Unley Park — Flats / Apartments: 19.9% Unley Park — Townhouses: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Millswood Unley Park
Median house price $1,939,750 $2,745,500
Median unit price $508,000 $755,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 20 sales
 73 days
from 13 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 Unley Park
3 bed $1.89M / $2.25M
Millswood — 3 bed: $1.89M (24 sales) Unley Park — 3 bed: $2.25M (11 sales)

24 vs 11 sales

4 bed $2.15M / $2.27M
Millswood — 4 bed: $2.15M (5 sales) Unley Park — 4 bed: $2.27M (11 sales)

5 vs 11 sales

5 bed $1.98M / $3.25M
Millswood — 5 bed: $1.98M (5 sales) Unley Park — 5 bed: $3.25M (8 sales)

5 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Millswood Unley Park
Residential 95% 99%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
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 Unley Park
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Millswood Unley Park
House price Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Income Higher than 98% of SA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 14% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 92% of SA

Liveability

Millswood is more walkable (88 vs 77).

Millswood Unley Park
Grade A
same for both
Score 80/100 76/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Millswood Unley Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
same for both
Flood High
84/100
 High
83/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Millswood Unley Park
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
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.3 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 4.8%

Amenities in the suburb

Millswood Unley Park
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Millswood Unley Park
Walkability score 88/100 77/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.4 km
+2% vs other
 4.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 10 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 30.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 56.2
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 Unley Park
Car (driver) 60.7% / 67.8%
Millswood — Car (driver): 60.7% Unley Park — Car (driver): 67.8%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 14.5%
Millswood — Worked from Home: 17.7% Unley Park — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Bus 2.7% / 6.9%
Millswood — Bus: 2.7% Unley Park — Bus: 6.9%
Bicycle 6.5% / 3.0%
Millswood — Bicycle: 6.5% Unley Park — Bicycle: 3.0%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.0%
Millswood — Car (passenger): 3.9% Unley Park — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 3.7% / 2.0%
Millswood — Walked Only: 3.7% Unley Park — Walked Only: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.8%).

Setting

Millswood Unley Park
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.3 km 8.3 km

NBN connectivity

Millswood Unley Park
Connectivity score 75/100 80/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
869 premises
 19%
659 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Millswood Unley 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

Unley Park

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River

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