Sampson Flat vs 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. On these figures, Sampson Flat tends to suit families with children.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Sampson Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kersbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kersbrook

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Sampson Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.5% vs 2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
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.

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Walkability 0 / 44
Sampson Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Kersbrook — Walkability: 44/100
Safety 50 / 71
Sampson Flat — Safety: 50/100 Kersbrook — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 20 / 29
Sampson Flat — Low fire risk: 20/100 Kersbrook — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Kersbrook has more residents (1,116 vs 147); Kersbrook rents higher ($300/wk vs $225/wk).

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Population 147 1,116
+659% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.5% +2.1%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $118,404/yr
+13% vs other
 $103,584/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $300/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
0-4 7.5% / 5.2%
Sampson Flat — 0-4: 7.5% Kersbrook — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 15.0% / 12.5%
Sampson Flat — 5-14: 15.0% Kersbrook — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 8.8% / 5.4%
Sampson Flat — 15-19: 8.8% Kersbrook — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 8.2% / 5.6%
Sampson Flat — 20-24: 8.2% Kersbrook — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 4.1% / 10.0%
Sampson Flat — 25-34: 4.1% Kersbrook — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 11.6% / 10.2%
Sampson Flat — 35-44: 11.6% Kersbrook — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 21.1% / 15.3%
Sampson Flat — 45-54: 21.1% Kersbrook — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 9.5% / 17.7%
Sampson Flat — 55-64: 9.5% Kersbrook — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 10.9% / 10.1%
Sampson Flat — 65-74: 10.9% Kersbrook — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 6.1% / 6.0%
Sampson Flat — 75-84: 6.1% Kersbrook — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 2.0% / 2.1%
Sampson Flat — 85+: 2.0% Kersbrook — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sampson Flat 66.7% couple families
Sampson Flat — Couple Families: 66.7% Sampson Flat — Lone Person: 25.0% Sampson Flat — One Parent Families: 8.3% Sampson Flat — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sampson Flat 5.8% renting
Sampson Flat — Owned Outright: 46.2% Sampson Flat — Mortgage: 48.1% Sampson Flat — Renting: 5.8%
Kersbrook 7.3% renting
Kersbrook — Owned Outright: 40.0% Kersbrook — Mortgage: 52.7% Kersbrook — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 21.1%
Sampson Flat — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Kersbrook — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 20.4% / 8.8%
Sampson Flat — Bachelor Degree: 20.4% Kersbrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.2% / 9.4%
Sampson Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2% Kersbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.8%
Sampson Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Kersbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.9%
Sampson Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Kersbrook — 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.

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
England 10.9% / 11.1%
Sampson Flat — England: 10.9% Kersbrook — England: 11.1%
Italy 2.7% / —
Sampson Flat — Italy: 2.7% Kersbrook — Italy: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.5%
Sampson Flat — South Africa: not among its largest Kersbrook — South Africa: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Sampson Flat — Scotland: not among its largest Kersbrook — Scotland: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Sampson Flat — Netherlands: not among its largest Kersbrook — Netherlands: 0.5%
New Zealand — / 0.3%
Sampson Flat — New Zealand: not among its largest Kersbrook — New Zealand: 0.3%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sampson Flat 100.0% houses
Sampson Flat — Houses: 100.0%
Kersbrook 100.0% houses
Kersbrook — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
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

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
New dwellings approved 2,475
across Playford
 95
across Adelaide Hills
Approvals change year on year +65% +53%

Ranking within SA

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
House price — Higher than 19% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 94% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 43% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 71% of SA

Liveability

Kersbrook is more walkable (44 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Sampson Flat carries more crime risk (50 vs 29).

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
71/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
29/100
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

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Sampson Flat

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

Schools in Kersbrook

  • Kersbrook Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Walkability score 0/100 44/100
Distance to Adelaide 34.4 km 36 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 46 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5114
 0.8%
postcode 5231
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 5114
 82
postcode 5231

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.

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Car (driver) 70.3% / 79.8%
Sampson Flat — Car (driver): 70.3% Kersbrook — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 12.1%
Sampson Flat — Worked from Home: 25.0% Kersbrook — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 4.0%
Sampson Flat — Car (passenger): 4.7% Kersbrook — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bus — / 2.7%
Sampson Flat — Bus: not among its largest Kersbrook — Bus: 2.7%
Walked Only — / 1.3%
Sampson Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest Kersbrook — Walked Only: 1.3%

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

Setting

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Elevation 315 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 350 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.2 km 26.9 km

NBN connectivity

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Connectivity score 29/100 35/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
448 premises

Climate

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Annual rainfall 404 mm 921 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
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

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Average residential rate $2,101/yr $2,727/yr
Council Playford Adelaide Hills

Federal electorate

Sampson Flat Kersbrook
Division Spence Mayo
Member Matt Burnell Rebekha Sharkie
Party Australian Labor Party Centre Alliance

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Sampson Flat

Family Outer

Kersbrook

Outer

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