South Australia · Postcode 5231

Millbrook postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 21 km from Adelaide

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA
133
Population (2021)
$1,031
Household income/wk
$250
Median rent/wk
50
Median age
9/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Millbrook at a glance vs SA

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

5231 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
133 People Resident population, Census 2021
Adelaide Hills Council area 54 suburbs, 32 postcodes
50 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,031/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 9/10 SEIFA advantage Very high advantage

Benchmarks against SA

Household income
$1,031/wk
33% below SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$250/wk
19% below SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
9/10
4.0 deciles above SA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
50 years
5.0 years older than SA average
Resident median age
Unemployment
4.5%
1.5 pts below SA average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Millbrook ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Millbrook vs the SA average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricMillbrookSA avgAU avgGreater Adelaide
Household income/wk $1,031 -SA $1,545 $1,836 $1,620
Rent/wk $250 -SA $308 $390 $329
Mortgage/month $2,492 +SA $1,558 $1,958 $1,666
Median age 50 45.0 45.0 42.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +SA 5.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 4.5% -SA 6.0% 5.0% 6.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the SA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Millbrook is a locality 21 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5231. It falls within the Adelaide - Central and Hills region. The local government area is Adelaide Hills.

According to the 2021 Census, Millbrook has a population of 133 with a median age of 50. The median weekly household income is $1,031, below the SA average. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, lower than the SA average.

Housing in Millbrook includes a median weekly rent of $250, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,492, with 50 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 83.3% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Millbrook scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Millbrook is part of the Adelaide Hills statistical area in South Australia.

Millbrook details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode5231
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)133
Median Age50 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,031/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$667/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$250
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,492
Average Household Size2.3 persons
Area11.9 km²
Population Density11/km²
Total Dwellings50
Australian Citizens88.0%
Unemployment Rate4.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.8350681
Longitude138.7998263
Distance from Adelaide21 km
Region (SA4)Adelaide - Central and Hills
Area (SA3)Adelaide Hills
Local GovernmentAdelaide Hills
Federal ElectorateMayo
State ElectorateSchubert
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (10.5%) 15–24 (14.3%) 25–44 (16.5%) 45–64 (39.8%) 65+ (16.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years14 (10.5%)
15–24 years19 (14.3%)
25–44 years22 (16.5%)
45–64 years53 (39.8%)
65+ years22 (16.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (60.4%) Mortgaged (22.9%) Rented (16.7%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Millbrook is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma13 (9.8%)
Arthritis10 (7.5%)
Heart Disease9 (6.8%)
Diabetes6 (4.5%)
Cancer4 (3.0%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle8 (16.7%)
1 vehicle5 (10.4%)
2 vehicles17 (35.4%)
3+ vehicles18 (37.5%)

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Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.