Ashton
SA 5137 · Adelaide Hills
481 (2021) → 513 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ashton is a declining suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5137, about 12km from Adelaide CBD. Its median house price of $1.25M is around the same as the SA average. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 32/100, and is about 21km inland. Ashton has an overall score of 43/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.03%), Italy (2.7%), Germany (0.83%), Fiji (0.62%), France (0.62%)
Top languages: Italian (2.29%), French (2.08%), Russian (0.62%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1101 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Norton Summit Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 1066
- Uraidla Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1108
- Basket Range Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1127
- Crafers Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1097
- St Peter's Collegiate Girls' SchoolCombined · Independent · 6.2kmICSEA 1182
- Magill SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1119
- Norwood International High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 1077
- Rostrevor CollegeCombined · Catholic · 6.4kmICSEA 1064
- Stirling East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 1142
- Burnside Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 1149
- Stradbroke SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 1110
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.1kmICSEA 1097
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
DecliningSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Ashton
What are property prices in Ashton?
In Ashton, the median house price is $1.25M. Median weekly house rent is $820.
How far is Ashton from Adelaide CBD?
Ashton is about 12.4 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 49 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Ashton?
Ashton has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ashton?
Ashton has a transport score of 32/100.