Buchfelde
SA 5118 · Light
193 (2021) → 208 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Buchfelde is a high growth suburb in Light, SA 5118, about 37km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Buchfelde are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 46/100, and is about 21km inland. Buchfelde has an overall score of 28/100, 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 (7.25%), Italy (5.7%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.55%)
Top languages: Italian (7.77%), Japan (2.59%), Serbian (1.55%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q4 2024
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 977 (below 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)
- Evanston Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 949
- Gawler and District College B-12Combined · Government · 3kmICSEA 950
- Xavier College - Evanston CampusPrimary · Catholic · 3.1km
- Gawler Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 966
- Trinity College SeniorSecondary · Independent · 3.7kmICSEA 1032
- Trinity College SouthCombined · Independent · 3.7kmICSEA 1042
- Trinity College NorthCombined · Independent · 3.8kmICSEA 1040
- Immanuel Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 4.5kmICSEA 1052
- Xavier College - Head CampusSecondary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 1011
- Riverbanks College B-12Combined · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 966
- Gawler East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 992
- Hewett Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 1004
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
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Buchfelde
How far is Buchfelde from Adelaide CBD?
Buchfelde is about 36.7 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 122 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Buchfelde?
Buchfelde has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Buchfelde?
Buchfelde has a transport score of 46/100.