Carey Gully
SA 5144 · Adelaide Hills
428 (2021) → 456 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Carey Gully is a declining suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5144, about 16km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Carey Gully are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 31/100, and is about 23km inland. Carey Gully has an overall score of 39/100, 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 (6.31%), Germany (2.1%), Greece (1.4%), China (1.17%), South Africa (0.93%)
Top languages: Mandarin (2.1%), Russian (1.87%), French (1.17%), Greek (0.93%), German (0.7%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q3 2025
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 1086 (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)
- Uraidla Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 1108
- Basket Range Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 1127
- Bridgewater Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1089
- Stirling East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 1142
- The Hills Christian Community School - Verdun CampusCombined · Independent · 5.1kmICSEA 1081
- The Hills Montessori School - Wairoa CampusCombined · Independent · 5.4kmICSEA 1125
- Crafers Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1097
- Norton Summit Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1066
- The Hills Montessori School - Yultiwirra CampusCombined · Independent · 5.9km
- Aldgate Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 1092
- Oakbank SchoolCombined · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 990
- St Catherine's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.8kmICSEA 1123
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 Carey Gully
What are property prices in Carey Gully?
Recent sales volume in Carey Gully is too low to report a reliable median house or unit price. Median weekly house rent is $600.
How far is Carey Gully from Adelaide CBD?
Carey Gully is about 16.0 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 60 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Carey Gully?
Carey Gully has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Carey Gully?
Carey Gully has a transport score of 31/100 and 15 bus stops.