Cherry Gardens
SA 5157 · Onkaparinga
633 (2021) → 669 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Cherry Gardens is a stable suburb in Onkaparinga, SA 5157, about 16km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Cherry Gardens are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 30/100, and is about 13km inland. Cherry Gardens has an overall score of 35/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 44/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (9.16%), Germany (1.42%), New Zealand (0.95%), Scotland (0.95%), China (0.47%)
Top languages: Polish (1.26%), Mandarin (0.63%), Serbian (0.63%)
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 Q3 2024
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
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 1073 (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)
- Craigburn Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1078
- Clarendon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 1065
- Scott Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1104
- Coromandel Valley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1092
- Hawthorndene Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1111
- Aberfoyle Park High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1036
- Pilgrim SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5.7kmICSEA 1121
- Aberfoyle Hub Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1037
- Thiele Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1013
- School of the NativityPrimary · Catholic · 5.9kmICSEA 1084
- Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood)Primary · Independent · 5.9kmICSEA 1104
- Upper Sturt Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 1088
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
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Cherry Gardens
Is Cherry Gardens safe?
Cherry Gardens has a residential safety score of 44/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 1,106 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Cherry Gardens from Adelaide CBD?
Cherry Gardens is about 16.5 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 61 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Cherry Gardens?
Cherry Gardens has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Cherry Gardens?
Cherry Gardens has a transport score of 30/100.