Clay Wells
SA 5280 · Wattle Range
31 (2021) → 32 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Clay Wells is a stable suburb in Wattle Range, SA 5280, about 300km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Clay Wells are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 19km inland. Clay Wells has an overall score of 16/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 5280 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Source: ABS Census 2021
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.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
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 2022
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 982 (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)
- Kangaroo Inn Area SchoolCombined · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 990
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for SA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Clay Wells
How far is Clay Wells from Adelaide CBD?
Clay Wells is about 300.1 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Clay Wells?
Clay Wells has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Clay Wells?
Clay Wells has a transport score of 0/100.