Cockatoo Valley
SA 5351 · Barossa
714 (2021) → 746 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Cockatoo Valley is a moderate growth suburb in Barossa, SA 5351, about 40km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Cockatoo Valley are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 30km inland. Cockatoo Valley has an overall score of 17/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 85/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (8.4%), Netherlands (0.7%), New Zealand (0.7%), Poland (0.7%), Germany (0.42%)
Top languages: German (0.7%), Polish (0.7%), Thai (0.42%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
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 1014 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Sandy Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1037
Nearby (within 10km)
- Lyndoch Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1001
- St Jakobi Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5.5kmICSEA 1029
- Williamstown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 1019
- Gawler East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 992
- Immanuel Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 8.2kmICSEA 1052
- Xavier College - Evanston CampusPrimary · Catholic · 8.9km
- Gawler and District College B-12Combined · Government · 9kmICSEA 950
- Trinity College NorthCombined · Independent · 9kmICSEA 1040
- Trinity College SeniorSecondary · Independent · 9.1kmICSEA 1032
- Gawler Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 966
- Trinity College SouthCombined · Independent · 9.4kmICSEA 1042
- Hewett Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.6kmICSEA 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
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Cockatoo Valley
Is Cockatoo Valley safe?
Cockatoo Valley has a residential safety score of 85/100, 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 980 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Cockatoo Valley from Adelaide CBD?
Cockatoo Valley is about 39.6 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Cockatoo Valley?
Cockatoo Valley has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1037 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Cockatoo Valley?
Cockatoo Valley has a transport score of 0/100.