Compton
SA 5291 · Grant
812 (2021) → 833 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Compton is a stable suburb in Grant, SA 5291, about 371km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Compton are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 23km inland. Compton has an overall score of 12/100, 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 (1.97%), New Zealand (1.11%), Zimbabwe (0.74%), USA (0.62%)
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 Q1 2026
Residential Safety
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
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
This suburb is a major commercial or transport hub. Total crime figures include incidents involving visitors and workers, 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 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 958 (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)
- Compton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 979
- Tenison Woods CollegeCombined · Catholic · 7.1kmICSEA 1018
- Mulga Street Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 941
- Moorak Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.7kmICSEA 966
- Mount Gambier High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8kmICSEA 949
- Gordon Education CentreCombined · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 934
- Suttontown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 955
- Reidy Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.7kmICSEA 997
- Mount Gambier North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 883
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 Compton
How far is Compton from Adelaide CBD?
Compton is about 370.8 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Compton?
Compton has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Compton?
Compton has a transport score of 0/100.