Coober Pedy
SA 5723 · Unincorporated SA
1,566 (2021) → 1,448 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Coober Pedy is a declining suburb in Unincorporated SA, SA 5723, about 760km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Coober Pedy are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 376km inland. Coober Pedy has an overall score of 13/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Sri Lanka (4.34%), England (2.87%), Greece (2.87%), Philippines (2.62%), Croatia (1.47%)
Top languages: Sinhal (4.53%), Greek (4.47%), Australian Indigenous Languages (2.3%), Croatian (1.92%), Serbian (1.47%)
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
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
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
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many 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 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 778 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Coober Pedy Area SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 778
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 Coober Pedy
Is Coober Pedy safe?
Coober Pedy has a residential safety score of 5/100, 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 39,464 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Coober Pedy from Adelaide CBD?
Coober Pedy is about 759.9 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Coober Pedy?
Coober Pedy has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 778 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Coober Pedy?
Coober Pedy has a transport score of 0/100.