Crafers
SA 5152 · Adelaide Hills
2,006 (2021) → 2,075 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Crafers is a declining suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5152, about 12km from Adelaide CBD. Its median house price of $1.37M is around the same as the SA average. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 42/100, and is about 19km inland. Crafers has an overall score of 61/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.68%), Germany (1.2%), New Zealand (0.9%), South Africa (0.85%), Scotland (0.65%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.8%), German (0.6%), French (0.5%), Russian (0.45%), Greek (0.35%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
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.
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 1113 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Crafers Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1097
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Catherine's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1123
- Stirling East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1142
- The Hills Montessori School - Yultiwirra CampusCombined · Independent · 2.7km
- Heathfield High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1084
- The Hills Montessori School - Wairoa CampusCombined · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 1125
- Uraidla Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1108
- Upper Sturt Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1088
- Aldgate Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1092
- Bridgewater Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1089
- Heathfield Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1088
- Norton Summit Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 1066
- The Hills Christian Community School - Verdun CampusCombined · Independent · 7.1kmICSEA 1081
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 Crafers
Is Crafers safe?
Crafers has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 1,695 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Crafers?
In Crafers, the median house price is $1.37M. Median weekly house rent is $850.
How far is Crafers from Adelaide CBD?
Crafers is about 12.3 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 49 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Crafers?
Crafers has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1097 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Crafers?
Crafers has a transport score of 42/100 and 30 bus stops.