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Cudlee Creek

SA 5232 · Adelaide Hills

425 (2021)435 est. (2025) · Declining

30
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

425
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
Data not available
Safety score
25
Transport score

Cudlee Creek is a declining suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5232, about 23km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Cudlee Creek are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 25/100, and is about 26km inland. Cudlee Creek has an overall score of 30/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.

22.7 km
To Adelaide CBD
25.9 km
To coast
$420/wk
Median rent (house)
20.5 km
To nearest station

Demographics

425
Population
52
Median age
2.8
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$1,875
vs NSW median+1.4%
Bachelor degree or higher37.6%
Born in Australia78.8%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse143 / 0 / 0

Top countries of birth: England (8.24%), Poland (1.18%), USA (1.18%), Italy (0.94%), South Korea (0.94%)

Top languages: Serbian (1.41%), Polish (1.18%), German (0.94%), Italian (0.94%), Korean (0.71%)

Source: ABS Census 2021

Property

Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:

Median rent — house / unit$420 / Data not available wk

Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026

Residential Safety

Residential

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.

Recorded residential incidents (latest year):

Break & enter dwellingNot reported
Steal from dwellingNot reported
Motor vehicle theftNot reported
Domestic assaultNot reported
RobberyNot reported

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

Total recorded incidents: 9 (all categories, latest year)2-yr5-yr

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

6
Within 10km0 in suburb
0
Govt (suburb)
0
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1040 (above 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)

  • Paracombe Primary and PreschoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 1062
  • Lobethal Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 1038
  • Gumeracha Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1024
  • Lobethal Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5.9kmICSEA 1048
  • Lenswood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 1044
  • Kersbrook Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 1021

Source: ACARA 2023

Transport

25
CBD commute (est.)80 min (bus)
Nearest train stationChidda Railway (20.5 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

29.0°C
Summer max
15.5°C
Winter max
550mm
Rainfall/yr
7h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

00 in suburbSupermarkets
11 in suburbCafes/Rest.
00 in suburbParks
11 in suburbPlaygrounds
11 in suburbPools
00 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
00 in suburbPharmacies
00 in suburbChildcare
00 in suburbLibraries
44 in suburbSports fields
0Vets
Nearest beachData not available
Nearest hospitalLyell McEwin Hospital (20.2 km)
Nearest vet10.6 km
Nearest airportAdelaide (29.3 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap

Population & Growth

Declining
Annual growth rate0.58%
Projected population 2041416
Projected households 2041Data not available

Source: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI

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Frequently asked questions about Cudlee Creek

How far is Cudlee Creek from Adelaide CBD?

Cudlee Creek is about 22.7 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 80 minutes by public transport.

What schools are in Cudlee Creek?

Cudlee Creek has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.

What is public transport like in Cudlee Creek?

Cudlee Creek has a transport score of 25/100.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.