Cudlee Creek
SA 5232 · Adelaide Hills
425 (2021) → 435 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
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.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (8.24%), 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:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
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):
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
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 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
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 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.