Garden Island
SA 5015 · Unincorporated SA
4 (2021) → 4 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Garden Island is a suburb in Unincorporated SA, SA 5015, about 15km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Garden Island are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 49/100, and is right by the coast. Garden Island has an overall score of 27/100, 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
Source: ABS Census 2021
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 996 (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)
- Our Lady of the Visitation SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 1022
- Ocean View P-12 CollegeCombined · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 927
- Adelaide West Special Education CentreCombined · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 988
- North Haven SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 992
- Largs Bay SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1017
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.3kmICSEA 1009
- Le Fevre Peninsula Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 923
- Indie School Port Adelaide CampusSecondary · Independent · 5.1km
- Mount Carmel CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.5kmICSEA 1002
- St Patrick's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.5kmICSEA 1008
- Pennington School R-6Primary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 969
- Dominican SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.8kmICSEA 1038
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
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Frequently asked questions about Garden Island
How far is Garden Island from Adelaide CBD?
Garden Island is about 14.7 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 56 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Garden Island?
Garden Island has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Garden Island?
Garden Island has a transport score of 49/100.