Gould Creek
SA 5114 · Playford
240 (2021) → 244 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gould Creek is a stable suburb in Playford, SA 5114, about 24km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Gould Creek are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 23/100, and is about 17km inland. Gould Creek 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
ATO 2023-24, postcode 5114 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (2.92%), Italy (2.08%), Poland (2.08%), Scotland (1.67%), South Africa (1.67%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (2.08%), Russian (1.25%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Totals include incidents involving commuters and 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 966 (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 Hope SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1045
- Greenwith Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1019
- Craigmore South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 922
- Hope Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.5kmICSEA 977
- One Tree Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 965
- Salisbury Heights Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 974
- Pinnacle College - Golden GroveCombined · Independent · 4.9km
- Golden Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 1021
- Elizabeth East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 875
- Pinnacle College - Elizabeth East CampusCombined · Independent · 5.3kmICSEA 1049
- Elizabeth Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 862
- Elizabeth Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 902
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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 · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for SA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Gould Creek
How far is Gould Creek from Adelaide CBD?
Gould Creek is about 23.6 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 83 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Gould Creek?
Gould Creek has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gould Creek?
Gould Creek has a transport score of 23/100.