Hay Valley
SA 5252 · Mount Barker
25 (2021) → 27 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Hay Valley is a suburb in Mount Barker, SA 5252, about 29km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Hay Valley are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 35km inland. Hay Valley has an overall score of 22/100, 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
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 2022
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1046 (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)
- Nairne Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 1023
- Littlehampton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1049
- Woodside Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1033
- Oakbank SchoolCombined · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 990
- St Francis de Sales CollegeCombined · Catholic · 7.8kmICSEA 1040
- Cornerstone CollegeSecondary · Independent · 7.8kmICSEA 1092
- Mount Barker Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 1012
- St Mark's Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 8.6kmICSEA 1083
- Hahndorf Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.9kmICSEA 1060
- St Michael's Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 8.9kmICSEA 1099
- Mount Barker High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9kmICSEA 1011
- Mount Barker Waldorf SchoolCombined · Independent · 9.2kmICSEA 1092
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 Hay Valley
How far is Hay Valley from Adelaide CBD?
Hay Valley is about 28.9 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 99 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Hay Valley?
Hay Valley has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Hay Valley?
Hay Valley has a transport score of 0/100.