Lewiston
SA 5501 · Adelaide Plains
3,275 (2021) → 4,078 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Lewiston is a stable suburb in Adelaide Plains, SA 5501, about 36km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Lewiston are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 14km inland. Lewiston has an overall score of 13/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 61/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (7.66%), Scotland (0.92%), Vietnam (0.7%), New Zealand (0.61%), Greece (0.46%)
Top languages: Greek (0.79%), Vietnamese (0.79%), Italian (0.64%), Afrikaans (0.21%), Tamil (0.21%)
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
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
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 977 (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)
- Trinity College Gawler RiverCombined · Independent · 6.1kmICSEA 1032
- Angle Vale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 969
- Two Wells Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 935
- Virginia Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 990
- Riverbanks College B-12Combined · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 966
- Xavier College - Two Wells CampusCombined · Catholic · 8.2km
- St Columba CollegeCombined · Catholic · 9.9kmICSEA 968
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
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Lewiston
Is Lewiston safe?
Lewiston has a residential safety score of 61/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 2,840 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Lewiston from Adelaide CBD?
Lewiston is about 35.7 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 119 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Lewiston?
Lewiston has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Lewiston?
Lewiston has a transport score of 0/100.