Longwood
SA 5153 · Adelaide Hills
325 (2021) → 336 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Longwood is a declining suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5153, about 17km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Longwood are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 29/100, and is about 19km inland. Longwood has an overall score of 44/100, 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 (9.54%), Wales (1.85%), Canada (1.54%), Japan (1.23%), Poland (0.92%)
Top languages: Japan (1.23%), Polish (0.92%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
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 2024
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1095 (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)
- Heathfield Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 1088
- Scott Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1104
- Heathfield High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1084
- Mylor Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1036
- Aldgate Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1092
- The Hills Montessori School - Yultiwirra CampusCombined · Independent · 3.8km
- The Hills Montessori School - Wairoa CampusCombined · Independent · 4.2kmICSEA 1125
- Upper Sturt Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1088
- St Catherine's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.5kmICSEA 1123
- Stirling East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1142
- Crafers Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 1097
- Bridgewater Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 1089
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 Longwood
What are property prices in Longwood?
Recent sales volume in Longwood is too low to report a reliable median house or unit price. Median weekly house rent is $1,450.
How far is Longwood from Adelaide CBD?
Longwood is about 16.9 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 63 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Longwood?
Longwood has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Longwood?
Longwood has a transport score of 29/100.